Computer Fundamental Miscellaneous - Study Mode

[#476] Which of the following holds data and processing instructions temporarily until the CPU needs it?
Correct Answer

(C) main memory

Explanation

Solution: Primary storage, also known as main storage or memory, is the area in a computer in which data is stored for quick access by the computer's processor. The terms random access memory (RAM) and memory are often as synonyms for primary or main storage.

[#477] A multi programming system is one that can
Correct Answer

(B) share hardware resources with many programs simultaneously

Explanation

Solution: Multitasking has the same meaning of multiprogramming but in a more general sense, as it refers to having multiple (programs, processes, tasks, threads) running at the same time. This term is used in modern operating systems when multiple tasks share a common processing resource (e.g., CPU and Memory).

[#478] The language that is an input for statement translation is called
Correct Answer

(B) Source language

Explanation

Solution: In translation, the source language is the language being translated from; it is the antonym of the target language, which is the language being translated to.

[#479] All the instructions and procedures needed to start up a computer, to the point it can load an operating system, are stored in ROM chips. In IBM compatible PCs this is called the _______ .
Correct Answer

(B) ROM BIOS

Explanation

Solution: The BIOS in a PC stored on a ROM chip. Early PCs used a ROM BIOS, but PCs today use a flash memory BIOS because it can be updated in place. In order to update a ROM BIOS, the computer case had to be opened, and the ROM chip had to be located and replaced.

[#480] Before a disk drive can access any sector record, a computer program has to provide the record's disk address. What information does this address specify?
Correct Answer

(D) All of the above

Explanation

Solution: Before a disk drive can access any sector record, a computer program has to provide the record's disk address by Track number, Sector number, Surface number and all of the above in record's disk address.