Which of the following statements is true?
Minicomputer works faster than Microcomputer
Microcomputer works faster than Minicomputer
Speed of both the computers is the same
The speeds of both these computers cannot be compared with the speed of advanced
Correct Answer :
A. Minicomputer works faster than Microcomputer
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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
The basic operations performed by a computer are
Arithmetic operation
Logical operation
Storage and relative
All the above
A typical personal computer used for business purposes would have of RAM.
4 KB
16 K
64 K
256 K
Which unit converts computer data into human readable form?
Input unit
Output unit
ALU
Control Unit
Second Generation computers were developed during
1949 to 1955
1956 to 1965
1965 to 1970
1970 to 1990
What type of virus uses computer hosts to reproduce itself?
Time bomb
Worm
Melissa virus
Macro virus
Slide Rules was invented in
1614
1617
1620
None of above
EEPROM stands for
Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
Electronic Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
Easily Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
Easily Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
Which is a device that changes information into digital form?
Modem
Digitizer
Mouse
Light pen
The act of retrieving existing data from memory is called
Read-out
Read from
Read
All of above
Computer operators
writes computer programs for specific problems
operate the device which input and output data from the computer
normally require a college degree in computer science
all of the above
An approach that permits the computer to work on several programs instead of one is
On-line thesaurus
Multiprogramming
Over lapped processing
Outline processor
UNIVAC is
Universal Automatic Computer
Universal Array Computer
Unique Automatic Computer
Unvalued Automatic Computer
Which of the following produces the best quality graphics reproduction?
Laser printer
Ink jet printer
Plotter
Dot matrix printer
Word length of a Personal Computer is ___
4 bits
8 bits
16 bits
64 bits
While inserting a diskette into the diskette drive of a PC, the diskette's label side should face
East
North
South
Up
Machine language is
Machine dependent
Difficult to program
Error prone
All of above
The primary advantage of key-to-tape data entry system is
A large percentage of editing can be performed at the time of data entry
Key verification is easily performed
The tape is reusable
Keying errors can be detected as they occur.
The word processing task associated with changing the appearance of a document is
Editing
Writing
Formatting
All of above
Who is the inventor of ABC Computer?
John v. Atanasoff
Clifford Berry
Both of above
None of above
IBM 1401 is
First Generation Computer
Second Generation Computer
Third Generation Computer
Fourth Generation Computer
What type of memory is not directly addressable by the CPU and requires special softw3are called EMS (expanded memory specification)?
Extended
Expanded
Base
Conventional
Which statement is valid?
1KB = 1024 bytes
1 MB=2048 bytes
1 MB = 1000 kilobytes
1 KB = 1000 bytes
Which device is required for the Internet connection?
Joystick
Modem
CD Drive
NIC Card
Data division is the third division of a _____ program.
COBOL
BASIC
PASCAL
FORTH
Which computers are used as servers for any medium sized organizations?
Mainframe Computer
Mini Computers
Micro Computers
Super Computers
________ computers operate essentially by counting
Portable computer
Hybrid computer
Analog computer
Digital computer
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 as many programs as possible while mainframe uses its power to execute few programs as fast as possible.
Supercomputers are focused to execute few programs as fast as possible while mainframe uses its power to execute as many programs concurrently
Which part of the computer is used for calculating and comparing?
Disk unit
Control unit
ALU
Modem
What is the responsibility of the logical unit in the CPU of a computer?
To produce result
To compare numbers
To control flow of information
To do maths works