Question # 1

Which of the following is required when more than one person uses a central computer at the same time.

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Terminal

Light pen

Digitizers

Mouse

The original ASCII code used bits of each byte reserving that last bit for error checking.

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5

6

7

8

The process of starting a or restarting a computer system by loading instructions form a secondary storage device into the computer memory is called.

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Duping

Booting

Padding

CPS

Which of the following code used in present day computing was developed by IBM corporation.

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ASCII

Hollerith Code

Baudot code

EBCDIC Code

The technical term not related to computer system.

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Virus

Winchester Disk

Mouse

FIFO system

Computer professionals working in a computer center are.

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Software

Firmware

Hardware

Humanware

Which was the computer conceived by Babbage.

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Analytical engine

Arithmetic Machine

Donald Kunth

All of above

Which of the following is an acronym for electronic delay storage automatic calculator.

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UNIVAC

EDSAC

EDVAC

Abacus

The primary advantage of key to tap data entry system is.

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A large percentage of editing can be performed a the time of data entry

Key verification is easily performed

The tape is reusable

Keying errors can be detected as they occur.

Magnetic tape can serve as

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Secondary storage media

Output media

Input Media

All of the above

The language that the computer can understand and execute is called.

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Machine language

Application software

System program

All of above

The subject of cybernetics deals with the science of.

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Genetics

Control and communications

Biochemistry

Molecular biology

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

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1024 KB

640 KB

560 KB

760 KB

The central processing unit CPU consists of

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Input output and processing.

Control unit primary storage and secondary stroage

Central unit arithmetic logic unit and primary storage

Control unit processing and primary storage

Bill Gates is more well knonw as

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The CEO of apple Macintosh

The CEO of IBM

The owner of Microsoft corporation

The inentor of the personal computer

Binary circuit elements have

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One stable state

Two stable state

Three stable state

None of above

Access time is

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Seek time + latency time

Seek time

Seek time-latency time

Latency time

A name or number used to identify a storage location is called.

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A byte

A record

An address

None of above

Which statement is valid about magnetic tape.

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It is a plastic ribbon

It is coated on both sides with iron oxide

It can be erased and reused

All of above

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

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Desktop publishing program

Database

Spired sheet

All of above

Which most popular input device is used today for interactive processing and for the one line entry of data for batch processing.

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Mouse

Magnetic disk

Visual display terminal

Card punch

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