Description : The system unit of a personal computer typically contains all of the following except: A) Microprocessor B) Disk controller C) Serial interface D) Modem
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : The system unit of a personal computer typically contains all of the following except: a. Microprocessor b. Disk controller c. Serial interface d. Modem
Last Answer : Modem
Last Answer : d. Modem
Description : Which part of the computer is used for calculating and comparing? a. Disk unit b. Control unit c. ALU d. Modem
Last Answer : c. ALU
Description : The system unit of a personal computer typically contains all of the following except? a) Microprocessor b) Disk Controller c) Serial interface d) Modem
Last Answer : The system unit of a personal computer typically contains all of the following except? a) Microprocessor b) Disk Controller c) Serial interface d) Modem
Description : IMB launched its first personal computer called IBM-PC in 1981. It had chips from Intel, disk drives from Tandon, operating system from Microsoft, the printer from Epson and the application software from ... country which contributed the video display? a. India b. China c. Germany d. Taiwan
Last Answer : d. Taiwan
Description : Most of the inexpensive personal computer does not have any disk or diskette drive. What is the name of such computes? a. Home computers b. Diskless computers c. Dedicated computer d. General computer
Last Answer : a. Home computers
Description : The ALU of a computer normally contains a number of high speed storage element called a. Semiconductor memory b. Registers c. Hard disks d. Magnetic disk
Last Answer : b. Registers
Description : What type of disk drive interface has most of the electronics on a controller card mounted in the host computer?
Last Answer : ST-506/412 interface.
Description : A floppy disk contains a. Circular tracks only b. Sectors only c. Both circular tracks and sectors d. All of the above
Last Answer : c. Both circular tracks and sectors
Description : The two major types of computer chips are a. External memory chip b. Primary memory chip c. Microprocessor chip d. Both b and c
Last Answer : d. Both b and c
Description : What type of hard disk drive interface has all of the controller card electronics included in the disk drive itself?
Last Answer : Integrated drive electronics (IDE).
Description : 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? a. Track number b. Sector number c. Surface number d. All of above
Last Answer : d. All of above
Description : The first microprocessor built by the Intel Corporation was called a. 8008 b. 8080 c. 4004 d. 8800
Last Answer : c. 4004
Description : 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
Last Answer : c. Bus arbitration
Description : One of the main feature that distinguish microprocessors from micro-computers 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
Last Answer : c. Microprocessor does not contain I/O devices
Description : A dumb terminal has a. An embedded microprocessor b. Extensive memory c. Independent processing d. A keyboard and screen
Last Answer : d. A keyboard and screen
Description : Who invented the microprocessor? a. Marcian E Huff b. Herman H Goldstein c. Joseph Jacquard d. All of above
Last Answer : a. Marcian E Huff
Description : Which company is the biggest player in the microprocessor industry? a. Motorola b. IBM c. Intel d. AMD
Last Answer : c. Inteld. AMD
Description : A physical connection between the microprocessor memory and other parts of the m9crocomputer is known as a. Path b. Address bus c. Route d. All of the above
Last Answer : b. Address bus
Description : User programmable terminals that combine VDT hardware with built-in microprocessor is a. Kips b. PC c. Mainframe d. Intelligent terminals
Last Answer : d. Intelligent terminals
Description : A plastic card similar to a credit card but having some memory and a microprocessor embedded within it is a. Punched paper tape b. Chip card c. Card punch d. Magnetic tape
Last Answer : a. Punched paper tape
Description : A 32 bit microprocessor has the word length equal to a. 2 byte b. 32 byte c. 4 byte d. 8 byte
Last Answer : c. 4 byte
Description : What was the name of the first commercially available microprocessor chip? a. Intel 308 b. Intel 33 c. Intel 4004 d. Motorola 639
Last Answer : c. Intel 4004
Description : Serial access memories are useful in applications where a. Data consists of numbers b. Short access time is required c. Each stored word is processed differently d. Data naturally needs to flow in and out in a serial form
Last Answer : d. Data naturally needs to flow in and out in a serial form
Description : A storage device whe3re the access time is depended upon the location of the data is a. Random access b. Serial access c. Sequential access d. Transaction access
Last Answer : b. Serial access
Description : A kind of serial dot-matrix printer that forms characters with magnetically-charged ink sprayed dots is called a. Laser printer b. Ink-jet printer c. Drum printer d. Chan printer
Last Answer : b. Ink-jet printer
Description : Multi user systems provided cost savings for small business because they use a single processing unit to link several a. Personal computers b. Workstations c. Dumb terminals d. Mainframes
Last Answer : c. Dumb terminals
Description : Interface electronic circuit is used to interconnect I/O devices to a computer’s CPU or a. ALU b. Memory c. Buffer d. Register
Last Answer : b. Memory
Description : Which part of the computer is used for calculating and comparing? A) Disk unit B) Control unit C) ALU D) Modem
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : Which part of the computer is used for calculating and comparing? a) ALU b) Control unit c) Disk unit d) Modem e) None of these
Last Answer : a) ALU
Description : the storage capacity of a disk system depends on the bits per inch of track and the tracks per inch of a. Cylinder b. Hum c. Cluster d. Surface
Last Answer : d. Surface
Description : Which of the following is a secondary memory device? a. Keyboard b. Disk c. ALU d. All of the above
Last Answer : b. Disk
Description : Which of the following is not a primary storage device? a. Magnetic tape b. Magnetic disk c. Optical disk d. None of the above
Last Answer : d. None of the above
Description : Before a disk can be used to store data. It must be……. a. Formatted b. Reformatted c. Addressed d. None of the above
Last Answer : a. Formatted
Description : Which of the it5ems below are considered removable storage media? a. Removable hard disk cartridges b. (Magneto-optical) disk c. Flexible disks cartridges d. All of the above
Last Answer : d. All of the above
Description : Which is an item of storage medium in the form of circular plate? a. Disk b. CPU c. Printer d. ALU
Last Answer : a. Disk
Last Answer : d. ALU
Description : The disk drive component used to position read/write heads over a specific track I known as a. Acoustic couples b. Access arm c. Cluster d. All of the above
Last Answer : b. Access arm
Description : Which most popular input device is used today for interactive processing and for the one line entry of data for batch processing? a. Mouse b. Magnetic disk c. Visual display terminal d. Card punch
Last Answer : a. Mouse
Description : A disk storage medium in the form of an assembly containing a single rigid magnetic disk permanently is a. Fixed disk b. Disk cartridge c. Card punch d. Card reader
Last Answer : b. Disk cartridge
Description : The magnetic storage chip used to provide non-volatile direct access storage of data and that have no moving parts are known as a. Magnetic core memory b. Magnetic tape memory c. Magnetic disk memory d. Magnetic bubble memory
Last Answer : d. Magnetic bubble memory
Description : The metal disks, which are permanently housed in, sealed and contamination free containers are called a. Hard disks b. Floppy disk c. Winchester disk d. Flexible disk
Last Answer : c. Winchester disk
Description : Dot-matrix is a type of a. Tape e. Printer f. Disk g. Bus
Last Answer : e. Printer
Description : The most important advantage of a video disk is a. Compactness b. Potential capacity c. Durability
Last Answer : b. Potential capacity
Description : What is the latest write-once optical storage media? a. Digital paper b. Magneto-optical disk c. WORM disk d. CD-ROM disk
Last Answer : d. CD-ROM disk
Description : The capacity of 3.5 inch floppy disk is a. 1.40 MB b. 1.44 GB c. 1.40 GB d. 1.44 MB
Last Answer : d. 1.44 MB