COMPUTER BASIC INFORMATION QUIZ

In serial, asynchronous transmissions, the ____ bit is used to signal the end of the character within the data frame.

start

parity

data

None of these

stop

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The word 'Computer' usually refers to the Central Processor Unit plus

Internal memory

Input devices

External memory

Output devices

None of these

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Which kind of storage device can be carried around?

Hard disk

Hard disk drive

Floppy disk

System cabinet

Floppy disk drive

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The computer program language which is widely used in computer science and engineering and also in business is

COBOL

PASCAL

None of these

FORTRAN

LISP

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The first generation of computers available was based on the bit micro processors.

None of these

4

8

16

64

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What is the standard code the computer industry created to represent characters?

DASI

BASCII

EPROM

ASSH

ASCII

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The operating system is the most common type of ___ software.

System

Word processing

None of the listed here

Communication

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Which programming language is based on Algol 60.

SNOBOL

PILOT

SIMULA

ADA

None of these

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AVI(Audio Video Interleave) format was developed by?

IBM

Adobe

Apple

Macromedia

Microsoft

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A single packet on a data link is known as

Frame

Group

Block

None of these

Path

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