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1.

Name of the first guided weapon in the world which used a programmable digital computer:

A

Sting Ray Torpedo

B

Mk 46 Torpedo

C

Air-Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM)

D

Tomahawk Missile

E

None of the above

Correct Answer: A

The Sting Ray torpedo is a current British acoustic homing light-weight torpedo (LWT) manufactured by GEC-Marconi, who were later bought out by BAE Systems. It entered service in 1983. Source : wikipedia.org

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2.

Programs designed to perform specific tasks is known as

A

System software

B

Application software

C

Utility programs

D

Operating system

E

None of the above

Correct Answer: B

Application software : An application software (app or application for short) is computer software designed to perform a group of coordinated functions, tasks, or activities for the benefit of the user.

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3.

What is the name given to the weapons which use computerised guidance system?

A

Guided weapons

B

Smart weapons

C

Dumb weapons

D

Starwars weapons

E

None of the above

Correct Answer: B

Smart weapons : A precision-guided munition (PGM, smart weapon, smart munition, smart bomb) is a guided munition intended to precisely hit a specific target, to minimize collateral damage and increase lethality against intended targets.

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4.

A monitor's _____ is the distance between the holes in the mask behind the screen. This helps determine how sharp the dots appear.

A

refresh rate

B

dot pitch

C

resolution

D

color depth

E

None of the above

Correct Answer: B

Dot pitch (sometimes called line pitch, stripe pitch, or phosphor pitch) is a specification for a computer display, computer printer, image scanner, or other pixel-based device that describes the distance, for example, between dots (sub-pixels) on a display screen.

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5.

What is the name of the printer which prints all the A's in a line before all the B's?

A

Thermal printer

B

Electrostatic printer

C

Line printer

D

Ink-jet printer

E

None of the above

Correct Answer: C

Line printer : A line printer prints one entire line of text before advancing to another line. Most early line printers were impact printers. Line printers are mostly associated with unit record equipment and the early days of digital computing, but the technology is still in use.

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6.

A _____ is simply an arrangement where multiple disk drives appear as a single disk drive to the user.

A

disk

B

disk array

C

bunch of disks

D

disk pack

E

spanned drive

Correct Answer: B

disk array : A disk array is a hardware element that contains a large group of hard disk drives (HDDs). It may contain several disk drive trays and has an architecture which improves speed and increases data protection. The system is run via a storage controller, which coordinates activity within the unit. Disk arrays form the backbone of modern storage networking environments. A storage area network (SAN) contains one or more disk arrays that function as the repository for the data which is moved in and out of the SAN. Source : wikipedia.org

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7.

Which of the following holds data and processing instructions temporarily until the CPU needs it?

A

ROM

B

control unit

C

main memory

D

coprocessor chips

E

None of the above

Correct Answer: C

Primary storage, also known as main storage or memory, is the area in a computer in which data is stored for quick access by the computer's processor. The terms random access memory (RAM) and memory are often as synonyms for primary or main storage.

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8.

A multi programming system is one that can

A

run very fast

B

share hardware resources with many programs simultaneously

C

compute many programs simultaneously

D

use many operating systems

E

None of the above

Correct Answer: B

Multitasking has the same meaning of multiprogramming but in a more general sense, as it refers to having multiple (programs, processes, tasks, threads) running at the same time. This term is used in modern operating systems when multiple tasks share a common processing resource (e.g., CPU and Memory).

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9.

Name of the first guided weapon in the world which used a programmable digital computer:

A

Sting Ray Torpedo

B

Mk 46 Torpedo

C

Air-Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM)

D

Tomahawk Missile

E

None of the above

Correct Answer: A

The Sting Ray torpedo is a current British acoustic homing light-weight torpedo (LWT) manufactured by GEC-Marconi, who were later bought out by BAE Systems. It entered service in 1983. Source : wikipedia.org

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10.

Programs designed to perform specific tasks is known as

A

System software

B

Application software

C

Utility programs

D

Operating system

E

None of the above

Correct Answer: B

Application software : An application software (app or application for short) is computer software designed to perform a group of coordinated functions, tasks, or activities for the benefit of the user.

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