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  • 1. Off-line operation is the operation of devices without the control of
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    Answer is : B
    Off-line operation is the operation of devices without the control of CPU.
  • 2. An instruction that transfers program control to one or more possible paths is known as
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    Answer is : C
    Broadband. This refers to high-speed data transmission in which a single cable can carry a large amount of data at once. ... Because of its multiple channel capacity, broadband has started to replace baseband, the single-channel technology originally used in most computer networks.
  • 3. Name of the first guided weapon in the world which used a programmable digital computer:
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    Answer is : 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
  • 4. Programs designed to perform specific tasks is known as
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    Answer is : 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.
  • 5. What is the name given to the weapons which use computerised guidance system?
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    Answer is : 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.
  • 6. A monitor's _____ is the distance between the holes in the mask behind the screen. This helps determine how sharp the dots appear.
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    Answer is : 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.
  • 7. What is the name of the printer which prints all the A's in a line before all the B's?
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    Answer is : 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.
  • 8. A _____ is simply an arrangement where multiple disk drives appear as a single disk drive to the user.
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    Answer is : 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
  • 9. Which of the following holds data and processing instructions temporarily until the CPU needs it?
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    Answer is : 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.
  • 10. A multi programming system is one that can
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    Answer is : 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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