Basic Computer Fundamentals
Basic Computer Fundamentals
71. A term associated with the comparison of processing speeds of different computer system is:
- EFTS
- MPG
- MIPS
- CFPS
72. The processes of starting or restarting a computer system by loading instructions from a secondary storage device into the completer memory is called
- Duping
- Booting
- Padding
- All of above
73. Who invented the microprocessor?
- Marcian E Huff
- Herman H Goldstein
- Joseph Jacquard
- All of above
74. One computer that is not considered a portable computer is
- Minicomputer
- A laptop computer
- Mini computer
- All of the above
75. The accuracy of the floating-point numbers representable in two 16-bit words of a computer is approximately
- 16 digits
- 6 digits
- 9 digits
- All of above
76. A dumb terminal has
- An embedded microprocessor
- Extensive memory
- Independent processing
- A keyboard and screen
77. Plotter accuracy is measured in terms of repeatability and
- Buffer size
- Resolution
- Vertical dimensions
- Intelligence
78. Daisy wheel printer is a type of
- Matrix primer
- Impact printer
- Laser printer
- Manual printer
79. The number of records contained within a block of data on magnetic tape is defined by the
- Block definition
- Record contain clause
- Blocking factor
- Record per block factor
80. Serial access memories are useful in applications where
- Data consists of numbers
- Short access time is required
- Each stored word is processed differently
- Data naturally needs to flow in and out in a serial form