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Computer : Fundamental - Computer Awareness
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Posted by: Kuldeep Lodhi

(41) A device that attaches to both ends of an electrical bus and prevents reflection of echoes of signals that reach the end of the bus is called?

  • A. Terminator
  • B. Connector
  • C. Processor
  • D. None of these
(a) Terminator

(42) A device mounted on a communication satellite which receives, amplifies and retransmits signals' from earth stations is called?

  • A. Terminator
  • B. Connector
  • C. Processor
  • D. Transponder
(d) Transponder

(43) Technique of using disk space to make programs believe that the system contains more random access memory (RAM) than is actually available is called?

  • A. Virtual memory
  • B. Secondary memory
  • C. Primary memory
  • D. None of these
(a) Virtual memory

(44) A term means that the application software is priced separately from the computer hardware is called?

  • A. Bundled
  • B. Unbundled
  • C. Utility
  • D. None of these
(b) Unbundled

(45) Following is not the operating system?

  • A. UNIX
  • B. DOS
  • C. WINDOWS
  • D. BASIC
(d) BASIC

(46) Which of the following is true concerning personal computers??

  • A. They have been most successful in the home.
  • B. They are user friendly
  • C. No specific programming technique required
  • D. All the above
(d) All the above

(47) While buying a PC system, one should first?

  • A. identify hardware components
  • B. define computing needs
  • C. both A and B
  • D. None of these
(c) both A and B

(48) The microcomputers which have the same operating characteristics as the IBM microcomputers are called?

  • A. IBM desktop
  • B. IBM PC
  • C. IBM advanced computers
  • D. None of theses
(b) IBM PC

(49) The personal computers are also referred as?

  • A. desktop micros
  • B. advanced computers
  • C. palmtop computers
  • D. all the above
(a) desktop micros

(50) POS data-entry system is used extensively by?

  • A. banking industry
  • B. grocery industry
  • C. railroad industry
  • D. word-processing industry
(b) grocery industry
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