Which American computer company is called Big Blue?
Microsoft
Compaq Corp
IBM
Tandy Svenson
Correct Answer :
C. IBM
Related Questions
Which was the computer conceived by Babbage?
Analytical Engine
Arithmetic Machine
Donald Kunth
All of above
Example of non-numeric data is
Employee address
Examination score
Bank balance
All of these
Which printer is very commonly used for desktop publishing?
Laser printer
Inkjet printer
Daisywheel printer
Dot matrix printer
When a computer is switched on, the booting process performs
Integrity Test
Power-On Self-Test
Correct Functioning Test
Reliability Test
Which was the most popular first generation computer?
IBM 650
IBM 360
IBM 1130
IBM 2700
Once you load the suitable program and provide required data, computer does not need human intervention. This feature is known as
Accuracy
Reliability
Versatility
Automatic
The term computer' is derived from
Greek language
Sanskrit language
Latin language
German language
Which of the following are input devices?
Keyboard
Mouse
Card reader
Any of these
EBCDIC stands for
Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
Extended Bit Code Decimal Interchange Code
Extended Bit Case Decimal Interchange Code
Extended Binary Case Decimal Interchange Code
What is a light pen?
Mechanical Input device
Optical input device
Electronic input device
Optical output device
One computer that is not considered a portable computer is
Minicomputer
A laptop computer
Tablet PC
All of the above
Which of the following registers is used to keep track of address of the memory location where the next instruction is located?
Memory address registers
Memory data register
Instruction register
Program counter
Who is the father of personal computer?
Edward Robert
Allen Turing
Charles Babbage
None of these
Which electronic component was made out of semiconductor material?
Vacuum tubes
Transistors
ICs
All of above
A hybrid computer uses a _____ to convert digital signals from a computer into analog signals.
Modulator
Demodulator
Modem
Decoder
An error in software or hardware is called a bug. What is the alternative computer jargon for it?
Leech
Squid
Slug
Glitch
Which technology is more reliable?
Mechanical
Electro-Mechanical
Electronic
For reliability it does not matter. So all of above are reliable
The computer size was very large in
First Generation
Second Generation
Third Generation
Fourth Generation
Which is a semi conductor memory?
Dynamic
Static
Bubble
Both a & b
Daisy wheel, Drum, chain etc are the ________
Flow chart
Mouse
Key board
Printers
Which of the following is true?
Mark I was 8 feet long
Mark I was 2 feet long
Mark I was 40 feet long
None of above
Registers which are partially visible to users and used to hold conditional codes (bits set by the CPU hardware as the result of operations), are known as
PC
Flags
Memory Address Registers
General Purpose Registers
Which of the following does not store data permanently?
ROM
RAM
Floppy Disk
Hard Disk
What was the name of the first commercially available microprocessor chip?
Intel 308
Intel 33
Intel 4004
Motorola 639
In _____ mode, the communication channel is used in both directions at the same time?
Full-duplex
Simplex
Half-duplex
None of the above
The first microprocessor built by the Intel corporation was called
8008
8080
4004
8800
1 nibble equals to
1 bits
2 bits
4 bits
8 bits
From which generation operating systems were developed?
First
Second
Third
Fourth
________ printer is a non-impact printer and is quite in working
Inkjet
Laser
Thermal
Dot matrix
Hard disk is coated in both side with
Magnetic metallic oxide
Optical metallic oxide
Carbon layer
All of the above