Description : User programmable terminals that combine VDT hardware with built-in microprocessor is a. Kips b. PC c. Mainframe d. Intelligent terminals
Last Answer : Intelligent terminals
Last Answer : d. Intelligent terminals
Description : Which one of the following input device is user-programmable? a. Dumb terminal b. Smart terminal c. VDT d. Intelligent terminal
Last Answer : d. Intelligent terminal
Description : Which one of the following input device is user- programmable? A) Dumb terminal B) Smart terminal C) VDT D) Intelligent terminal
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : A small or intelligent device is so called because it contains within it a a. Computer b. Microcomputer c. Programmable d. Sensor
Last Answer : d. Sensor
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 : In the IBM PC-At, what do the words AT stand for a. Additional Terminals b. Advance technology c. Applied technology d. Advanced terminology
Last Answer : b. Advance technology
Description : The first microprocessor built by the Intel Corporation was called a. 8008 b. 8080 c. 4004 d. 8800
Last Answer : c. 4004
Description : Which type of computers uses the 8-bit code called EBCDIC? a. Minicomputers b. Microcomputers c. Mainframe computer
Last Answer : c. Mainframe computer
Description : Number crunch8ier is the informal name for a. Mini computer b. Super computer c. Microcomputer d. Mainframe computer
Last Answer : b. Super computer
Description : EEPROM stand for a. Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory b. Easily Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory c. Electronic Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory d. None of the above
Last Answer : a. Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
Description : An Intelligent terminal (1) has a microprocessor, but cannot be programmed by the user (2) can process small data processing jobs, with the use of a large CPU (3) interacts with the user in English (4) cannot take data from the user
Last Answer : can process small data processing jobs, with the use of a large CPU
Description : A group of magnetic tapes, videos or terminals usually under the control of one master is a. Cylinder b. Surface c. Track d. Cluster
Last Answer : d. Cluster
Description : The computer code for the interchange of information between terminals is a. ASCII b. BCD c. EBCDIC d. All of above
Last Answer : a. ASCII
Description : When two or more companies carrying on similar business decide to combine, a new company is formed, it is known as .................. (A)Amalgamation (B)Absorption (C)Internal reconstruction (D)External reconstruction
Last Answer : (A)Amalgamation
Description : MSI stands for a. Medium Scale Integrated Circuits b. Medium System Integrated Circuits c. Medium Scale Intelligent Circuit d. Medium System Intelligent Circuit
Last Answer : a. Medium Scale Integrated Circuits
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 : 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 : 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 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 : 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 : d. Modem
Description : Computer professionals working in a computer center are` a. Software b. Firmware c. Hardware d. Humanware
Last Answer : d. Humanware
Description : The personnel who deals with the computer and its management put together are called a. Software b. Human ware c. Firmware d. Hardware
Last Answer : b. Human ware
Description : The use of spooler programs and/or …. Hardware allows personal computer operators to do the processing work at the same time a printing operation is in progress a. Registered mails b. Memory c. CPU d. Buffer
Last Answer : d. Buffer
Description : Regarding a VDU, Which statement is more correct? a. It is an output device b. It is an input device c. It is a peripheral device d. It is hardware item
Last Answer : c. It is a peripheral device
Description : An error in software or hardware is called a bug. What is the alternative computer jargon for it? a. Leech b. Squid c. Slug d. Glitch
Last Answer : d. Glitch
Description : Human beings are referred to as Homosapinens, which device is called Sillico Sapiens? a. Monitor b. Hardware c. Robot d. Computer
Last Answer : d. Computer
Description : A small or intelligent device is so called because it contains within it a A) Computer B) Microcomputer C) Programmable D) Sensor
Last Answer : Sensor
Description : 8086 is interfaced to two 8259s (Programmable interrupt controllers). If 8259s are in master slave configuration the number of interrupts available to the 8086 microprocessor is a) 8 b) 16 c) 15 d) 64
Last Answer : a) 8
Description : 8086 microprocessor is interfaced to 8253 a programmable interval timer. The maximum number by which the clock frequency on one of the timers is divided by a) 216 b) 28 c) 210 d) 220
Last Answer : d) 220
Description : To establish a communication between 8085 microprocessor and 8255 Programmable Peripheral Interface chip. the status of the chip select input would be (a) TRISTATE (b) HIGH (b) LOW (d) DON’T CARE
Last Answer : To establish a communication between 8085 microprocessor and 8255 Programmable Peripheral Interface chip. the status of the chip select input would be (a) TRISTATE (b) HIGH (b) LOW (d) DON’T CARE
Description : DBMS is a collection of ………….. that enables user to create and maintain a database. A) Keys B) Translators C) Program D) Language Activity
Last Answer : C) Program
Description : An application program that helps the user to change any number and immediately see the result of that change is a. Desktop publishing program b. Database c. Spreadsheet d. All of above
Last Answer : c. Spreadsheet
Description : Who built the world’s first electronic calculator using telephone relays, light bulbs and batteries/ a. Claude Shannon b. Konrard Zues c. George Stibits d. Howard H. Aiken
Last Answer : c. George Stibits
Description : The first electronic general purpose digital computer built by Motley and Accrete called ENIAC did not work on the stored program concept. How many number s could it store in its internal memory? a. 100 b. 20 c. 40 d. 80
Last Answer : b. 20
Description : The first digital computer built with IC chips was known as e. IBM 7090 f. Apple – 1 g. IBM System / 360 h. VAX-10
Last Answer : g. IBM System / 360