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Floppy disk
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Magnetic disk
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Magnetic tape
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Optical disk
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Report Question| 2. | By CD you can ? | |
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Read
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Write
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Read and Write
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Either Read or Write
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| 3. | How many values can be represented by a single byte ? | |
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4
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16
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64
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256
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| 4. | If a memory chip is volatile, it will __________ ? | |
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explode if exposed to high temperatures
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lose its contents if current is turned off
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be used for data storage only
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to used to both read and write data
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| 5. | Even if a disk drive fails, the computer application running and using it can continue processing. This application is said to have been designed with this feature called ? | |
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100 percent up-time
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Fault tolerance
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High reliability
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All of these
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| 6. | In a computer most processing takes place in _________ ? | |
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Memory
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RAM
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Motherboard
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CPU
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| 7. | In a sequence of events that take place in an instruction cycle, the first cycle is called ? | |
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store cycle
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execute cycle
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fetch cycle
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decode cycle
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| 8. | Which of the following does not store data permanently ? | |
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ROM
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RAM
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Floppy Disk
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Hard Disk
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| 9. | Which of the following helps to protect floppy disks from data getting accidently erased ? | |
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Access notch
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Write-protect notch
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Entry notch
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Input notch
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| 10. | The signal which shows that a computer is waiting for a command from the user is ? | |
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prompt
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event
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time slice
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interrupt
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