Computer Awareness Online Test - 6

1. What is the responsibility of the logical unit in the CPU of a computer?
Producing result
Comparing numbers
Controlling flow of information
Performing mathematical operations

2. Abacus was the first ___
Electronic computer
Mechanical computer
Electronic calculator
Mechanical calculator

3. If in a computer, 16 bits are used to specify address in a RAM, the number of addresses will be ___
216
65,536
64K
128K

4. Instructions and memory address are represented by ___
Character code
Binary code
Binary word
Parity bit

5. A set of flip flops integrated together is called ____
Counter
Adder
Register
Flip flop

6. Which of the following is used for manufacturing chips?
Bus
Control unit
Semiconductors
a and b only

7. A special high-speed line used by large corporations to support digital communications is known as:
satellite/air connection service lines
cable modems
digital subscriber lines
T1, T2, T3 and T4 lines

8. An affordable technology that uses existing telephone lines to provide high-speed connections is called ________.
ISDN
Microwave
cable modem
DSL

9. A page fault:
Is an error in a specific page
Occurs when a program accesses a page of memory
Is an access to a page not currently in memory
None of the above

10. The process of transferring data intended for a peripheral device into a disk or intermediate store so that it can be transferred to peripheral at a more convenient time or in bulk, is known as ___.
Multiprogramming
Spooling
Caching
Virtual programmin

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