Monday, February 18, 2002		Compuquiz

Compuquiz — 71

1.What do we call the memory that stores work in progress?

2.What do we call the payback organisations receive as a result of improved efficiency, lower costs etc after investing in specific computer systems?

3.The memory that remains available at all times and is usually used to enable a computer to access and run its operating system is called what?

4.Hardware or software on a computer network that examines the address to which data is being sent is called what?

5.What do we call a tool for sifting and locating specified information stored anywhere on the Internet?

6.A computer providing a specific function for 'client' computers linked over a network is known as what?

7.Which language is the basis for HTML and other mark-up languages?

8.What do we call a card that can hold sensitive information, such as a user's password or identity, in programmable read-only memory?

9.Name the protocol that controls how e-mail messages are transmitted across the Internet?

10.What do we call the programs or instructions that enable computers to operate?

1.Hypertext

2.Icon

3.Intranet

4.ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network)

5.ISP (Internet Service Provider)

6.Java

7.LCD (Liquid Crystal Display)

8.Middleware

9.Minicomputer

10.MIPS (Millions of Instructions Per Second)

1.Anu Yadav, Khanpur Kalan, Sonepat

2.Vandana Vats, Gurgaon

3.Ankur Mohindru, Amritsar

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