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A one-color screen on a black background is called. |
monochrome
addressable
blank
liquid crystal display
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2 |
The ability to return a changed disk record to its original location is called. |
magneto-optical
rotational delay
multimedia
updating in place
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3 |
The major disadvantage of magnetic tapes is. |
cost
unreliability of store data
slow data recording
data is to be accessed sequentially
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4 |
Records stored on a Direct Access storage device. |
must be read in a specific order
must be read in groups
must be read directly
must be read sequentially or directly
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5 |
Assigning more sectors to outer disk tracks is called. |
zone recording
randomizing
data transfer
sectoring
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6 |
Shift of a register by one bit to left in binary code is equivalent to. |
addition of 2
subtraction of 2
division by 2
multiplication by 2
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7 |
A storage medium which cannot support both direct-access and sequential-access application is. |
magnetic drum
hard disk
magnetic tape
floppy disk
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8 |
A pictorial screen symbol that represents a computer activity is called a(n). |
pointer
touch screen
icon
MICR
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9 |
The speed with which a disk can find data being bought is called. |
access time
data transfer time
direct time
cylinder time
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10 |
The time require for the access arm to get into position over a particular track is. |
rotational delay
data transfer
seek time
head switching
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11 |
A disk pack withing a sealed data module is a. |
Backup unit
Winchester
diskette
CD-ROM
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12 |
DASD refers to. |
disk storage
track
tape storage
sorting
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13 |
Soft copy refers to. |
OCR-A
screen output
microfiche
digitizing
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14 |
A device that inputs data by scanning letters and numbers is a. |
keyboard
wand reader
mouse
diskette
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15 |
A device used for optical-character recognition is a. |
wand reader
light pen
mouse
MICR reader
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16 |
Another word for printer. |
monochrome
microfiche
pixel
cursor
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17 |
A digital computer system consists of a central processing unit (CPU) interfaced with. |
input devices
auxilary storage
output devices
all of the above
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18 |
The most common storage devices in a computer system are. |
printers and monitors
disk drives and printer
disk drives and tape derives
tape drives and keyboards
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19 |
To most commonly used output device today is a. |
CRT monitor
keyboard
mouse
card punch
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20 |
If electrical power supply to a computer system is inadvertently disrupted, the serious damage would occur to. |
CPU
disk
CRT
printer
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21 |
A magnetized spot represents. |
cpi
MB
0 bit
1 bit
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22 |
To concept of using several small disk packs that work together as a unit is. |
CD-ROM
RAID
WORM
OMR
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23 |
CD-ROM has the same format as a(n). |
backup tape
DAT
diskette
audio compact disk
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24 |
Personal computer users may wish to increase their hard disk storage capacity with. |
higher density
DAT
read only media
removable hard disk cartridge
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25 |
The disk storage that uses both a magnet and laser beam. |
hashing
magneto-optical
CD-ROM
WORM
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26 |
In a computer system, which of the following has largest number of mechanical components and thus most unreliable. |
magnetic tape
magnetic drum
floppy disk
printer
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27 |
Computer output produced as small film images is called. |
OCR
COM
LCD
OMR
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28 |
The CRT technology with the best resolution. |
MICR
VGA
SVGA
LCD
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29 |
A color screen with the best resolution has the most. |
CRT
VGA
COM
pixel
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30 |
Which input device is often attached to laptop computers. |
trackball
inscriber
graphics display
wand reader
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