Description : The process of starting a or restarting a computer system by loading instructions from a secondary storage device into the computer memory is called A) Duping B) Booting C) Padding D) CPS
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : The process of starting a or restarting a computer system by loading instructions from a secondary storage device into the computer memory is called a. Duping b. Booting c. Padding d. CPS
Last Answer : Booting
Description : The process of starting or restarting a computer system by loading instructions from a secondary storage device into the computer memory is called: a) Duping b) Booting c) Padding d) None of The Above
Last Answer : c) Padding
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 : What is the difference between cold booting and warm booting: a) Cold Booting uses a floppy for booting while warm booting uses a hard disk for booting b) Cold booting is starting the computer from the power ... CAD command or reset button when it hangs c) Both of The Above d) None of The Above
Last Answer : b) Cold booting is starting the computer from the power off position and warm booting is the restarting the computer with CAD command or reset button when it hangs
Description : The instructions for starting the computer are house on a. Random access memory b. CD-Rom c. Read only memory chip
Last Answer : c. Read only memory chip
Description : My Macbook is not starting up correctly. It will get to the blue screen with the apple and the loading thing underneath it, but does nothing after that but keep restarting. what do i do?
Last Answer : Did you recently apply an upgrade to the OS or install new software? Also, how old is this computer?
Description : A term associated with the comparison of processing speeds of different computer system is: a. EFTS b. MPG c. MIPS d. CPS
Last Answer : c. MIPS
Description : . An online backing storage system capable of storing larger quantities of data is a. CPU b. Memory c. Mass storage d. Secondary storage
Last Answer : c. Mass storage
Description : What type of device is computer keyboard? a. Memory b. Output c. Storage d. Input
Last Answer : d. Input
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 : “Booting the System” means (1) loading the operating system (2) dismissing the computer (3) running an application program called “Booting”. (4) physically kicking the computer
Last Answer : loading the operating system
Description : Memory access in RISC architecture is limited to instructions a. CALL and RET b. PUSH and POP c. STA and LDA d. MOV and JMP
Last Answer : c. STA and LDA
Description : Instructions and memory address are represented by a. Character code b. Binary codes c. Binary word d. Parity bit
Last Answer : b. Binary codes
Description : A microprocessor retries instructions from : a. Control memory b. Cache memory c. Main memory d. Virtual memory
Last Answer : c. Main memory
Description : The advantage of memory mapped I/O over I/O mapped I/O is, a) Faster b) Many instructions supporting memory mapped I/O c) Require a bigger address decoder d) All the above
Last Answer : d) All the above
Description : An error in computer data is called a. Chip b. Bug c. CPU d. Storage device
Last Answer : b. Bug
Description : As compared to the secondary memory, the primary memory of a computer is a. Large b. Cheap c. Fast d. Slow
Last Answer : c. Fast
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 : A computer program that translates one program instructions at a time into machine language is called a/an a. Interpreter b. CPU c. Compiler d. Simulator
Last Answer : a. Interpreter
Description : Secondary memory can store____: a. Program store code b. Compiler c. Operating system d. All of these
Last Answer : d. All of these
Description : Actual data processing operations are performed in the arithmetic logic section, but not in the …. Storage section of a processor unit a. Primary b. Accumulator c. Buffer d. Secondary
Last Answer : a. Primary
Description : The secondary storage devices can only store data but they cannot perform a. Arithmetic Operation b. Logic operation c. Fetch operations d. Either of the above
Last Answer : d. Either of the above
Description : Magnetic tape can serve as a. Secondary storage media b. Output media c. Input media d. All of the above
Last Answer : d. All of the above
Description : The central processing unit (CPU) consists of a. Input, output and processing b. Control unit, primary storage, and secondary storage c. Control unit, arithmetic-logic unit and primary storage d. Control unit, processing, and primary storage
Last Answer : c. Control unit, arithmetic-logic unit and primary storage
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 is the parts of memory unit: a. Processor memory b. Main memory c. Secondary memory d. All of these
Description : Which of the following is a way to access secondary memory? a. Random access memory b. Action method c. Transfer method d. Density method
Last Answer : a. Random access memory
Description : The two kinds of main memory are: a. Primary and secondary b. Random and sequential c. ROM and RAM d. All of above
Last Answer : c. ROM and RAM
Description : Secondary memory is also called____: a. Auxiliary b. Backup store c. Both A and B d. None of these
Last Answer : c. Both A and B
Description : Which is the type of microcomputer memory: a. Processor memory b. Primary memory c. Secondary memory d. All of these
Description : Storage device where time to retrieve stored information is independent of address where it is stored is called _______ A. Random Access Memory B. Secondary Memory C. System D. None of the above
Last Answer : A. Random Access Memory
Description : Offline device is a. A device which is not connected to CPU b. A device which is connected to CPU c. A direct access storage device d. An I/O device
Last Answer : a. A device which is not connected to CPU
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 : One of a class of storage device devices that can access storage locations in any order is a. DTE b. DASD c. DDE d. DDE
Last Answer : b. DASD
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 : 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 : 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 : The difference between memory and storage is that memory is …. and storage is … a. Temporary, permanent b. Permanent, temporary c. Slow, fast d. All of above
Last Answer : a. Temporary, permanent
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 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 : A storage area used to store data to a compensate for the difference in speed at which the different units can handle data is a. Memory b. Buffer c. Accumulator d. Address
Last Answer : b. Buffer
Description : The difference between memory and storage is that memory is … and storage is … a. Temporary, permanent b. Permanent, temporary c. Slow, fast d. All of above
Description : The necessary steps carried out to perform the operation of accessing either memory or I/O Device, constitute a ___________________ a) fetch operation b) execute operation c) machine cycle
Last Answer : c) machine cycle
Description : A/n …. Device is any device that provides information, which is sent to the CPU a. Input b. Output c. CPU d. Memory
Last Answer : a. Input
Description : In most IBM PCs, the CPU, the device drives, memory expansion slots and active components are mounted on a single board. What is the name of this board? a. Motherboard b. Breadboard c. Daughter board d. Grandmother board
Last Answer : a. Motherboard
Description : The microprocessor can read/write 16 bit data from or to ________ A. memory B. I /O device C. processor D. register
Last Answer : The microprocessor can read/write 16 bit data from or to memory
Description : Hardware includes a) all devices used to input data into a computer b) sets of instructions that a computer runs or executes c) the computer and all the devices connected to it that ... involved in processing information including the central processing unit, memory and storage e) None of these
Last Answer : c) the computer and all the devices connected to it that are used to input and output data