Computer Science subject
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ALU is
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In 1830, Charles Babbage designed a machine called analytical engine, which he showed at the parts exhibition. In which year was it exhibited ?
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Which of the following required large computer memory?
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The processes of starting or restarting a computer system by loading instructions from a secondary storage device into the completer memory is called
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A term associated with the comparison of processing speeds of different computer system is
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Personal computers use a number of chips mounted on a main circuit boarD. What is the common name for such boards?
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Chief component of first generation computer was
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An error in software or hardware is called a bug. What is the alternative computer jargon for it?
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Most of the inexpensive personal computer does not have any disk or diskette drive. What is the name of such computers/
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ASCII stands for
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“Binary Codes” as used in computer sciences are codes made up of which of the following two numbers?
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Microprocessors as switching devices are for which generation computers
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In most IBM PCs, the CPU, the device drives, memory expansion slots and active components are mounted on a single boarD. What is the name of this board?
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The digital computer was developed primarily in
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The subject of cybernetics deals with the science of
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Modern Computer are very reliable but they are not
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When did arch rivals IBM and Apple Computers In C. decide to join hands?
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FoxPro is
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Registers, which are partially visible to users and used to hold conditional, are known as
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IBM 1401 is
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CD-ROM stands for
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Who built the world’s first electronic calculator using telephone relays, light bulbs and batteries
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The least significant bit of the binary number, which is equivalent to any odd decimal number, is
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Which of the following terms is not associated with computers?
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The special files of DOS are
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Human beings are referred to as Homosapinens, which device is called Silicon Sapiens
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VGA is
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Super Computer was invented by
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The memory which is programmed at the time it is manufactured
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A digital computer did not score over, an analog computer in terms of
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Which was the world’s first minicomputer and when was it introduced?
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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?
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IBM launched its first personal computer called IBM-PC in 1981. It has chips from Intel, disk drives from Tendon, operating system from Microsoft, the printer from Epson and the application software from everywhere. Can you name the country which contributed the video display?
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: What is the name of the display feature that highlights are of the screen. Which requires imperator attention?
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Who is credited with the idea of using punch cards to control patterns of a weaving machine?
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The first microprocessor built by the Intel Corporation was called
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One computer that is not considered a portable computer is
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Which of the following code used in present day computing was developed by IBM Corporation?
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UNIVAC is
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The computer size was very large in
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Which of the following memory medium is not used as main memory system?
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FORTRAN is
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The first firm to mass-market a microcomputer as a personal computer was The first firm to mass-market a microcomputer as a personal computer was
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Second Generations computers were developed during
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What is the latest write-once optical storage media?
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EEPROM stands for
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Who invented the microprocessor?
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Which of the following is first generation of computer?
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One of the main feature that distinguish microprocessors from micro-computers is
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