Computer Science Quiz

Conversion of binary number 1010101000010111 to hexadecimal number is?

• AA17(16)

• A17A(16)

• 1A7A(16)

• 17AA(16)

Who is credited with the idea of using punch cards to control patterns in a weaving machine?

• Jacquard

• Turing

• Babbage

• Hollerith

Storage on PC allows you to store files until something erases it, but memory loses its contents whenever its _____ is lost?

• Power

• Speed

• Size

• Control

The central processor of a modern digital computer consists of?

• Control unit and primary memory

• Control unit and ALU

• CPU and memory

• ALU and hard drive

A temporary storage area, attached to the CPU, for I/O operations is a:

• Buffer

• Register

• Cache

• RAM

The person contributing the idea of the stored program was?

• John von Neumann

• Charles Babbage

• Alan Turing

• Bill Gates

Which of the following is not a part of the CPU program unit?

• Control unit

• Arithmetic Logic Unit

• Register

• Hard drive

Transistorized computer circuits were introduced in the?

• Second generation

• First generation

• Third generation

• Fourth generation

Those microcomputers which have the same operating characteristics as the IBM microcomputers are called?

• IBM clones

• PCs

• Workstations

• Mainframes

The invention of the slide rule is attributed to?

• Oughtred

• Turing

• Babbage

• Pascal