Computer Fundamental Quick Study Episode- 02

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1. VDU stands for __________.

a. Virtual Display Unit

b. Visual Display Unit

c. Virtual Detection Unit

d. Visual Detection Unit

1. VDU stands for __________.

2. The only language which the computer understands is ______________

3. The smallest unit of data in computer is ________________

4.Which unit is responsible for converting the data received from the user into computer understandable format?

5. One nibble is equivalent to how many bits?

6. Which of the following is not a function of the Input Unit?

7. The output unit coverts the data entered by the user into computer understandable form.

8. PCI stands for _________

9. Components that provide internal storage to the CPU are ______

10. A ___________________ monitor looks like a television and are normally used with non-portable computer systems.

11. Saving data and instructions to make them readily available is the job of __________

12. Which of the following is non-volatile storage?

13. What does MAR stand for?

14. The value of radix in binary number system is _____________

15. The software designed to perform a specific task _________

16. Word processing software is a type of application software.

17. OSS stands for:

18. Set of programs which consists of full documentation.

19. Interpreter is used as a translator for __________

20. The physical devices of a computer:

21. Which of the following is designed to control the operations of a computer?

22. The use of computer work stations to send and receive messages is known as

23. The linking of computers with a communication system is called

24. UNIVAC is

25. The basic operations performed by a computer are

26. The two major types of computer chips are

27. Microprocessors as switching devices are for which generation computers

28. What is the main difference between a mainframe and a super computer?

29. ASCII and EBCDIC are the popular character coding systems. What does EBCDIC stand for?

30. The brain of any computer system is

31. Storage capacity of magnetic disk depends on

32. The two kinds of main memory are:

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

34. Computer is free from tiresome and boardroom. We call it

35. Integrated Circuits (IC) are related to which generation of computers?

36. CD-ROM is a

37. A hybrid computer

38. Which type of computers uses the 8-bit code called EBCDIC?

39. The ALU of a computer responds to the commands coming from

40. Chief component of first generation computer was

41. To produce high quality graphics (hardcopy) in colour, you would want to use a/n

42. Which of the following IC was used in third generation of computers?

43. The main electronic component used in first generation computers was

44. A dumb terminal has

45. One millisecond is

46. The output quality of a printer is measured by

47. Which of the following was a special purpose computer?

48. What was the computer invented by Attanas off and Clifford?

49. Which of the following storage devices can store maximum amount of data?

50. Which computer was considered the first electronic computer until 1973 when court invalidated the patent?

51. A physical connection between the microprocessor memory and other parts of the microcomputer is known as

52. High density double sided floppy disks could store _____ of data

53. Which of the following is not an input device?

54. In most IBM PCs, the CPU, the device drives, memory expansion slots and active components are mounted on a single board. What is the name of this board?

55. Magnetic disks are the most popular medium for

56. Regarding a VDU, Which statement is more correct?

57. A modern electronic computer is a machine that is meant for

58. When was vacuum tube invented?

59. Computers with 80286 microprocessor is

60. An application suitable for sequential processing is

61. Which of the following is not processing?

62. The digital computer was developed primarily in

63. Software in computer

64. Today’s computer giant IBM was earlier known by different name which was changes in 1924. What was that name?

65. Before a disk drive can access any sector record, a computer program has to provide the record’s disk address. What information does this address specify?

66. The arranging of data in a logical sequence is called

67. What is the responsibility of the logical unit in the CPU of a computer?

68. Abacus was the first

69. Instructions and memory address are represented by

70. The terminal device that functions as a cash register, computer terminal, and OCR reader is the:

71. A set of flip flops integrated together is called ____

72. People often call ______ as the brain of computer system

73. Which is used for manufacturing chips?

74. The first computer introduced in Nepal was

75. Mnemonic a memory trick is used in which of the following language?

76. Instruction in computer languages consists of

77. Which generation of computer is still under development

78. A register organized to allow to move left or right operations is called a ____

79. Which was the most popular first generation computer?

80. Which is considered a direct entry input device?

99. The difference between memory and storage is that memory is ___ and storage is