basics of hardware & software Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 41

Actual execution of instructions in a computer takes place in ,

a) Control Unit

b) ALU

c) Storage unit

d) All of the above

e) None of these

Question : 42

Which type of storage is a hard disc?

a) Non-permanent

b) Volatile

c) Temporary

d) Non-volatile

e) None of these

Question : 43

The two basic types of record access methods are:

a) Online and real time

b) Sequential and indexed

c) Direct and immediate

d) Sequential and random

e) None of these

Question : 44

The clock rate of a processor is measured in

a) milliseconds

b) microhertz

c) megabytes or gigabytes

d) nanoseconds

e) megahertz or gigahertz

Question : 45

If a processor has a word size of 32 bits, compared to a processor with a word size of 16 bits, it can process __________ at a time.

a) thrice as much

b) half as much

c) a fourth as much

d) the same amount

e) twice as much