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  1. A data item which is not broken down into smaller units is _____

  2. A.

     Data element

    B.

     Elementary data item

    C.

     Data entry

    D.

     Database management

    E.

     None of the above


  3. A computer is a box full of electronic

  4. A.

     Switching devices

    B.

     Chips

    C.

     Circuits

    D.

     Registers

    E.

     None of the above


  5. What are the concentric circles on floppy disks know as?

  6. A.

     Tracks

    B.

     Cylinders

    C.

     Sectors

    D.

     Segments

    E.

     None of the above


  7. A one-bit signal that indicates the start of data transmission by an asynchronous device is

  8. A.

     Parity bit

    B.

     Status bit

    C.

     Zero bit

    D.

     Start bit

    E.

     None of the above


  9. Registers which are partially visible to users and used to hold conditional codes (bits set by the CPU hardware as the result of operations), are known as

  10. A.

     PC

    B.

     Memory Address Registers

    C.

     General purpose registers

    D.

     Flags

    E.

     None of the above


  11. An electronic circuit with about 20 transistors fabricated on a silicon chip is known as

  12. A.

     SSI

    B.

     MSI

    C.

     DPS

    D.

     RJE

    E.

     None of the above


  13. Instructions and memory addresses are represented by

  14. A.

     character codes

    B.

     binary codes

    C.

     binary word

    D.

     parity bit

    E.

     None of the above


  15. Which type of computers use the 8 bit code called EBCDIC?

  16. A.

     Minicomputers

    B.

     Microcomputers

    C.

     Mainframe computers

    D.

     Supercomputers

    E.

     None of the above


  17. Which generation of computers is covered by the period 1964-77?

  18. A.

     First

    B.

     Second

    C.

     Third

    D.

     Forth

    E.

     None of the above


  19. First CAD system called AutoCAD for the PCs was announced in the year 1982. Can you tell who announced it?

  20. A.

     Intel Corpn.

    B.

     Rolta India Ltd.

    C.

     Autodesk Inc

    D.

     AT & T Corp.

    E.

     None of the above