What is the first stage in software development?
Specification and design
Testing
System Analysis
Maintenance
Correct Answer :
C. System Analysis
Related Questions
Basic is _____ language.
a procedural
an object oriented
both A and B
none of the above
A factor which would strongly influence a business person to adopt a computer is its
Accuracy
Reliability
Speed
All of above
Which is used for manufacturing chips?
Bus
Control unit
Semiconductors
A and b only
A group of magnetic tapes, videos or terminals usually under the control of one master is
Cylinder
Surface
Track
Cluster
RAM is used as a short memory because it is
Volatile
Has small capacity
Is very expensive
Is programmable
Reusable optical storage will typically have the acronym-
CD
DVD
ROM
RW
The central processing unit (CPU) consists of
Input, output and processing
Control unit, primary storage, and secondary storage
Control unit, arithmetic-logic unit and primary storage
Control unit, processing, and primary storage
A physical connection between the microprocessor memory and other parts of the microcomputer is known as
Path
Address bus
Route
All of the above
When was the first electro-mechanical computer developed?
1880
1990
1944
None of above
A fault in a computer program which prevents it from working correctly is known as
Boot
Bug
Biff
Strap
________ is computer software designed to operate the computer hardware and to provide platform for running application software
Application software
System software
Software
Operating system
The control unit of a microprocessor
Stores data in the memory
Accepts input data from keyboard
Performs arithmetic/logic function
None of above
A collection of related instructions organized for a common purpose is referred to as
File
Database
Program
None of above
Which of the following is the smallest storage?
Megabyte
Gigabyte
Terabyte
None of these
To access properties of an object, the mouse technique to use is-
Dragging
dropping
right-clicking
shift-clicking
Floppy disks typically in diameter
3
5.25
8
All of above
Which part of the computer is directly involved in executing the instructions of the computer program?
The scanner
The main storage
The secondary storage
The processor
ASCII stands for
American Standard Code for Information Interchange
American Scientific Code for International Interchange
American Standard Code for Intelligence Interchange
American Scientific Code for Information Interchange
Which statement is valid about computer program?
High level languages must be converted into machine language to execute
High level language programs are more efficient and faster to execute
It is more difficult to identify errors in high level language program than in low level programs
All of above
Floppy disks typically in diameter
3
5.25
8
All of above
What was the name of the first commercially available microprocessor chip?
Intel 308
Intel 33
Intel 4004
Motorola 639
Which is considered a direct entry input device?
Optical scanner
Mouse and digitizer
Light pen
All of the above
Which of the following is not a primary storage device?
Magnetic tape
Magnetic disk
Optical disk
All of the above
Which of the following is not input unit device?
scanner
camera
plotter
digitizer
Most of the first generation computers were
Special purpose computers
General purpose computers
Both of above
None of above
Which of the following is not processing?
arranging
manipulating
calculating
gathering
The difference between memory and storage is that memory is ______ and storage is
Temporary, permanent
Permanent, temporary
Slow, fast
All of above
The term GIGO is relate to which characteristics of computers?
Speed
Automatic
Accuracy
Reliability
Which method is used to connect a remote computer?
Device
Dialup
Diagnostic
Logic circuit
An output device that uses words or messages recorded on a magnetic medium to produce audio response is
Magnetic tape
Voice response unit
Voice recognition unit
Voice band