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  1. Program execution time would be minimum if the programs are written in

  2. A.

     Machine Language

    B.

     Assembly language

    C.

     High level language

    D.

     All of the above

    E.

     None of the above

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  3. A small square or rectangular piece of silica on which several layers of an integrated circuit are etched or imprinted is called

  4. A.

     VLSI

    B.

     micro

    C.

     wafer

    D.

     chip

    E.

     None of the above

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  5. The processing capability of a microcomputer can be enhanced with the help of

  6. A.

     addition processor

    B.

     expansion cards

    C.

     secondary memory

    D.

     buffer memory

    E.

     None of the above

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  7. Where are silicon chips manufactured in India?

  8. A.

     Chandigarh

    B.

     Punjab

    C.

     UP

    D.

     Tamil Nadu

    E.

     None of the above

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  9. A computer programmer

  10. A.

     does all the thinking for a computer

    B.

     can enter input data quickly

    C.

     can operate all types of computer equipment

    D.

     can draw only flowchart

    E.

     None of the above

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  11. "The three most important inventions of this century are the nuclear bomb, the high yield hybrid speed, and the computer". Can you name the person who made this statement?

  12. A.

     Harry R Jordan

    B.

     Buckminster Fuller

    C.

     Jack Smith

    D.

     Jan Timmer

    E.

     None of the above

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  13. A menu-driven operating system is one which allows you to pick up from the menu of choices it displays on the screen. What is the name given to the images which are used in such image oriented menus?

  14. A.

     Icon

    B.

     Figure

    C.

     Symbol

    D.

     option

    E.

     None of the above

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  15. What is the name of the earliest calculating machine which was based on concepts found in modern computers but was unfortunately never built?

  16. A.

     Babbage's Difference Engine

    B.

     Pascal's Adder

    C.

     Leibnitz's Multiplier

    D.

     Differential Analyser

    E.

     None of the above

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  17. The first machine to successfully perform a long series of arithmetic and logical operations was:

  18. A.

     ENIAC

    B.

     Mark I

    C.

     Analytic engine

    D.

     UNIVAC-I

    E.

     None of the above

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  19. Which is used for manufacturing chips?

  20. A.

     Bus

    B.

     Control unit

    C.

     Semiconductors

    D.

     (A) and (B) only

    E.

     None of the above

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