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Which part of the computer is directly involved in executing the instructions of the computer program?

A. The scanner

B. The main storage

C. The secondary storage

D. The processor

Correct Answer :

D. The processor


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A group of magnetic tapes, videos or terminals usually under the control of one master is

A. Cylinder

B. Surface

C. Track

D. Cluster

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Which of the following will happen when data is entered into a memory location?

A. It will add to the content of the location

B. It will change the address of the memory location

C. It will erase the previous content

D. It will not be fruitful if there is already some data at the location

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Light pen and joystick are________

A. Algorithm

B. Input devices

C. Output devices

D. Portals

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Which of the following is not a primary storage device?

A. Magnetic tape

B. Magnetic disk

C. Optical disk

D. All of above

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A hybrid computer

A. Resembles digital computer

B. Resembles analogue computer

C. Resembles both a digital and analogue computer

D. None of the above

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Computer is free from tiresome and boardroom. We call it

A. Accuracy

B. Reliability

C. Diligence

D. Versatility

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A storage area used to store data to a compensate for the difference in speed at which the different units can handle data is

A. Memory

B. Buffer

C. Accumulator

D. Address

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Which computer was considered the first electronic computer until 1973 when court invalidated the patent?

A. ENIAC

B. MARK I

C. Z3

D. ABC

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The personal computer industry was started by

A. IBM

B. Apple

C. Compaq

D. HCL

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The full form of ALU is

A. Arithmetic Logic Unit

B. Array Logic Unit

C. Application Logic Unit

D. None of above

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Which is considered a direct entry input device?

A. Optical scanner

B. Mouse and digitizer

C. Light pen

D. All of the above

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Which of the following is a programming language?

A. Lotus

B. Pascal

C. MS-Excel

D. Netscape

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Which is used for manufacturing chips?

A. Bus

B. Control unit

C. Semiconductors

D. A and b only

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An operating system intended for use on microprocessor based systems that support a single user is

A. PC-DOS

B. MS-DOS

C. UNIX

D. CP/M

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Which of the following is an example of fifth generation computer?

A. PIM/m

B. ICL 2950

C. IBM 1401

D. None of above

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Which statement is valid about interpreter?

A. It translates one instruction at a time

B. Object code is saved for future use

C. Repeated interpretation is not necessary

D. All of above

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Another word for a daisy wheel printer

A. Petal printer

B. Golf ball printer

C. Laser printer

D. Line printer

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What was the name of the first commercially available microprocessor chip?

A. Intel 308

B. Intel 33

C. Intel 4004

D. Motorola 639

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Which of the following is the largest unit?

A. data

B. field

C. record

D. database file

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Who invented Analytical engine?

A. Blaise Pascal

B. George Bool

C. Charles Babbage

D. Dr. Herman Hollerith

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What is required when more than one person uses a central computer at the same time?

A. Light pen

B. Mouse

C. Digitizer

D. Terminal

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________ is the process of dividing the disk into tracks and sectors.

A. Tracking

B. Formatting

C. Crashing

D. Allotting

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The advantage of COM are its __ and __

A. Compact size; speed readability

B. Compact size, speed

C. Readability; speed

D. Low cost; readability

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What type of resource is most likely to be a shared common resource in a computer Network?

A. Printers

B. Speakers

C. Floppy disk drives

D. Keyboards

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RAM is used as a short memory because it is

A. Volatile

B. Has small capacity

C. Is very expensive

D. Is programmable

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A characteristic of card systems is:

A. Slowness in processing data

B. Using cards as records of transactions

C. Needing a larger DP staff

D. All of the above

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A set of rods where numbers were carved and used for multiplication and division aids is known as

A. Pascaline

B. Napier's Bones

C. Stepped Reckoner

D. Slide Rule

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The computer abbreviation KB usually means

A. Key Block

B. Kernel Boot

C. Kilo Byte

D. Kit Bit

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Computer system comprises of major units

A. input unit, output unit, control unit

B. input unit, output unit, control unit and storage

C. input unit, output unit, central processing unit and storage unit

D. input, output and storage units

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To move a copy of file from one computer to another over a communication channel is called?

A. File transfer

B. File encryption

C. File modification

D. File copying