Exercise: Computer Fundamentals

Questions for: Computer Fundamentals

A high speed device used in CPU for temporary storage during processing is called
A:
A register
B:
A bus
C:
A databus
D:
All of the above
Answer: A
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Before a disk drive can access any sector record, a computer program has to provide the record's disk address. What information does this address specify?
A:
Track number
B:
Sector number
C:
Surface number
D:
All of the above
Answer: D
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All the instructions and procedures needed to start up a computer, to the point it can load an operating system, are stored in ROM chips. In IBM compatible PCs this is called the _____
A:
RAM BIOS
B:
ROM BIOS
C:
EPROM
D:
POST
Answer: B
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The language that is an input for statement translation is called
A:
Assembly language
B:
Source language
C:
High-level language
D:
Object language
Answer: B
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A multi programming system is one that can
A:
run very fast
B:
share hardware resources with many programs simultaneously
C:
compute many programs simultaneously
D:
use many operating systems
Answer: B
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