Word length of a Personal Computer is
4 bits
8 bits
16 bits
64 bits
Correct Answer :
B. 8 bits
Related Questions
Access time is
seek time + latency time
seek time
seek time ? latency time
latency time
A hybrid computer uses a _____ to convert digital signals from a computer into analog signals.
Modulator
Demodulator
Modem
Decoder
Fifth generation computer is also known as
Knowledge information processing system
Very large scale integration
Both of above
None of above
Before a disk drive can access any sector record, a computer program has to provide the record's disk address. What information does this address specify?
Track number
Sector number
Surface number
All of above
What was the name of the first commercially available microprocessor chip?
Intel 308
Intel 33
Intel 4004
Motorola 639
What is meant by a dedicated computer?
Which is used by one person only
Which is assigned one and only one task
Which uses one kind of software
Which is meant for application software
The output quality of a printer is measured by
Dots per inch
Dot per sq. inch
Dots printed per unit time
All of above
In 1830, Charles Babbage designed a machine called the Analytical Engine which he showed at the Paris Exhibition. In which year was it exhibition?
1820
1860
1855
1870
An error in software or hardware is called a bug. What is the alternative computer jargon for it?
Leech
Squid
Slug
Glitch
Hackers
all have the same motive
break into other people's computers
may legally break into computers as long as they do not do any damage
are people who are allergic to computers
Personnel who design, program, operate and maintain computer equipment refers to
Console-operator
Programmer
Peopleware
System Analyst
Which of the following terms is the most closely related to main memory?
Non volatile
Permanent
Control unit
Temporary
Which of the following are the cheapest memory devices in terms of Cost/Bit?
Semiconductor memories
Magnetic Disks
Compact Disks
Magnetic Tapes
Chief component of first generation computer was
Transistors
Vacuum Tubes and Valves
Integrated Circuits
None of above
A set of information that defines the status of resources allocated to a process is
Process control
ALU
Register Unit
Process description
Which of the following devices can be sued to directly image printed text?
OCR
OMR
MICR
All of above
The examination and changing of single bits or small groups of his within a word is called
Bit
Byte
Bit manipulation
Bit slice
Which unit converts computer data into human readable form?
Input unit
Output unit
ALU
Control Unit
The translator program used in assembly language is called
Compiler
Interpreter
Assembler
Translator
In which year was chip used inside the computer for the first time?
1964
1975
1999
1944
The full form of EEPROM is
Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
Easily Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
Electronic Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
None of the above
What was the main disadvantage of vacuum tubes?
They were larger in size
They consumed a lot of electricity
They produced heat and often burned out
The operation cost was high
Current SIMMs have either or connectors (pins)
9 or 32
30 or 70
28 or 72
30 or 72
Which type of computers uses the 8-bit code called EBCDIC?
Minicomputers
Microcomputers
Mainframe computers
Super computer
Which of the following printers are you sure will not to use if your objective is to print on multi carbon forms?
Daisy wheel
Dot matrix
Laser
Thimble
Who suggested Stored Program Concept
John Mauchley
J.P. Eckert
John Neumann
Joseph Jacquard
A self replicating program, similar to a virus which was taken from a 1970s science fiction novel by John Bruner entitled the Shockwave Rider is
Bug
Vice
Lice
Worm
Computer is free from tiresome and boardoom. We call it
Diligence
Reliability
Versatility
Accuracy
A program component that allows structuring of a program in an unusual way is known as
Correlation
Coroutine
Diagonalization
Quene
Modern Computer are very reliable but they are not
Fast
Powerful
Infallible
Cheap