A monitor looks like a TV set but it does not
Tiny rings made of magnetic material that can be polarised to represent binary 1 or 0 is called
A computer program that instructs other programs to perform a particular type of operation is
The hardware in which data may be stored for a computer system is called
Front-end processor is a _____ designed specifically to handle the communications processing task.
The shifting of a program from one of the memory addresses to another is
A acronym for the organisation that publishes programming language standard is
Character readers are those devices which read the characters printed on the source documents and then convert them directly into computer-usable input. Which of the following is not a character reader?
The decimal equivalent of the binary numberis
A disk storage medium in the form of an assembly containing a single rigid magnetic disk permenently is
A physical connection between the microprocessor memory and other parts of the microcomputer is known as
Serial access memories are useful in applications where
Any method for controlling access to or use of memory is known as
If, in a computer,bits are used to specify addresses in a RAM, the number of addresses will be
An electronic logic gate whose output is logic 0 only when all inputs are logic 1 is
Which is not a factor when categorizing a computer?
The first IBM PC did not have any
The physical components of a computer system is
Processors of all computers, whether micro, mini or mainframe must have
Control of computer system or subsystem operation by an operator who may intervene at arbitrary times is
Which of the following is a data communication link that connects more than two stations, nodes etc
The two basic types of record-access methods are:
A magnetic tape volume that is used on a data processing operation without any change to its contents is
A programming language intended to solve a no. of different types of problems is
A memory that contains a fine pattern of data permanently defined is
The working principles of today's computers were provided by an English mathematician
Which is the first compiler-level language developed by a team of IBM programmers led by John Backus and unveiled in 1957?
A software package to implement a data base is
The earliest device that qualifies as a digital computer is
A hard copy would be prepared on a
Conversion of an octal number 738 to binary number is
Which of the following is used to make a programs run when the computer is switched on.
SPSS stands for
The benefit of using computers are that
An IBM System/represents the computer class of:
What is the storage capacity of a Hollerith card which is organized into nibbles?
The CPU is made up of control unit ALU and
Which is a Common-Business oriented language.
Who isannounced the latest version of CD-ROM called CD-ROMXA (extended architecture) which provides a documented means of integrating digital audio with computer data on a CD-ROM disk?
A magnetic storage device on which data is stored on a cylindrical drum, subdivided into tracks is known as
Hard disks are formatted in the same manner as floppy disks. However, before a hard disk can be formatted, it must first be _____
Which device uses much less computer time than the light pen and gives resolutions equal to that of the CRT display.
A device used to bring information into a computer is
In which of the following terminals the screen is regarded as an array of pixels, where each pixel is either on or off?
Which language has been selected as the basis for the Japanese "fifth generation" computers.
Which functional component of a computer is responsible for the computing?
An output device that converts data from a binary format in main storage to coded hole patterns punched into a paper tape is
Which of the following is used as a primary storage device?
What is the number of bits needed for an address in a 4 K memory?
A new technology which provides the ability to create an artificial world and have people interact with it is called