Computer Fundamentals

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[Computer]

The CPU consists of

Control unit; arithmetic logic unit and primary storage

input, output and processing

input, processing and storage

control unit, primary storage and secondary storage

[Computer]

he register which keeps track of the execution of a program and which contains the memory address of the next instruction to be executed is known as

index register

program counter

instruction register

memory address register

[Computer]

EEPROM is

effectively erasable

easily erasable

electrically erasable

non-erasable

[Computer]

A source program is the program written in ………. language

object

English

symbolic

high level

[Computer]

A list of instructions used by a computer is called

text

program

outpu

CPU

[Computer]

Which of the following component of a computer system is the most important to a data base management system

high speed, large capacity disk

printer

mouse

high resolution video display

[Computer]

Multiprocessing

is completely understood by all major computer vendors

makes the operating system simpler

allows multiple processes to run simultaneously

allows the same computer to have multiple processors

[Computer]

The process of copying data from a memory location is called

controlling

reading

booting

writing

[Computer]

A program written in machine language is called …….. program

object

high level

assembler

computer

[Computer]

The primary purpose of an operating system is

to make computers fast.

to allow people to use the computer

to make the most efficient use of the computer hardware

to keep system programmers employed

[Computer]

Software instruction intended to satisfy a user's specific processing needs are called

application software

documentation

process software

system software

[Computer]

Which of the following is used as storage locations both in the ALU and in the control section of a computer

decoder

adder

accumulator

[Computer]

Which of the following contains complete record of all activity that affected the contents of a database during a certain period of time

transaction file

report

master file

query file

[Computer]

Which technique is preferable for transferring a large amount of data to and from a memory in a short time

Interrupt driven I/O

programmed I/O

DMA

[Computer]

The register which contains the data to be written into or read out of the addressed location is known as

memory address register

memory data register

index register

program counter

[Computer]

Which of the following memory is volatile

EPROM

ROM

PROM

RAM

[Computer]

In a database, related fields are grouped to form

file

bank

record

field group

[Computer]

For each instructions of program in memory the CPU goes through a

fetch – execute – decode sequence

execute – store – decode sequence

fetch – decode – execute sequence

decode – fetch – execute sequence

[Computer]

Which of the following is the product of data processing

system

. software program

information

. data

[Computer]

Memories in which any location can be reached in a fixed and short amount of time after specifying its address is called

random access memory

secondary memory

sequential access memory

mass storage

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