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Basic Computer Knowledge - Section-1
  1.  Offline device is

    2. A.

    a device which is connected to CPU
    B.

    a device which is not connected to CPU
    C.

    a direct access storage device
    D.

    an I/O device

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  2.  A half byte is know is

    3. A.

    Nibble
    B.

    Half byte
    C.

    Bit
    D.

    Data

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  3.  Which company is the biggest player in the microprocessor industry?

    4. A.

    IBM
    B.

    Motorola
    C.

    AMD
    D.

    Intel

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  4.  A medium for transferring data between two locations is called

    5. A.

    Network
    B.

    Modem
    C.

    Bus
    D.

    Communication channel

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  5.  Who is called the "grand father" of the computer?

    6. A.

    Charles Babbage
    B.

    Joseph Jacquard
    C.

    Dr. Herman Hollerith
    D.

    Blaise Pascal

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  6.  Which of the following is the expansion of EBCDIC

    7. A.

    Extended binary coded decimal information code
    B.

    Extended binary coded decimal interchange code
    C.

    Extended bootable computerised digital infrared calculator
    D.

    Extended bit comparable to digital interface for computer

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  7.  Which is an electronic device that can store temporarily a single bit of data.

    8. A.

    Latch
    B.

    Accumulator
    C.

    Buffer
    D.

    Accumulator

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  8.  A digital device that processes data is known as

    9. A.

    Database
    B.

    DBMS
    C.

    Data entry
    D.

    Data processor

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  9.  A generalised software package produced to meet the bugs of a variety of data processing users is known as

    10. A.

    Application package
    B.

    Operating system
    C.

    System software
    D.

    Utility programs

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  10.  Third generation computers

    11. A.

    Were the first to use integrated circuitry
    B.

    Used transistors insted of vaccum tubes
    C.

    Were the first to use built-in error detecting devices
    D.

    All of the above

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