316. The section of the computer which holds instruction, data and results, intermediate and final, during processing is
A. the CPU
B. the primary memory the secondary memory
C.(e) thearighmetic and logic unit
D. none of these

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317. A method of processing data in which data items are collected over a period of time and then forwarded to the computer in a group is the
A. real time processing
B. interactive processing
C. batch processing
D. none of these

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318. A method of processing data in which the processing system is capable of receiving and processing data and providing output fast enough to control the outcome of an activity is the
A. real time processing
B. interactive processing
C. batch processing
D. none of these

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319. A data processing method in which the user inputs data from the keyboard during processing is the
A. real time processing
B. interactive processing
C. batch processing
D. Off-line processing

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320. One of the following secondary storage devices is a direct access storage device
A. magnetic tape
B. cartridge
C. paper tape with punched holes
D. floppy disk

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321. One of the following storage devices is a sequentialaccess storage device
A. magnetic tape
B. RAM
C. floppy disk
D. hard disk

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322. One of the following isa volatile memory device
A. hard disk
B. floppy disk
C. RAM
D. magnetic tape

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