COMPUTER QUIZ

1. The main electronic component used in first generation computers was?
a) Transistors
b) Vacuum Tubes and Valves
c) Integrated Circuits
d) None of above

2. A dumb terminal has?
a) an embedded microprocessor
b) extensive memory
c) independent processing capability
d) a keyboard and screen

3. One millisecond is?
a) 1 second
b) 10th of a seconds
c) 1000th of a seconds
d) 10000th of a seconds

4. Storage capacity of magnetic disk depends on?
a) Tracks per inch of surface
b) Bits per inch of tracks
c) Disk pack in disk surface
d) All of above

5. The two kinds of main memory are?
a) Primary and secondary
b) Random and sequential
c) ROM and RAM
d) All of above

6. Magnetic disks are the most popular medium for?
a) Direct access
b) Sequential access
c) Both of above
d) None of above

7. Which characteristic of computer distinguishes it from electronic calculators?
a) Accuracy
b) Storage
c) Versatility
d) Automatic

8. Before a disk drive can access any sector record, a computer program has to provide the record’s disk address. What information does this address specify?
a) Track number
b) Sector number
c) Surface number
d) All of above

9. The arranging of data in a logical sequence is called?
a) Sorting
b) Classifying
c) Reproducing
d) Summarizing

10. High density double sided floppy disks could store _____ of data?
a) 1.40 MB
b) 1.44 GB
c) 1.40 GB
d) 1.44 MB