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  1. A monitor's _____ is the distance between the holes in the mask behind the screen. This helps determine how sharp the dots appear.

  2. A.
    refresh rate
    B.
    dot pitch
    C.
    resolution
    D.
    color depth
    E.
    None of the above

  3. The ALU of a computer normally contains a number of high speed storage elements called

  4. A.
    semiconductor memory
    B.
    registers
    C.
    hard disk
    D.
    magnetic disk
    E.
    None of the above

  5. What is the name of the printer which prints all the A's in a line before all the B's?

  6. A.
    Thermal printer
    B.
    Electrostatic printer
    C.
    Line printer
    D.
    Ink-jet printer
    E.
    None of the above

  7. A _____ is simply an arrangement where multiple disk drives appear as a single disk drive to the user.

  8. A.
    disk
    B.
    disk array
    C.
    bunch of disks
    D.
    disk pack
    E.
    spanned drive

  9. Conversion of binary number 1010101000010111 to hexadecimal number is

  10. A.
    D8F916
    B.
    A8B916
    C.
    AA1716
    D.
    D9F816
    E.
    None of the above

  11. In comparison with static RAM memory, the dynamic RAM memory has

  12. A.
    lower bit density and higher power consumption
    B.
    higher bit density and higher power consumption
    C.
    lower bit density and lower power consumption
    D.
    higher bit density and lower power consumption
    E.
    None of the above

  13. Which of the following holds data and processing instructions temporarily until the CPU needs it?

  14. A.
    ROM
    B.
    control unit
    C.
    main memory
    D.
    coprocessor chips
    E.
    None of the above

  15. A multi programming system is one that can

  16. A.
    run very fast
    B.
    share hardware resources with many programs simultaneously
    C.
    compute many programs simultaneously
    D.
    use many operating systems
    E.
    None of the above

  17. The language that is an input for statement translation is called

  18. A.
    Assembly language
    B.
    Source language
    C.
    High-level language
    D.
    Object language
    E.
    None of the above

  19. All the instructions and procedures needed to start up a computer, to the point it can load an operating system, are stored in ROM chips. In IBM compatible PCs this is called the _____

  20. A.
    RAM BIOS
    B.
    ROM BIOS
    C.
    EPROM
    D.
    POST
    E.
    None of the above