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Midterm Last2 1
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Q14. What is meant by the term RAM?
A) Memory which can only be read
B) Memory which can be both^read and written to
C) Memory which is used for permanent storage
D) Memory which can only be written to
Q 22. Which kind of devices allows the user to add components and capabilities to a computer system?
A. System boards
B. Storage devices
C. Input devices
D. Output devices
E. Expansion slots
Q23.What is the general name of the device which produces hardcopy graphics?
A) COM
B) Plotter
C) Printer
D) Microfilm
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Q24.Different components on the motherboard of a PC processor unit are linked together by sets of parallel electrical
conducting lines. What are these lines called?
A) Conductors
B) Buses
C) Connectors
D) Connectively
Q 25.Ethernet uses
A) Bus topology
B) Ring topology
C) Star topology
D) Tree topology
Q26. A computer program that converts an entire program into machine language at one time is called a/an
A) interpreter
B) simulator
C) compiler
D) commander
Q27. A menu-driven operating system is one which allows you to pick up from the menu of choices it displays on the
screen. What is the name given to the images which are used in such image oriented menus?
A) Icon
B) Figure
C) Symbol
D) Option
Q28.Hard disks and floppy disks are:
A) Direct access storage devices
B) Sequential access storage devices
C) Rarely used with microcomputers
D) Both (a) and (c)
E) None of the above