Practice Test: Question Set - 06
1. An instruction that transfers program control to one or more possible paths is known as
- (A) Utility
program
- (B) System
software
- (C) Broadband
channel
- (D) Application
program
2. A multi programming system is one that can
- (A) Run very
fast
- (B) Share
hardware resources with many programs simultaneously
- (C) Compute
many programs simultaneously
- (D) Use
many operating systems
3. A language based on graphics for use in education is
- (A) PROLOG
- (B) LOGO
- (C) COBOL
- (D) BASIC
4. An Integrated Circuit (IC) is
- (A) Fabricated
on a tiny silicon chip
- (B) A
complicated circuit
- (C) Much
costlier than a single transistor
- (D) An
integrating device
5. A ________ is simply an arrangement where multiple disk drives appear as a single disk drive to the user.
- (A) Disk
- (B) Disk array
- (C) Bunch of
disks
- (D) Disk
pack
6. The storage locations in the internal storage of a CPU are called
- (A) Contents
- (B) Addresses
- (C) Locations
- (D) Mask
7. Which of the following high speed nonimpact printers are fast enough to print the entire book in about 1 minute?
- (A) Laser
- (B) Dot-matrix
- (C) Page
- (D) Line
8. Dot-matrix is a type of
- (A) Tape
- (B) Printer
- (C) Disk
- (D) Bus
9. Computers are extremely fast and have fantastic memories. However, the only thing they can remember is
- (A) Instruction
- (B) Series of
1’s and 0’s
- (C) Boolean
algebra
- (D) Logic
theorems
10. Which of the following is not true of future computers?
- (A) Increased
use of CAD/CAM techniques
- (B) Faster
turnaround time
- (C) Developments
in artificial intelligence systems
- (D) All of the
above are true
11. Front-end processor is a _______ designed specifically to handle the communications processing task.
- (A) ALU
- (B) Control unit
- (C) CPU
- (D) Register
12. In comparison with static RAM memory, the dynamic RAM memory has
- (A) Lower bit
density and higher power consumption
- (B) Higher bit
density and higher power consumption
- (C) Lower bit
density and lower power consumption
- (D) Higher bit
density and lower power consumption
13. Which of the following is used as a primary storage device?
- (A) Magnetic
drum
- (B) PROM
- (C) Floppy disk
- (D) None of the
above
14. Human beings are referred to as Homosapiens. Which device is called Silico sapiens?
- (A) Monitor
- (B) Hardware
- (C) Robot
- (D) Computer
15. Who designed the first general purpose electronic digital computer "ENIAC"?
- (A) Van-Neumann
- (B) Joseph M
Juoquard
- (C) J. Presper
Ecket and John W Mauchly
- (D) All of the
above
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