Which unit holds data temporarily?
Input unit
Secondary storage unit
Output Unit
Primary Memory Unit
Correct Answer :
D. Primary Memory Unit
Related Questions
The main electronic component used in first generation computers was
Transistors
Integrated Circuits
None of above
Vacuum Tubes and Valves
________ printer is a non-impact printer and is quite in working
Inkjet
Laser
Thermal
Dot matrix
Registers, which are partially visible to users and used to hold conditional, are known as
PC
Memory address registers
General purpose register
Flags
________is a combination of hardware and software that facilitates the sharing of information between computing devices.
network
peripheral
expansion board
digital device
Who is credited with the idea of using punch cards to control patterns in a waving machine?
Pascal
Hollerith
Babbage
Jacquard
In a computer _____ is capable to store single binary bit.
Capacitor
Flip flop
Register
Inductor
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.
In latest generation computers, the instructions are executed
Parallel only
Sequentially only
Both sequentially and parallel
All of above
Who is credited with the idea of using punch cards to control patterns in a waving machine?
Pascal
Hollerith
Babbage
Jacquard
High density double sided floppy disks could store of data
1.40 MB
1.44 GB
1.40 GB
1.44 MB
Which of the following is used as a primary storage device?
Magnetic drum
Hard Disks
All of above
Floppy
A term associated with the comparison of processing speeds of different computer system is:
EFTS
MPG
MIPS
CPS
The system unit of a personal computer typically contains all of the following except:
Microprocessor
Disk controller
Serial interface
Modem
The term GIGO is related to
Accuracy
Reliability
Versatility
Automatic
Intel corporation produces chips for which computers?
IBM PCs
Apple/Macintosh PCs
Both of above
None of above
VDU is also called
Screen
Monitor
Both 1 & 2
printer
What is the name of the display feature that highlights are of the screen which requires operator attention?
Pixel
Reverse video
Touch screen
Cursor
Which of the following is machine independence program?
High level language
Low level language
Assembly language
Machine language
The two major types of computer chips are
External memory chip
Primary memory chip
Microprocessor chip
Both b and c
Which one of the following input device is user- programmable?
Dumb terminal
Smart terminal
VDT
Intelligent terminal
An error in software or hardware is called a bug. What is the alternative computer jargon for it?
Leech
Squid
Slug
Glitch
Mark I is also known as
American Sequence Controlled Calculator
Automatic Sequence Calculating Controller
American Sequence Controlled Computer
Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator
Which of the following is not the classification of computers based on application?
Electronic Computers
Analog Computers
Digital Computers
Hybrid Computers
What was the expected feature of fifth generation computers when Japan started FGCS?
Operating Systems
Parallel Processing
ULSI
None of above
Which of the following statement is valid?
Lady Augusta is the first programmer
Ada is the daughter of Lord Byron, a famous English poet
ADA is a programming language developed by US Defense
All of above
The lower deck of an abacus is known as
heaven
sky
earth
floor
Which of the following device was not invented by Babbage?
Pascaline
Difference Engine
Analytical Engine
None of above
The Second Generation Computer was based on ________.
Vacuum Tube
Silicon Chips
Transistor
Bio Chips
To produce high quality graphics (hardcopy) in color, you would want to use a/n
RGB monitor
Ink-jet printer
Plotter
Laser printer
Who designed the first electronics computer ? ENIAC/
Von Neumann
Joseph M Jacquard
J. P. Eckert and J. W. Mauchly
All of above