Question 1

ENIAC uses
A)decimal numbering system
B)octal numbering system
C)binary numbering system
D)hexadecial numbering system

Accepted Answer

ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer) used the decimal numbering system, as it was designed to perform calculations in a manner similar to human arithmetic.

Question 2

A term associated with the comparison of processing speeds of different computer system is:
A)efts
B)mpg
C)mips
D)cps

Accepted Answer

MIPS stands for Million Instructions Per Second, a measure used to compare the processing speeds of computer systems.

Question 3

which of the following is problem oriented language?
A)high level language
B)machine language
C)assembly language
D)low level language

Accepted Answer

Problem-oriented languages, also known as high-level languages, are designed to be closer to human languages and more abstracted from the machine's language, making them easier for humans to understand and use for solving complex problems.

Question 4

A 32 bit microprocessor has the word length equal to
A)2 byte
B)32 byte
C)4 byte
D)8 byte

Accepted Answer

A 32-bit microprocessor has a word length of 4 bytes, as there are 8 bits in a byte, so 32 bits divided by 8 equals 4 bytes.

Question 5

The term GIGO is related to
A)accuracy
B)reliability
C)versatility
D)automatic

Accepted Answer

GIGO stands for "Garbage In, Garbage Out," which means if inaccurate or poor-quality data is input into a system, the output will also be inaccurate or of poor quality. This term is directly related to the accuracy of data processing systems.

Question 6

Web cam is an
A)input unit device
B)output unit device
C)processing device
D)input and output device

Accepted Answer

A web cam captures images or video, making it an input device as it sends data to the computer.

Question 7

Access time is
A)seek time + latency time
B)seek time
C)seek time ? latency time
D)latency time

Accepted Answer

Access time in the context of hard drives or other storage devices is the sum of the seek time (the time it takes for the read/write head to move to the correct track on the disk) and the latency time (the time it takes for the correct sector to rotate under the read/write head).

Question 8

Which device can understand difference between data & programs?
A)input device
B)output device
C)memory
D)microprocessor

Accepted Answer

Microprocessors can differentiate between data and programs because they are designed to execute instructions (programs) and process data based on those instructions. Input and output devices merely facilitate data entry and display results, while memory stores both data and programs without differentiating between them.

Question 9

Which of the following is a read only memory storage device?
A)floppy disk
B)cd-rom
C)hard disk
D)none of these

Accepted Answer

CD-ROM is a type of read-only memory storage device where data is permanently stored and can only be read, not written or erased.

Question 10

Symbolic logic was discovered by
A)george boole
B)herman hollerith
C)van neumann
D)basic pascal

Accepted Answer

George Boole is credited with the discovery of symbolic logic, also known as Boolean algebra, which is fundamental to the development of digital computer logic.

Quiz 8: Computer Terminology and Concepts

ENIAC uses

A term associated with the comparison of processing speeds of different computer system is:

which of the following is problem oriented language?

A 32 bit microprocessor has the word length equal to

The term GIGO is related to

Web cam is an

Access time is

Which device can understand difference between data & programs?

Which of the following is a read only memory storage device?

Symbolic logic was discovered by