COMPUTER BASIC INFORMATION QUIZ

Which most popular input device used today for interactive processing & for the on line entry of data for batch processing.

Magnetic disk

None of these

Card punch

Mouse

Visual display terminal

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Which of the following best describes a computer-based information system?

Data is put into the computer for processing

Processing data

Performing complex mathematical calculations

A system in which a computer is used to turn data into information

Inputting data

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Memories in which any location can be reached in a fixed (and short) amount of time after specifying its address is called

None of these

random-access memory

mass storage

sequential-access memory

secondary memory

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The EAM device that does not use a control panel is the:

None of these

collator

sorter

reproducer

interpreter

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What do the abbreviations VAB stand for?

None of these

Voice activated broadcasting

Voice answer back

Visual audio board

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A disk's content that is recorded at the time of manufacture and cannot be changed or erased by user is -

Memory-only

Run-only

Write-only

Read-only

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The output of a 2 input OR gate is 0 only when its

None of these

either input is 0

both inputs are 0

both inputs are 1

either input is 1

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A dot-matrix printer

None of these

has a speed of 1000 cps

is an output device

cannot print alphabet

is an input device

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What is the main advantage of magnetic core memory over semiconductor RAM memory?

more compact and smaller

None of these

a bit does not have to write after reading

more economical

non volatile

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The first microprocessor built by the Intel Corpn. was called

4004

None of these

8008

8080

8800

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