Description : Microprocessors can be used to make A) Computer B) Digital systems C) Calculators D) All of the above
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : Microprocessors can be used to make a. Computer b. Digital systems c. Calculators d. All of the above
Last Answer : d. All of the above
Description : Microprocessors can be used to make a. Computers b. Digital systems c. Calculators d. All of above
Last Answer : All of above
Last Answer : d. All of above
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 : Microprocessors as switching devices are for which generation computers a. First Generation b. Second Generation c. Third Generation d. Fourth Generation
Last Answer : d. Fourth Generation
Description : A digital computer did not score over an analog computer in terms of a. Speed b. Accuracy c. Reliability d. Cost
Last Answer : b. Accuracy
Description : IBM 7000 digital computer a. Belongs to second generation b. Uses VLSI c. Employs semi conductor memory d. Has modular constructions
Last Answer : d. Has modular constructions
Description : The digital computer was developed primarily in a. USSR b. Japan c. USA d. UK
Last Answer : c. USA
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
Description : A hybrid computer a. Resembles digital computer b. Resembles analog computer c. Resembles both a digital and analog computer d. None of the above
Last Answer : c. Resembles both a digital and analog computer
Description : In analog computer a. Input is first converted to digital form b. Input is never converted to digital form c. Output is displayed in digital form d. All of above
Last Answer : b. Input is never converted to digital form
Description : In CNC systems multiple microprocessors and programmable logic controllers work a.in parallel b.in series c.one after the other d.for 80% of the total machining time
Last Answer : a.in parallel
Description : In the third Generation of computers a. Distributed data processing first became popular b. An operating system was first developed c. High level procedural language were first used d. Online real time systems first become popular
Last Answer : d. Online real time systems first become popular
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 : A high quality CAD system uses the following for printing drawing and graphs a. Dot matrix printer b. Digital plotter c. Line printer d. All of the above
Last Answer : b. Digital plotter
Description : A technique used by codes to convert an analog signal into a digital bit stream is known as a. Pulse code modulation b. Pulse stretcher c. Query processing d. Queue management
Last Answer : a. Pulse code modulation
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 : One of the main feature that distinguish microprocessors from micro-computer is A) Words are usually large in microprocessors B) Words are shorter in microprocessors C) Microprocessor does not contain I/O device D) Exactly the same as the machine cycle time
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : The CPU also called the … when talking about PCs, does the vast majority of the processing for a computer. a) Macroprocessor b) RAM c) Memory system d) microprocessors e) None of these
Last Answer : d) microprocessors
Description : The first firm to mass-market a microcomputer as a personal computer was a. IBM b. Super UNIVAC c. Radio Shaks d. Data General Corporation
Last Answer : c. Radio Shaks
Description : An IBM system/38 represents the computer class of: a. Small scale computer b. Medium scale computer c. Large scale computer d. Super computer
Last Answer : a. Small scale computer
Description : When was the world’s first laptop computer introduced in the market and by whom? a. Hewlett-Packard b. Epson, 1981 c. Laplink traveling software Inc. 1982 d. Tandy model-2000, 1985
Last Answer : b. Epson, 1981
Description : The accuracy of the floating-point numbers representable in two 16-bit words of a computer is approximately a. 16 digits b. 6 digits c. 9 digits d. All of above
Description : One computer that is not considered a portable computer is a. Minicomputer b. A laptop computer c. Mini computer d. All of the above
Last Answer : a. Minicomputer
Description : The processes of starting or restarting a computer system by loading instructions from a secondary storage device into the completer memory is called a. Duping b. Booting c. Padding d. All of above
Last Answer : b. Booting
Description : A term associated with the comparison of processing speeds of different computer system is: a. EFTS b. MPG c. MIPS d. CFPS
Last Answer : c. MIPS
Description : Which of the following required large computer memory? a. Imaging b. Graphics c. Voice d. All of above
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 : Which American Computer Company is called big blue? a. Microsoft b. Compaq Corp c. IBM d. Tandy Sevenson
Last Answer : c. IBM
Description : Which was the computer conceived by Babbage? a. Analytical engine b. Arithmetic machine c. Donald Knuth d. All of above
Last Answer : a. Analytical engine
Description : The first electronic computer in the world was a. UNIVAC b. EDVAC c. ENIAC d. All of above
Last Answer : c. ENIAC
Description : A computer programmer a. Dies all the thinking for a compute b. Can enter input data quickly c. Can operate all types of computer equipment d. Can draw only flowchart
Last Answer : a. Dies all the thinking for a compute
Description : computer operators a. writes computer programs for specific problems b. operate the device which input and output data from the computer c. normally require a college degree in computer science d. all of the above
Last Answer : b. operate the device which input and output data from the computer
Description : Computer instructions written with the use of English words instead of binary machine code is called a. Mnemonics b. Symbolic code c. Gray codes d. Opcode
Last Answer : b. Symbolic code
Description : Which computer memory is used for storing programs and data currently being processed by the CPU? a. Mass memory b. Internal memory c. Non-volatile memory d. PROM
Last Answer : b. Internal memory
Description : Where as a computer mouse moves over the table surface, the trackball is a. Stationary b. Difficult to move c. Dragged d. Moved in small stems
Last Answer : a. Stationary
Description : Can you tell what passes into and out from the computer via its ports? a. Data b. Bytes c. Graphics d. Pictures
Last Answer : a. Data
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 : What are the three decisions making operations performed by the ALU of a computer? a. Grater than b. Less than c. Equal to d. All of the above
Description : The word length of a computer is measured in a. Bytes b. Millimeters c. Meters d. Bits
Last Answer : d. Bits
Description : What was the nick name of the computer used by the Americans in 1952 for their H-bomb project? a. ENIAC b. EDSAC c. MANIAC d. UNIVAC
Last Answer : c. MANIAC
Description : A typical personal computer used for business purposes would have… of RAM. a. 4 KB b. 16 K c. 64 K d. 256 K
Last Answer : d. 256 K
Description : What is required when more than one person uses a central computer at the same time? a. Light pen b. Mouse c. Digitizer d. Terminal
Last Answer : d. Terminal
Description : What type of device is computer keyboard? a. Memory b. Output c. Storage d. Input
Last Answer : d. Input
Description : Which is the type of memory for information that does not change on your computer? a. RAM b. ROM c. ERAM d. RW / RAM
Last Answer : b. ROM
Description : Computer professionals working in a computer center are` a. Software b. Firmware c. Hardware d. Humanware
Last Answer : d. Humanware
Description : Each model of a computer has a unique a. Assembly of a computer b. Machine language c. High level language d. All of the above
Last Answer : b. Machine language