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Q81
Which of the following memories must be refreshed many times per second?
  • A Static RAM
  • B Dynamic RAM
  • C EPROM
  • D ROM
Answer: Option B
Q82
The memory which is programmed at the time it is manufactured
  • A POM
  • B RAM
  • C PROM
  • D EPROM
Answer: Option A
Q83
Which of the following memory medium is not used as main memory system?
  • A Magnetic core
  • B Semiconductor
  • C Magnetic tape
  • D Both a and b
Answer: Option C
Q84
Registers, which are partially visible to users and used to hold conditional, are known as
  • A PC
  • B Memory address registers
  • C General purpose register
  • D Flags
Answer: Option C
Q85
One of the main feature that distinguish microprocessors from micro-computers is
  • A Words are usually larger in microprocessors
  • B Words are shorter in microprocessors
  • C Microprocessor does not contain I/O devices
  • D Exactly the same as the machine cycle time
Answer: Option C
Q86
The least significant bit of the binary number, which is equivalent to any odd decimal number, is:
  • A 0
  • B 1
  • C 1 or 0
  • D 3
Answer: Option A
Q87
What type of control pins are needed in a microprocessor to regulate traffic on the bus, in order to prevent two devices from trying to use it at the same time?
  • A Bus control
  • B Interrupts
  • C Bus arbitration
  • D Status
Answer: Option C
Q88
When was the world
  • A Hewlett-Packard
  • B Epson, 1981
  • C Laplink traveling software Inc. 1982
  • D Tandy model-2000, 1985
Answer: Option B
Q89
The first microprocessor built by the Intel Corporation was called
  • A 8008
  • B 8080
  • C 4004
  • D 8800
Answer: Option C
Q90
Who built the world
  • A Claude Shannon
  • B Konrard Zues
  • C George Stibits
  • D Howard H. Aiken
Answer: Option C
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