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101.

Unit of computer which is capable of performing arithmetic, logical and data manipulation operations on binary numbers is called

A. CU
B. ALU
C. I/O unit
D. processing unit
Answer» C. I/O unit
102.

Electronic circuits that operate on one or more input signals to produce standard output _______

A. Series circuits
B. Parallel Circuits
C. Logic Signals
D. Logic Gates
Answer» E.
103.

The ‘heart’ of the processor which performs many different operations _____________

A. Arithmetic and logic unit
B. Motherboard
C. Control Unit
D. Memory
Answer» B. Motherboard
104.

The ALU and control unit of most of the microcomputers are combined and manufacture on a singlesilicon chip. What is it called?

A. Monochip
B. ALU
C. Control unit
D. Microprocessor
Answer» E.
105.

An operation that marks no destruction to previous content of memory location is

A. Access
B. Sequencing
C. Write
D. Read
Answer» E.
106.

Interrupts which are initiated by an I/O drive are

A. Internal
B. Software
C. External
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
107.

All elements of a computer system must be related in a

A. Logical way
B. Incremental way
C. Sequential way
D. Coordinated way
Answer» B. Incremental way
108.

In a CPU, similar instruction sets are grouped into

A. Set
B. Type and category
C. Families
D. Generic
Answer» D. Generic
109.

The 9’s complement of 6578 is ___________

A. 1234
B. 3421
C. 3124
D. 3420
Answer» C. 3124
110.

Time during which a job is processed by the computer is

A. Delay times
B. Real time
C. Down time
D. Execution time
Answer» E.
111.

Pick the one that is used for logical operations or comparisons such as less than equal to orgreater than.

A. Both Arithmetic & Logic Unit and Control Unit
B. Arithmetic and Logic Unit
C. Control Unit
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Control Unit
112.

The 1’s complement of 1111111110.101 is _______________

A. 1.010
B. 0000000000.010
C. 1111111110.101
D. 1.101
Answer» B. 0000000000.010
113.

A set of flip flops integrated together is called ____?

A. Adder
B. Register
C. Counter
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Counter
114.

A microporgram is sequencer perform the operation

A. Read
B. Write and Execute
C. Read and write
D. Read and execute
Answer» E.
115.

ALU is the place where the actual executions of instructions take place during processing operation.

A. True
B. False
C. May be
D. Can't say
Answer» B. False
116.

VDU stands for __________

A. Virtual Display Unit
B. Visual Display Unit
C. Virtual Detection Unit
D. Visual Detection Unit
Answer» C. Virtual Detection Unit
117.

RISC stands for

A. Reduced Instruction Set Computer
B. Repeated Instruction Set Computer
C. Regular Instruction Set Computer
D. Reflective Instruction Set Computer
Answer» B. Repeated Instruction Set Computer
118.

Memory elements and memory management's concepts were introduced by

A. Complex Instruction Set Computers
B. Reduced Instruction Set Computers
C. Single-Core computers
D. Multi-Core computers
Answer» E.
119.

More energy efficient processor cores are possessed by processor type known to be

A. Reduced Instruction Set Computers
B. Multi-Core computers
C. Complex Instruction Set Computers
D. Explicitly Parallel Instruction Computing
Answer» C. Complex Instruction Set Computers
120.

In computer, ALU has

A. 2units
B. 3units
C. 4units
D. 5units
Answer» B. 3units
121.

Microprocessor 8085 can address location upto

A. 1M
B. 64K
C. 32K
D. 128K
Answer» C. 32K
122.

The most common addressing techiniques employed by a CPU is

A. Immediate and Direct
B. Indirect
C. Register
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
123.

If in a computer, 16 bits are used to specify address in a RAM, the number of addresses will be

A. 64K
B. 65,536
C. 216
D. None of the above
Answer» C. 216
124.

The sign magnitude representation of -9 is ___________

A. 00001001
B. 11111001
C. 10001001
D. 11001
Answer» D. 11001
125.

All operations on a computer data according to given instructions are performed by

A. ALU
B. CPU
C. CU
D. window
Answer» C. CU
126.

Information stored in ROM or a PROM is defined to be

A. Changeable
B. Unchangeable
C. Inaccessible
D. Frequently used
Answer» C. Inaccessible
127.

Files are located by operating system with help of

A. addressing system
B. path file system
C. directory file system
D. header file system
Answer» B. path file system
128.

The expression A+BC is the reduced form of ______________

A. AB+BC
B. (A+B)(A+C)
C. (A+C)B
D. (A+B)C
Answer» C. (A+C)B
129.

The earliest calculating devices are

A. Difference Engine
B. Abacus
C. Clock
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Clock
130.

A __________ gate gives the output as 1 only if all the inputs signals are 1.

A. AND
B. OR
C. EXOR
D. NOR
Answer» B. OR
131.

Number of logic gates and way of their interconnections can be classified as

A. logical network
B. system network
C. circuit network
D. gate network
Answer» B. system network
132.

Physical connection between Microprocessor Memory and other parts is called _________

A. Address bus
B. Hub
C. Path
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Hub
133.

Execution of calculations and comparisons are made in

A. Arithmetic Logic Unit
B. Control Unit
C. Processing Unit
D. Logic Unit
Answer» B. Control Unit
134.

EPIC enables compilers to extract

A. Maximum parallelism
B. Minimum concurrency
C. Tight coupling
D. Loose coupling
Answer» B. Minimum concurrency
135.

Two or more sequenced files can be combined in a single file in method of

A. Sequencing
B. Collate
C. Arranging
D. Merge
Answer» C. Arranging
136.

Which unit is responsible for converting the data received from the user into computer understandable format?

A. Memory Unit
B. Arithmetic & Logic Unit
C. Input Unit
D. Output Unit
Answer» D. Output Unit
137.

For retrieving operands in RISC processors, references to memory were

A. Reduced
B. Enhanced
C. Increased
D. Simplified
Answer» B. Enhanced
138.

A high speed buffer between CPU and main memory is installed, known to be

A. Cache memory
B. Cell memory
C. Flash memory
D. File memory
Answer» B. Cell memory
139.

Ability of a CPU to execute a particular set of machine instructions is called its

A. Processing set
B. Data set
C. Instruction set
D. Logic set
Answer» D. Logic set
140.

In circuit design, simplified Boolean function is obtained for every

A. Input
B. Output
C. Variable
D. Literal
Answer» C. Variable
141.

When the RET instruction at the end of subroutine is executed,

A. The information where the stack is iniatialized is transferred to the stack pointer
B. Two data bytes stored in the top two locations of the stack are transferred to the stack pointer
C. Two data bytes stored in the top two locations of the stack are transferred to the program counter
D. The memory address of the RET instruction is transferred to the program counter
Answer» D. The memory address of the RET instruction is transferred to the program counter
142.

A computer's memory is built of

A. Volatile RAM chips
B. Non-volatile RAM chips
C. Volatile ROM chips
D. Non-volatile ROM chips
Answer» B. Non-volatile RAM chips
143.

Fact that marks true about production of CISC processors are said to be

A. Complex And Cheap
B. Complex And Expensive
C. Simple and Expensive
D. Simple and Cheap
Answer» C. Simple and Expensive
144.

Current SIMMs have either _______ or _________ connectors (pins)

A. 28 or 72
B. 30 or 72
C. 9 or 32
D. 30 or 70
Answer» C. 9 or 32
145.

The first practical form of Random Access Memory was the __________

A. SSEM
B. Cathode Ray Tube
C. William’s Tube
D. Thomas’s Tube
Answer» D. Thomas’s Tube
146.

Concept used to locate files by operating system is called

A. directory
B. path name
C. path file
D. batched file
Answer» B. path name
147.

Which of the following have the fastest access time?

A. Magnetic Disks
B. Compact Disks
C. Semiconductor Memories
D. Magnetic Tapes
Answer» D. Magnetic Tapes
148.

Architectural components can be shared in processor design of

A. RISC
B. CISC
C. Multi-core
D. EPIC
Answer» D. EPIC
149.

The following figure shows a ___________ gate.

A. NOR
B. NAND
C. EXOR
D. OR
Answer» B. NAND
150.

Shortcut Notation for groups of four Binary Digits is called ____________ Number System.

A. Unicode
B. Binary
C. Hexadecimal
D. Decimal
Answer» D. Decimal