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A)
PROMPT
B)
FORMAT
C)
COPY
D)
DIR

Correct Answer :   FORMAT

A)
Red-Only Memory (ROM)
B)
Raid-Only Memory (ROM)
C)
Read-Only Memory (ROM)
D)
Refer-Only Memory (ROM)

Correct Answer :   Read-Only Memory (ROM)

Read-Only Memory (ROM), is a type of electronic storage that comes built in to a device during manufacturing. You'll find ROM chips in computers and many other types of electronic products; VCRs, game consoles, and car radios all use ROM to complete their functions smoothly.

A)
Address
B)
Registers
C)
Bus
D)
Accumulators

Correct Answer :   Registers

Both the ALU (Arithmetic Logic Unit) and Control Section have special purpose storage locations called registers.

A)
Zip disk
B)
Worm disk
C)
Jaz disk
D)
Super disk

Correct Answer :   Super disk

An optical disc is an electronic data storage medium that can be written to and read using a low-powered laser beam. Super disk is an optical disk.

A)
Automated Teller Machine
B)
Automatic Teller Machine
C)
Authorised Teller Machine
D)
Authentic Teller Machine

Correct Answer :   Automated Teller Machine

An automated teller machine or automatic teller machine (ATM) is a computerized telecommunications device that enables the clients of a financial institution to perform financial transactions without the need for a cashier, human clerk or bank teller. The first modern ATMs came into use in December 1972 in the UK; the IBM 2984 was designed at the request of Lloyds Bank.

A)
Corel Draw
B)
Quattro Pro
C)
Paradox
D)
Organizer

Correct Answer :   Organizer

An electric organizer is a small calculator-sized computer, often with an in-built diary application but few other functions such as an address book and calendar. It normally has a small alphanumeric keypad and an LCD screen of one, two or three lines.

A)
Interrupts
B)
Informers
C)
Handlers
D)
Events

Correct Answer :   Handlers

In computer programming, an event handler is an asynchronous callback subroutine that handles inputs received in a program. Each event is a piece of application-level information from the underlying framework, typically the GUI toolkit. GUI events include key presses, mouse movement, action selections, and timers expiring. Event handlers are a central concept in event-driven programming.

8 .
A)
Dual Operating System
B)
Direct Operating System
C)
Disk Operating System
D)
Dial-up Operating System

Correct Answer :   Disk Operating System

DOS ("Disk Operating System) is an acronym for several closely related operating systems that dominated the IBM PC compatible market between 1981 and 1995, or until about 2000 including the partially DOS-based Microsoft Windows versions 95, 98, and Millennium Edition.

A)
LAN
B)
MAN
C)
WAN
D)
TAN

Correct Answer :   MAN

A metropolitan area network (MAN) is a computer network that usually spans a city or a large campus. A MAN usually interconnects a number of local area networks (LANs) using a high-capacity backbone technology, such as fiber-optical links, and provides uplink services to wide area networks (or WAN) and the Internet.

A)
Local Area Network (LAN)
B)
Wide Area Network (WAN)
C)
Value Added Network (VAN)
D)
Remote Communication Network (RCN)

Correct Answer :   Local Area Network (LAN)

A local area network (LAN) is a computer network that interconnects computers in a limited area such as a home, school, computer laboratory, or office building using network media. The defining characteristics of LANs, in contrast to wide area networks (WANs), include their usually higher data-transfer rates, smaller geographic area, and lack of a need for leased telecommunication lines.