Deck 4: Computer Technology and History: Part B
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Deck 4: Computer Technology and History: Part B
1
Which of the following are the best units of data on an external storage device?
A)bits
B)bytes
C)hertz
D)clock cycles
A)bits
B)bytes
C)hertz
D)clock cycles
bytes
2
The personal computer industry was started by
A)ibm
B)apple
C)compaq
D)hcl
A)ibm
B)apple
C)compaq
D)hcl
ibm
3
What is meant by a dedicated computer?
A)which is used by one person only
B)which is assigned one and only one task
C)which uses one kind of software
D)which is meant for application software
A)which is used by one person only
B)which is assigned one and only one task
C)which uses one kind of software
D)which is meant for application software
which is assigned one and only one task
4
Which programming languages are classified as low level languages?
A)basic, cobol, fortran
B)prolog 2, expert systems
C)knowledge based systems
D)assembly languages
A)basic, cobol, fortran
B)prolog 2, expert systems
C)knowledge based systems
D)assembly languages
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5
Registers, which are partially visible to users and used to hold conditional, are known as
A)pc
B)memory address registers
C)general purpose register
D)flags
A)pc
B)memory address registers
C)general purpose register
D)flags
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6
Which is not a comptuer of first generation?
A)eniac
B)univac
C)ibm 360
D)ibm 1401
A)eniac
B)univac
C)ibm 360
D)ibm 1401
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7
Registers which are partially visible to users and used to hold conditional codes (bits set by the CPU hardware as the result of operations), are known as
A)pc
B)flags
C)memory address registers
D)general purpose registers
A)pc
B)flags
C)memory address registers
D)general purpose registers
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8
Who invented vacuum tubes?
A)john bardeen
B)william shockley
C)lee de forest
D)all of above
A)john bardeen
B)william shockley
C)lee de forest
D)all of above
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9
An approach that permits the computer to work on several programs instead of one is
A)on-line thesaurus
B)multiprogramming
C)over lapped processing
D)outline processor
A)on-line thesaurus
B)multiprogramming
C)over lapped processing
D)outline processor
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10
Who suggested Stored Program Concept
A)john mauchley
B)j.p. eckert
C)john neumann
D)joseph jacquard
A)john mauchley
B)j.p. eckert
C)john neumann
D)joseph jacquard
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11
The notable features like keyboards, monitors, GUI were developed in
A)first generation
B)second generation
C)third generation
D)fourth generation
A)first generation
B)second generation
C)third generation
D)fourth generation
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12
Which is the highest form?
A)data
B)information
C)knowledge
D)all of above
A)data
B)information
C)knowledge
D)all of above
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13
Who is credited with the idea of using punch cards to control patterns in a waving machine?
A)pascal
B)hollerith
C)babbage
D)jacquard
A)pascal
B)hollerith
C)babbage
D)jacquard
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14
What is an interpreter?
A)an interpreter does the conversion line by line as the program is run
B)an interpreter is the representation of the system being designed
C)an interpreter is a general purpose language providing very efficient execution
D)none of the above
A)an interpreter does the conversion line by line as the program is run
B)an interpreter is the representation of the system being designed
C)an interpreter is a general purpose language providing very efficient execution
D)none of the above
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15
Which is a semi conductor memory?
A)dynamic
B)static
C)bubble
D)both a & b
A)dynamic
B)static
C)bubble
D)both a & b
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16
RJ45 UTP cable has ________ Cables.
A)2 pair
B)3 pair
C)4 pair
D)5 pair
A)2 pair
B)3 pair
C)4 pair
D)5 pair
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17
Which of the following is not a valid size of a Floppy Disk?
A)8
B)5 ¼
C)3 ½
D)5 ½
A)8
B)5 ¼
C)3 ½
D)5 ½
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18
The earliest calculating devices are
A)abacus
B)clock
C)difference engine
D)none of these
A)abacus
B)clock
C)difference engine
D)none of these
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19
Word length of a Personal Computer is ___
A)4 bits
B)8 bits
C)16 bits
D)64 bits
A)4 bits
B)8 bits
C)16 bits
D)64 bits
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20
What was the first computer to perform all calculation using electronics rather than wheels, ratchets, or mechanical switches?
A)mark i
B)abc
C)z3
D)none of above
A)mark i
B)abc
C)z3
D)none of above
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21
A directly accessible appointment calendar is feature of a __ resident package
A)cpu
B)memory
C)buffer
D)alu
A)cpu
B)memory
C)buffer
D)alu
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22
Which unit converts computer data into human readable form?
A)input unit
B)output unit
C)alu
D)control unit
A)input unit
B)output unit
C)alu
D)control unit
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23
The full form of ALU is
A)arithmetic logic unit
B)array logic unit
C)application logic unit
D)none of above
A)arithmetic logic unit
B)array logic unit
C)application logic unit
D)none of above
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24
What produces useful information out of data?
A)computer
B)processing
C)programming
D)none of above
A)computer
B)processing
C)programming
D)none of above
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25
Which of the following device was not invented by Babbage?
A)pascaline
B)difference engine
C)analytical engine
D)none of above
A)pascaline
B)difference engine
C)analytical engine
D)none of above
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