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  1. The first electronic digital computer contained?

  2. A.

     Electronic valves

    B.

     Vacuum tubes

    C.

     Transistors

    D.

     Semiconductor memory

    E.

     None of the above


  3. Name the two persons who were the first to develop a model of the microprocessor chip.

  4. A.

     Marcian Hoff and Stanley Mazor

    B.

     Victor Poor and Marcian Hoff

    C.

     Victor Poor and Masatoshi Shima

    D.

     None of the above


  5. EBCDIC can code up to how many different characters?

  6. A.

     8

    B.

     16

    C.

     32

    D.

     64

    E.

     256


  7. Who is credited with the idea of using punch cards to control patterns in a weaving machine?

  8. A.

     Pascal

    B.

     Hollerith

    C.

     Babbage

    D.

     Jacquard

    E.

     None of the above


  9. Which 32-bit microprocessor is used in IBM's PS/2 model-80 computer?

  10. A.

     8088

    B.

     80286

    C.

     80386

    D.

     80486

    E.

     None of the above


  11. The memory which is ultraviolet light erasable and electrically programmable is

  12. A.

     ROM

    B.

     PROM

    C.

     RAM

    D.

     EPROM

    E.

     None of the above


  13. What is the name of the computer which was first used for programming and playing of music?

  14. A.

     ELLIAC

    B.

     ENIAC

    C.

     UNIVAC

    D.

     All of the above

    E.

     None of the above


  15. The access method used for cassette tape is

  16. A.

     Direct

    B.

     Random

    C.

     Sequential

    D.

     All of the above

    E.

     None of the above


  17. The arranging of data in a logical sequence is called:

  18. A.

     sorting

    B.

     classifying

    C.

     reproducing

    D.

     summarizing

    E.

     None of the above


  19. Who is the creator of the PASCAL language?

  20. A.

     Niklaus Wirth

    B.

     Dijkstra

    C.

     Donald Knuth

    D.

     Basic Pascal

    E.

     None of the above