Computer Fundamental Miscellaneous - Study Mode
[#1146] The process of fetching and executing instructions, one at a time, in the order of increasing addresses is known as
Correct Answer
(B) straight line sequencing
Explanation
Solution: The process of fetching and executing instructions, one at a time, in the order of increasing addresses is known as straight line sequencing. The CPU is the heart of the computer. A program is a sequence of instructions stored in main memory. When a program is run, the CPU fetches the instructions and executes or follows the instructions.
[#1147] What is the term which represents the use of links between information of all sorts whether text, graphics, video oi audio-based?
Correct Answer
(B) Hypermedia
Explanation
Solution: Hypermedia is an extension to what is known as hypertext, or the ability to open new Web pages by clicking text links on a Web browser. Hypermedia extends upon this by allowing the user to click images, movies, graphics and other media apart from text to create a nonlinear network of information.
[#1148] Codes which do not require to be frequently updated also promote user efficiency due to
Correct Answer
(C) Stability
Explanation
Solution: Codes which do not require to be frequently updated also promote user efficiency due to Stability. Stability means a state or quality of being stable. Similarly, stability testing in software testing involves ascertaining a software application's capacity to execute or accomplish tasks within defined conditions or duration.
[#1149] A packet switching network that was sponsored by the Commission of the EEC and became operational in 1979 is
Correct Answer
(D) Euronet
Explanation
Solution: A packet switching network that was sponsored by the Commission of the EEC and became operational in 1979 is Euronet. Euronet a collaborative network that links together a number of the academic and research packet switching networks in Europe.
[#1150] What is the standard code the computer industry created to represent characters?
Correct Answer
(C) ASCII
Explanation
Solution: ASCII, abbreviated from American Standard Code for Information Interchange, is a character encoding standard for electronic communication. ASCII codes represent text in computers, telecommunications equipment, and other devices.