The binary equivalent of the Octal number 13.54 is
A. 1011.1011
B. 1101.111
C. 1001.111
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
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What process prepares the magnetic surface of a disk by creating concentric circles, called tracks, around the disk? (Each track is further divided into pic-shaped sections called sectors.)
A. Tracking
B. Formatting
C. Copying
D. Sectioning
E. None of the above
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What does that acronym VGA stand for?
A. Extended Graphics Adapter
B. Enhanced Graphics Array
C. Video Graphics Array
D. Color Graphics Array
E. Video Graphics Adapter
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Which part of the diskette should never be touched?
A. Hub
B. Centre
C. Oval slot
D. Corner
E. None of the above
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The storage locations in the internal storage of a CPU are called
A. contents
B. addresses
C. locations
D. mask
E. None of the above
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Which is used to provide the sight information to the right person at the right time for proper decision making?
A. DBMS
B. MIS
C. ISO
D. PSO
E. None of the above
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Most disk drives have a single read/ write head for each disk surface. What is the advantage of suing multiple heads on each movable access arm?
A. Reduced seek time
B. Less latency time
C. Reduced search time
D. Less disk speed
E. None of the above
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One of the main feature that distinguish microprocessors from microcomputers is
A. words are usually larger in microprocessors
B. words are shorter in microprocessors
C. microprocessor does not contain I/O devices
D. exactly the same as the machine cycle time
E. None of the above
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Which type of display is the latest to be used for portable computer?
A. LED display
B. LCD display
C. Plasma display
D. Electroluminescent display
E. None of the above
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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. development of products more suitable for human use
E. All of the above are true
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The EAM device that does not use a control panel is the:
A. collator
B. reproducer
C. interpreter
D. sorter
E. None of the above
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Whenever a peripheral is being controlled by the CPU, it is said to be online. If additionally, the computer files are updated as soon as any change takes place, the system is called
A. quick processing system
B. batch processing system
C. real time system
D. remote processing system
E. None of the above
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The following is true about 2-out of-5 code:
A. it is weighted code
B. it is unweighted code
C. it has odd parity
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
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The Josephson tunneling device illustrates principles associated with the advanced storage technique:
A. cryogenics
B. CCD
C. EBAM
D. holographing
E. None of the above
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Which of the following statements is true?
A. The installation of a computer is favorably received by all employees
B. Some form of training is necessary for employees who will work with computers
C. Computers are portrayed solely as society's benefactor
D. A businessperson is only interested in the computer's accuracy
E. None of the above
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Communication between computers using standard telephone service
A. Requires a change to an anolog signal
B. Is most efficient
C. Produces little noise and few disturbances
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
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A floppy disk contains
A. Circular tracks only
B. Sectors only
C. Both circular tracks and sector
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
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When an input electrical signal A=10100 is applied to a NOT gate, its output signal is
A. 1011
B. 10001
C. 10101
D. 101
E. None of the above
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The first practical commercial typewriter was invented in 1867 in the United States by
A. Christopher Latham Sholes
B. Carlos Glidden
C. Samuel Soule
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
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What is meant by quad-density (QD) diskette?
A. It is double-sided disk
B. It is double density disk
C. It has double the number of tracks per inch
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
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