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Question # 1

Plotter accuracy is measured in term of repeatability and

Question # 2

Which of the following registers is loaded with the contents of the memory location pointed by the PC.

Question # 3

Which of the following printing devices an output composed of a series of data.

Question # 4

Floppy disks which are made from flexible plastic material are also called.

Question # 5

The primary advantage of key to tap data entry system is.

Question # 6

What was the nick name of the computer used by the Americans in 1952 for their H-bomb project.

Question # 7

A device that operates under the control of another device is called.

Question # 8

The use of spooler programs and Hardware allows personal computer operators to do the processing work at the same time a printing operation is in progress.

Question # 9

ASCII stand for.

Question # 10

The octal equivalent of 111010 is

Question # 11

Dot-matrix is a type of

Question # 12

What is the responsibility of the logical unit in the CPU of a computer.

Question # 13

Reading data is performed in magnetic disk by

Question # 14

Where as a computer moues moves over the table surface the trackball is.

Question # 15

Another word for a daisy wheel printer

Question # 16

A name or number used to identify a storage location is called.

Question # 17

What is required when more than one person uses a central computer at the same time.

Question # 18

Hard disk is coated in both side above

Question # 19

Which types of computers uses the 8-bit code called EBCDIC.

Question # 20

Distributed data processing configuration where all activates passes through a centrally located computer is.

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1 Magnetic tape can serve as
A. Secondary storage media
B. Output media
C. Input Media
D. All of the above
2 EBCDIC can code up to how many different charcters.
A. 256
B. 16
C. 32
D. 64
3 An integrated circuit is.
A. A complicated circuit
B. An integrating device
C. Much costlier than a single transistor
D. Febricated on a tiny silicon chip
4 Binary codes as used in computer sciences are codes made up of witch of the following two numbers.
A. 0 and 9
B. 1 and 3
C. 0 and 1
D. 9 and 1
5 Which of the following is machine independence program.
A. High level language
B. Low level language
C. Assembly language
D. Machine language
6 Which was the world's first mini computer and when was it indroduced.
A. POP -1 1958
B. IBM System/36, 1960
C. PDP - II, 1961
D. VAX-11/780 , 1962
7 The number of records contained within a block of data on magnetic tape is defined by the
A. Block definition
B. Record contain clause
C. Blocking factor
D. Record per block factor
8 The subdivision of fields.
A. Always done to give the programmer greater flexibility
B. Dependent on programming language used.
C. Never accomplished on fields containing numeric data
D. All above
9 Which chips using special external equipment can reprogram
A. ROM
B. PROM
C. SAM
D. RAM
10 Reading data is performed in magnetic disk by
A. Read
B. Sectors
C. Track
D. Lower surface
11 Microprocessor can be used to make
A. Computers
B. Digital system
C. Calculators
D. All above
12 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
13 Which one of the following input device is user programmable.
A. Dumb terminal
B. Smart terminal
C. VDT
D. Intelligent terminal
14 The first machine to successfully perform a long series of arithmetic and locial operations was.
A. ENIAC
B. Mark -1
C. Analytic Engine
D. UNIVAC -1
15 Which of the following require large computers memory.
A. Imaging
B. Graphics
C. Voice
D. All above
16 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. All of above
17 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
18 In a punched cant system, data is processed by a
A. Keypunch machine sorter and posting machine
B. Accounting machine posting machine, and billing machine
C. Accounting machine keypunch machine and sorter
D. Sorter posting machine and billing machine
19 In which year's was UK's premier computing event called "The which computer started.
A. 1980
B. 1985
C. 1986
D. 1987
20 Most important advantage of an IC is its.
A. Easy replacement in case of circuit failure
B. Extremely high reliability
C. Reduced cost
D. Low powers consumption

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