Correct Answer:
B. Vacuum tubes
First-generation computers relied on vacuum tubes for their core logic and memory, making them large and power-intensive.
Is this answer helpful and correct?
0 agree0 disagree
Related MCQs
The data structure required for Breadth First Traversal on a graph is?
A.
a) Array
B.
b) Stack
C.
c) Tree
D.
d) Queue
Correct answer is:
D. d) Queue
Is this answer helpful and correct?
0 agree0 disagree
In a relational database, a table is also called?
A.
Tuple
B.
Relation
C.
Attribute
D.
Domain
Correct answer is:
B. Relation
Is this answer helpful and correct?
0 agree0 disagree
What does an RDBMS consist of?
A.
a) Collection of Records
B.
b) Collection of Keys
C.
c) Collection of Tables
D.
d) Collection of Fields
Correct answer is:
C. c) Collection of Tables
Is this answer helpful and correct?
0 agree0 disagree
A computer architect is designing a new processor and wants to minimize the time taken to access frequently used instructions and data. Which memory hierarchy component should she focus on optimizing for the greatest impact on CPU performance?
A.
Hard Disk Drive capacity
B.
RAM clock speed
C.
Cache memory hit rate
D.
Virtual memory page file size
Correct answer is:
C. Cache memory hit rate
Is this answer helpful and correct?
0 agree0 disagree
A supercomputer performing weather forecasting requires processing 10²⁰ calculations. Which computer characteristic is being utilized?
A.
Accuracy
B.
Diligence
C.
Versatility
D.
Storage
Correct answer is:
B. Diligence
Is this answer helpful and correct?
0 agree0 disagree
In Microsoft Excel, sorting data from A to Z is called:
A.
Descending Order
B.
Filtering
C.
Custom Sorting
D.
Ascending Order
Correct answer is:
D. Ascending Order
Is this answer helpful and correct?
0 agree0 disagree