What does the disk drive of a computer do?
a. Rotate the disk
b. Read the disk
c. Load a program from the disk into the memory
d. Both b and c

1 Answer

Answer :

Both b and c

Related questions

Description : What does the disk drive of a computer do? A) Rotate the disk B) Read the disk C) Load a program from the disk into the memory D) Both b and c

Last Answer : Answer : D

Description : What does the disk drive of a computer do? a. Rotate the disk b. Read the disk c. Load a program from the disk into the memory d. Both b and c

Last Answer : d. Both b and c

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 : Track number

Description : The disk drive component used to position read/write heads over a specific track I known as a. Acoustic couples b. Access arm c. Cluster d. All of the above

Last Answer : Access arm

Description : CD-ROM stands for a. Compactable Read Only Memory b. Compact Data Read Only Memory c. Compactable Disk Read Only Memory d. Compact Disk Read Only Memory

Last Answer : Compact Disk Read Only Memory

Description : Sending afile from your personal computer's primary memory or disk to another computer is called A. uploading B. downloading C. logging on D. hang on E. None of the above

Last Answer : uploading

Description : The IBM PC-XT was the first to include a hard drive. What was the capacity of this disk ? 750 KB 10 KB 20 KB 1.44 KB

Last Answer : 10 KB

Description : Most of the inexpensive personal computers do not have any disk or diskette drive. What is the name of such computes? a. Home computers b. Diskless computers c. Dedicated computers d. General purpose computers

Last Answer : Home computers

Description : Which of the following is a secondary memory device? a. Keyboard b. Disk c. ALU d. All of the above

Last Answer : Disk

Description : Reading data is performed in magnetic disk by a. Read/write leads b. Sectors c. Track d. Lower surface

Last Answer : Read/write leads

Description : Which among the following is correct regarding the Boot Sector Viruses: a) These viruses are resides in the boot sector of a floppy or hard disk. b) Such viruses are activated every time a computer ... uninfected floppy disk is inserted into the floppy drive d) All of the Above e) None of These

Last Answer : d) All of the Above

Description : When your turn on the computer, the boot routine will perform this test: a) Power on Self Test b) Disk Drive Test c) Memory Test d) None of These

Last Answer : a) Power on Self Test

Description : When your turn on the computer, the boot routine will perform this test a) RAM test b) disk drive test c) memory test d) power on self test e) None of these

Last Answer : d) power on self test

Description : When you turn on the computer, the boot routine will perform this test ..... 1) RAM test 2) disk drive test 3) memory test 4) power-on self-test

Last Answer : 2) disk drive test

Description : The first electronic general purpose digital computer built by Mauchly and Eckert called ENIA did not work on the stored program principle. How many numbers could it store in its internal memory? a. 100 b. 20 c. 40 d. 80

Last Answer : 20

Description : The instructions for starting the computer are house on ________ A. Hard Disk B. CD-ROM C. Read Only Memory chip D. All of the above

Last Answer : C. Read Only Memory chip

Description : Which of the following is the storage area whit in the computer itself which Holds data only Temporarily as the computer processes instructions? 1) The Hard Disk 2) Main Memory 3) The Control unit 4) Read Only Memory

Last Answer : 4) Read Only Memory

Description : CD ROM stands for: (A) Computer Disk Read Only Memory (B) Compact Disk Read Over Memory (C) Compact Disk Read Only Memory (D) Computer Disk Read Over Memory

Last Answer : (C) Compact Disk Read Only Memory

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 : Answer : D

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 : 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 : What is the number of read-write heads in the drive for a 9-trac magnetic tape? a. 9 b. 16 c. 18 d. 27

Last Answer : 27

Description : The act of retrieving existing data from memory is called a. Read-out b. Read from c. Read d. All of above

Last Answer : All of above

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 : Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory

Description : A disk's content that is recorded at thetime of manufacture and that cannot bechanged or erased by theuser is– (A) Memory-only (B) Write-only (C) Once-only (D) Run-only (E) Read-only

Last Answer : Read-only

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 : Modem

Description : IMB launched its first personal computer called IBM-PC in 1981. It had chips from Intel, disk drives from Tandon, operating system from Microsoft, the printer from Epson and the application software from ... the country which contributed the video display? a. India b. China c. Germany d. Taiwan

Last Answer : Taiwan

Description : Which of the following registers is used to keep track of address of the memory location where the next instruction is located? a. Memory address register b. Memory data register c. Instruction register d. Program counter

Last Answer : Program counter

Description : Which of the following registers is loaded with the contents of the memory location pointed by the PC? a. Memory address registers b. Memory data registers c. Instruction register d. Program counter

Last Answer : Instruction register

Description : Which of the following Devices have a limitation that we can only read it but can not erase and modify it? 1) Tape Drive 2) Hard Disk 3) Compact Disk 4) Floppy Disk

Last Answer : 4) Floppy Disk

Description : The head arm assembly of a floppy disk drive transport has how many read heads and how many write heads?

Last Answer : Two read heads and two write heads.

Description : The disk drive component used to position read/write heads over a specific track I known as a. Acoustic couples b. Access arm c. Cluster d. All of the above

Last Answer : b. Access arm

Description : The disk drive component used to position read/write heads over a specific track I known as a. Acoustic couples b. Access arm c. Cluster d. All of the above

Last Answer : b. Access arm

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 : Both circular tracks and sectors

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 : Magnetic metallic oxide

Description : CD-ROM stands for A) Compactable Read Only Memory B) Compact Data Read Only Memory C) Compactable Disk Read Only Memory D) Compact Disk Read Only Memory

Last Answer : Answer : D

Description : One of the popular mass storage device is CD ROM. What does CD ROM stand for? A) Compactable Read Only Memory B) Compact Data Read Only Memory C) Compactable Disk Read Only Memory D) Compact Disk Read Only Memory

Last Answer : Answer : D

Description : Which of the following is a read only memory storage device? A) Floppy Disk B) CD-ROM C) Hard Disk D) None of these

Last Answer : Answer : B

Description : CD-ROM stand for a) Compactable Read Only Memory b) Compact Data Read Only Memory c) Compactable Disk Read Only Memory d) Compact Disk Read Only Memory

Last Answer : d) Compact Disk Read Only Memory

Description : Which of the following is a read only memory storage device. 1) Floppy Disk 2) Hard Disk 3) CDROM 4) None of these

Last Answer : 3) CDROM

Description : Which of the following is a read only memory storage device. 1 Floppy Disk 2 Hard Disk 3 CDROM 4 None of these

Last Answer : 3 CDROM

Description : CD-ROM stands for a. Compactable Read Only Memory b. Compact Data Read Only Memory c. Compactable Disk Read Only Memory d. Compact Disk Read Only Memory

Last Answer : d. Compact Disk Read Only Memory

Description : D-ROM stands for a. Compactable Read Only Memory b. Compact Data Read Only Memory c. Compactable Disk Read Only Memory d. Compact Disk Read Only Memory

Last Answer : d. Compact Disk Read Only Memory

Description : The ............... transfers the executable image of a C++ program from hard disk to main memory. (A) Compiler (B) Linker (C) Debugger (D) Loader

Last Answer : (D) Loader

Description : Which of the following is not typically a benefit of dynamic linking? I. Reduction in overall program execution time. II. Reduction in overall space consumption in memory. III. Reduction in overall space consumption on disk. IV. ... updates. (A) I and IV (B) I only (C) II and III (D) IV only

Last Answer : (B) I only 

Description : A logical schema A. is the entire database B. is a standard wayof organizing information into accessible parts C. describes how data is actually stored on disk D. All of theabove E. None of the above

Last Answer : is a standard wayof organizing information into accessible parts

Description : “““.is the process ofdividing the disk into tracks and sectors. (A) Tracking (B) Formatting (C) Crashing (D) Allotting (E) None of these

Last Answer : Formatting

Description : The d.c. series motor should always be started with load because (A) at no load, it will rotate at dangerously high speed. (B) it will fail to start. (C) it will not develop high starting torque. (D) all are true.

Last Answer : (A) at no load, it will rotate at dangerously high speed.

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 : Both b and c