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Computer Science - Computer Fundamentals

Exercise : Computer Fundamentals - Section 6
36.
What is the name of the temporary data storage area between a peripheral device and the CPU which compensates for the difference between their speeds?
Backing storage
Buffer
Main storage
Temporary storage
None of the above
Answer: Option
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37.
Which of the following is the fastest?
CPU
magnetic tapes and disks
video terminal
sensors, mechanical controllers
None of the above
Answer: Option
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38.
In which year were chips used inside the computer for the first time?
1964
1975
1977
1981
None of the above
Answer: Option
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39.
The invention of the slide rule is attributed to
Babbage
Oughtred
Pascal
Napier
None of the above
Answer: Option
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40.
The control unit of a microprocessor
stores data in the memory
accepts input data from a keyboard
Performs arithmetic / logic / functions
All of the above
None of the above
Answer: Option
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