General ESAS Flashcards
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In a computer, ______ is capable to store single binary bit.
flip flop
ASCII stands for
American Standard Code for Information Interchange
It can be used for erasing and reconstructing the contents of ROM
EPROM (Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory)
It is the representation of the system being designed.
Interpreter
Which memory has the shortest access times?
Cache memory
A set of flip flops integrated together is called _______.
register
When a man on a frictionless rotating stool extends his arms horizontally, his rotational kinetic energy:
must decrease
Find the range x of a gun which fires a shell with muzzle velocity v at an angle of elevation θ.
x = (v²sin2θ)/g
A register organized to allow to move left or right operations is called a ______.
shift register
What does DMA stand for?
Direct Memory Access
A ________ converts the whole of a higher level program code into machine code in one step.
compiler
The BIOS is the abbreviation of _______.
Basic Input Output System
A disk starts from rest and rotates about a fixed axis, subject to a constant net torque. The work done by the torque during the second revolution is ______ as the work done during the first revolution.
the same
When a key is pressed on the keyboard, which standard is used for converting the keystroke into the corresponding bits?
ANSI
What do you call the programs that are used to find out possible faults and their causes?
Diagnostic software
What do you call the translator which takes assembly language program as input and produce machine language code as output?
Assembler
A man, with his arms at his sides, is spinning on a light frictionless turntable. When he extends his arms his rotational momentum ____________
remains the same
Which device can understand difference between data and programs?
Microprocessor
Which of the following memories need refresh?
DRAM
The noble gas which is present in microscopic quantities in air is
xenon
The imaginary line tangent to which at any point indicates the direction of motion at that point is called ______.
stream line
Ozone occurs in the upper layers of air in the atmosphere because
ultra-violet light is present only in the upper layers
Water always contains hydrogen and oxygen in the ratio 1:8 by weight. This is in accordance with the
Law of Definite Proportions
Which one of the following gases is extremely soluble in water?
Ammonia