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Memory Hierarchy

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Computer Science

Cache memory works on the principle of:

A
Locality of data
B
Locality of reference
C
Locality of Memory
D
Locality of Memory & refer
Explanation and memory cue

Cache memory works on the principle of locality of reference, which means that programs tend to access the same set of memory locations repetitively over a short period of time. This principle helps cache memory to predict and store frequently accessed data for faster retrieval.

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Famous Technology Founders

easy
Computer Science

Who is the founder of the audio and video conferencing tool Zoom?

A
Steve Wozniak
B
Steve Ericson
C
Michele George
D
Eric Yuan
Explanation and memory cue

Eric Yuan is the founder of Zoom, the popular audio and video conferencing tool. He started the company in 2011 after previously working at Cisco WebEx.

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Web Technologies

easy
Computer Science

ASP stands for:

A
Active Start Pages
B
Action Start Pages
C
Active Server Pages
D
Active Standalone Pages
Explanation and memory cue

ASP stands for Active Server Pages, which is a Microsoft technology for creating dynamic web pages. The other options are incorrect expansions of the acronym.

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Data Storage Units

easy
Computer Science

Which of the following is the smallest unit of storage?

A
Megabyte
B
Gigabyte
C
Terabyte
D
None of these
Explanation and memory cue

A megabyte is smaller than a gigabyte and a terabyte. Therefore, among the given options, megabyte is the smallest unit of storage.

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History Of Software

easy
Computer Science

Who is considered the father of MS Word?

A
Bill Gates
B
Paul Allen
C
Charles Simonyi and Richard Brodie
D
Steve Ballmer
Explanation and memory cue

Charles Simonyi and Richard Brodie were the primary developers of the first version of Microsoft Word, often referred to as the 'fathers' of MS Word due to their significant contributions.

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Computer Hardware

easy
Computer Science

Which of the following is a storage device?

A
Tape
B
Hard Disk
C
Floppy Disk
D
All of the above
Explanation and memory cue

Tape, hard disk, and floppy disk are all types of storage devices used to store data. Therefore, 'All of the above' is the correct answer.

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History Of Computing

easy
Computer Science

Who was the world's first computer programmer?

A
Niklaus Wirth
B
Ada Lovelace
C
Bill Gates
D
Dennis Ritchie
Explanation and memory cue

Ada Lovelace is widely recognized as the world's first computer programmer for her work on Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine, where she wrote the first algorithm intended to be processed by a machine.

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History Of Facebook

easy
Computer Science

Whose face was first uploaded on Facebook?

A
Al Pacino
B
Mark Zuckerberg
C
Adam Smith
D
Shahid Chudhary
Explanation and memory cue

The first face uploaded on Facebook was not Al Pacino's. The earliest known face associated with Facebook was that of Mark Zuckerberg, the co-founder of Facebook. The original Facebook site launched in 2004, and Mark Zuckerberg's face was prominently associated with the site from the beginning. The claim that Al Pacino's face was the first uploaded is incorrect. Therefore, the correct answer is Mark Zuckerberg.

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Character Encoding

easy
Computer Science

ASCII is a coding system that provides:

A
256 different characters
B
512 different characters
C
1024 different characters
D
128 different characters
Explanation and memory cue

ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) is a character encoding standard that provides 128 different characters, including letters, digits, punctuation marks, and control characters.

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Computer Fundamentals

easy
Computer Science

ASCII stands for:

A
American Stable Code for International Interchange
B
American Standard Case for Institutional Interchange
C
American Standard Code for Information Interchange
D
American Standard Code for Interchange Information
Explanation and memory cue

ASCII stands for 'American Standard Code for Information Interchange.' This is a character encoding standard used for representing text in computers and other devices that use text.