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  1. Which of the following programs give instructions about operations inside the computer

  2. A.

     System software

    B.

     Application

    C.

     Utility

    D.

     Compiler

    E.

     None of the above


  3. The magnetic disks and drums are like recirculating shift registers because

  4. A.

     they have about the same storage capacity

    B.

     their storage is non volatile

    C.

     their access times are about the same

    D.

     stored data is available for reading over and over again in the same order.

    E.

     None of the above


  5. Which of the following time will normally be determined by the requirements of the device to which the transfer is being made

  6. A.

     Access

    B.

     Cycle

    C.

     Hold

    D.

     Delay

    E.

     None of the above


  7. One of a class of storage devices that can access storage locations in any order is

  8. A.

     DTE

    B.

     DASD

    C.

     DDE

    D.

     DDC

    E.

     None of the above


  9. A hand-held device which reads marks or characters on paper by detecting photo-sensitivity is known as

  10. A.

     Light pen

    B.

     Optical-wand

    C.

     Plotter

    D.

     All of the above

    E.

     None of the above


  11. Tiny rings made of magnetic material that can be polarised to represent binary 1 or 0 is called

  12. A.

     Magnetic core

    B.

     Magnetic disk

    C.

     Card punch

    D.

     Floppy disk

    E.

     None of the above


  13. A computer program that instructs other programs to perform a particular type of operation is

  14. A.

     System software

    B.

     Application program

    C.

     Compiler

    D.

     Interpreter

    E.

     None of the above


  15. A hard copy would be prepared on a

  16. A.

     Line printer

    B.

     Dot matrix printer

    C.

     Type writer terminal

    D.

     Plotter

    E.

     All of the above


  17. Which was the world's first minicomputer and when was it introduced?

  18. A.

     PDP-1, 1959

    B.

     1MB System/36, 1960

    C.

     PDP-11 1961

    D.

     VAX 11/780, 1962

    E.

     None of the above


  19. What is the acronym for Single In-Line Memory Module?

  20. A.

     SIMM

    B.

     SILMM

    C.

     SM

    D.

     SMM

    E.

     None of the above