Description : Storage capacity of magnetic disk depends on A) tracks per inch of surface B) bits per inch of tracks C) disk pack in disk surface D) All of above
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : Storage capacity of magnetic disk depends on a. tracks per inch of surface b. bits per inch of tracks c. disk pack in disk surface d. All of above
Last Answer : All of above
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
Last Answer : Surface
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 : a. 1.40 MB
Description : When we move from the outermost track to the innermost track in a magnetic disk, then density (bits per linear inch) (1) decreases (2) increases (3) remains the same (4) either remains constant or decreases
Last Answer : increases
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 : A floppy disk contains a. Circular tracks only b. Sectors only c. Both circular tracks and sectors d. All of the above
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 : 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 : a. Magnetic core memory
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 : Which of the following is not a primary storage device? a. Magnetic tape b. Magnetic disk c. Optical disk d. None of above
Last Answer : d. None of above
Description : Reading data is performed in magnetic disk by a. Read/write leads b. Sectors c. Track d. Lower surface
Last Answer : a. Read/write leads
Description : The most important advantage of a video disk is a. Compactness b. Potential capacity c. Durability d. Cost effectiveness
Last Answer : b. Potential capacity
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
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 : 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 : Which of the following is not true for a magnetic disk? a. It is expensive relative to magnetic tape b. It provides only sequential access to stored data c. Users can easily update records by writing over the old data d. All of above
Last Answer : b. It provides only sequential access to stored data
Description : Hard disk is coated in both side above a. Magnetic metallic oxide b. Optical metallic oxide c. Carbon layer d. All of the above
Last Answer : a. Magnetic metallic oxide
Description : The output quality of a printer is measured by a. Dot per inch b. Dot per sq. inch c. Dots printed per unit time d. All of above
Last Answer : b. Dot per sq. inch
Description : Tape speed is measured in a. Feet per second b. Inch per second c. Meter per second d. Centimeter per second
Last Answer : b. Inch per second
Description : a computer which CPU speed around 100 million instruction per second and with the word length of around 64 bits is known as a. Super computer b. Mini computer c. Micro computer d. Macro computer
Last Answer : a. Super computer
Description : of the primary memory of the computer is limited. a. Storage capacity b. Magnetic disk c. Both d. None of these
Last Answer : a. Storage capacity
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 : Magnetic tape can serve as a. Secondary storage media b. Output media c. Input media d. All of the above
Description : The storage subsystem in a microcomputer consists mainly of … or … media with varying capacities a. Memory or video b. Magnetic or optical c. Optical or memory d. Video or magnetic
Last Answer : b. Magnetic or optical
Description : Which of the following is used as a primary storage device? a. Magnetic drum b. Prom c. Floppy d. All of above
Last Answer : b. Prom
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 : 1.44 MB
Last Answer : d. 1.44 MB
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 : A collection of 8 bits is called a. byte b. word c. record
Last Answer : a. byte
Description : A stack pointer is a. a 16-bit register in the microprocessor that indicate the beginning of the stack memory. b. a register that decodes and executes 16-bit arithmetic expression. c. The first memory location where a subroutine address is stored. d. a register in which flag bits are stored
Last Answer : a. a 16-bit register in the microprocessor that indicate the beginning of the stack memory.
Description : If the number of address bits in a memory is reduced by 2 and the addressability is doubled, the size of the memory (i.e., the number of bits stored in the memory) a. doubles b. remains unchanged c. halves d. increases by 2^(address bits)/addressability
Last Answer : c. halves
Description : A structure that stores a number of bits taken "together as a unit" is a a. gate b. mux c. decoder d. register
Last Answer : d. register
Description : Because we wish to allow each ASCII code to occupy one location in memory, most memories are _____ addressable. a. BYTE b. NIBBLE c. WORD (16 bits) d. DOUBLEWORD (32 bits)
Last Answer : a. BYTE
Description : For a memory with a 16-bit address space, the addressability is a. 16 bits b. 8 bits c. 2^16 bits d. Cannot be determined
Last Answer : d. Cannot be determined
Description : Serial port interrupt is generated, if ____ bits are seta) IE b) RI, IE c) IP, TI d) RI, TI
Last Answer : d) RI, TI
Description : The word length of a computer is measured in a. Bytes b. Millimeters c. Meters d. Bits
Last Answer : d. Bits
Description : The original ASCII code used…bits of each byte, reserving that last bit for error checking a. 5 b. 6 c. 7 d. 8
Last Answer : c. 7
Description : The Width of a processor’s data path is measured in bits. Which of the following are common data paths? a. 8 bits b. 12 bits c. 16 bits d. 32 bits
Last Answer : a. 8 bits
Description : If in a computer, 16 bits are used to specify address in a RAM, the number of addresses will be a. 216 b. 65,536 c. 64K d. Any of the above
Last Answer : b. 65,536
Description : A byte consists of a. One bit b. Four bits c. Eight bits d. Sixteen bits
Last Answer : c. Eight bits
Description : The processor 80386/80486 and the Pentium processor uses _____ bits address bus: a. 16 b. 32 c. 36 d. 64
Last Answer : b. 32
Description : ____is used to control the cache with two new control bits not present in the 80386 microprocessor. What are the bits used to control the 8K byte cache? a) CR0, CD, NW b) CR0, NW, PWT c) Control Register Zero, PWT, PCD d) none
Last Answer : d) none
Description : Serial port interrupt is generated, if ____ bits are set a) IE b) RI, IE c) IP, TI d) RI, TI
Last Answer : a) IE