1.
What type of computers are client computers (most of the time) in a client-server system?
Answer: Option 'C'
In the client-server system, microcomputers are commonly treated as client computers due to their limited hardware configuration to handle and process multiple tasks.
2.
Digital computers use a ________ system to encode data and programs.
Answer: Option 'C'
Digital Computers use Binary System.
3.
Which of the following is the foray introduced by Microsoft into the gaming console market?
Answer: Option 'A'
In the gaming console market, Microsoft launched its first foray named X-box that is actually a video game console.
4.
Which of the following characteristic attributes to the fact that computers can perform different types of tasks at the same time?
Answer: Option 'B'
Versatility is the characteristic of a computer that attributes to its multitasking and multiprogramming capabilities.
5.
Which of the following statements is correct about EPROM?
Answer: Option 'D'
Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EPROM) is a type of ROM from which the stored data can be erased using ultraviolet rays.
6.
Something which has easily-understood instructions is said to be:
Answer: Option 'D'
User friendly instructions are easy to understand by the user.
7.
Computers were based on transistors in the _______ generation.
Answer: Option 'B'
Second generation computers designed in 1960s were based on transistors. These computers were more reliable and faster than first generation computers that were based on vacuum tubes.
8.
Information that comes from external source and fed into computer software is called _______.
Answer: Option 'B'
Input is fed into computers.
9.
Which of the following statements is true for Solid State Drives (SSDs)?
Answer: Option 'A'
SSD is a storage device that does not contain any moving parts, such as spinning platters and heads; therefore, it is faster than hard disk drive. An SSD uses transistors to store data. In SSD, the information can be accessed immediately, because there is no latency time when data is transferred.
10.
The control unit initiates a series of sequential steps of :
Answer: Option 'C'
The control unit initiates a series of sequential steps of micro operations.