Computer Hardware Fundamentals
Questions about computer history, hardware components, memory types, and number systems
Questions
Which of the following is not used for storage purposes in main frame computers?
- Removable disks
- Fixed disks
- Diskettes
- Mass storage systems
The personal computers are also called?
- Desktop Micros
- Palmtop computers
- Advanced computers
- Portable computers
The ALU of a computer responds to the commands coming from?
- Primary Memory
- Control Section
- External Memory
- Cache Memory
The binary number 100110010 is equal to _________ hexadecimal numbers?
- 22
- 37
- 41
- 132
Which printer is very commonly used for desktop publishing?
- Laser printer
- Ink-jet printer
- Daisywheel printer
- Dot-matrix printer
The binary equivalent of hexadecimal number 7BD is ____________
- 11110111101
- 111010111101
- 101110111101
- All of the above
The memory in which ultraviolet light is erasable and electrically programmable?
- ROM
- RAM
- EPROM
- EE-ROM
How much memory is available for application softwares on PCs?
- 1024 kb
- 760 kb
- 640 kb
- 560 kb
Third generation computers are those which are built with integrated circuits. What was the name of first third-generation computer and when was it introduced?
- IBM-1620, 1964
- IBM-360, 1965
- CDC-6600, 1962
- PDP-1401
Who was the first person who developed a mechanical device in the 17th century that could add, subtract, multiply, divide and find square roots?
- Napier
- Pascal
- Babbage
- Leibnitz
Plotter accuracy is measured in terms of repeatability and ________?
- buffer size
- resolution
- vertical dimension
- intelligence