| 1 |
An automated factory is more efficient than a traditional factory because. |
Integration of planning and manufacturing is tighter
Materials and machines spend less time sitting idle
Wast in facilities, raw material and labor is reduced
All of the above
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| 2 |
Managers can use_______ to help them with planning, staffing, directing, and controlling organizations, but can suffer the possibility of _______. |
Virtual reality/algorithm overload
Database management system/de-skilling
Computer monitoring/deskilling
Management information system /information overload
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| 3 |
When a secretary is moved from a job that involves filing, dictation, and reception work to a repetitive keyboarding job, it is called. |
up skilling
Computer monitoring
Information overload
De skilling
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| 4 |
When computers are brought into the workplace. |
Jobs are eliminated
New jobs are created
Jobs are up skilled to accommodate the new technology
Any or all of these can happen
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| 5 |
Which of the following is not considered a benefit of telecommuting. |
Reduced use of fossil fuels
Saving the time usually spent commuting
Reduced social contact
Increased productivity
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| 6 |
What is telecommuting? |
A special form of electronic mail
a new trend in robotics 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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| 7 |
The world today is experiencing the _________ revolution |
Technology
Agricultural
Information
Industrial
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| 8 |
People whose jobs will be changed or eliminated by computers in the coming decade include. |
Factory workers
Clerical workers
Farmers
All of th abvoe
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| 9 |
In the field of computer science a computer architecture specialist. |
Designs buildings on the computer
Deals with the way hardware and software work together
Deals with the way a construction worker and a contractor work together
There's no such thing as a computer architecture specialist
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| 10 |
The programming language that was designed to encourage programmers to write structured program was. |
PASCAL
COBOL
BASIC
FORTRAN
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| 11 |
A program is well structure if. |
It made up of logically cohesive modules
The modules are arranged in hierarchy
Its straightforward are readable
All of the above
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| 12 |
Even though it is seldom used by professional programmers, this is probably the most widely used programming lapguage in the world today. |
BASIC
COBOL
Machine languages
PASCAL
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| 13 |
Which of the following is true about macros? |
Macros are essential for word processing
Macros are most useful for creative rather than repetitive tasks
Macros can reduce the likelihood of errors
Macros are a specialized form of simulation
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| 14 |
An example of a high level language is. |
DOS
An algorithm
FORTRAN
An assembler
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| 15 |
A program called an ___________ translates each assembly language instruction into a machine language instruction. |
Compiler
Assembler
Interpreter
Translator
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| 16 |
Because assembly language programming requries the programmer to think on the machine's level and to include an enormous amount of details it is called. |
Decimal
Hexadecimal
Machine
Low level
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| 17 |
The native language of a computer is called __________ language. |
Machine
Assembler
Pascal
COBOL
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| 18 |
Violations of the rules of grammar of a programming language are called. |
Syntax errors
Programming errors
Translator errors
Logic errors
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| 19 |
What type of translator software translates an entire program into machine language before passing it on to the computer? |
Compiler
Interpreter
Pascal
Text editor
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| 20 |
program need to be entered into the computer's memory saved as a disk file and translated into the computer's native machine language before they can be executed or run . to enter and save a program, you can use an. |
Fornatter
CAD program
Text editor
Interpreter
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| 21 |
The portions of a program ignored by the computer since they are only included to help the readerunderstand the program are called. |
Variables
Declarations
Reminder notes
Comments
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| 22 |
The evolution of computer software can be summarized as the following sequence of developments |
Natural language, algorithm and electronic mail
Algorithm natural language and programming language
Machine language, assembly language, and high level langauge
Instructions , assembly language and MS work
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| 23 |
The process of writing a program from an algorithm is called. |
Coding
Decoding
Encoding
Encrypting
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| 24 |
A general trend in computer languages is an evolution towards. |
Machine language
C
Natural language
Assimbly language
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| 25 |
What is a computer program? |
A type of peripheral
A set of instructions
A form of data
A type of processor
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| 26 |
A control structure used to make logical decision is the |
Sequence control structure
Selection control structure
Repetition control structire
a and b
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| 27 |
Which of the following are logical structures within an algorithm that maintain the order in which instructions are carried out. |
Logic stateemnts
Program statements
Control structures
Data structures
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| 28 |
A cross between a computer language and plain English is called. |
COBOL
Assembler
Algorithm
Pseudocode
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| 29 |
Why is Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) considered a pioneer in computers? |
He developed the pascal programming language
He invented a working adding machine
Because of his writings on faith and mysticism
Pascal is not considered a computer pioneer
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| 30 |
Steps wise refinement is similar to. |
The process of developing a table of contents
The development of an outline of a paper
Writing an abstract after writing a paper
Writing an introduction to a paper
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| 31 |
The following are all programming languages except for. |
FORTRAN
C
Pascal
MS-DOS
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| 32 |
The hyper card program might be most appropriate for dealing with which of the following projects ? |
Typing traditional terms papers
Creating an interactive newsletter
Mail merging junk mail
Writing parallel programs
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| 33 |
Multimedia documents can contain. |
Animation computer graphics that move on the screen
Video information film clips shown on the computer's screen
Audio information music, sound effects, and spoken words
All of the above
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| 34 |
Why is CAD preferred over the older technique of drafting board, pencil, and T-square? |
CAD programs can produce the initial design for you
Software is cheaper to purchase than a drafting board
CAD Designs ae easily modified paper designs are not
CAD is only used when pencils can't do the job
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| 35 |
What is an advantage of object oriented graphics over bitmapped graphics? |
It's faster
It requires less processing
It allows ahading of individual pixels
Objects can be easily rearranged at any time
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| 36 |
"Hot Spots" that respond to mouse clicks in a Hyper Card stack are called. |
Buttons
Fields
Links
Cards
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| 37 |
Which of the following is not true about object oriented graphics? |
Object can be rearranged and moved around
Multiple objects can be grouped together
Printout resolution is determined by the printer, not by the software
All of these statements are true
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| 38 |
Software that is designed to automate the creation of visual aids for lectures and demonstrations is called. |
Presentation graphics
visual representation
Graphics reality
Graphics automation
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| 39 |
Screen displays for video games and embellished photographic images involve the use of. |
Bitmapped image editing
Object oriented drawing
Illustration software
One of these
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| 40 |
Software that sotes a picture, not as a collection of dots, but as a collection of lines and shapes is called ________ software. |
Painting
Drawing
Modeling
Dragging
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| 41 |
The software that allows the user to manipulate photographs and other higher resolution images is called. |
Analog camera
CAD
FAX
Digital image processing software
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| 42 |
Pixel depth is one of two technological factors limiting an artist's ability to create realistic images with a bitmapped graphics program. The other factor is. |
Imaging
Resolution
Pixel strength
Monitor measurement
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| 43 |
The number of bits devoted to each pixel in a bitmapped graphics program is referred to as. |
Pixel depth
Resolution
Pixel strength
Density
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| 44 |
True color is photo quality and typically uses ___________ bits of memory for each pixel on the screen. |
2
4
24 or 32
8 or 6
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| 45 |
Typical gray scale graphics allow each pixel to appear as black, white or gray by |
Assigning 1 bit per pixel
By mixing black and white pixels to produce gray
Assigning 8 bits per pixel ,allowing for 256 shades of gray
None of these
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| 46 |
Monochrome graphics programs are efficient and easy to learn but limited in their ability to produce. |
Realistic images
Simulated shades of gray
One bit graphics
Single colors
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| 47 |
Digital sound in a multimedia production can come from. |
A standard audio compact disc in a CD-Rom drive controlled by computer
Data in the computer's memory
A synthesizer controlled by a computer
All of the above
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| 48 |
The computer term MIDI is a name for. |
A military informational display system
A tool for creating many indiviual data interfaces
A macintosh tool use to search for file IDs
A standard interface for connecting computers and electronic musical instruments
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| 49 |
An important point about hypertext and othe forms of hypermedia is that |
Data can be stored in a sequential format
It is more prone to viruses than other media
Data can be linked in any conceivable way
They can be transmitted over networks more quickly than oil a media
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| 50 |
What is the best definition of hypermedia? |
It is the processing of data at high speed
It is the use fo animation to illustrate a subject
It links huge amounts of data in virtually any pattern
It is the use of satellites to ransfer data
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| 51 |
Hypertext is. |
a programming language
A way of organizing information non sequentially
WYSIWYG
Any text typed in a Hyper card text field
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| 52 |
Many experts predict that internet will be replaced by. |
Prodigy
Milnet
UREN
Usenet
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| 53 |
The closest thing the United States has to a national telecommunications network is. |
Minitel
E-mail
Internet
Arpanet
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| 54 |
Compu serve is an example of an |
Information utility
On line database
Shareware
Public domain
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| 55 |
When a user posts software on a BBS for others to use, the process is called. |
Uploading
Offloading
Downloading
Copying
|
| 56 |
Types of software that can be freely distributed without violating copyright laws are called. |
Shereware
Public domain
Copy protected
a and b
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| 57 |
An online meeting between two or more people is called. |
Telecommuting
Group ware
A conference
A teleconference
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| 58 |
What is the main difference between a local area network and wide area network . |
LAN and WAN use different protocols
the distance over which they operate
LAN is digital, WAN is analog
There is no difference
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| 59 |
Software programs designed to allow several networked users to work on the same documents at the same time are called. |
share ware
groupware
Bulletin boards
LANs
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| 60 |
If users of different systems use programs with incompatible file formats, they need ___________ to read and modify each other's files. |
An emulator package
Data translation software
File transfer softeare
None of these
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| 61 |
To reduce costs for multiple copies, or to remove restrictions on software copying and use at a network site, a company can sometimes purchase a . |
Standard licence
Site licence
Net work licence
b or c
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| 62 |
A string of letters and numbers known only by the user and the computer is called a |
Login Name
Command
Password
Code
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| 63 |
The most widely available multi user operating system for workstations and academic micro computers today is. |
OS/2
UNIX
PC-DOS
MS-DOS
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| 64 |
A terminal program which allows a personal computer to function as a terminal is called an |
UNIX
Modem
Utility
Emulator
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| 65 |
A set of rules for the exchange of data between a terminal and a computer or between two computers is called. |
Modems
Protocol
bps
Transmissons
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| 66 |
What service does a typical computer bulletin board provide? |
It allows users to send and receive e-mail
It gives special interest groups a communication tool
It allows group projects to develop
All of the above
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| 67 |
What is telecommunication? |
A special form of electronic mail
A new trend in robotics that may take the place of cars
Communication by telephone
Long distance electronic communication in a variety of forms
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| 68 |
Which of the following lists best describe the advantages of electronic mail. |
Quick, time shifted, usually has graphics, cheap
Long distance, quick, time shifted, can send data
Communicates attitude, can send data, time shifted popular
Trouble free, quick, time shifted, usually has a voice
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| 69 |
Transmitting a file from a BBS to personal computer is called. |
Booting
Downloading
Uploading
Everypting
|
| 70 |
A modem can. |
Be used as a regular phone when needed
Convert analog signals to digital signals
Provide user iterface with the operating system
Only be installed inside th comuter chassis
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