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ALU is |
Arithmetic Logic Unit
Array Logic Unit
Application Logic Unit
None of above
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CD-ROM stand for |
Compactable Read only memory
Compact data Read only memory
Compact Data read only memory
Compact Disk Read only memory
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UNIVAC is |
Universal Automatic computer
Universal Array computer
Uniue Atomic computer
Unvalued Automatic computer
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Which was the world's first minicomputer and when was it introduced. |
POP -1 1958
IBM System /36l, 1960
POP-II 1961
VAX 11/780 , 1962
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In 1830 Charies Babbages designed a machine called the analytical engine which he showed at the parts exhibition in which year was it exhibited. |
1820
1860
1855
1970
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A digital computer did not score over an analog computer in terms of. |
Speed
Accuracy
Reliability
Cost
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The first firm to mass-market a microcomputer as a personal computer was |
IBM
Super UNIVAC
Radio Shaks
Data general Corporation
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An IBM system 38 represents the computer class of. |
Small scale computer
Medium scale computer
Large scale computer
Super computer
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In the third generation of computers |
Distributed data processing first became popular
An operating system was first developed
High level procedural language were first used
Online real time system first become popular
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The first machine to successfully perform a long series of arithmetic and locial operations was. |
ENIAC
Mark -1
Analytic Engine
UNIVAC -1
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Most important advantage of an IC is its. |
Easy replacement in case of circuit failure
Extremely high reliability
Reduced cost
Low powers consumption
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An integrated circuit is. |
A complicated circuit
An integrating device
Much costlier than a single transistor
Febricated on a tiny silicon chip
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IBM7000 digital computer |
Belongs to second generation
Uses VLSI
Employs semi conductor memory
Has modular constructions
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Who developed a mechanical device in the 17th century that could add subtract multiple divided and find sure roots. |
Napiler
Babbage
Pascal
Leibniz
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Who built the world's first electronic calculator using telephone relays. light bulb and batteries. |
Claude Shannon
Konrard Zues
George stibits
Howard H Aiken
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The first microprocessor built by the inter corporation was called. |
8008
8080
4004
8800
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When was the world's first laptop computer introduced in the market and by whom. |
Hawieltt-Packard
Epson 1981
Laplink traveling software in 1982
Tandy model 2000 ,1985
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What are of control pins are needed in a microprocessor to regulate traffic on the bus in order to prevent two devices from trying to use it at the same time. |
Bus control
Bus arbitration
Interrupts
Status
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The least significant bit of the binary number which is equivalent to any odd decimal number is. |
0
1
1 or 0
3
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One of the main feature that distinuish microprocessors from micro computers is. |
Words are usually larger in microprocessors
Words are shorter in microprocessors
Microprocessor does not contain 1/0 devices
Exactly the same as the machine cycle time
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Registers, which are partially visible to users and used to hold conditional are known as |
PC
Memory address registers
General purpose register
Flags
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Which of the following memory medium is not used as main memory system. |
Magnetic core
Semiconductor
magnetic tape
Both a and b
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The memory which is programmed at the time it is manufactured. |
POM
RAM
PROM
EPROM
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Which of the following memories must be refreshed many times per second. |
Static RAM
Dynamic RAM
EPROM
ROM
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Serial access memories are useful in application where |
Data consists of numbers
Short access time is required
Each stored word a processed diffrently
Data naturally needs to flow in and out in a serial form
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The number of records contained within a block of data on magnetic tape is defined by the |
Block definition
Record contain clause
Blocking factor
Record per block factor
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Daisy wheel printer is a type of. |
Matrix primer
Impact printer
Laser printer
Manual printer
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Plotter accuracy is measured in term of repeatability and |
Buffer size
Resolution
Vertical dimensions
Intelligence
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The accuracy of the floating point numbers representable in two 16 bit words of a computer is approximately |
10 digits
6 digits
9 digits
All of above
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A dumb terminal has |
An embedded microprocessor
Extensive memory
Independent processing
A keyboard and screen
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