Which of the following was a special purpose computer?
All of the above
ENIAC
EDVAC
ABC
Correct Answer :
D. ABC
Related Questions
A byte consists of
One bit
Four bits
Eight bits
Sixteen bits
ASCII is a coding system that provides
256 different characters
512 different characters
1024 different characters
128 different characters
How many symbols exist in Baudot code?
32
116
58
76
Personal computers use a number of chips mounted on a main circuit board. What is the common name for such boards?
Daughter board
Motherboard
Father board
Breadboard
In order to play and hear sound on a computer, one needs:
A sound card and speakers
A microphone
All of them required
None of them required
Who invented punched cards?
Charles Babbage
Dr. Herman Hollerith
Howard Aikin
Joseph Jacquard
A computer can solve more than one kind of problem. This is related to which of the following characteristics?
Accuracy
Reliability
Versatility
Automatic
The first digital computer built with IC chips was known as
IBM 7090
Apple ? 1
IBM System / 360
VAX-10
RAM is used as a short memory because it is
Volatile
Has small capacity
Is very expensive
Is programmable
ASCII and EBCDIC are the popular character coding systems.What does EBCDIC stand 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
Circular division of disks to store and retrieve data are known as
tracks
sectors
cycles
rings
Which of the following programming language were used in first generation computers?
Machine language
Assembly language
Both of above
None of above
Which of the following is required when more than one person uses a central computer at the same time?
Terminal
Light pen
Digitizer
Mouse
What do you call the translator which takes assembly language program as input & produce machine language code as output?
Compiler
Interpreter
Debugger
Assembler
From which generation operating systems were developed?
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Which device of computer operation dispenses with the use of the keyboard?
Joystick
Light pen
Mouse
Touch
A program that performs a useful task while simultaneously allowing destructive acts is
Worm.
Trojan horse.
Virus.
Macro virus.
What type of device is computer keyboard?
Memory
Output
Storage
Input
________ printer is a non-impact printer and is quite in working
Inkjet
Laser
Thermal
Dot matrix
________ refers to electronic trespassing or criminal hacking.
Cracking
Jacking
Spoofing
Smarming
Instructions and memory address are represented by
Character code
Binary codes
Binary word
Parity bit
The notable features like keyboards, monitors, GUI were developed in
First generation
Second generation
Third generation
Fourth generation
The term gigabyte refers to
1024 bytes
1024 kilobytes
1024 megabytes
1024 gigabyte
Second Generation computers were developed during
1949 to 1955
1956 to 1965
1965 to 1970
1970 to 1990
Identify the correct statement
IBM PCs used RISC CPU designs
Macintosh used CISC CPU design
IBM used CISC CPU design
None of above is true
The time for which a piece of equipment operates is called
Seek time
Effective time
Access time
Real time
Binary numbers need more places for counting because
They are always big numbers
Any no. of 0's can be added in front of them
Binary base is small
0's and l's have to be properly spaced apart
The main electronic component used in first generation computers was
Transistors
Integrated Circuits
None of above
Vacuum Tubes and Valves
A digital computer did not score over an analog computer in terms of
Speed
Accuracy
Reliability
Cost
Which is a non-standard version of a computing language?
PROLOG
APL
Army
PL/1