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Question # 1

Chief Component of first generation computer was.

Question # 2

Which was the most popular first generation computer.

Question # 3

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 # 4

The output uality of a printer is measured by

Question # 5

Hard disk is coated in both side above

Question # 6

The latest PC keyboards use a circuit that senses the movement by the change in its capacitance.

Question # 7

Floppy disk typically in diameter

Question # 8

A kind of serial Dot matrix printer that forms characters with magnetically charged ink sprayed dots is called.

Question # 9

An error in software of hardware is called a bug What is the alternative computer program for it.

Question # 10

Latency time is.

Question # 11

Most of the inexpensive personal computers do not have only disk or diskette drive. What is the name of such computes.

Question # 12

Extended SACII uses

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An application program that helps the user to change any number and immediately see the result of that change is.

Question # 14

Computer professionals working in a computer center are.

Question # 15

How many address lines are needed to address each machine location in a 2048 x 4 memory chip.

Question # 16

On a PC how much memory is available to application software.

Question # 17

Which of the following terms is the most closely related to main memory.

Question # 18

The first electronic computer in the world was.

Question # 19

What is the name of the computer terminal which gives paper printout.

Question # 20

The two basic types of record access methods are.

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Sr.# Question Answer
1 In a punch card system data is preocesed by a
A. Keypunch machine sorter and posting machine
B. According machine posting machine and billing machine
C. Sorter posting machine and billing machine
D. According machine keypunch machine and sorter
2 What are the three decisions making operations performed by the ALU of a computer.
A. Grater than
B. Less than
C. Eual to
D. All of the above
3 Computer operator
A. Writes computer program for specific problems
B. Operate the device which input and output data from the computer.
C. Normally require a college degree in computer science
D. All of the above
4 Second Generation computers were developed during.
A. 1949 to 1955
B. 156 to 1965
C. 1965 to 1970
D. 1970 to 1990
5 Which is the following is first generation of computer.
A. EDSAC
B. IBM -1401
C. CDC-1604
D. ICL -2900
6 The secondary storage device can only store data but they cannot perform
A. Arithmetic Operation
B. Logic operation
C. Fatch operations
D. Either of the above
7 CD-ROM is a
A. Semiconductor memory
B. Memory register
C. Magnetic memory
D. None of above
8 The word length of a computer is measured in.
A. Bytes
B. Bits
C. Millimeters
D. Meters
9 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 everywhere Can you name the country which contributed the video display.
A. India
B. China
C. Taiwan
D. Germany
10 Today's computer gain IBM was earlier known by different name which was changes in 1924. What was that name.
A. Tabulator Machine co
B. Computer Tabulating Recording Co
C. The tabulator Ltd.
D. International Computer Ltd.
11 A semiconductor memory which allows the eraser of the information started in it so that new information can be stared in it is referred as.
A. EPROM
B. ROM
C. RAM
D. None
12 EBCDIC stand for
A. Extended Binary Coded Decimal interchange code
B. Extended Bit Code Decimal interchange code
C. Extended Bit case Decimal interchange code
D. Extended Binary case Decimal interchange code
13 Which company is the biggest player in the microprocessor industry.
A. Motorola
B. IBM
C. Intel
D. AMD
14 An error in computer data is called.
A. Chip
B. Bug
C. CPU
D. Storage
15 The act of retrieving existing data from memory is called.
A. Read out
B. Read from
C. Read
D. All of above
16 The advantage of COM are its and
A. Compact size speed readability
B. Compact size speed
C. Readability speed
D. Low cost readability
17 Who built the world's first electronic calculator using telephone relays. light bulb and batteries.
A. Claude Shannon
B. Konrard Zues
C. George stibits
D. Howard H Aiken
18 What is required when more than one person uses a central computer at the same time.
A. Light pen
B. Mouse
C. Terminal
D. Digitizer
19 Which was the most popular first generation computer.
A. IBM 1650
B. 1BM 360
C. IBM 1130
D. IBM 2700
20 Any method for controlling access to or use fo memory is known
A. Memory map
B. Memory protection
C. Memory management
D. Memory instruction

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