basics of hardware & software set 2 Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

The cost of a given amount of computing power has _______ dramatically with the progress of computer technology.

a) stayed the same

b) changed proportionally with the economy

c) increased

d) fluctuated

e) decreased

Question : 2

A type of core store that has a lower access time than the de-vices used for working store in the same processor is known as

a) Core memory

b) Address register

c) Fast core

d) Buffer

e) None of these

Question : 3

Access time is

a) seek time

b) seek time + latency time

c) seek time - latency time

d) latency time

e) None of these

Question : 4

A complete electronic circuit with transistors and other electronic components on a small silicon chip is called a (n)–

a) workstation

b) CPU

c) magnetic disk

d) integrated circuit

e) None of these

Question : 5

Restarting a computer that is already on is referred to as

a) shut down

b) cold booting

c) warm booting

d) logging off

e) None of these

Question : 6

A translator is best described as

a) A hardware component

b) A system software

c) An Application software

d) All of the above

e) None of these