Computers - I

1. Which of the following is a part of the Central Processing Unit? d. Arithmetic & Logic unit

2. CAD stands for…. Computer aided design

3. Which of the following printer cannot print graphics? Daisy Wheel       

4. A program written in machine language is called? Assembler

5. The father of Modern Computer is Charles Babbage

8. Best Quality graphics is produced by Laser Printer

9. Memory which forgets every thing when you switch off the power is known as Volatile

10.The linking of computers with a communication system is called Networking

11.The 16 bit Microprocessor means that it has16 address lines

12. Data going into the computer is called Input

13. Which of the following refers to a small, single-site network? LAN

14. Microsoft Office is An application suite

15. How many options does a BINARY choice offer Two

16. A collection of program that controls how your computer system runs and processes information is called Operating System
17. Computer connected to a LAN (Local Area Network) can share information and /or share peripheral equipment
18. Information travels between components on the mother board through Buses
19. How are data organized in a spreadsheet? Rows & Columns
21. A fault in a computer program which prevents it from working correctly is known as Bug
22. A self replicating program, similar to a virus which was taken from a 1970s science fiction novel by John Bruner entitled the Shockwave Rider is _________ Worm             
23. Flip-flop is a bi-stable electronic circuit that has two stable states.
24. Unwanted repetitious messages, such as unsolicited bulk e-mail is known as Spam
25.DOS stands for Disk Operating System
30. IBM stands for International Business Machines
31. Interpreter translates and executes program at run time line by line
32. Inheritance is an OOP principle
33. COBOL is widely used in Commercial applications
36. SMPS stands for Switched mode Power Supply
37. The device used to carry digital data on analog lines is called as Modem
38. VDU is also called a. Screen         b. Monitor
39. BIOS stands for Basic Input Output system
40. Father of ‘C’ programming language Dennis Ritchie
41. What type of port sends data one bit at a time?  --  Serial
42,.Which keys are to be pressed to open “My Computer” window directly? ---  Start+E
43. The process of ____________ involves automated study of consumer buying patterns in order to support marketing, inventory replenishment, and pricing decisions.   :    data mining
44. The engineering discipline that involves construction of molecularly-sized computing devices is called : nanotechnology.
45.The prefix that stands for “billionth” is:    nano.
46. ) A small biomedical device currently on the market that can be implanted underneath the skin for identification purposes is called the: Verichip
47.In computer language, each letter, number, and an array of special characters consists of :  8 bits.
48. The metal or plastic case that houses the physical components of a computer together is called the  :System unit.
49.The most commonly used keys in the Dvorak keyboard layout are located in the:   Middle row.
50. If a large business is going to use a single computer to execute many programs for hundreds (possibly thousands) of users at the same time, performing relatively simple operations and transactions, the type of computer will probably be a(n):         Mainframe.