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1. Which company had developed the software development process framework called “Rational Unified Process” or RUP?
[A] Microsoft
[B] IBM
[C] Compaq
[D] None of these
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Correct Answer: B [IBM]
Notes:
Rational Unified Process (RUP) is an iterative software development process framework created by the Rational Software Corporation, a division of IBM since 2003.
2. What kind of information each of the electrical circuits represents?
[A] Arithmetic
[B] Tertiary
[C] Binary
[D] Quaternary
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Correct Answer: C [Binary]
Notes:
Each circuit represents a bit (binary digit) information. When the circuit is on, it represents a “1” and a “0” when it is off in a positive logic representation.
3. Which of the following is not an arithmetic capability of a computer?
[A] Addition and Subtraction
[B] Calculation
[C] Copy and Paste
[D] All of the above
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Correct Answer: C [Copy and Paste]
Notes:
A computer is much more than an arithmetic number crunching device and performs many other operations like copy, paste, delete, print etc.
4. Which of the following is considered a convergence device?
[A] Digital Camera
[B] Desktop Computer
[C] Smartphone
[D] Wristwatch
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Correct Answer: C [Smartphone]
Notes:
A conversion device refers to a single piece of hardware that serves functions traditionally performed by multiple devices. A smartphone is a prime example of a convergence device. Besides serving its primary function as a communication tool, it combines the functions of a digital camera, a music player, a computer, a game console, a GPS, and even a television remote control.
5. What is the job of the Mother Board?
[A] Sends power to all the components
[B] Holds all the circuits and components together
[C] Displays information
[D] Tells the computer what to do
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Correct Answer: B [Holds all the circuits and components together]
Notes:
A motherboard is the circuit board found in general purpose microcomputers . It holds and allows communication between many of the crucial electronic components of a system, such as the central processing unit and memory, and provides connectors for other peripherals.
6. What is the full form of GUI ?
[A] Graphical User Instruction
[B] Ground User Interface
[C] General User Instruction
[D] Graphical User Interface
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Correct Answer: D [Graphical User Interface]
Notes:
GUI stands for a graphical user interface. Graphical user interface basically provides a set of graphical elements on the screen to the users. Commonly used for point-and-draw devices.
7. What type of device is a digital camera?
[A] Input
[B] Output
[C] Software
[D] Storage
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Correct Answer: A [Input]
Notes:
A digital camera is a camera that captures photographs in digital memory. The history of the digital camera began with Eugene F. Lally of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
8. When a person turn on your computer, which of the following computer memory is the first to activate?
[A] RAM
[B] ROM
[C] BIOS
[D] All of the e Above
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Correct Answer: C [BIOS]
Notes:
BIOS instructions set up the computer and boot the operating system. The BIOS’s primary function is to handle the system setup process including driver loading and operating system booting.
9. Which of the following is the another name for Secondary Memory?
[A] Auxiliary Memory
[B] Virtual memory
[C] Main memory
[D] Internal Storage
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Correct Answer: A [Auxiliary Memory]
Notes:
Auxiliary memory, also known as Secondary memory or External memory, is a non-volatile memory. Secondary Memory isn’t directly accessible to the CPU like primary storage.
10. Which of the following is the fastest form of RAM and also the most expensive so not used as main memory but rather for cache memory?
[A] SRAM
[B] DRAM
[C] SDRAM
[D] None of These
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Correct Answer: A [SRAM]
Notes:
Static random-access memory is a type of memory that uses bistable latching circuitry to store each bit. SRAM is volatile in the conventional sense that data is eventually lost when the memory is not powered.
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