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  1. In this world of fast changing computer technology, one of the most important factor to be considered while purchasing a PC is, it should have a provision for

  2. A.

     high level integration

    B.

     self upgradability

    C.

     intelligent sensors

    D.

     faster data access

    E.

     None of the above


  3. A collection of eight bits is called

  4. A.

     Byte

    B.

     Word

    C.

     Record

    D.

     File

    E.

     None of the above


  5. The ALU of a central processing unit does the essential maths work for the computer. What does the control unit do?

  6. A.

     Communicates its results

    B.

     Activates the output device

    C.

     Monitors the flow of information

    D.

     Control the printer

    E.

     None of the above


  7. Which of the following storage and retrieval methods would be well suited to your processing requirements if you only need to retrieve records one at a time and there is no fixed pattern to the requests for data and records?

  8. A.

     indexed sectors

    B.

     sequential

    C.

     direct

    D.

     indexed direct

    E.

     None of the above


  9. In MODEMS

  10. A.

     Several digital signals are multiplexed

    B.

     A digital signal changes some characteristic of a carrier wave

    C.

     Digital signal is amplified

    D.

     All of the above

    E.

     None of the above


  11. Which is a secondary memory device?

  12. A.

     CPU

    B.

     ALU

    C.

     Floppy disk

    D.

     Mouse

    E.

     None of the above


  13. A storage device which is used to store data & information external to the main storage is known as

  14. A.

     Buffer

    B.

     Backing storage

    C.

     PROM

    D.

     Accumulator

    E.

     None of the above


  15. In a PC, how much memory is available to application software?

  16. A.

     1024 KB

    B.

     760 KB

    C.

     640 KB

    D.

     560 KB

    E.

     2048 KB


  17. For a memory system, the cycle time is

  18. A.

     same as the access time

    B.

     longer than the access time

    C.

     shorter than the access time

    D.

     submultiple of the access time

    E.

     None of the above


  19. The number of records contained within a block of data on magnetic tape is defined by the

  20. A.

     block definition

    B.

     record contain clause

    C.

     blocking factor

    D.

     record per block factor

    E.

     None of the above