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Computer Aptitude

COMPUTER FUNDAMENTAL MCQs

Fundamental And Concepts Of Computer

Total Questions : 1289 | Page 6 of 129 pages
Question 51. To locate a data item for storage is
  1.    Field
  2.    Feed
  3.    Database
  4.    Fetch
  5.    None of the above
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Answer: Option D. -> Fetch
Question 52. Which of the following is not true of immediate processing?
  1.    It is often used in real-time applications
  2.    It can occur with either sequential of direct-access files
  3.    It can be used in an airline-reservation system
  4.    Transactions are processed shortly after a real-world event occurs
  5.    All of the above are true
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> It can occur with either sequential of direct-access files
Question 53. Which of the following memory is capable of operating at electronics speed?
  1.    Semiconductor memory
  2.    Magnetic disks
  3.    Magnetic drums
  4.    Magnetic tapes
  5.    None of the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Semiconductor memory
Question 54. The main purpose of time sharing techniques used in computers is to make the best use of the
  1.    CPU
  2.    peripherals
  3.    seconday storage
  4.    floppy disks
  5.    None of the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> CPU
Question 55. A temporary storage area, attached to the CPU, for I/O operations is a:
  1.    chip
  2.    buffer
  3.    register
  4.    core
  5.    None of the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> buffer
Question 56. Which part of the computer were is used for calculating and comparing?
  1.    Disk unit
  2.    Control unit
  3.    ALU
  4.    Modem
  5.    None of the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> ALU
Question 57. The person contributing the idea of the stored program was
  1.    John von Neumann
  2.    Charles Babbage
  3.    Howard Aiken
  4.    Basic Pascal
  5.    None of the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> John von Neumann
Question 58. A file containing relatively permanent data is
  1.    Random file
  2.    Transaction file
  3.    Master file
  4.    Sequential file
  5.    None of the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Master file
Question 59. What was the total number of UNIVAC-I sold eventually and by which company?
  1.    30, British Tabulating Machine Co. (BTM)
  2.    40, International Business Machines (IBM)
  3.    48, Remington Rand
  4.    40, International Computer Ltd. (ICL)
  5.    None of the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 48, Remington Rand
Question 60. Communication that involves computers, establishing a link through the telephone system is called
  1.    Teleprocessing
  2.    Microprocessing
  3.    Telecommunications
  4.    All of the above
  5.    None of the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Telecommunications

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