Which access method is used to access cassette tape?
Direct
Sequential
Both of the above
None of the above
Correct Answer :
B. Sequential
Related Questions
In 1830, Charles Babbage designed a machine called the Analytical Engine which he showed at the Paris Exhibition. In which year was it exhibition?
1820
1860
1855
1870
Who invented Integrated Circuits?
Jack Kilby
Robert Noyce
Both of above
None of above
All modern computer operate on
Information
Floppies
Data
Word
A number that is used to control the form of another number is known as
Map
Mask
Mamtossa
Marker
The act of retrieving existing data from memory is called
Read-out
Read from
Read
All of above
The Third Generation Computer was made with .
Vacuum Tube
Discrete Components
IC
Bio Chips
The two major types of computer chips are
External memory chip
Primary memory chip
Microprocessor chip
Both b and c
Which of the following statement is valid?
Lady Augusta is the first programmer
Ada is the daughter of Lord Byron, a famous English poet
ADA is a programming language developed by US Defense
All of above
________is a combination of hardware and software that facilitates the sharing of information between computing devices.
network
peripheral
expansion board
digital device
Current SIMMs have either or connectors (pins)
9 or 32
30 or 70
28 or 72
30 or 72
Microprocessors can be used to make
Computer
Digital systems
CalculatorS
All of the above
Which of the following require large computers memory?
Imaging
Graphics
Voice
All of Above
The scrambling of code is known as:
Encryption.
firewall.
Scrambling.
Password proofing.
Daisy wheel printer is a type of
Matrix printer
Impact printer
Laser printer
Manual printer
A name or number used to identify storage location devices?
A byte
A record
An address
All of above
Microprocessors as switching devices are for which generation computers
First Generation
Second Generation
Third Generation
Fourth Generation
Which of the following memory medium is not used as main memory system?
Magnetic core
Semiconductor
Magnetic tape
Both semiconductor and magnetic tape
Why are vacuum tubes also called valves?
Because they can amplify the weak signals and make them strong
Because they can stop or allow the flow of current
Both of above
None of above
LSI, VLSI & ULSI chips were used in which generation?
First
Second
Third
Fourth
A set of rods where numbers were carved and used for multiplication and division aids is known as
Pascaline
Napier's Bones
Stepped Reckoner
Slide Rule
Which was the world's first minicomputer and when was it introduced?
PDP-I, 1958
IBM System/36, 1960
PDP-II, 1961
VAX 11/780, 1962
Which of the printers used in conjunction with computers uses dry ink powder?
Daisy wheel printer
Line printer
Laser printer
Thermal printer
Which unit converts computer data into human readable form?
Input unit
Output unit
ALU
Control Unit
Which of the following is machine independence program?
High level language
Low level language
Assembly language
Machine language
A name or number used to identify a storage location is called
A byte
A record
An address
All of above
RAM is an example of
Secondary memory
Primary memory
Main memory
Both (1) and (2)
Identify the true statement
Computers are 100% accurate but it can suffer from GIGO
Computers are reliable because they use electronic component which have very low failure rate
Computer is never tired and does not suffer from boredom
All of above
The first microprocessor built by the Intel corporation was called
8008
8080
4004
8800
A storage area used to store data to a compensate for the difference in speed at which the different units can handle data is
Memory
Buffer
Accumulator
Address
An operating system intended for use on microprocessor based systems that support a single user is
PC-DOS
MS-DOS
UNIX
CP/M