76. One millisecond is
a. 1 second
b. 10th of a seconds
c. 1000th of a seconds
d. 10000th of a seconds
Ans: c
77. An online backing storage system capable of storing larger quantities of data is
a. CPU
b. Memory
c. Mass storage
d. Secondary storage
Ans: c
78. One of a class of storage device devices that can access storage locations in any order is
a. DTE
b. DASD
c. DDE
d. DDE
Ans: b
79. Which is an item of storage medium in the form of circular plate?
a. Disk
b. CPU
c. Printer
d. ALU
Ans: a
80. Properly arranged data is called
a. Field
b. Words
c. Information
d. File
Ans: c
81. Another word for a daisy wheel printer
a. Petal printer
b. Golf ball printer
c. Laser printer
d. Line printer
Ans: b
82. A term used to describe interconnected computer configuration is
a. Multiprogramming
b. Modulation
c. Multiprocessing
d. Micro program sequence
Ans: a
83. An input /output device at which data enters or leaves a computer system is
a. Keyboard
b. Terminal
c. Printer
d. Plotter
Ans: b
84. A physical connection between the microprocessor memory and other parts of the m9crocomputer is known as
a. Path
b. Address bus
c. Route
d. All of the above
Ans: b
85. A group of magnetic tapes, videos or terminals usually under the control of one master is
a. Cylinder
b. Surface
c. Track
d. Cluster
Ans: d
86. Number crunch8ier is the informal name for
a. Mini computer
b. Super computer
c. Microcomputer
d. Mainframe computer
Ans: b
87. A technique used by codes to convert an analog signal into a digital bit stream is known as
a. Pulse code modulation
b. Pulse stretcher
c. Query processing
d. Queue management
Ans: a
88. The personnel who deals with the computer and its management put together are called
a. Software
b. Human ware
c. Firmware
d. Hardware
Ans: b
89. The brain of any computer system is
a. ALU
b. Memory
c. CPU
d. Control unit
Ans: c
90. Each model of a computer has a unique
a. Assembly of a computer
b. Machine language
c. High level language
d. All of the above
Ans: b
91. Computer professionals working in a computer center are`
a. Software
b. Firmware
c. Hardware
d. Humanware
Ans: d
92. Which of the it5ems below are considered removable storage media?
a. Removable hard disk cartridges
b. (Magneto-optical) disk
c. Flexible disks cartridges
d. All of the above
Ans: d
93. Which term is used to describe RAM?
a. Dynamic RAM (DRAM)
b. Static RAM (SRAM)
c. Video RAM (VRAM)
d. All of the above
Ans: d
94. Which of the following are (is) considered to be video component?
a. Resolution
b. Color depth
c. Refresh rate
d. All of the above
Ans: d
95. On a PC, how much memory is available to application software?
a. 1024 KB
b. 760 KB
c. 640 KB
d. 560 KB
Ans: c
96. Which of the following items are examples of storage devices?
a. Floppy / hard disks
b. CD-ROMs
c. Tape devices
d. All of the above
Ans: d
97. The Width of a processor’s data path is measured in bits. Which of the following are common data paths?
a. 8 bits
b. 12 bits
c. 16 bits
d. 32 bits
Ans: a
98. Which is the type of memory for information that does not change on your computer?
a. RAM
b. ROM
c. ERAM
d. RW / RAM
Ans: b
99. What type of memory is not directly addressable by the CPU and requires special softw3are called EMS (expanded memory specification)?
a. Extended
b. Expanded
c. Base
d. Conventional
Ans: b
100. Before a disk can be used to store data. It must be…….
a. Formatted
b. Reformatted
c. Addressed
d. None of the above
Ans: a
101. What type of device is computer keyboard?
a. Memory
b. Output
c. Storage
d. Input
Ans: d
102. The original ASCII code used…bits of each byte, reserving that last bit for error checking
a. 5
b. 6
c. 7
d. 8
Ans: c
103. Which company is the biggest player in the microprocessor industry?
a. Motorola
b. IBM
c. Intel
d. AMD
Ans: c
104. What is required when more than one person uses a central computer at the same time?
a. Light pen
b. Mouse
c. Digitizer
d. Terminal
Ans: d
105. A hard copy would be prepared on a
a. Line printer
b. Dot matrix Printer
c. Typewriter terminal
d. All of the above
Ans: d
106. A typical personal computer used for business purposes would have… of RAM.
a. 4 KB
b. 16 K
c. 64 K
d. 256 K
Ans: d
107. A high quality CAD system uses the following for printing drawing and graphs
a. Dot matrix printer
b. Digital plotter
c. Line printer
d. All of the above
Ans: b
108. Symbolic logic was discovered by
a. George Boole
b. Herman Hollerith
c. Van Neumann
d. Basic Pascal
Ans: a
109. What was the nick name of the computer used by the Americans in 1952 for their H-bomb project?
a. ENIAC
b. EDSAC
c. MANIAC
d. UNIVAC
Ans: c
110. The word length of a computer is measured in
a. Bytes
b. Millimeters
c. Meters
d. Bits
Ans: d
111. Multi user systems provided cost savings for small business because they use a single processing unit to link several
a. Personal computers
b. Workstations
c. Dumb terminals
d. Mainframes
Ans: c
112. What are the three decisions making operations performed by the ALU of a computer?
a. Grater than
b. Less than
c. Equal to
d. All of the above
Ans: d
113. Which part of the computer is used for calculating and comparing?
a. Disk unit
b. Control unit
c. ALU
d. Modem
Ans: c
114. Can you tell what passes into and out from the computer via its ports?
a. Data
b. Bytes
c. Graphics
d. Pictures
Ans: a
115. Which type of computers uses the 8-bit code called EBCDIC?
a. Minicomputers
b. Microcomputers
c. Mainframe computers
d. Super computer
Ans: c
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