CS41-60

Computer Science 

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41.A multi programming system is one that can
run very fast
share hardware resources with many programs simultaneously
compute many programs simultaneously
use many operating systems

42. All the instructions and procedures needed to start up a computer, to the point it can load an operating system, are stored in ROM chips. In IBM compatible PCs this is called the _____
RAM BIOS
ROM BIOS
EPROM
POST

43. Computers are extremely fast and have fantastic memories. However, the only thing they can remember is
Instruction
Series of 1s and 0s
Boolean algebra
Logic theorems

44. A computer has a 1024K memory. What does the letter K stand for
Kilometre
Thousand
1024
MB

45. Computer instructions written with the use of English words instead of binary machine code is called
Mnemonics
Symbolic code
Gray code
Op-code

46.The system unit of a personal computer typically contains all of the following except:
Microprocessor
disk controller
serial interface
Modem

47. What is the name of the logic circuit which can add two binary digits?
Full adder
Half adder
Buffer
Register

48. Fifth generation computers are likely to exhibit
artificial intelligence
heuristic behavior
advanced parallel processing
All of the above

49. The transistorized computer circuits were introduced in the
First generation
Second generation
Third generation
Fourth generation

50. An AND gate
implements logic addition
is equivalent to a series switching circuit
is an any or all gate
is equivalent to a parallel switching circuit

51. The daily processing of corrections to customer accounts best exemplifies the processing mode of:
Batch processing
Real-time processing
Time-sharing
Offline processing

52. Which of the following memory is capable of operating at electronics speed?
Semiconductor memory
Magnetic disks
Magnetic drums
Magnetic tapes

53. The main purpose of time sharing techniques used in computers is to make the best use of the
CPU
Peripherals
seconday storage
floppy disks

54. Which part of the computer were is used for calculating and comparing?
Disk unit
Control unit
ALU
Modem

55. The person contributing the idea of the stored program was
John von Neumann
Charles Babbage
Howard Aiken
Basic Pascal

56. A file containing relatively permanent data is
Random file
Transaction file
Master file
Sequential file

57. Communication that involves computers, establishing a link through the telephone system is called
Teleprocessing
Microprocessing
Telecommunications
All of the above

58. Dot-matrix is a type of
Tape
Printer
Disk
Bus

59. Which of the following require large computer memory?
Imaging
Graphics
Voice
All of the above

60. Which of the following are used to quickly accept, store, and transfer data and instructions that are being used immediately by the CPU?
Microprocessors
Registers
ROM chips
data buses

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This set of questions are contributed by Dr. AR Routray, Lecturer, Dept of APAB
and the page is developed by our student Mr. Neelamadhaba Panigrahi, 2nd semester ICT and Ex-student, Miss Priyadarsini Mishra
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