Computer Fundamental Miscellaneous - Study Mode

[#371] The section of the CPU that selects, interprets and sees to the execution of program instructions
Correct Answer

(C) Control unit

Explanation

Solution: The control unit of the central processing unit regulates and integrates the operations of the computer. It selects and retrieves instructions from the main memory in proper sequence and interprets them so as to activate the other functional elements of the system at the appropriate moment.

[#372] Which type of system puts the user into direct conversation with the computer through a keyboard?
Correct Answer

(B) Interactive computer

Explanation

Solution: In computer science, interactive computing refers to software which accepts input from humans as it runs. Interactive software includes most popular programs, such as word processors or spreadsheet applications.

[#373] The term referring to evacuating the content of some part of the machine is known as
Correct Answer

(A) Dump

Explanation

Solution: The term referring to evacuating the content of some part of the machine is known as Dump. In computing, a core dump, memory dump, crash dump, storage dump, system dump or ABEND dump consists of the recorded state of the working memory of a computer program at a specific time, generally when the program has crashed or otherwise terminated abnormally. On many operating systems, a fatal exception in a program automatically triggers a core dump. By extension, the phrase "to dump core" has come to mean in many cases, any fatal error, regardless of whether a record of the program memory exists. The term "core dump", "memory dump", or just "dump" has also become jargon to indicate any output of a large amount of raw data for further examination or other purposes.

[#374] A single packet on a data link is known as
Correct Answer

(B) Frame

Explanation

Solution: A single packet on a data link is known as frame Packet switching. In the OSI model of computer networking, a frame is the protocol data unit at the data link layer. Frames are the result of the final layer of encapsulation before the data is transmitted over the physical layer.

[#375] The process of communicating with a file from a terminal is
Correct Answer

(B) Interrogation

Explanation

Solution: The process of communicating with a file from a terminal is Interrogation.