GCOM-Computer Fundamentals Test -20

A characteristic of card systems is:

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Slowness in processing data
Using cards as records of transactions
Needing a larger DP staff
Needing a larger DP staff

What type of device is computer keyboard?

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Memory
Output
Storage
Input

Which is the limitation of high level language?

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Lower efficiency
Machine dependence
machine level coding
None of above

The commonly used standard data code to represent alphabetical, numerical and punctuation characters used in electronic data processing system is called

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ASCII
EBCDIC
BCD
All of above

Through which device the main components of the computer communicate with each other?

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Keyboard
System Bus
Monitor
Memory

Model 5100 was ______ in 1957

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The first PC built by IBM
The first PC built by Apple
The first PC built by Motorola
The first PC built by Intel

Easily reloctable language is_________

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Machine language
Assembly language
High level language
Medium level language

The full form of EEPROM is__________

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Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
Easily Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
Electronic Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
None of the above

Which of the following memories needs refresh?

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SRAM
DRAM
ROM
All of above

The original ASCII code used__bits of each byte, reserving that last bit for error checking

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5
6
7
8

Fifth generation computer is also known as

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Knowledge information processing system
Very large scale integration (VLSI)
Both of above
None of above

A computer programmer

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Does all the thinking for a computer
Can enter input data quickly
Can operate all types of computer equipments
Can draw only flowchart

An example of a digital device can be

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Digital clock
Automobile speed meter
Clock with a dial and two hands
All of the above

Which of the following have low failure rate?

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mechanical devices
electronic devices
electro-mechanical devices
None of above

The ALU of a computer normally contains a number of high speed storage element called

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Semiconductor memory
Registers
Hard disks
Magnetic disk

Which of the following memories need refresh?

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SRAM
DRAM
ROM
All of the above

Which of the following is not true?

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Transistors are much smaller
Transistors produce low heat
Transistors were less reliable
Transistors were used in radios and other electronic devices

A typical personal computer used for business purposes would have__ of RAM.

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4 KB
16 K
64 K
256 K

Which statement is valid about interpreter?

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It translates one instruction at a time
Object code is saved for future use
Repeated interpretation is not necessary
All of above

The processing speed of first generation computers was

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milliseconds
microseconds
nanoseconds
picoseconds

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