Which of the following is the coding of data so that is can't be easily understood if intercepted.
A. Barcode
B. Decoder
C. Encryption
D. Mnemonics
E. None of the above
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RAM is used as a short memory because it is
A. Volatile
B. Has small capacity
C. Is very expensive
D. Is programmable
E. None of the above
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A modern electronic computer is a machine that is meant for
A. Doing quick mathematical calculations
B. Input storage, manipulation of outputting of data
C. Electronic data processing
D. Performing repetitive tasks accurately
E. None of the above
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Which is a device that changes information into digital form?
A. Modem
B. Digitizer
C. Mouse
D. Light pen
E. None of the above
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An index register that is automatically incremented or decremented with each use is
A. Auto index
B. Asynchronous
C. Assembler
D. Compiler
E. None of the above
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Which network is a packet switching network?
A. Ring network
B. LAN
C. Star network
D. EuroNET
E. None of the above
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Symbolic languages were developed in
A. 1962
B. 1950
C. 1974
D. 1980
E. None of the above
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As compared to diskettes, the hard disks are
A. more expensive
B. more portable
C. less rigid
D. slowly accessed
E. None of the above
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What is the name given to the molecular-scale computer?
A. Femtocomputer
B. Nanocomputer
C. Supercomputer
D. Microcomputer
E. None of the above
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Who is considered the 'father' of the minicomputer and one of the founder fathers of the modern computer industry world-wide?
A. George Tate
B. Kenneth H. Olsen
C. Seymour Cray
D. Basic Pascal
E. None of the above
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The first microprocessors produced by Intel Corpn. and Texas Instruments were used primarily to control small
A. microwave ovens
B. washing machines
C. calculators
D. personal computers
E. robotics
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Which printer uses a combination of laser-beam & electro photographic techniques.
A. Laser printers
B. Dot-Matrix
C. Line printer
D. Daisy wheel
E. None of the above
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A billionth of a second is defined as a:
A. millisecond
B. microsecond
C. nanosecond
D. picoseconds
E. None of the above
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Which of the following is not currently a topic in computer science?
A. Speech recognition
B. Artificial intelligence
C. Thermodynamics
D. Multiprocessing
E. None of the above
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Where have the program and data to be located before the ALU and control unit of a computer can operate on it?
A. Internal memory
B. Secondary memory
C. Microprocessor
D. Magnetic tapes
E. None of the above
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When was Apple Macintosh II microcomputer introduced in the market?
A. 1964
B. 1970
C. 1987
D. 1986
E. None of the above
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Control Unit of a digital computer is often called the
A. Clock
B. Nerve center
C. ICs
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
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The unit of a computer system that executes program, communicates with and often controls the operation of other subsystems of the computer is known as
A. CPU
B. Control Unit
C. I/O unit
D. Peripheral unit
E. None of the above
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Human beings are referred to as Homosapiens. Which device is called Silico sapiens?
A. Monitor
B. Hardware
C. Robot
D. Computer
E. None of the above
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Which access method is used for obtaining a record from a cassette tape
A. direct
B. sequential
C. random
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
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