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Computer : Fundamental - Computer Awareness
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Posted by: Kuldeep Lodhi

(61) All the keys on the IBM PC keyboard repeat as long as one holds them down. These keys are known as?

  • A. typematic keys
  • B. functional keys
  • C. automatic keys
  • D. alphabetic keys
(a) typematic keys

(62) Distributed data processing configuration where all activities passes through a centrally located computer is?

  • A. ring network
  • B. spider network
  • C. hierarchical network
  • D. data control network
(b) spider network

(63) Communications device, combines transmissions from several devices into on line is?

  • A. concentrator
  • B. modifier
  • C. multiplexer
  • D. full-duplex line
(c) multiplexer

(64) Data communications involving telegraph lines uses?

  • A. simplex lines
  • B. wideband channels
  • C. narrowband channels
  • D. dialed service
(c) narrowband channels

(65) An advantage of the laser printer respect to impact printer is?

  • A. it is quieter/ faster
  • B. output is of a high quality
  • C. support wide range of type fonts
  • D. all the above
(d) all the above

(66) Data entry can be performed with all of the following except?

  • A. OCR / OMR
  • B. COM
  • C. Voice-recognition systems
  • D. MICR
(b) COM

(67) Magnetic tape can serve as?

  • A. input media
  • B. output media
  • C. secondary-storage media
  • D. all the above
(d) all the above

(68) The advantages of COM are its_____and__.?

  • A. compact size; readability
  • B. compact size; speed
  • C. readability; speed
  • D. compact size; low cost
(b) compact size; speed

(69) Elementary data item are?

  • A. data item which is not broken down into smaller units
  • B. data item that can be broken down into smaller units
  • C. data item which is not decomposed into smaller units
  • D. none of these
(a) data item which is not broken down into smaller units

(70) A semiconductor memory which allows the eraser of the information stared in it so that new information can be stared in it is referred as?

  • A. EPROM
  • B. ROM
  • C. RAM
  • D. None of these
(a) EPROM
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