Question # 1

Violations of the rules of grammar of a programming language are called.

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Syntax errors

Programming errors

Translator errors

Logic errors

What major area of artificial intelligence deals with distinguishing eats from dogs in a computer's view?

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Pattern recognition

Expert systems

Resolution analysis

Natural language

The process of converting English-Like instructions to zero and ones is performed by.

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The programmer

The monitor

The translator program

Busses

A general trend in computer languages is an evolution towards.

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Machine language

C

Natural language

Assimbly language

A storage of binary digits treated as a unit is called.

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bit

Byte

word

character

A CPU has

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Control unity consisting of program counter and instruction decoder, and arithmetic unit haivng accumulator.

Bubble memory

Visual display unit

Auxiliary storage unit.

A program that provides synonyms is called an

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indexing program

editing program

form letter program

thesaurus program

Control unit is the part of

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ALU

CBT

CPU

None of these

Data communication requires only a:

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Sender

Receiver

Transmission medium

All of above

An example of a high level language is.

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DOS

An algorithm

FORTRAN

An assembler

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.

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Imaging

Resolution

Pixel strength

Monitor measurement

The following are all programming languages except for.

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FORTRAN

C

Pascal

MS-DOS

The size of the printed characters is called.

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Point size

Word size

Print size

None of these

Computer conferencing.

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Requires that each participant have a modem

Allow prticipants to examine documents and comments from geographically remote sites

Is an example of batch, rather than interactive computer g

Always includes voice communication

K Represents.

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100010

210

102410

10002

An ___________ is also defined as a set of mathematically meaningful symbols, letters and numbers.

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Documentation

Expression

Programme

none of these

What is the main difference between a local area network and wide area network .

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the distance over which they operate

LAN and WAN use different protocols

LAN is digital, WAN is analog

There is no difference

Which of the following topologies is passive?

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Star topology

Ring topology

Bus topology

Hybrid topology

The portions of a program ignored by the computer since they are only included to help the readerunderstand the program are called.

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Variables

Declarations

Reminder notes

Comments

You want to produce personalized form letters, so you sue the ____ capability of the word processor.

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Sort

Mail merge

Style and grammar checker

Desktop publishing

The binary information contained in a computer is referred to as.

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Hard ware

Memory

Program

Instruction

Phase one of a system project involves.

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A system survey

Data gathering

A system analysis

questionnaires

An intelligent terminal is a terminal that.

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Translates intelligence for the business computer

Uses a computer for organizing data

Manages CPU in a sequential order

Feed input or outpur

The scope and true nature of the problem is determined during .

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The second phase

The preliminary investigation

The system development

The system analyst

Time sharing of resources by users is usually

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Based on time slices

Based on input

Event driven

Operated by spooling

Micro processor is based on

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Thermionic values

Transistors

Single integrated circuit or chip

Integrated circuit

Offices that are set up so workers can commute to a location near their home are called.

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Regional work centers

Portable computer centers

BEHEMOTHS

Modem stations

Computed fields in a database can contain.

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Text values only

Memeric values only

Formulas and numeric values

Formulas and text values.

The following command is used is DOS for copying one of more files to another location.

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BACKUP

SAVE

COPY

None of these

What is the best definition of hypermedia?

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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

Steve Wozniak and Steve Job major contribution to the world of computers was.

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popularizing the personal computer

Developing the BASIC language

Introducing the concept of computer assisted instruction

Founding Microsoft

the abacus emerged about__________ years ago in Asia Minor.

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4,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

A software program designed to replicate the decision making process of a human expert is called an

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Knowledge base

Data base

Expert system

Artifical domain

Windows explorer is used to.

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Access the internet

Explore system resources

Perform maintenance on hard disk

Navigates files and folder on the computer

A computer is capable of performing almost any task, provided that it cab be

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Coded

Memorized

Analyzed

Reduced to a series of logical steps.

Which of the following can be used to launch Word Art?

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Status bar

Ruler

Standard tool bar

Drawing tool bar

In the computer world the word digital mean information that in an.

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Discrete units

Units that can be counted

Continous, smooth form

a and b

The signal that the computer is awaiting a command from the user

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Promt

Time slice

Event

Interrupt

The purpose of intellectual property law is to.

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Allow the creator to make money

Justly reward mental labor

Encourage innovation

All of the above

A conceptual error in a program is a/an

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Logical error

Execution error

Syntactical error

None of these

Electric spreadsheets are appropriate tools for all of the following except.

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Developing financial models

Answering what if questions

Keeping student grade records for a class

Spreadsheets are appropriate for all of these applications.

The analog computer deals directly with

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Number of pulses

Measured values of continuous physical magnitudes

Signals in the form of 0 or 1

Signals in discrete values from 0 to 9

Which of the following keyboard shortcut is used to change the case?

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Ctrl + F3

Shift + F3

Alt + F3

Ctrl+Shift +F3

Most mainframe computers are basically_______ machine.

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4 bit

8 bit

16 bit

32 bit

A microprocessor is.

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A software program stored on a diskette

A small vacuum tube used for processing data

A software program designed for handling very small numbers

A CPU on a silicon chip

Bill Gate and Paul Allen formed Microsoft to produce and market.

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A version of BASIC

MS-DOS

P(C) DOS

A personal computers.

Most word processors today include this feature, which compares teh words ina document with words in a disk based dictionary.

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rhymer

Spell checker

Outliner

Processor

The emerging standard for programming complex queries in a database is called.

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SOL

COBOL

1-2-3

Word perfect

One complement of 1011.010 is

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0100.101

1011.101

0100.010

Implementation of a program involves.

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Compilation of the program

Debugging the program

Testing the program with data

All of the above

Unicode can represent up to.

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60635 symbols

56532 symbols

64739 symbols

65536 symbols

What is the maximum length of variable name in C language?

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20

31

250

253

Flat-Panel displays and solid state storage devices are.

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Rapidly improving because of intensive industry research

Ideal that aren't expected to become products.

Futuristics devices only seen on Star Trek

a and c.

The most powerful computers are.

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Super minis

Super Micros

Super mainframe

Super Computers

Charles Babbage worked closely with_________ to develop his device.

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Ada lovelace

Joseph Marie Charles

Herman Hollerith Jacquard

Lord Byton

In a spreadsheet program an _______ typically appears on the screen as a grid of numbered rows and alphabetically lettered columns.

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Cell

Address

Location

Worksheet

Communication circuits tht transmit data in both directions but not at the same time are operating in

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Simplex mode

Half Duplex mode

Full Duplex mode

None of above

A floppy disk is a __________ generation computer invention.

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1st

2nd

3rd

4th

Alan Kay says we can predict the future by recognizing the four phases of any technology or media.

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Hardware, software, people finance,

Hardware, software, service, way of lime

People , machines, service, finance.

Hardware, program, people , ideas

Which of the following lists best describe the advantages of electronic mail.

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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

When computers are brought into the workplace.

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Jobs are eliminated

New jobs are created

Jobs are up skilled to accommodate the new technology

Any or all of these can happen

Charles Babbage set out to create a device that could carry out any calculation to twenty digits of accuracy called a.

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Computer

Analytical engine

Calculator

Mainframe

The signals produced by a computer or terminal to be sent over phone lines must be converted to.

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modems

analog signals

digital signals

microwaves

The people who will have contact with the system, such as employees and customers, are

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Programmers

System analysis

User

Client

Which file processing will be suited to obtain upto the minute information is response to inquires from on line station without delay

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Random access or on - line

Sequential

Batch

Serial

The following register keeps track of the program during Execution.

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Address register

Program counter

Data register

Accumulator

The process of writing a program from an algorithm is called.

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Coding

Decoding

Encoding

Encrypting

Smallest unit of memory is

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Byte

Bits

Character

Word

Which of the following is an example of volatile memory?

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PROM

RAM

ROM

HARD DISK

Main memory of personal computer is called.

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PROM

ROM

EPROM

RAM

Software to use the internet is.

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Gateway

EFT

Browser

Teleconferencing