A. System software
B. Application program
C. Batch operating system
D. Utilities
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Computer mcqs
An advantage of blocking a tape is that
A. additional processing time is consumed
B. the direct file method can be emulated
C. tapes contain less data and longer tapes
D. less tape is used to store the same amount of data
✅ The correct answer is option D.
What is the name given to the 8-bit unit used for coding data?
A. block of characters
B. byte
C. word
D. KB
✅ The correct answer is option B.
A acronym for the organisation that publishes programming language standard is
A. ASCn
B. BCD
C. ANSI
D. EBCDIC
✅ The correct answer is option C.
In the IBM PC-AT, what do the words AT stand for?
A. Additional terminals
B. Advance technology
C. Applied technology
D. Advanced terminology
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Who invented the microprocessor?
A. Marcian E Hoff
B. Herman H Goldstein
C. Joseph Jacquard
D. All of the above
✅ The correct answer is option A.
A processing unit that coordinates networks and data communication is known as
A. Control unit
B. Communications processor
C. Register unit
D. CPU
✅ The correct answer is option B.
In a punched card system, data is processed by a
A. keypunch machine, sorter, and posting machine
B. accounting machine, posting machine, and billing machine
C. sorter, posting machine, and billing machine
D. accounting machine, keypunch machine, and sorter
✅ The correct answer is option D.
The software used to convert source program instructions to object instruction is known as
A. Compiler
B. Assembler
C. Interpreter
D. Language processor
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Super-computers
A. Are found at thousands of sites around the world
B. Can now fit on a single silicon chip
C. Are usually designed to process accounting applications
D. Are not fast enough for some applications
✅ The correct answer is option D.