Data gathering in computer means, they allow to use _______________data?
(A) Present
(B) Input
(C) Output
(D) Store
The computer industry uses prefixes of Greek origin to measure large amounts of data. Which term describes 1024 bytes ?
(A) Kilobyte
(B) Megabyte
(C) Gigabyte
(D) Terabyte
In which mode, each user has a local input/output device ?
(A) Time sharing mode
(B) Interactive
(C) Batch processing mode
(D) All of the above
The CPU, also called the ___________ when talking about PCs, does the vast majority of the processing for a computer?
(A) microprocessor
(B) RAM
(C) macroprocessor
(D) memory sytem
Punched cards are associated with the name_____________________?
(A) Leibniz
(B) Jacquard
(C) Hollerith
(D) Pascal
A program used to detect overall system malfunction is___________________?
(A) Utilities
(B) System diagnostics
(C) System analysis
(D) System software
Who is called the “grand father” of the computer ?
(A) Charles Babbage
(B) Joseph Jacquard
(C) Dr. Herman Hollerith
(D) Blaise Pascal
How is it possible that both programs and data can be stored on the same floppy disk ?
(A) A floppy disk has two sides, one for data and one for programs
(B) Programs and data are both software, and both can be stored on any memory device
(C) A floppy disk has to be formatted for one or for the other
(D) Floppy disks can only store data, not programs
The clock rate of a processor is measured in _____________________?
(A) minutes
(B) Milliseconds
(C) Megabytes
(D) Megahertz or Gigahertz