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It must be------ Formatted > Can you tell what passes into and out from the computer via its ports ----Data > CD-ROM stands for---- Memory > Chief component of first generation computer was----- Vacuum Tubes and Valve > Computer instructions written with the use of English words instead of binary machine code is called-----opcode > Computer is free from tiresome and boardoom. We call it------ Diligence > Computer Model IBM 1401 is--- Computer v ---Compactable Disk Read Only --- Second Generation SWAPNIL_E_BOOKS ‘swaphil E-book > Computer professionals working in a computer center are--------- Human ware > Computer system comprises of major units---- input unit, output unit, central processing unit and storage unit > Computers built before the First Generation of computers were----------| Electro-mechanical > country which contributed-----Taiwan > CPU speed of a personal computer is------ -----100 KIPS (thousand instructions per second ) > Descending Order of a data Hierarchy is------- Database — File — Record — Fields — Bytes — Bit > EBCDIC stand for-- Decimal Interchange Code > EEPROM stands for-----Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory > Fifth generation computer is also known as: --Very Knowledge information processing system > Floppy disks which are made from flexible plastic material are also called------- Diskettes > FORTRAN programming language is more suitable for------ --Scientific Applications > From which generation computers the printers were used------ second > From which generation operating systems were developed-------- Third > Hard disk is coated in both sides with-------- Magnetic metallic oxide Extended Binary Coded SWAPNIL_E_BOOKS ‘swapfill E-book > High density double sided floppy disks could store of data--------- > IBM 1401 computer was------------| Mainframe Computer > If in a computer, 16 bits are used to specify address in a RAM, the number of addresses will be-------- 65,536 > IMB launched its first personal computer called IBM-PC in 1981. It had chips from Intel, disk drives from Tendon, operating system from Microsoft, the printer from Epson and the application software from everywhere. Can you name the >In mode, the communication channel is used in both directions at the same time---- Full-duplex > Inacomputer____is capable to store single binary bit-- ----- Flip flop > In Computer Architecture a Bus is: shared communication wires > In Computer System Memory management operations are performed by------ Operating system > In Computer terminology ‘CAD’ is stands for---- Computer Aided Design > In computing and electronic systems BCD is abbreviation of------ Binary Coded Decimal > In which mode Windows starts with only the core drivers & services-------Safe Mode > Instructions and memory address are represented by------ -- Binary codes > Magnetic tape can serve as------Secondary storage media collection of SWAPNIL_E_BOOKS swapflil E-book > Memory is made up of------- Large number of cells > MICR stands for------Magnetic Ink Character Reader > Mnemonic a memory trick is used in which of the following language------ Assembly language > Mostly of the following device is used to carry user files--- ----Floppy Disk > MSI is the abbreviation of------------- Scale Integrated > Multi user systems provided cost savings for small business because they use a single processing unit to link several------ Dumb terminals > Operating system, editors, and debuggers comes under--- anne! System Software > Physical connection between Microprocessor Memory and other parts is called---Address bus > Plotter accuracy is measured in terms of repeatability and-------------- Resolution > Programs are executed on the basis of a priority number Multiprogramming -----Regression Analysis Time Series > Raw facts and figures about any particular topic are-------- data > Shortcut Notation for groups of four Binary Digits is called Number-----Hexadecimal > Signals can be analog or digital and a computer that processes the both type of signals is known as------- Hybrid Computer SWAPNIL_E_BOOKS ‘swaphill E-book > Size of the primary memory of a PC ranges between-------- sonnel 64KB & 256KB > Speed of Laser Printer is measured in-------- PPM (pages of text per minute) > The acronym of WORM in a Computer System is--------- Write Once Read Many > The ALU of a computer responds to the commands coming from----- Control section > The arranging of data in a logical sequence is called. -- Sorting > The BIOS is the abbreviation of------ Input Output System > The cheapest memory devices in terms of Cost/Bit---------- -Compact Disks > The contents of information are stored in data register > The difference between memory and storage is that ------- --- memory is Temporary and storage is permanent > The fastest access time-- Semiconductor Memories > The first digital computer built with IC chips was known -IBM System / 360 > The first general purpose electronic computer in the world was-------- ENIAC > The first general purpose electronic digital computer in the world was--- UNIVAC (UNIVersal Automatic Computer) wnennnnnnnnnnna-BasiC - Memory as---- SWAPNIL_E_BOOKS ‘swaphill E-book > The first Macintosh computer was from---- Fourth generation > The first microprocessor built by the Intel corporation was called-------- 4004 > The magnetic storage chip used to provide non-volatile direct access storage of data and that have no moving parts are known as----------Magnetic bubble memory > The memory which is programmed at the time it is manufactured: PROM > The output qu of a printer is measured by------------- Dot per inch > The programs which are as permanent as hardware and stored in ROM is known as----- Firmware > The programs which are as permanent as hardware and stored in ROM is known a Firmware > The Second Generation Computer was based on------------- Transistor > the stages in the compilation process-------- Lexical Analysis, syntax analysis, and code generation > The subject of cybernetics deals with the science of------- Control and communication > The Third Generation Computer was made with------------- -IC (Integrated Circuit) > The two kinds of main memory are---------- Primary and secondary > The two major types of computer chips are----------- Primary memory chip, Microprocessor chip SWAPNIL_E_BOOKS ‘swapilll E-book > Through which device the main components of the computer communicate with each other--------- System Bus > To “Debug” the System means-------- Find and Correct Errors on System > UNIVAC is-: Universal Automatic Computer > WAN stands for------- Wide Area Network > What are the computers called that performs calculations and comparisons usually in the binary numbering system- woceeneee Digital Computers > What do you call the translator which takes assembly language program as input & produce machine language code as output------ Assembler > What does DMA stand for----------- Access > What is a compiler---- A compiler converts the whole of a higher level program code into machine code in one step > What is a light pen-------------Optical input device > What is an interpreter-------- ‘An interpreter does the conversion line by line as the program is run > What is required when more than one person uses a central computer at the same time------ Terminal > What is the date when Babbage conceived Analytical engine------- 1837 > What is Unicode----------Character Encoding System .----Direct Memory SWAPNIL_E_BOOKS swapfill E-book > When a key is pressed on the keyboard, which standard is used for converting the keystroke into the corresponding bits: ------ANSI > When did John Napier develop first logarithm------ 1614 > When was vacuum tube invented----------- 1906 > Which access method is used to access cassette tape------ Sequential > Which company is the biggest player in the microprocessor industry- Intel > Which device is used as the standard pointing device ina Graphical User Environment----Mouse > Which is the largest manufacturer of Hard Disk Drive: ----Seagate > Which is used for manufacturing chips---- Semiconductors > Which is used for manufacturing chips------ Semiconductor > Which language is directly understood by the computer without translation program----Machine language > Which Language that Computer can Understand & Execute------- Machine Language > Which machine was not invented by Charles Babbage----- --Analytical Engine and Difference Engine > Which number system is usually followed in a typical 32- bit computer------ ---- Binary > Which of the following IC was used in third generation of computers--- SSI{ Small-Scale Integration), MSI{ Medium Scale Integration) SWAPNIL_E_BOOKS swaphill E-book > Which of the following is the most commonly used encoding standard of Unicode-----UTF-8(Unicode Transformation Format) > Which of the following memories must be refreshed many times per second----- Dynamic RAM > Which of the following programming language were used in first generation computers------ Machine language > Which of the printers used in conjunction with computers uses dry ink powder. - Laser printer > Which parameters decided the performance of the memory—Latency, Cycle time, Transfer rate > Which produces the best quality graphics reproduction--- --- Plotter > Which storage devices can store maximum amount of data: Hard Disk > Which technology is used in Compact disks-------Laser > Which technology is used in Compact disks-------Laser > Which unit holds data temporarily------- Primary Memory Unit > Which was the most popular first generation computer--- --- IBM 1650 > Which was the world’s first minicomputer and when was it introduced-------PDP-I, 1958 > Who designed the first electronics computer ? 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