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851.

Which of the following statements is true?

A. The installation of a computer is favorably received by all employees
B. Some form of training is necessary for employees who will work with computers
C. Computers are portrayed solely as societys benefactor
D. A businessperson is only interested in the computers accuracy
Answer» C. Computers are portrayed solely as societys benefactor
852.

The Josephson tunneling device illustrates principles associated with the advanced storage technique:

A. cryogenics
B. CCD
C. EBAM
D. holographing
Answer» B. CCD
853.

The following is true about 2-out of-5 code:

A. it is weighted code
B. it is unweighted code
C. it has odd parity
D. All of the above
Answer» C. it has odd parity
854.

Whenever a peripheral is being controlled by the CPU, it is said to be online. If additionally, the computer files are updated as soon as any change takes place, the system is called

A. quick processing system
B. batch processing system
C. real time system
D. remote processing system
Answer» D. remote processing system
855.

The EAM device that does not use a control panel is the:

A. collator
B. reproducer
C. interpreter
D. sorter
Answer» E.
856.

Which of the following is not true of future computers?

A. increased use of CAD/CAM techniques
B. faster turnaround time
C. developments in artificial intelligence systems
D. All of the above are true
Answer» E.
857.

Which type of display is the latest to be used for portable computer?

A. LED display
B. LCD display
C. Plasma display
D. Electroluminescent display
Answer» E.
858.

One of the main feature that distinguish microprocessors from microcomputers is

A. words are usually larger in microprocessors
B. words are shorter in microprocessors
C. microprocessor does not contain I/O devices
D. exactly the same as the machine cycle time
Answer» D. exactly the same as the machine cycle time
859.

Most disk drives have a single read/ write head for each disk surface. What is the advantage of suing multiple heads on each movable access arm?

A. Reduced seek time
B. Less latency time
C. Reduced search time
D. Less disk speed
Answer» B. Less latency time
860.

Which is used to provide the sight information to the right person at the right time for proper decision making?

A. DBMS
B. MIS
C. ISO
D. PSO
Answer» C. ISO
861.

The storage locations in the interal storage of a CPU are called

A. contents
B. addresses
C. locations
D. mask
Answer» C. locations
862.

Which part of the diskette should never be touched?

A. Hub
B. Centre
C. Oval slot
D. Corner
Answer» D. Corner
863.

What is the full form of That Acronym VGA in Computer Fundamentals?

A. Extended Graphics Adapter
B. Enhanced Graphics Array
C. Video Graphics Array
D. Color Graphics Array
Answer» D. Color Graphics Array
864.

What process prepares the magnetic surface of a disk by creating concentric circles, called tracks, around the disk? (Each track is further divided into pic-shaped sections called sectors.)

A. Tracking
B. Formatting
C. Copying
D. Sectioning
Answer» C. Copying
865.

The binary equivalent of the Octal number 13.54 is

A. 1011.1011
B. 1101.1110
C. 1001.1110
D. All of the above
Answer» B. 1101.1110
866.

The number of records contained within a block of data on magnetic tape is defined by the

A. block definition
B. record contain clause
C. blocking factor
D. record per block factor
Answer» D. record per block factor
867.

For a memory system, the cycle time is

A. same as the access time
B. longer than the access time
C. shorter than the access time
D. submultiple of the access time
Answer» C. shorter than the access time
868.

In a PC, how much memory is available to application software?

A. 1024 KB
B. 760 KB
C. 640 KB
D. 560 KB
Answer» D. 560 KB
869.

A storage device which is used to store data & information external to the main storage is known as

A. Buffer
B. Backing storage
C. Prom
D. Accumulator
Answer» C. Prom
870.

Which is a secondary memory device?

A. cpu
B. alu
C. Floppy disk
D. Mouse
Answer» D. Mouse
871.

In MODEMS

A. Several digital signals are multiplexed
B. A digital signal changes some characteristic of a carrier wave
C. Digital signal is amplified
D. All of the above
Answer» C. Digital signal is amplified
872.

Which of the following storage and retrieval methods would be well suited to your processing requirements if you only need to retrieve records one at a time and there is no fixed pattern to the requests for data and records?

A. indexed sectors
B. sequential
C. direct
D. indexed direct
Answer» E.
873.

The ALU of a central processing unit does the essential maths work for the computer. What does the control unit do?

A. Communicates its results
B. Activates the output device
C. Monitors the flow of information
D. Control the printer
Answer» D. Control the printer
874.

A collection of eight bits is called

A. Byte
B. Word
C. Record
D. File
Answer» B. Word
875.

In this world of fast changing computer technology, one of the most important factor to be considered while purchasing a PC is, it should have a provision for

A. high level integration
B. self upgradability
C. intelligent sensors
D. faster data access
Answer» C. intelligent sensors
876.

Which of the following chips can be reprogrammed with special electric pulses?

A. EPROM
B. PROM
C. ROM
D. EEPROM
Answer» E.
877.

Which of the following is not a part of the CPU

A. storage unit
B. arithmetic and logic unit
C. program unit
D. control unit
Answer» D. control unit
878.

An input device which can read characters directly from an ordinary piece of paper is

A. OCR
B. OMR
C. MSI
D. POS
Answer» B. OMR
879.

None of the above

A. System flowchart
B. Program flowchart
C. Algorithms written in computers language
D. Discrete logical steps.
Answer» D. Discrete logical steps.
880.

A computer with CPU speed around 100 million instructions per second & with the word length of around 64 bits is known as

A. Super computer
B. Mini computer
C. Micro computer
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Mini computer
881.

What was the name of the first stored program electronic computer which was built in 1949 at Cambridge University in England?

A. EDVAC
B. EDSAC
C. UNIVAC
D. MARK-I
Answer» C. UNIVAC
882.

A software package to perform calculations on data arranged in an array is

A. System software
B. Utility programs
C. Electronic spread sheet
D. Application programs
Answer» D. Application programs
883.

A part located in the central processing unit that stores data & information is known as

A. Core memory
B. PROM
C. ROM
D. None of the above
Answer» B. PROM
884.

What is the name of the visible silver rectangle which separates the take-up portion of the magnetic tape from the data recording portion?

A. Load maker
B. Load marker
C. Tape separator
D. Tape marker
Answer» C. Tape separator
885.

General purpose computers are those that can be adopted to countless uses simply by changing its

A. keyboard
B. printer
C. program
D. display screen
Answer» D. display screen
886.

In synchronous transmission data from various users

A. Require header
B. Do not require header
C. Sometimes require header
D. All of the above
Answer» C. Sometimes require header
887.

The analog computer measures dimensions and its circuits use the differential and integral equations of continuous variables. The digital computer counts units and its circuits use

A. Logic gates
B. Discrete switches
C. Boolean algebra id) Bayes theorem
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
888.

What type of control pins are needed in a microprocessor to regulate traffic on the bus, in order to prevent two devices from trying to use it at the same time?

A. Bus control
B. Interrupts
C. Bus arbitration
D. Status
Answer» D. Status
889.

Who designed the first general purpose electronic digital computer "ENIAC" ?

A. Van-Neumann
B. Joseph M Juoquard
C. J. Presper Ecket and John W Mauchly
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
890.

Which disk interface standard includes support for up to eight peripheral devices?

A. ST50G/412
B. IDE
C. SCSI
D. ESDI
Answer» D. ESDI
891.

Which of the following are used to quickly accept, store, and transfer data and instructions that are being used immediately by the CPU?

A. microprocessors
B. registers
C. ROM chips
D. data buses
Answer» C. ROM chips
892.

Which of the following require large computer memory?

A. Imaging
B. Graphics
C. Voice
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
893.

Where does a computer add and compare data?

A. Hard disk
B. Floppy disk
C. CPU chip
D. Memory chip
Answer» D. Memory chip
894.

Which kind of devices allows the user to add components and capabilities to a computer system?

A. System boards
B. Storage devices
C. input devices
D. Expansion slots
Answer» E.
895.

Dot-matrix is a type of

A. Tape
B. Printer
C. Disk
D. Bus
Answer» C. Disk
896.

Communication that involves computers, establishing a link through the telephone system is called

A. Teleprocessing
B. Microprocessing
C. Telecommunications
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
897.

A file containing relatively permanent data is

A. Random file
B. Transaction file
C. Master file
D. Sequential file
Answer» D. Sequential file
898.

What was the total number of UNIVAC-I sold eventually and by which company?

A. 30, British Tabulating Machine Co. (BTM)
B. 40, International Business Machines (IBM)
C. 48, Remington Rand
D. 40, International Computer Ltd. (ICL)
Answer» D. 40, International Computer Ltd. (ICL)
899.

The person contributing the idea of the stored program was

A. John von Neumann
B. Charles Babbage
C. Howard Aiken
D. Basic Pascal
Answer» B. Charles Babbage
900.

Which part of the computer were is used for calculating and comparing?

A. Disk unit
B. Control unit
C. ALU
D. Modem
Answer» D. Modem