Computer fundamentals

41. A microprocessor integrates the arithmetic logic and control circuitry of a computer into one chip. The first microprocessor was built by a group of engineers at the Intel Corpn. Can you tell who headed this group?

Victor Poor
Stan Mazor
Marcian E. (Ted) Hoff
Seymour Cray E. None of the above

Detailed SolutionA microprocessor integrates the arithmetic logic and control circuitry of a computer into one chip. The first microprocessor was built by a group of engineers at the Intel Corpn. Can you tell who headed this group?

42. Which device uses much less computer time than the light pen and gives resolutions equal to that of the CRT display.

Mouse
Touch tablet
Touch panel
Data tablet E. None of the above

Detailed SolutionWhich device uses much less computer time than the light pen and gives resolutions equal to that of the CRT display.

43. A prefix for billion which is equal to _____ is called as billi.

100
10000
1000
10 E. None of the above

Detailed SolutionA prefix for billion which is equal to _____ is called as billi.

44. The primary purpose of software is to turn data into _____

Web sites
Information
Programs
Objects E. None of these

Detailed SolutionThe primary purpose of software is to turn data into _____

45. Which of the following printers, are you sure will not to use if your objective is to print on multicarbon forms?

daisy wheel
dot-matrix
laser
thimble E. All of the above

Detailed SolutionWhich of the following printers, are you sure will not to use if your objective is to print on multicarbon forms?

46. Which of the following is the fastest?

CPU
magnetic tapes and disks
video terminal
sensors, mechanical controllers E. None of the above

Detailed SolutionWhich of the following is the fastest?

47. 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?

Bus control
Interrupts
Bus arbitration
Status E. None of the above

Detailed SolutionWhat 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?

48. A typical modern computer uses

LSI chips
Vacuum tubes
Valves
All the above E. None of the above

Detailed SolutionA typical modern computer uses

49. A disk’s content that is recorded at the time of manufacture and cannot be changed or erased by user is –

Read-only
Memory-only
Run-only
Write-only

Detailed SolutionA disk’s content that is recorded at the time of manufacture and cannot be changed or erased by user is –

50. A memory in which the information is stored last is on top & is retrieved first is known as

PROM
Buffer
Stack
RAM E. None of the above

Detailed SolutionA memory in which the information is stored last is on top & is retrieved first is known as

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