Which of the following is a way to access secondary memory?
Random access memory
Action method
Transfer method
Density method
Correct Answer :
A. Random access memory
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Most important advantage of an IC is its
Easy replacement in case of circuit failure
Extremely high reliability
Reduced cost
Lower power consumption
Which of the items below are considered removable storage media?
Removable hard disk cartridges
(Magneto-optical) disk
Flexible disks cartridges
All of the above
Primary memory stores
Data alone
Programs alone
Results alone
All of these
Note book, laptop, palm, hand-held computers are coming under the category of________ computer
Digital computer
Mainframe computer
Portable computer
Hybrid computer
IBM stands for
Internal Business Management
International Business Management
International Business Machines
Internal Business Machines
Which of the following is not electro-mechanical computer?
Mark I
ABC
Zuse
UNIVAC
The list of coded instructions is called
Computer program
Algorithm
Flowchart
Utility programs
Which of the following magazines covers only the IBM PC and its compatibles?
Byte
PC Magazine
Personal Computing
Interface Age
A computer consists of
A central processing unit
A memory
Input and output unit
All of the above
Which device can understand difference between data & programs?
Input device
Output device
Memory
Microprocessor
Which of the following is machine independence program?
High level language
Low level language
Assembly language
Machine language
CAD stands for
Computer aided design
Computer algorithm for design
Computer application in design
All of the above
The first general purpose electronic computer in the world was
UNIVAC
EDVAC
ENIAC
All of above
Offline device is
A device which is not connected to CPU
A device which is connected to CPU
A direct access storage device
An I/O device
Machine language is
Machine dependent
Difficult to program
Error prone
All of above
ASCII stands for
American Stable Code for International Interchange
American Standard Case for Institutional Interchange
American Standard Code for Information Interchange
American Standard Code for Interchange Information
The metal disks, which are permanently housed in, sealed and contamination free containers are called
Hard disks
Floppy disk
Winchester disk
Flexible disk
RAM is used as a short memory because it is
Volatile
Has small capacity
Is very expensive
Is programmable
A set of information that defines the status of resources allocated to a process is
A) Process control
ALU
Register Unit
Process description
Process control
A name applied by Intel corp. to high speed MOS technology is called
HDLC
LAP
HMOS
SDLC
A path by which communication is achieved between a central processor and other devices is called
Audit trail
Network
Bus
Channel
When was the world's first laptop computer introduced in the market and by whom?
Hewlett-Packard
Epson, 1981
Laplink traveling software In1982
Tandy model-2000, 1985
The term GIGO is related to
Accuracy
Reliability
Versatility
Automatic
Which of the following is not anti-viruses software?
NAV
F-Prot
Oracle
McAfee
The examination and changing of single bits or small groups of his within a word is called
Bit
Byte
Bit manipulation
Bit slice
Which of the following is the most powerful computers?
Mainframe Computer
Mini Computers
Micro Computers
Super Computers
The earliest calculating devices are
Abacus
Clock
Difference Engine
None of these
The ALU of a computer responds to the commands coming from
Primary memory
Control section
External memory
Cache memory
Most of the first generation computers were
Special purpose computers
General purpose computers
Both of above
None of above
To produce high quality graphics (hardcopy) in color, you would want to use a/n
RGB monitor
Plotter
Ink-jet printer
Laser printer