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1st Terminal Examination-2017
Class- VI
COMPUTER
Time: - 1hr
F.M: 50
1 . Write short notes on the following
5X4=20
I. Card reader
II. ATM
III. Binary code
IV. Secondary memory
2. Fill in the blanks
1X5=5
i. 1 kilobyte = ______ byte.
ii. ___________ are the fastest computers.
iii. The speed of the microprocessor of a computer is
measured in ______.
Iv. The earliest known computing device, which used
beads is called the
___________.
v. The _____ was the first electronic computer which
used vacuum tubes.
3. Answer the questions
4X5=20
I. Briefly describe the characteristics of a computer that
make it such a useful machine.
II. What is the difference between RAM and ROM?
III.How is a character represented in the binary code.
IV. What is cache memory? How is the cache memory
different from main memory?
4. True or False
1X5=5
1
I. Analog computers are the best used for controlling a
device or process.
II. Personal computers are also known as
microcomputer.
III.A RAM of 2 KB is sufficient to run most computer
programs today.
IV. Primary memory is the main memory of a computer
system.
V. 1 GB = 1024 X 1024 X 1024 X 1024 bytes.