(a) Foreground processing
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(21) Automatic execution of high-priority computer programs that have been designed to preempt the use of computer resources is referred as?
- A. Foreground processing
- B. background processing
- C. black processing
- D. white processing
(22) Digitizer is an input device?
- A. Used to convert graphic and pictorial data into binary inputs for a digital computer
- B. Used to convert graphic and pictorial data into analog inputs for a digital computer
- C. Used for debugging
- D. None of these
(a) Used to convert graphic and pictorial data into binary inputs for a digital computer
(23) A storage devices where the access time is effectively independent of the location of the data is referred as?
- A. Primary storage
- B. Secondary storage
- C. Direct access
- D. None of these
(c) Direct access
(24) A pictorial representation that uses predefined symbols to describe either the logic of a computer program or the data flow and processing steps of a system is referred as?
- A. Algorithm
- B. Program
- C. Document reader
- D. Flowchart
(d) Flowchart
(25) A flat, circular plate coated with a magnetic material on which data can be stored by magnetization of portions of the flat surface is?
- A. Disk
- B. Tape
- C. Pen drive
- D. None of these
(a) Disk
(26) Disk operating system is referred for?
- A. DOS
- B. Operating system which contains the disk-oriented commands and uses disk devices for permanent storage
- C. Both A & B
- D. None of these
(c) Both A & B
(27) Document reader is?
- A. A device that arrange the documents
- B. An optical input device used to read documents
- C. A device that is used to edit document
- D. None of these
(b) An optical input device used to read documents
(28) One or more identifying lines printed at the bottom of a page are referred as?
- A. Header
- B. Footer
- C. Index
- D. None of these
(b) Footer
(29) FORTRAN is?
- A. Formula Translation
- B. A high-level mathematically oriented programming language
- C. Both A & B
- D. None of these
(c) Both A & B
(30) A CPU designed specifically to handle the communications processing task with main purpose is to off-load communications processing task from the host computer so that the host computer can be dedicated for applications and data processing jobs.?
- A. Backend processor
- B. Front-end processor
- C. Node processor
- D. None of these
(b) Front-end processor