Which of the following memory medium is not used as main memory system?
Magnetic core
Semiconductor
Magnetic tape
Both a and b
Correct Answer :
C. Magnetic tape
Related Questions
What is the main difference between a mainframe and a super computer?
Super computer is much larger than mainframe computers
Super computers are much smaller than mainframe computers
Supercomputers are focused to execute few programs as fast as possible while mainframe uses its power to execute as many programs concurrently
Supercomputers are focused to execute as many programs as possible while mainframe uses its power to execute few programs as fast as possible.
ABC is a
Special purpose computer
General purpose computer
All Purpose Computer
None of above
Computer instructions written with the use of English words instead of binary machine code is called
Mnemonics
Symbolic code
Gray codes
Opcode
An application program that helps the user to change any number and immediately see the result of that change is
Desktop publishing program
Database
Spreadsheet
All of above
A device designed to read information encoded into a small plastic card is
Magnetic tape
Badge reader
Tape puncher
Card puncher
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
A collection of related instructions organized for a common purpose is referred to as
File
Database
Program
None of above
FORTRAN is a programming language. What does FORTRAN stand for?
File Translation
Format Translation
Formula Translation
Floppy Translation
The operating speed of third generation computer was
Milliseconds
Microseconds
Nanoseconds
Picoseconds
Help Menu is available at which button?
End
Start
Turnoff
Restart
Networking such as LAN, MAN started from
First generation
Second generation
Third generation
Fourth generation
A small or intelligent device is so called because it contains within it a
Computer
Microcomputer
Programmable
Sensor
High level language is also called
Problem oriented language
Business oriented language
Mathematically oriented language
All of the above
An error in software or hardware is called a bug. What is the alternative computer jargon for it?
Leech
Squid
Slug
Glitch
Which of the following is NOT one of the four major data processing functions of a computer?
gathering data
processing data into information
analysing the data or information
storing the data or information
Who developed a mechanical device in the 17th century that could add, subtract, multiple, divide and find square roots?
Napier
Babbage
Pascal
Leibniz
Which of the following does not store data permanently?
ROM
RAM
Floppy Disk
Hard Disk
Web cam is an
input unit device
output unit device
processing device
Input and Output device
A term associated with the comparison of processing speeds of different computer system is:
EFTS
MPG
MIPS
CPS
A set of flip flops integrated together is called
Counter
Adder
Register
None of the above
The computer that can input analog signals and return result in digital form
Analog Computers
Digital Computers
Hybrid Computers
Mainframe Computers
A term associated with the comparison of processing speeds of different computer system is:
EFTS
MPG
MIPS
CPS
When was the first electro-mechanical computer developed?
1880
1990
1944
None of above
Floppy disks typically in diameter
3?
5.25?
8?
All of above
Where as a computer mouse moves over the table surface, the trackball is
Stationary
Difficult to move
Dragged
Moved in small steps
MSI stands for
Medium Scale Integrated Circuits
Medium System Integrated Circuits
Medium Scale Intelligent Circuit
Medium System Intelligent Circuit
On which aspect the analog computers are better than digital?
Speed
Accuracy
Reliability
Automatic
Father of "C" programming language
Dennis Ritchie
Prof John Keenly
Thomas Kurtz
Bill Gates
A directly accessible appointment calendar is feature of a resident package
CPU
Memory
Buffer
ALU
Which was the world's first microcomputer that used Intel 80386 microprocessor chip?
IBM PS/2
HP-9830
DeskPro-386
IBM-360