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  1. The IC was invented at Texas instruments in year 1958 by

  2. A.

     Jack Kilby

    B.

     Clive Sinclair

    C.

     John Napier

    D.

     Steve Wozniak

    E.

     Herman Hollerith


  3. The personnel which deal with the computer and its management put together is known as

  4. A.

     Firm ware

    B.

     Human ware

    C.

     Software

    D.

     Hardware

    E.

     None of the above


  5. A path linking 2 hardware or telecommunication units down which data and control signals can be transmitted is

  6. A.

     Modulation

    B.

     Demodulation

    C.

     Channel

    D.

     Signalling

    E.

     None of the above


  7. The unit of hardware an operator uses to monitor computer processing is the:

  8. A.

     Card reader

    B.

     CPU

    C.

     Line printer

    D.

     Console

    E.

     None of the above


  9. A framework in which circuit boards can he mounted is

  10. A.

     Switch circuit

    B.

     Chip

    C.

     Card cage

    D.

     Bar code

    E.

     None of the above


  11. What is the minimum number of operations required, for a microprocessor with 8 data pins, to read a 32-bit word?

  12. A.

     1

    B.

     2

    C.

     4

    D.

     8

    E.

     None of the above


  13. The main purpose of the off line device is

  14. A.

     To reduce the no.of operator errors in recording data

    B.

     To save computer time

    C.

     To save floor space in the computer centre

    D.

     All of the above

    E.

     None of the above


  15. The accuracy of the floating point numbers representable in two 16 bit words of a computer is approximately

  16. A.

     16 digits

    B.

     6 digits

    C.

     4 digits

    D.

     All of the above

    E.

     None of the above


  17. Which of the following is a special purpose language used to describe to a computer's operating system.

  18. A.

     LOGO

    B.

     APL

    C.

     ICL

    D.

     CORAL

    E.

     None of the above


  19. Which of the following languages is the most widely used?

  20. A.

     PL/1

    B.

     BASIC

    C.

     FORTRAN

    D.

     PASCAL

    E.

     None of the above