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A)
Operating system
B)
Algorithm
C)
Application program
D)
All of the above

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Algorithm

A step-by-step procedure used to solve a problem is called Algorithm. An algorithm (pronounced AL-go-rith-um) is a procedure or formula for solving a problem, based on conductiong a sequence of specified actions.

A)
Plex
B)
Card punch
C)
Optical mark reader
D)
Paging drum

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Paging drum

Paging drum One form of swapping device used to hold the images of pages no longer held in main memory in a paging virtual management system.

A)
SM
B)
SMM
C)
SIMM
D)
SILMM

Correct Answer : Option (C) - SIMM

A SIMM (single in-line memory module) is a type of memory module containing random-access memory used in computers from the early 1980s to the early 2000s.

A)
PDP-1, 1958
B)
1MB System/36, 1960
C)
PDP-11 1961
D)
VAX 11/780, 1962

Correct Answer : Option (A) - PDP-1, 1958

The PDP-1 (Programmed Data Processor-1) is the first computer in Digital Equipment Corporation's PDP series and was first produced in 1959. It is famous for being the computer most important in the creation of hacker culture at MIT, BBN and elsewhere. The PDP-1 is the original hardware for playing history's first game on a minicomputer, Steve Russell's Spacewar.

A)
DTE
B)
DDE
C)
DDC
D)
DASD

Correct Answer : Option (D) - DASD

A direct-Access storage device (DASD) is a secondary storage device in which "each physical record has a discrete location and a unique address". IBM coined the term DASD as a shorthand describing disks, magnetic drums, and data cells.

A)
they have about the same storage capacity
B)
stored data is available for reading over and over again in the same order.
C)
their storage is non volatile
D)
their access times are about the same

Correct Answer : Option (B) - stored data is available for reading over and over again in the same order.

A)
Intelligent terminal
B)
Optical terminal
C)
KIPS
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Intelligent terminal

A terminal having local processing capability is Intelligent terminal. A terminal (monitor and keyboard) that contains processing power. Intelligent terminals include memory and a processor to perform special display operations.

A)
Bit
B)
KB
C)
MB
D)
GB

Correct Answer : Option (C) - MB

The megabyte is a multiple of the unit byte for digital information. Its recommended unit symbol is MB. The unit prefix mega is a multiplier of 1000000 (10⁶) in the International System of Units (SI). Therefore, one megabyte is one million bytes of information.

A)
Receive TV signals
B)
Give a clear picture
C)
Display graphics
D)
Give a steady picture

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Receive TV signals

A monitor looks like a TV set but it does not Receive TV signals.
Monitors often look similar to televisions. The main difference between a monitor and a television is that a monitor does not have a television tuner to change channels. Monitors often have higher display resolution than televisions.

A)
Application software
B)
Application program
C)
Utility program
D)
Canned program

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Canned program