Which type of system puts the user into direct conversation with the computer through a keyboard?
Real time processing
Interactive computer
Batch processing
Time sharing
Correct Answer :
B. Interactive computer
Related Questions
A modern electronic computer is a machine that is meant for
Doing quick mathematical calculations
Input, storage, manipulation and outputting of data
Electronic data processing
Performing repetitive tasks accurately
Which of the following is a way to access secondary memory?
Random access memory
Action method
Transfer method
Density method
Which of the following is not a micro computer?
Laptop PCs
Tablet PCs
Desktop PCs
None of above
Which of the following is not input unit device?
scanner
camera
plotter
digitizer
In analog computer
Input is first converted to digital form
Input is never converted to digital form
Output is displayed in digital form
All of the above
In latest generation computers, the instructions are executed
Parallel only
Sequentially only
Both sequentially and parallel
All of above
Personal computers used a number of chips mounted on a main circuit board. What is the common name for such boards?
Daughterboard
Motherboard
Father board
Child board
Which computers are used as servers for any medium sized organizations?
Mainframe Computer
Mini Computers
Micro Computers
Super Computers
Which unit converts computer data into human readable form?
Input unit
Output unit
ALU
Control Unit
Who is the chief of Microsoft
Babbage
Bill Gates
Bill Clinton
none of these
The BIOS is the abbreviation of .
Basic Input Output System
Best Input Output System
Basic Input Output Symbol
Base Input Output System
Which of the following programming language started from second generation?
COBOl
BASIC
C
LISP
Regarding data, computers are very good at
store
Processing
retrieve
All of above
The first firm to mass-market a microcomputer as a personal computer was
IBM
Super UNIVAC
Radio Shaks
Data General Corporation
The radian of a number system
Is variable
Has nothing to do with digit position value
Equals the number of its distinct counting digits
Is always an even number
Help Menu is available at which button?
End
Start
Turnoff
Restart
An area of a computer that temporarily holds data waiting to be processed is________
CPU
Memory
Storage
File
Which statement is valid about computer program?
High level languages must be converted into machine language to execute
High level language programs are more efficient and faster to execute
It is more difficult to identify errors in high level language program than in low level programs
All of above
Which operation is not performed by computer
Inputting
Processing
Controlling
Understanding
Why ABC is considered electro-mechanical computer?
Because it was invented before electronic computers were developed
Because there are wheels, drums, bars to rotate and move to produce result
Because they use the flow of electrons in different component
None of above
Which of the following is not an input device?
OCR
Optical scanners
COM (Computer Output to Microfilm)
Voice recognition device
In most IBM PCs, the CPU, the device drives, memory expansion slots and active components are mounted on a single board. What is the name of this board?
Motherboard
Breadboard
Daughter board
Grandmother board
The personal computer industry was started by
IBM
Apple
Compaq
HCL
Which is a semi conductor memory?
Dynamic
Static
Bubble
Both a & b
EBCDIC stands 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
MSI is the abbreviation of
Medium Scale Integrated
Medium System Integrated
Medium Scale Intelligent
Medium System Intelligent
Which is a machine-oriented high-level language for the GEC 4080 series machines.
LOGO
SNOBOL
Babbage
ALGOL
Who is the father of personal computer?
Edward Robert
Allen Turing
Charles Babbage
None of these
The ALU of a computer responds to the commands coming from
Primary memory
Control section
External memory
Cache memory
Which of the following device was not invented by Babbage?
Pascaline
Difference Engine
Analytical Engine
None of above