Computer Quiz

1. Plotter accuracy is measured in terms of repeatability and ?
a) Buffer size
b) Resolution
c) Vertical dimensions
d) Intelligence

2. The most commonly used standard data code to represent alphabetical, numerical and punctuation characters used in electronic data processing system is called?
a) ASCII
b) EBCDIC
c) BCD
d) All of above

3. A typical personal computer used for business purposes would have of RAM?
a) 4 KB
b) 16 K
c) 64 K
d) 256 K

4. Multi user systems provided cost savings for small business because they use a single processing unit to link several?
a) Personal computers
b) Workstations
c) Dumb terminals
d) Mainframes

5. Properly arranged data is called?
a) Field
b) Words
c) Information
d) File

6. Computer professionals working in a computer center are?
a) Software
b) Firmware
c) Hardware
d) Human ware

7. Which of the items below are considered removable storage media?
a) Removable hard disk cartridges
b) Flexible disks cartridges
c) Disk (Magneto-optical)
d) All of the above

8. A plastic card similar to a credit card but having some memory and a microprocessor embedded within?
a) Punched paper tape
b) Chip card
c) Card punch
d) Magnetic tape

9. The number of characters that can be stored in given physical space is?
a) Word length
b) Byte
c) Data density
d) Field

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