10 Introduction to the Computer (Part 10)
01 Mar 2015
181.The difference between memory and storage is that memory is ... and storage is ...
(1) Temporary, permanent
(2) Permanent, temporary
(3) Slow, fast
(4) All the above
(5) None of them
182.A floppy disk contains
(1) Circular tracks only
(2) Sectors only
(3) Both circular tracks and sectors
(4) All of the above
(5) None of them
183.The first electronic computer in the world was
(1) UNIVAC
(2) EDVAC
(3) ENIAC
(4) All the above
(5) None of them
184.The most commonly used standard data code to represent alphabetical, numerical and punctuation characters used in electronic data processing system is called
(1) ASCII
(2) EBCDIC
(3) BCD
(4) All the above
(5) None of them
185.Which was the computer conceived by Babbage?
(1) Analytical Engine
(2) Arithmetic Machine
(3) Donald Kunth
(4) All the above
(5) None of them
186.Offline device is
(1) A device which is not connected to CPU
(2) A device which is connected to CPU
(3) A direct access storage device
(4) An I/O device
(5) None of them
187.Which of the following registers is loaded with the contents of the memory location pointed by the PC?
(1) Memory address registers
(2) Memory data registers
(3) Instruction register
(4) Program counter
(5) None of them
188.Which of the following registers is used to keep track of address of the memory location where the next instruction is located?
(1) Memory address register
(2) Memory data register
(3) Instruction register
(4) Program counter
(5) None of them
189.Microprocessors can be used to make
(1) Computers
(2) Digital systems
(3) Calculators
(4) All the above
(5) None of them
190.How many address lines are needed to address each machine location in a 2048 x 4 memory chip?
(1) 10
(2) 11
(3) 8
(4) 12
(5) None of them
191.Which American computer company is called Big Blue?
(1) Microsoft
(2) Compaq Corp
(3) IBM
(4) Tandy Svenson
(5) None of them
192.When did IBM introduce the 20286 based PC/AT?
(1) 1982
(2) 1984
(3) 1985
(4) 1989
(5) None of them
193.When was the X window system born?
(1) 1984
(2) 1989
(3) 1988
(4) 1990
(5) None of them
194.Today’s computer giant IBM was earlier known by different name which was changes in 1924. What was that name?
(1) Tabulator Machine Co.
(2) Computer Tabulating Recording Co,
(3) The Tabulator Ltd.
(4) International Computer Ltd.
(5) None of them
195.The first electronic general purpose digital computer built by Mauchly and Eckert called ENIA did not work on the stored program principle. How many numbers could it store in its internal memory?
(1) 100
(2) 20
(3) 40
(4) 80
(5) None of them
196.The digital computer was developed primarily in
(1) USSR
(2) Japan
(3) USA
(4) UK
(5) None of them
197.The subject of cybernetics deals with the science of
(1) Genetics
(2) Control and communication
(3) Molecular biology
(4) Biochemistry
(5) None of them
198.Who is credited with the idea of using punch cards to control patterns in a waving machine?
(1) Pascal
(2) Hollerith
(3) Babbage
(4) Jacquard
(5) None of them
199.Most of the inexpensive personal computers do not have any disk or diskette drive. What is the name of such computes?
(1) Home computers
(2) Diskless computers
(3) Dedicated computers
(4) General purpose computers
(5) None of them
200.Which of the following require large computers memory?
(1) Imaging
(2) Graphics
(3) Voice
(4) All of Above
(5) None of them
ANSWERS : 181. (1) 182.(3) 183. (3) 184. (1) 185. (1) 186.(1) 187. (3) 188. (4) 189. (4) 190.(2) 191. (3) 192. (2) 193. (1) 194.(1) 195. (2) 196. (3) 197. (2) 198.(4) 199. (1) 200. (4)
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