Home / CSE / Computer Fundamentals :: Section 13

CSE :: Computer Fundamentals

  1. The data bus in 8080A/8085 microprocessor is a group of

  2. A.
    eight bidirectional lines that are used to transfer 8 bits between the microprocessor and its I/O and memory
    B.
    sixteen bidirectional lines that are used for data transfer between the microprocessor and memory
    C.
    eight unidirectional lines that are used for I/O devices
    D.
    eight lines used to transfer data among the registers
    E.
    None of the above

  3. Control of computer system or subsystem operation by an operator who may intervene at arbitrary times is

  4. A.
    Manual control
    B.
    Mapping
    C.
    Shift register
    D.
    ALU
    E.
    None of the above

  5. In which of the following terminals the screen is regarded as an array of pixels, where each pixel is either on or off?

  6. A.
    Character map terminal
    B.
    Bit map terminal
    C.
    RS-232 C terminal
    D.
    All of the above
    E.
    None of the above

  7. Which language has been selected as the basis for the Japanese "fifth generation" computers.

  8. A.
    ALGOL
    B.
    COBOL
    C.
    PROLOG
    D.
    C
    E.
    None of the above

  9. A notation for defining the form and structure of data is known as

  10. A.
    Data description language
    B.
    Binary language
    C.
    Data channel
    D.
    Data definition language
    E.
    None of the above

  11. The CPU is made up of control unit ALU and

  12. A.
    Memory
    B.
    Input-Output
    C.
    Register unit
    D.
    All of the above
    E.
    None of the above

  13. In digital computer, all the expressions are coded into

  14. A.
    Octal digits
    B.
    Binary digits
    C.
    Hexadecimal digits
    D.
    Decimal cligits
    E.
    None of the above

  15. In computer terminology a compiler means

  16. A.
    a person who computes source programs
    B.
    the same thing as a programmer
    C.
    key punch operator
    D.
    a program which translates source program into object program

  17. Which part of computer performs functions similar to the cerebrums of the above cardiac and nervous system of a human body.

  18. A.
    ALU
    B.
    Input device
    C.
    CPU
    D.
    Control unit
    E.
    None of the above

  19. A storage area used to store data to compensate for the difference in speed at which the different units can handle data is

  20. A.
    Memory
    B.
    Buffer
    C.
    Accumulator
    D.
    Address
    E.
    None of the above