Description : What are analog computers designed to measure?
Last Answer : Continuous electrical or physical conditions.
Description : What were the first computers designed to manipulate in order to solve arithmetic problems?
Last Answer : Numbers.
Description : What type of memory is not directly addressable by the CPU and requires special softw3are called EMS (expanded memory specification)? A) Extended B) Expanded C) Base D) Conventional
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Control memory is part of __ that has addressable storage registers and used as temporary storage for data. a. ROM b. RAM c. CPU d. Memory
Last Answer : b. RAM
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 : What type of memory is not directly addressable by the CPU and requires special softw3are called EMS (expanded memory specification)? a. Extended b. Expanded c. Base d. Conventional
Last Answer : b. Expanded
Description : A byte addressable computer has a memory capacity of 2 m Kbytes and can perform 2 n operations. An instruction involving 3 operands and one operator needs a maximum of (A) 3m bits (B) m + n bits (C) 3m + n bits (D) 3m + n + 30 bits
Last Answer : (D) 3m + n + 30 bits
Description : Which of the following is incorrect for virtual memory? (1) Large programs can be written (2) More I/O is required (3) More addressable memory available (4) Faster and easy swapping of process
Last Answer : Answer: 2
Description : In IT, associative memory is called as (1) Virtual memory (2) Cache memory (3) Content addressable memory (4) Main memory
Last Answer : Content addressable memory
Description : Which of the following is used for very high speed searching applications ? (1) Flash Memory (2) Content-addressable Memory (3) Dynamic Random Access Memory (4) Static Random Access Memory
Last Answer : Content-addressable Memory
Description : What are two disadvantages of procedure oriented languages?
Last Answer : They require more space in memory and they process data at a slower rate than symbolic languages.
Description : What led to the development of procedure oriented languages?
Last Answer : The development of mnemonic techniques and macroinstructions.
Description : Asynchronous protocol is A. message oriented B. clock oriented C. bit oriented D. character oriented
Last Answer : D. character oriented
Description : The most common protocol for point-to-pointaccess is the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP), which is a _________protocol. A) bit-oriented B) byte-oriented C) character-oriented D) none of the above
Last Answer : byte-oriented
Description : High-level Data Link Control (HDLC) is a _______ protocol for communication over point-to-pointand multipoint links. A) bit-oriented B) byte-oriented C) character-oriented D) none of the above
Last Answer : bit-oriented
Description : Which of the following is true? 1) Plotters are not available for microcomputer systems 2) Micro-computer are not programmed like conventional computers 3) Mini-computers are task-oriented 4) The contents of ROM are easily changed
Last Answer : 3) Mini-computers are task-oriented
Description : State why a well-designed soldering iron is self-regulating
Last Answer : The resistance of its heating element increases with rising temperature, thus limiting the current flow.
Description : What happens to reflected energy that enters a directional coupler that is designed to sample incident energy?
Last Answer : . The reflected energy adds at the absorbent material and is absorbed.
Description : in a directional coupler that is designed to sample the incident energy, what happens to the two portions of the wavefront when they arrive at the pickup probe?
Last Answer : The wavefront portions add.
Description : What test equipment is designed to generate, modify, or measure a range of parameters of electronic functions of a specific nature required to test a single system or equipment?
Last Answer : Special-purpose electronic test equipment.
Description : When will a synchro generate more heat than it is designed to handle?
Last Answer : Synchros have one primary winding that can be turned through 360º and three secondary windings spaced 120º apart.
Description : In a properly designed servo system that has an oscillating input (order), what should be the response of the load?
Last Answer : It should oscillate.
Description : What is the air control panel designed to control?
Last Answer : Pressure.
Description : Which type of optical source usually lacks reflective facets and in some cases are designed to suppress reflections back into the active region?
Last Answer : LED.
Description : For what purposes is the SNAP II system designed?
Last Answer : To support shipboard and intermediate level maintenance, supply, financial, and administrative functions.
Description : What type of applications were most third generation computer systems designed to accomplish?
Last Answer : Both scientific and business data processing applications.
Description : A general-purpose computer is designed for what purpose?
Last Answer : To perform a wide variety of functions and operations.
Description : A computer that is designed to perform a specific operation and usually satisfies the needs of a particular type of problem, is said to be what type of computer?
Last Answer : Special-purpose.
Description : A spectrum analyzer is designed to display what signal characteristic?
Last Answer : Amplitude versus frequency (the frequency domain of the signals).
Description : What types of modulation are shipboard receive-only equipment designed to receive?
Last Answer : Fm or psk.
Description : Vacuum tubes are designed to operate in what portion of the Ep - Ip
Last Answer : The linear portion.
Description : Flat panel displays are designed to reduce what problem of a crt display?
Last Answer : Reduce the depth of the crt display caused by the length of the tube.
Description : What special requirement is the pulse counting accelerometer designed for?
Last Answer : When digital data is required from an accelerometer.
Description : Lap windings are used in generators designed for what type of application?
Last Answer : Higher load currents are possible
Description : A circuit is to be designed in which a capacitor must charge to 40 percent of the maximum charging voltage in 200 microseconds. The resistor to be used has a resistance of 40,000 ohms. What size capacitor must be used?
Last Answer : 0.1 microfarads 40% from the graph = 0.5
Description : What is the primary cause of broadside arrays losing efficiency when not operating at their designed frequency?
Last Answer : Lower radiation resistance.
Description : What type of prime mover requires a specially designed high-speed alternator?
Last Answer : Steam turbine.
Description : List four types of computers that are designed for use by organization, and are commonly usedby multiple people at the same time. List the types of computers that are designed for use by asingle person. How a footnote differs from an endnote?
Last Answer : supercomputers, mainframe computers and servers. Multiprocessor and multi-core (multiple CPUs on a single integrated circuit) personal and laptop computers are now widely available, and are being ... at once. Supercomputers usually see usage in large-scale simulation, graphics rendering, and crypt
Description : Are there any desks specifically designed for people with laptop computers?
Last Answer : A typical laptop desk isn't much more than a board to lay across your lap and the laptop goes on top. You can find a wide variety of the first. There is furniture designed for laptops but ... 't exist in large quantities, often it's questionable what makes it different from a normal computer desk.
Description : ART (Automatic Reasoning Tool) is designed to be used on __________ a) LISP machines b) Personal computers c) Microcomputers d) All of the mentioned
Last Answer : a) LISP machines
Description : A program designed to destroy data on your computer which can travel to "infect" other computers is called as: a) Operational Risks b) Torpedo c) Infector d) Virus
Last Answer : d) Virus
Description : _________ are specially designed computer chips that reside inside o ther devices, such as your car or your electronic thermostat a) Servers b) Embedded computers c) Robotic computers d) Mainframes e) None of these
Last Answer : b) Embedded computers
Description : Intel Itanium processors are designed fora.Servers and personal computers b.Servers only c.Personal computers onlyd.Calculators
Last Answer : b.Servers only
Description : ARM processors where basically designed for _______ A. Main frame systems B. Distributed systems C. Mobile systems D. Super computers
Last Answer : C. Mobile systems
Description : A computer or device that uses 8-bit ASCII or EBCDIC will use how many bits to store each character?
Last Answer : Nine.
Description : With early computers, the programmer had to translate instructions into what type of language form?
Last Answer : Machine.
Description : What is the great advantage of computers over typewriters?
Last Answer : Correcting errors.
Description : What type of computers are small and inexpensive yet provide a lot of computing power?
Last Answer : Microcomputers and minicomputers.
Description : On third generation computers, what results are gained by faster internal processing speeds?
Last Answer : Faster execution of instructions.