Exercise: Computer Fundamentals

Questions for: Computer Fundamentals

A step-by-step procedure used to solve a problem is called
A:
Operating system
B:
Algorithm
C:
Application program
D:
All of the above
Answer: B
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The latest PC keyboards use a circuit that senses the movement by the change in its capacitance. What are these keyboards called?
A:
Capacitance keyboards
B:
Mechanical keyboards
C:
Qwerty keyboards
D:
Dvorak keyboards
Answer: A
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A section of code that may only be executed by one process at any one time is
A:
CPM
B:
Critical resource
C:
Critical region
D:
Gray code
Answer: C
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Which is a swapping device is used to hold the images of pages in main memory.
A:
Plex
B:
Paging drum
C:
Card punch
D:
Optical mark reader
Answer: B
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The input and output devices are located away from the central computer facility in which particular type of processing.
A:
Time sharing
B:
Batch processing
C:
Interactive mode
D:
Real time processing
Answer: B
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