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  1. A menu-driven operating system is one which allows you to pick up from the menu of choices it displays on the screen. What is the name given to the images which are used in such image oriented menus?

  2. A.
    Icon
    B.
    Figure
    C.
    Symbol
    D.
    option
    E.
    None of the above

  3. What is the name of the earliest calculating machine which was based on concepts found in modern computers but was unfortunately never built?

  4. A.
    Babbage's Difference Engine
    B.
    Pascal's Adder
    C.
    Leibnitz's Multiplier
    D.
    Differential Analyser
    E.
    None of the above

  5. The first machine to successfully perform a long series of arithmetic and logical operations was:

  6. A.
    ENIAC
    B.
    Mark I
    C.
    Analytic engine
    D.
    UNIVAC-I
    E.
    None of the above

  7. Which is used for manufacturing chips?

  8. A.
    Bus
    B.
    Control unit
    C.
    Semiconductors
    D.
    (a) and (b) only
    E.
    None of the above

  9. The 0 and 1 in the binary numbering system are called binary digits or _____

  10. A.
    bytes
    B.
    kilobytes
    C.
    decimal bytes
    D.
    bits
    E.
    nibbles

  11. Floppy disks which are made from flexible plastic material are also called?

  12. A.
    hard disks
    B.
    high-density disks
    C.
    diskettes
    D.
    templates
    E.
    None of the above

  13. Which of the following tasks is not suited for sequential processing by a computer?

  14. A.
    Preparing of mailing labels
    B.
    Processing payroll cheques
    C.
    Accounting for credit card purchases
    D.
    Inventory control
    E.
    None of the above

  15. Which of the following is responsible for coordinating various operations using timing signals?

  16. A.
    Arithmetic-logic Unit
    B.
    Control unit
    C.
    Memory unit
    D.
    Input/Output unit
    E.
    None of the above

  17. All calculations are performed and all comparisons are made in _____ unit.

  18. A.
    control unit
    B.
    aritmetic-logic unit
    C.
    central processing unit
    D.
    primary storage unit
    E.
    None of the above

  19. The most commonly used standard data code to represent alphabetical, numerical and punctuation characters used in Electronic Data Processing system is called

  20. A.
    ASCII
    B.
    EBCDII
    C.
    BCD
    D.
    All of the above
    E.
    None of the above