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The number of bytes in the following number (1111, 1011, 0111,0100,1010) is. |
5
2 1/2
10
1 2/4
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| 2 |
Memory capacity may be expressed in. |
microseconds
kilobytes
bits
cycles
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| 3 |
Another name for a logic chip is. |
PROM
memory
microprocessor
ROM
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| 4 |
Computer operations are synchronized by. |
the CPU clock
megabytes
the binary system
E-time
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| 5 |
The unit that transforms data into information is the. |
CPU
ROM
DVD
OCR
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| 6 |
The heart of a digital computer is. |
control unit
memory unit
logic unit
visual display unit
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| 7 |
During E-time the ALU. |
examines the instruction
enters the instruction
executes the instruction
elicits the instruction
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| 8 |
The entire computer system is coordinated by. |
the ALU
the accumulator
the control unit
arithmetic operators
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| 9 |
The central processing Unit (CPU) comprises of. |
memory, VDU , and printer
input device , output device and memory
store , arithmetic and logic unit and control unit
software, hardware and power supply unit
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| 10 |
A CPU has. |
control unity consisting of program counter and instruction decoder, and arithmetic unit having accumulator
bubble memory
visual display unit
auxiliary storage unit
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| 11 |
Historically, the first computers were used for. |
text processing
data storage
simulation and modeling
arithmetic calculations
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| 12 |
Charles Babbage worked closely with ______ to develop his device. |
Ada Lovelace
Joseph-Marie Charles
Herman Hollerith Jacquard
Lord Byron
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| 13 |
Charles Babbage set out to create a device that could carry out any calculation to twenty digits of accuracy called a(n):. |
computer
analytical engine
calculator
mainframe
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| 14 |
Which is not a professional computer job? |
system analyst
programmer
user
data entry operator
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| 15 |
Programs written to cause computers to function in a desired way are called. |
hardware
instruction
software
algorithm
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| 16 |
Arranging classified data in a predetermined sequence to facilitate processing is called. |
storing
sorting
processing
classifying
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| 17 |
The concurrent processing of computer program via terminals on one computer system is an example of. |
real time processing
time-sharing
Interactive processing
all of the above
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| 18 |
computers that deal with discrete data are called. |
discrete computers
digital computers
analog computers
micro computers
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| 19 |
Who developed the first automatic electronic digital computer prototype between 1935 and 1942. |
John Atanasoff
J. Presper Eckert
William Shockley
Thomas J.Watson
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| 20 |
Who is pioneer in the field of computer language who played an important role in the development of COBOL. |
Grace M.Hopper
How H.Aiken
John von Neumann
Thomas J.Watson
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| 21 |
Who is responsible for introducing the concept of stored program. |
Blaise Pascal
Herman Hollerith
Charles Babbage
John von Neumann
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| 22 |
A microprocessor has memory location from 0000 to 3FFF, each storing one byte. The number of bytes, the memory can stored is. |
8,192
16,384
32,768
4,096
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| 23 |
The differential equations are solved by. |
analog computers
digital computers
differential machine
both analog and digital computers
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| 24 |
A physical system can be modeled by a set of. |
Boolean equations
logic equations
differential equations
linear algebraic equations
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| 25 |
Time scaling in analog computers is done to make them. |
operate fast
operate slowly
operate in time delay mode
either operate fast or operate slowly
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| 26 |
The main advantage of analog computers compared to digital computers is that they are more. |
efficient in continuous calculations such as differentiation and integration
efficient in handling vast data
accurate and precise
reliable
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| 27 |
IBM-1401, CDC-6600, IBM-7030 etc. belong to the. |
first generation computers
second generation computers
third generation computers
fourth generation computers
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| 28 |
PDP-5,PDP-8,IBM-360 series and IBM-370 series belong to the. |
first generation computers
second generation computers
third generation computers
fourth generation computers
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| 29 |
An analog computer produces its results in the form of. |
numbers
codes of '0's and '1's
log format
graphs
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| 30 |
Pick up the wrong statement in the analogy of mechanical and electrical devices. |
resistance is analog of damping
inductance is analog of mass
capacitance is analog of spring
charge is analog of displacement
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