Computer Awareness MCQ SET II

11) The computer memory used for temporary storage of data and program is called

(a) RAM

(b) ROM

(c) EPROM

(d) PROM

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Answer: b

12) In EDCDIC, a character is represented by

(a) Eight bits

(b) One bit

(c) Sixteen bits

(d) ten bits

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Answer: a

13) The smallest unit in the computer which represents information is

(a) Digit

(b) Byte

(c) Character

(d) Bit

14) Secondary memory device is

(a) CPU

(b) Mouse

(c) Floppy disk

(d) ALU

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Answer: c

15) How many different characters can be coded by EBCDIC ?

(a) 64

(b) 256

(c) 32

(d) 128

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Answer: b

16) A code that is written into a serially accessed memory is

(a) EOD

(b) Gray code

(c ) Bar code

(d) None of the above

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Answer: a

17) Memory address are calculated by an algorithm which is widely known as

(a) Sorting

(b) Searching

(c) Hashing

(d) None of these

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Answer: c

18) Main memory of a computer is

(a) Random device

(b) Sequential device

(c) Both of the above

(d) Volatile

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Answer: c

19) Which of the following is the 1’s complement of 100/

(a) 011

(b) 1001

(c) 1100

(d) 110

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Answer: a

20) Which of the following is not an octal number ?

(a) 17

(b) 105

(c) 201

(d) 38

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Answer: d