Question 1

A high quality CAD system uses the following for printing drawing and graphs

Accepted Answer

A) dot matrix printer 
B) digital plotter 
C) line printer 
D) all of the above 
A) dot matrix printer 
B) digital plotter 
C) line printer 
D) all of the above B

Question 2

Which of the following is not processing?

Accepted Answer

A) arranging 
B) manipulating 
C) calculating 
D) gathering 
A) arranging 
B) manipulating 
C) calculating 
D) gathering D

Question 3

A technique used by codes to convert an analog signal into a digital bit stream is known as

Accepted Answer

A) pulse code modulation 
B) pulse stretcher 
C) query processing 
D) queue management 
A) pulse code modulation 
B) pulse stretcher 
C) query processing 
D) queue management A

Question 4

An application suitable for sequential processing is

Accepted Answer

A) processing of grades 
B) payroll processing 
C) both a and b 
D) all of above 
A) processing of grades 
B) payroll processing 
C) both a and b 
D) all of above

Question 5

A modern electronic computer is a machine that is meant for

Accepted Answer

A) doing quick mathematical calculations 
B) input, storage, manipulation and outputting of data 
C) electronic data processing 
D) performing repetitive tasks accurately 
A) doing quick mathematical calculations 
B) input, storage, manipulation and outputting of data 
C) electronic data processing 
D) performing repetitive tasks accurately

Question 6

A physical connection between the microprocessor memory and other parts of the microcomputer is known as

Accepted Answer

A) path 
B) address bus 
C) route 
D) all of the above 
A) path 
B) address bus 
C) route 
D) all of the above

Question 7

The digital computer was developed primarily in

Accepted Answer

A) ussr 
B) japan 
C) usa 
D) uk 
A) ussr 
B) japan 
C) usa 
D) uk

Question 8

Abacus was the first

Accepted Answer

A) electronic computer 
B) mechanical computer 
C) electronic calculator 
D) mechanical calculator 
A) electronic computer 
B) mechanical computer 
C) electronic calculator 
D) mechanical calculator

Question 9

In most IBM PCs, the CPU, the device drives, memory expansion slots and active components are mounted on a single board. What is the name of this board?

Accepted Answer

A) motherboard 
B) breadboard 
C) daughter board 
D) grandmother board 
A) motherboard 
B) breadboard 
C) daughter board 
D) grandmother board

Question 10

A set of flip flops integrated together is called ____

Accepted Answer

A) counter 
B) adder 
C) register 
D) none of the above 
A) counter 
B) adder 
C) register 
D) none of the above

Question 11

High density double sided floppy disks could store _____ of data

Accepted Answer

A) 1.40 mb 
B) 1.44 gb 
C) 1.40 gb 
D) 1.44 mb 
A) 1.40 mb 
B) 1.44 gb 
C) 1.40 gb 
D) 1.44 mb

Question 12

Computers with 80286 microprocessor is

Accepted Answer

A) xt computer 
B) at comptuers 
C) ps/2 computer 
D) none of above 
A) xt computer 
B) at comptuers 
C) ps/2 computer 
D) none of above

Question 13

Before a disk drive can access any sector record, a computer program has to provide the record's disk address. What information does this address specify?

Accepted Answer

A) track number 
B) sector number 
C) surface number 
D) all of above 
A) track number 
B) sector number 
C) surface number 
D) all of above

Question 14

The arranging of data in a logical sequence is called

Accepted Answer

A) sorting 
B) classifying 
C) reproducing 
D) summarizing 
A) sorting 
B) classifying 
C) reproducing 
D) summarizing

Question 15

What is the responsibility of the logical unit in the CPU of a computer?

Accepted Answer

A) to produce result 
B) to compare numbers 
C) to control flow of information 
D) to do math's works 
A) to produce result 
B) to compare numbers 
C) to control flow of information 
D) to do math's works

Question 16

People often call ______ as the brain of computer system

Accepted Answer

A) control unit 
B) arithmetic logic unit 
C) central processing unit 
D) storage unit 
A) control unit 
B) arithmetic logic unit 
C) central processing unit 
D) storage unit

Question 17

Magnetic disks are the most popular medium for

Accepted Answer

A) direct access 
B) sequential access 
C) both of above 
D) none of above 
A) direct access 
B) sequential access 
C) both of above 
D) none of above

Question 18

When was vacuum tube invented?

Accepted Answer

A) 1900 
B) 1906 
C) 1910 
D) 1880 
A) 1900 
B) 1906 
C) 1910 
D) 1880

Question 19

Regarding a VDU, Which statement is more correct?

Accepted Answer

A) it is an output device 
B) it is an input device 
C) it is a peripheral device 
D) it is hardware item 
A) it is an output device 
B) it is an input device 
C) it is a peripheral device 
D) it is hardware item

Question 20

Software in computer

Accepted Answer

A) enhances the capabilities of the hardware machine 
B) increase the speed of central processing unit 
C) both of above 
D) none of above 
A) enhances the capabilities of the hardware machine 
B) increase the speed of central processing unit 
C) both of above 
D) none of above

A high quality CAD system uses the following for printing drawing and graphs

Which of the following is not processing?

A technique used by codes to convert an analog signal into a digital bit stream is known as

An application suitable for sequential processing is

A modern electronic computer is a machine that is meant for

A physical connection between the microprocessor memory and other parts of the microcomputer is known as

The digital computer was developed primarily in

Abacus was the first

In most IBM PCs, the CPU, the device drives, memory expansion slots and active components are mounted on a single board. What is the name of this board?

A set of flip flops integrated together is called ____

High density double sided floppy disks could store _____ of data

Computers with 80286 microprocessor is

Before a disk drive can access any sector record, a computer program has to provide the record's disk address. What information does this address specify?

The arranging of data in a logical sequence is called

What is the responsibility of the logical unit in the CPU of a computer?

People often call ______ as the brain of computer system

Magnetic disks are the most popular medium for

When was vacuum tube invented?

Regarding a VDU, Which statement is more correct?

Software in computer

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A high quality CAD system uses the following for printing drawing and graphs

Which of the following is not processing?

A technique used by codes to convert an analog signal into a digital bit stream is known as

An application suitable for sequential processing is

A modern electronic computer is a machine that is meant for

A physical connection between the microprocessor memory and other parts of the microcomputer is known as

The digital computer was developed primarily in

Abacus was the first

In most IBM PCs, the CPU, the device drives, memory expansion slots and active components are mounted on a single board. What is the name of this board?

A set of flip flops integrated together is called ____

High density double sided floppy disks could store _____ of data

Computers with 80286 microprocessor is

Before a disk drive can access any sector record, a computer program has to provide the record's disk address. What information does this address specify?

The arranging of data in a logical sequence is called

What is the responsibility of the logical unit in the CPU of a computer?

People often call ______ as the brain of computer system

Magnetic disks are the most popular medium for

When was vacuum tube invented?

Regarding a VDU, Which statement is more correct?

Software in computer

Computer Technology

Computer Technology and History: Part A

Computer Technology and History: Part B

Computer Memory, Programming Languages, and Hardware

Computer Science and Technology

Computer Science Components, Systems, and Development

Computer Terminology and Concepts

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