Chp 1 - Quiz 2

230. Instructions and memory address are represented by

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Character code
Binary codes
Binary word
Parity bit

244. Abacus was the first

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electronic computer
mechanical computer
electronic calculator
mechanical calculator

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

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To produce result
To compare numbers
To control flow of information
To do math’s works

246. 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?

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Track number
Sector number
Surface number
All of above

247., The digital computer was developed primarily in

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USSR
Japan
USA
All of above

248. An application suitable for sequential processing is

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Processing of grades
Payroll processing
Both a and b
All of the above

249. When was vacuum tube invented?

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1900
1906
1910
1880

250. Regarding a VDU, Which statement is more correct?

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It is an output device
It is an input device
It is a peripheral device
It is hardware item

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

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Pulse code modulation
Pulse stretcher
Query processing
Queue management

252. 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?

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Motherboard
Breadboard
Daughter board
Grandmother board

253. Which of the following is not an input device?

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OCR
Optical scanners
Voice recognition device
COM (Computer Output to Microfilm)

243. Instructions and memory address are represented by

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Character code
Binary codes
Binary word
Parity bit

242. A set of flip flops integrated together is called ____

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Counter
Adder
Register
None of the above

241. Which is used for manufacturing chips?

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Bus
Control unit
Semiconductors
A and b only

231. Abacus was the first

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electronic computer
mechanical computer
electronic calculator
mechanical calculator

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

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To produce result
To compare numbers
To control flow of information
To do math’s works

233. Which of the following is used as a primary storage device?

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Magnetic drum
Hard Disks
Floppy
All of above

234. What type of control pins are needed in a microprocessor to regulate traffic on the bus, in order to prevent two devices from trying to use it at the same time?

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Bus control
Interrupts
Bus arbitration
All of the above

235. The first firm to mass-market a microcomputer as a personal computer was

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IBM
Super UNIVAC
Radio Shaks
Data General Corporation

236. BCD is

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Binary Coded Decimal
Bit Coded Decimal
Binary Coded Digit
Bit Coded Digit

237. A set of information that defines the status of resources allocated to a process is

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Process control
ALUvvv
Register Unit
Process description

238. Which was the most popular first generation computer?

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IBM 1650
IBM 360
IBM 1130
None of above

239. A register organized to allow to move left or right operations is called a ____

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Counter
Loader
Adder
Shift register

240 .The first computer introduced in Nepal was

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IBM 1400
IBM 1401
IBM 1402
IBM1402

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

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Dot matrix printer
Digital plotter
Line printer
All of the above

255. Microprocessors as switching devices are for which generation computers

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First Generation
Second Generation
Third Generation
Fourth Generation

269. An integrated circuit is

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A complicated circuit
An integrating device
Much costlier than a single transistor
Fabricated on a tiny silicon chip

270. A computer consists of

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A central processing unit
A memory
Input and output unit
All of the above

271. Properly arranged data is called

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Field
Words
Information
File

272. From which generation operating systems were developed?

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First
Second
Third
Fourth

273.Which is considered a direct entry input device?

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Optical scanner
Mouse and digitizer
Light pen
All of the above

273. Which generation of computer used Power-Book and Pentium microprocessor for the first time?

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Third Generation
Fourth Generation
Fifth Generation
Sixth Generation

275. Which generation of computer used CD ROM for the first time?

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First Generation
Second Generation
Third Generation
Fifth Generation

276. Operating system is used in which generation of computer for the first time?

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First Generation
Second Generation
Third Generation
Fourth Generation

277. Which is an example of first generation computer?

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EDVAC
EDSAC
ENIAC
UNIVAC

278. Who is the father of computer?

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Charles Newman
Charles Babbage
Henry Babbage
Henry luce

268. What are the three decisions making operations performed by the ALU of a computer?

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Grater than
Less than
Equal to
All of the above

267. Nepal brought a computer for census of 2028 BS. This computer was of

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first generation
second generation
third generation
fourth generation

266.nAlgorithm and Flow chart help us to

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Know the memory capacity
Identify the base of a number system
Direct the output to a printer
Specify the problem completely and clearly

256. UNIVAC is

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Universal Automatic Computer
Universal Array Computer
Unique Automatic Computer
Unvalued Automatic Computer

257. Which of the following statement is valid?

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Lady Augusta is the first programmer
Ada is the daughter of Lord Byron, a famous English poet
ADA is a programming language developed by US Defense
All of above

258. A byte consists of

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One bit
Four bits
Eight bits
Sixteen bits

259. What is the date when Babbage conceived Analytical engine

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1642
1837
1880
1850

260. Machine language is

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Machine dependent
Difficult to program
Error prone
All of above

261. What is a brand?

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The name of companies that made computers
The name of product a company gives to identify its product in market
A name of class to indicate all similar products from different companies
all of the above

262. Once you load the suitable program and provide required data, computer does not need human intervention. This feature is known as

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Accuracy
Reliability
Versatility
Automatic

263. Which of the following is the first computer to use Stored Program Concept?

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UNIVAC
ENIAC
EDSAC
None of above

264. A compiler is a translating program which

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Translates instruction of a high level language into machine language
Translates entire source program into machine language program
It is not involved in program’s execution
All of above

265. When was Pascaline invented?

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1617
1620
1642
1837

279. How many major companies around the world manufacture microprocessors?

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Only one company
Tow companies
Three companies
Many companies

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