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  1. The first microprocessor built by the Intel Corpn. was called

  2. A.

     8008

    B.

     8080

    C.

     4004

    D.

     8800

    E.

     None of the above

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  3. The microelectronics is the technology of

  4. A.

     microwaves

    B.

     microcomputers

    C.

     chips

    D.

     automatic processing

    E.

     None of the above

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  5. Who developed the first personal computer spreadsheet package called Visicalc?

  6. A.

     Niklaus Wirth

    B.

     Dan Bricklin

    C.

     Bob Frankston

    D.

     Both (B) and (C)

    E.

     None of the above

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  7. When was the X Window System born?

  8. A.

     1984

    B.

     1989

    C.

     1988

    D.

     1990

    E.

     None of the above

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  9. A double sided magnetic disk pack has six disks. Can you tell how many surfaces of this pack are normally used?

  10. A.

     10

    B.

     12

    C.

     6

    D.

     9

    E.

     None of the above

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  11. The Santa Clara Valley, California is popularly known as Silicon Valley of America because

  12. A.

     huge deposits of silicon are found there

    B.

     many silicon chip manufacturing firms are located there

    C.

     Santa Claus visits it every Christmas

    D.

     it is full of large grain sand

    E.

     None of the above

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  13. Which of the following professions has not been affected by personal computers?

  14. A.

     medical

    B.

     clerical

    C.

     accounting

    D.

     law

    E.

     None of the above

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  15. What is the name given to the 8-bit unit used for coding data?

  16. A.

     block of characters

    B.

     byte

    C.

     word

    D.

     KB

    E.

     None of the above

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  17. What technology is used for flat panel displays?

  18. A.

     Solid state

    B.

     RBG monitor

    C.

     VLSI

    D.

     Direct view storage tube

    E.

     None of the above

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  19. What is meant by the term RAM?

  20. A.

     Memory which can only be read

    B.

     Memory which can be both read and written to

    C.

     Memory which is used for permanent storage

    D.

     Memory which can only be written to

    E.

     None of the above

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