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IBM 1401 is_________?

First Generation Computer

Second Generation Computer

Third Generation Computer

Fourth Generation Computer

Chief component of first generation computer was__________?

Transistors

Vacuum Tubes and Valves

Integrated Circuits

None of above

Which statement describes “Hackers”?

All have the same motive

Break into other people’s computers

May legally break into computers as long as they do not do any damage

Are people who are allergic to computers

EBCDIC stands for__________?

Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code

Extended Bit Code Decimal Interchange Code

Extended Bit Case Decimal Interchange Code

Extended Binary Case Decimal Interchange Code

Which of the following controls the process of interaction between the user and the operating system?

User interface

Language translator

Platform

Screen saver

What do you call the programs that are used to find out possible faults and their causes?

Operating system extensions

Diagnostic software

Boot diskettes

What characteristic of read-only memory (ROM) makes it useful?

ROM information can be easily updated.

Data in ROM is non-volatile, that is, it remains there even without electrical power.

ROM chips are easily swapped between different brands of computers.

What is embedded system?

The programme which arrives by being wrapped in box.

The programme which is the permanent part of the computer

The computer which is the part of a larger system or machine

The computer and software system that control the machine

What does DMA stand for?

Distinct Memory Access

Direct Memory Access

Direct Module Access

Direct Memory Allocation

What is a light pen?

A Mechanical Input device

Optical input device

Electronic input device

Optical output device

Which of the following is a part of the Central Processing Unit?

Printer

Keyboard

Mouse

Arithmetic & Logic unit

What type of resource is most likely to be a shared common resource in a computer network?

Printers

Speakers

Floppy disk drives

None of these

Where are data and programs stored when the processor uses them?

Main memory

Secondary memory

Disk memory

Program memory

The amount of vertical space between lines of text in a document is called___________?

double-space

line spacing

single space

vertical spacing

Who is known as the father of Computer Science?

Allen Turing

Charles Babbage

Simur Cray

Augusta Adaming

Which of the following is a storage device?

Tape

Hard Disk

Floppy Disk

All of the above

Example of non-numeric data is_________?

Employee address

Examination score

Bank balance

All of these

Which programming languages are classified as low level languages?

BASIC, COBOL, Fortran

Prolog

C, C++

Assembly languages

Which of the following is a first generation computer?

EDSAC

IBM-1401

CDC-1604

ICL-2900

You can organize files by storing them in____?

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