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1 School of Distance EducationFundamentals of ComputersPage1 UNIVERSITY OF CALICUTSCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION (2011 Admn. onwards) (Specialisation- Computer Application)V SemesterFUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTERSQ uestionBank & term Computer is derived is the inventor of Difference Engine ? is the father of Computer ? is the father of Computer science? is the father of personal Computer ? of CPU card readerand a printing analytical engine and a control control unit and an arithmetic logic arithmetic logic unit and a card of the following controls the process of interaction between the user andthe operatingsystem? first computers were programmed codeSchool of Distance EducationFundamentals of a combination of hardware and software that facilitates the sharing of informationbetween computing entries which are used to gain access to a Computer system are of the following statements is true ?

2 Works faster than works faster than of both the computers is the speeds of both these computers cannot be compared with the speed of organize files by storing them type of resource is most likely to be ashared common resource in a computerNetwork? disk device is required for the Internet connection? is a light pen?a. AMechanicalInput deviceb. Optical input devicec. Electronic input Automatic Computerb. Universal Array Computerc. Unique Automatic Computerd. Unvalued Automatic stands fora. Compactable Read Only Memoryb. Compact Data Read Only Memoryc. Compactable Disk Read Only Memoryd. Compact Disk Read Only isa. Arithmetic Logic Logic Unitc. Application Logic of isa.

3 Video Graphics Arrayb. Visual Graphics Arrayc. Volatile Graphics Graphics 1401 isa. First Generation Computerb. Second Generation Computerc. Third Generation Generation ComputerSchool of Distance EducationFundamentals of stands fora. Medium Scale Integrated Circuitsb. Medium System Integrated Circuitsc. Medium Scale Intelligent Circuitd. Medium System Intelligent capacity of inch floppy disk isa. MBb. GBd. stands fora. Wap Area Area Networkc. Wide Array Area stands fora. Magnetic Ink Character Ink Code Readerc. Magnetic Ink Cases stands fora. Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Codeb. Extended Bit Code Decimal Interchange Codec. Extended Bit Case Decimal Interchange Coded.

4 Extended Binary Case Decimal Interchange of the following is a part of the Central Processing Unit? & Logic stands aided algorithm for application in e-mail is also have the same into other people's legally break into computers as long as they do not do any people who areallergic to type of computers are client computers (most of the time) in a client-server system? Computer cannot'boot' if it does not have of Distance EducationFundamentals of amount of vertical space between linesof text in a document is of non-numeric data of is embedded system? programme which arrives by being wrapped in programme which is the permanent part of the Computer which is the part of a big Computer and softwaresystem that control the page of Website is termed.

5 Isthe appearance of typedcharacters? a file is saved for the first copy is automatically must be given a name to identify does not need a only needs a name if it is not going to be LANS, which are scattered geographically on large scale, can be connected by the useof are data and programme stored when the processor uses them? .. represents raw facts, data made , , , , characteristic of read-only memory (ROM) makes it useful? information can be easily ROM isnon-volatile, that is, it remains there even without electrical provides very large amounts of inexpensive data chips are easily swapped between different brands of do you call the programs that are usedto find out possible faults and their causes?

6 System diskettesSchool of Distance EducationFundamentals of programming languages are classified as low level languages? ,COBOL, ,C++ of the following is not anti-viruses software? device is required for the Internet connection? DMA stand for? Memory Memory Module Memory of the following is a storage device? of the didJohn Napier develop logarithm? normal CD-ROM usually canstore up to _____ _data? is designed to provide information needed for effective decision making by? is a light pen? Input input input output Coded Coded Coded Coded stands Stable Code for International Standard Case for Institutional Standard Code for Information Standard Code for Interchange InformationSchool of Distance EducationFundamentals of of the following is first generation ofcomputer?

7 Component of first generation Computer Tubes and of Erasable Programmable Read Only Erasable Programmable Read Only Erasable Programmable Read Only of the Generation computers were developed to to to to Computer size was very large as switching devices are for which generation of the following devices can be sued to directlyimage printed text? of output quality of a printer is measured per per sq. printed per unit of analogue is first converted to digital is never converted to digital is displayed in digital of latest generation computers, the instructions are sequentially and of designed the first electronics Computer ENIAC?

8 M. JacquardSchool of Distance EducationFundamentals of Presper Eckert and John W of invented the high level language C ? M. who design, program, operate and maintain Computer equipment refers did arch rivals IBM and Apple Computers Inc. decide to join hands? beings are referred to as Homosapinens, which device is called Sillico Sapiens? error in software or hardware is called a bug. What is the alternative Computer jargon for it? Computer are very reliable but they are is the name of the display feature that highlights are of the screen which requiresoperator attention? computers use a number of chips mounted on a main circuit board. What is thecommon name for such boards?

9 Most IBM PCs, the CPU, the device drives, memory expansion slots and active componentsare mounted on a single board. What is the name of this board? is meant by a dedicated Computer ? is used by one person is assigned one and only one uses one kind of is meant for application softwareSchool of Distance EducationFundamentals of system unit of a personal Computer typically contains all of the following Computer program that converts an entire program into machine language is called Computer program that translates one program instructions at a time into machine languageis called small orintelligent device is so called because it contains within it fault in a Computer program which prevents it from working correctly isknown self replicating program.

10 Similar to a virus which was taken from a 1970sscience fictionnovel by John Bruner entitled the Shockwave Rider isa. Bugb. Vicec. Liced. state. is a bi-stable electronic circuit that hasa. Multivibratorb. Flip-flopc. Logic gatesd. repetitious messages, such as unsolicited bulk e-mail is knownasa. Spamb. Trashc. Calibrid. stands fora. Disk Operating Systemb. Disk operating sessionc. Digital Operating Systemd. Digital Open is the chief ofMicrosofta. Babbageb. Bill Gatesc. Bill Clintond. none of of the following are inputdevices?a. Keyboardb. Mousec. Cardreaderd. Any of of output devices area. Screenb. Printerc. Speakerd. All of of the following is also known as brain of computera.