1. Who developed a mechanical device in the 17th century that could add, subtract, multiple, divide and find square roots?
a) Napier
b) Babbage
c) Pascal
d) Leibniz
2. An IBM system/38 represents the computer class of?
a) Small scale computer
b) Medium scale computer
c) Large scale computer
d) Super computer
3. The Width of a processor’s data path is measured in bits. Which of the following are common data paths?
a) 8 bits
b) 12 bits
c) 16 bits
d) 32 bits
4. The word length of a computer is measured in?
a) Bytes
b) Millimeters
c) Meters
d) Bits
5. An online backing storage system capable of storing larger quantities of data is?
a) CPU
b) Memory
c) Mass storage
d) Secondary storage
6. Number cruncher is the informal name for?
a) Mini computer
b) Super computer
c) Microcomputer
d) Mainframe computer
Correct Answer: b
7. Each model of a computer has a unique?
a) Assembly of a computer
b) Machine language
c) High level language
d) All of the above
8. On a PC, how much memory is available to application software?
a) 1024 KB
b) 760 KB
c) 640 KB
d) 560 KB
9. A device that operates under the control of another device is called?
a) Stem
b) Slave
c) Simulator
d) Emulator
10. Interface electronic circuit is used to interconnect I/O devices to a computer’s CPU or?
a) ALU
b) Memory
c) Buffer
d) Register
