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  1. The first minicomputer were developed and built in 1965 by

    1. A.HP
    2. B.Intel
    3. C.IBM
    4. D.DEC
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    C. IBM

  2. The first Indian analog computers was assembled by Indian statical Institute (ISI) of Calcutta in

    1. A.1946
    2. B.1950
    3. C.1953
    4. D.1963
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    C. 1953

  3. An input device that reads printed text employing optical character pattern matching is known as

    1. A.Magnetic disk
    2. B.Magnetic tape
    3. C.Scanner
    4. D.Mouse
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    C. Scanner

  4. When was the world's first laptop computer introduced in the market and by whom?

    1. A.Tandy Model-200, 1985
    2. B.Lap link Travelling software Inc, 1982
    3. C.Epson, 1981
    4. D.Hewlett-Packard, 1980
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    C. Epson, 1981

  5. West coast companies first developed

    1. A.Main frame computers
    2. B.Personal computers
    3. C.Minicomputers
    4. D.Both (b) and (c)
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    B. Personal computers

  6. The Storage element for a static RAM is the ____

    1. A.Flip-flop
    2. B.Capacitor
    3. C.Resistor
    4. D.Diode
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    A. Flip-flop

  7. As compared to a magnetic tape, the main advantage of magnetic disk is

    1. A.High packing density
    2. B.Low cost
    3. C.Direct access
    4. D.Rigidity
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    C. Direct access

  8. Hard disk drives are considered storage

    1. A.Non-volatile
    2. B.Non-permanent
    3. C.Worthless
    4. D.Temporary
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    A. Non-volatile

  9. The idea of cache memory is based

    1. A.on the fact that reference generally tend to cluster
    2. B.on the heuristic 90-10 rule
    3. C.on the property of locality of reference
    4. D.all of the above
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    C. on the property of locality of reference

  10. RAM stands for ____

    1. A.Random Access Memory
    2. B.Recording Application Memory
    3. C.Random Application Memory
    4. D.Recording Access Memory
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    A. Random Access Memory

  11. Which media has the ability to have data/information stored (written) on them by user more than once?

    1. A.OptiDisks
    2. B.Zip disks
    3. C.CD-R disks
    4. D.CD-RW disks
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    D. CD-RW disks

  12. One picoseconds is

    1. A.10 seconds
    2. B.100 seconds
    3. C.1000 seconds
    4. D.10000 seconds
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    A. 10 seconds

  14. An adder in which the bits of the operands are added one after another is

    1. A.Serial adder
    2. B.Half-adder
    3. C.Full-adder
    4. D.None of the above
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    A. Serial adder

  15. The latest expensive OCR units can read

    1. A.Handwriting
    2. B.Marks
    3. C.Machine printed numbers
    4. D.Hand printed numbers
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    B. Marks

  16. A device that transmits messages in verbal form is

    1. A.Audio response unit
    2. B.Magnetic tape
    3. C.Card punch
    4. D.Audit trail
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    A. Audio response unit

  17. The time taken for the read/write head to move to the correct track on the magnetic disk is called

    1. A.Approach time
    2. B.Seek time
    3. C.Epoch delay
    4. D.Latency delay
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    B. Seek time

  18. A program designed to destroy data on your computer which can travel to "infect" other computers is called a _____

    1. A.Virus
    2. B.Disease
    3. C.Hurricane
    4. D.Torpedo
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    A. Virus

  19. _____ are often delivered to PC through an E-mail attachment and are often designed to do harm.

    1. A.Email messages
    2. B.Portals
    3. C.Spam
    4. D.Viruses
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    C. Spam

  20. A hacker contacts your phone or E-mails and attempts to acquire your password is called

    1. A.Spamming
    2. B.Buging
    3. C.Spoofing
    4. D.Phishing
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    D. Phishing

  21. Hackers often gain entry to a network be pretending to be at a legitimate computer

    1. A.IP spoofing
    2. B.Forging
    3. C.Spoofing
    4. D.None of these
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    A. IP spoofing

  22. Some viruses have delayed payload, which is sometimes called a

    1. A.Bomb
    2. B.Anti-virus
    3. C.Time
    4. D.All of these
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    A. Bomb

  23. The fastest type of memory from the following list is

    1. A.Bubble memory
    2. B.Tape
    3. C.Disk
    4. D.Semiconductor memory
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    D. Semiconductor memory

  24. Can you tell what passes into and out from the computer via its ports?

    1. A.Pictures
    2. B.Data
    3. C.Graphics
    4. D.Bytes
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    D. Bytes

  25. A device or system not directly connected to the CPU is

    1. A.Offline
    2. B.Memory
    3. C.Keyboard
    4. D.Online
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    A. Offline

  27. How many bits can be stored in the 8K RAM?

    1. A.4000
    2. B.4096
    3. C.8000
    4. D.8192
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    D. 8192

  28. Which term is not used to describe the memory component of a computer?

    1. A.ROM
    2. B.RAM
    3. C.SAM
    4. D.PROM
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    C. SAM

  29. _____ attribute specifies the number of times the sound should repeat?

    1. A.FONT
    2. B.LOOP
    3. C.SIZE
    4. D.COLOR
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    B. LOOP

  30. What is the main folder on a storage device called?

    1. A.Device driver
    2. B.Root directory
    3. C.Interface
    4. D.Platform
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    B. Root directory

  31. Which is the most popular medium for direct-access secondary storage of a computer?

    1. A.ROM
    2. B.RAM
    3. C.Magnetic disk
    4. D.Magnetic tape
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    C. Magnetic disk

  32. Which is a fast main memory and slow peripheral memory handled by system software?

    1. A.Dynamic memory
    2. B.ROM
    3. C.RAM
    4. D.Virtual memory
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    D. Virtual memory

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