Deck 7: Computer Science Components, Systems, and Development

Question 1

A digital computer did not score over an analog computer in terms of

A)speed
B)accuracy
C)reliability
D)cost

Answer 1

accuracy

Question 2

Which number system is usually followed in a typical 32-bit computer?

A)binary
B)decimal
C)hexadecimal
D)octal

Answer 2

binary

Question 3

A computer has very low failure rate because it uses electronic components. It produces very consistent results. This is highlighted by which of the feature of computer?

A)accuracy
B)reliability
C)versatility
D)automatic

Answer 3

reliability

Question 4

A paper printout of a document is known as

A)softcopy output
B)hardcopy output
C)permanent output
D)all of above

Question 5

Which electronic component was made out of semiconductor material?

A)vacuum tubes
B)transistors
C)ics
D)all of above

Question 6

The act of retrieving existing data from memory is called

A)read-out
B)read from
C)read
D)all of above

Question 7

Which part of the computer is used for calculating and comparing?

A)disk unit
B)control unit
C)alu
D)modem

Question 8

ABC is a

A)special purpose computer
B)general purpose computer
C)all purpose computer
D)none of above

Question 9

The computer code for the interchange of information between terminals is

A)ascii
B)bcd
C)ebcdic
D)all of above

Question 10

When was the X window system born?

A)1984
B)1989
C)1988
D)1990

Question 11

What is the first stage in software development?

A)specification and design
B)testing
C)system analysis
D)maintenance

Question 12

Which of the following is valid statement?

A)data in itself is useless unless it is processed
B)the data that is processed is called a program
C)the data which is not yet processed is information
D)information is processed by computer to generate data.

Question 13

The Second Generation Computer was based on ________.

A)vacuum tube
B)silicon chips
C)transistor
D)bio chips

Question 14

EBCDIC stands 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

Question 15

Personnel who design, program, operates and maintains computer equipment refers to

A)console-operator
B)programmer
C)peopleware
D)system analyst

Question 16

IBM System/360 is

A)mainframe computer
B)mini computers
C)micro computers
D)none of above

Question 17

A system is

A)an integration of different units so as to achieve an objective
B)input unit
C)input and output unit
D)input, output and storage units

Question 18

Which of the following programming language started from second generation?

A)cobol
B)basic
C)c
D)lisp

Question 19

The translator program used in assembly language is called

A)compiler
B)interpreter
C)assembler
D)translator

Question 20

EEPROM stands 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

Question 21

Regarding data, computers are very good at

A)store
B)processing
C)retrieve
D)all of above

Question 22

Bit map terminal

A)support display containing multiple window
B)require considerable amount of video ram
C)requires tremendous amount of copying and hence low performance
D)all of above

Question 23

First generation computers used _________ for memory

A)vacuum tubes
B)silicon chips
C)magnetic drum
D)ram

Question 24

Which of the following memories allows simultaneous read and write operations?

A)rom
B)ram
C)eprom
D)none of above

Question 25

EPROM can be used for

A)erasing the contents of rom
B)reconstructing the contents of rom
C)erasing and reconstructing the contents of rom
D)duplicating rom