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Computers that are used to control temperature and humidity in buildings are considered to be. |
Software
special-purpose
non-programmable
analytical engines
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2 |
Mainframe computers are capable of communicating with several users simultaneously by. |
using a terminal
using a supercomputer
using a workstation
timesharing
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3 |
Integrated circuits are housed in. |
vacuum tubes
transistors
software
silicon chips
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4 |
Which of the following is increasing as computer technology progresses? |
speed
efficiency
hardware reliability
all of these are inceasing
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5 |
The first few working computers. |
were all made by American scientists
were used almost exclusively for text processing
generally had black and white CRT screen
were, for the most part, developed for wartime uses
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6 |
The instruction that tell the computer what to do are called. |
software
output
hardware
telecommunication
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7 |
The physical parts of a computer system are called. |
software
input
output
hardware
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8 |
For calculating taxes, input to a computer could be. |
numbers representing wages
income
tax tables
all of the above
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9 |
What is telecommuting? |
a special form of electronic mail
a new trend in roboties that may take the place of cars
a trend towards working at home using personal computers and modems
none of these
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10 |
Examples of pointing devices that are used for computer input are. |
joysticks
mice
trackballs
all of the above
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11 |
Pictures on a monitor are composed of tiny dots called. |
a pixels
CRTs
VDTs
elements
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12 |
All of the following are normally input devices except for. |
a digital camera
a mouse
an LCD
a digitizer (scanner)
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13 |
The smallest unit of information is a(n). |
byte
bit
element
atom
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14 |
In the computer world, the word digital means information that is in. |
discrete units
units that can be counted
continuous , smooth form
a and b
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A built in number that identifies a location in storage. |
character
word
byte
address
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