Question # 1

Which one of the following commands displays the volume label and serial number if they exist

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VOL

VOLU

VALUM

VOLUME

During the development of a program, drawing a flowchart is a means. to

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Plan to solution

Code the program

Define the problem

Analyze the problem

The binary number 10101011 is equal to the hexadecimal number

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AD

CD

AB

BC

When all hardware, sofware, storage, and processing is housed in one location it is called.

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A time sharing system

Centralized processing

A DDP system

A host computer system.

Nobody knows the true extent of computer crime because.

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Many computer crimes are never detected

Companies often do not report computer crime because they are afraid of bad publicity.

a and b

None of the above.

A collection of logically related data elements that can be used for multiple processing needs is called.

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Data base

Files

Register

Organizing

The best graphic to show the relative proportions of the parts to a whole is a.

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Line chart

Bar chart

pie chart

scatter chart

NOS refers to

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The default drive

Booting

Operating system for a network

Roun ,robin scheduling

Memory capacity may be expresed in .

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Microseconds

Kilobytes

Bits

Cycles

Historically, the first computer were used or.

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Text processing.

Data storage,

Simulation and modeling

Arithmetic calculations.

Program written to cause computers to function in a desired way are called.

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Hard ware

Instruction

Software

Algorithm

Steps wise refinement is similar to.

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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

The concurrent processing of computer program via terminals on one computer system is an example.of.

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Realtime processing

Time sharing

Interactive processing

All of the above

To be computer literate, it is not necessary for you to know.

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How to program a computer

How to use a computer

What computer can and can't do

How to repair a computer

A data coding scheme that is the American standard is.

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ASCII

KB

SIMM

Gigabyte

A LAN is a combination of.

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Network adapter cards

LAN Cables

LAN Application software

All of above

A program is well structure if.

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It made up of logically cohesive modules

The modules are arranged in hierarchy

Its straightforward are readable

All of the above

Who is regarded as the Father of computers.

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John Napier

Pascal

Charles Babbage

Hollerith

The hexadecimal number system is widely used in analyzing and programming in.

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Analog computer

Binary computer

micro computer

decimal computer

Secured waste, auditor cheeks, and applicant screening all aid

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data security

built in software protection

License protection

piracy detection

The use of computers to create, view, edit, store, retrieve, and print text materials is called.

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Word processing

Line printing

Data processing

typing

Data communication requires only a:

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Sender

Receiver

Transmission medium

All of above

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

The major components of modern computer are.

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CPU

Main Memory

I/O units

All of the above

The box representing the intersection of a row and a column of a spreadsheet is called an

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Address

Cell

Axis

Matrix

Retaining data for future reference is called.

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Sorting

Storing

Memorizing

Outputting

With the onset of the _________ governments sought to develop computers to exploit their potential.

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First world war.

Second World war

Civil War

None of these

If using verification with the find and replace feature, this is called.

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Verified replace

Questionable replace

Conditional place

What if replace

Which one of these forms of storage does not retain information when the machine's power is turned off?

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RAM

ROM

Floppy disk

Har disk

The name for the screen clarity is.

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Resolution

Discrete

Pixel

LCD

A control structure used to make logical decision is the

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Sequence control structure

Selection control structure

Repetition control structire

a and b

What is meant by the portion of the program that explain the program?

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Manual

Documentation

expression

None of these

The most widely used word processor for non GUI computers is the

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MS-DOS version of Word

MS-DOS version of Word perfect

MS-DOS version of 1-2-3

Windows version of Word

Computer performs following operation on data.

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Storage/retrieval

Calculation

Logic/comparison

All of the above

The lowest level of management is concerned with

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Operational information

Traditional information

Long term planning

Strategic information

"Hot Spots" that respond to mouse clicks in a Hyper Card stack are called.

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Buttons

Fields

Links

Cards

Transmitting a file from a BBS to personal computer is called.

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Booting

Downloading

Uploading

Everypting

Corel Daaw is a/an

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Word processor

Operating system

Graphics/drawing software

None of these

__________ can be used to transform photos and hand drawn images into documents that are readable by a computers.

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Standard 35 mm cameras

Scanners

Charting

Graphics

A plan to trace data to its source is called.

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an audit trail

a vector

Sampling

Volume testing

Charles Babbage worked closely with_________ to develop his device.

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Ada lovelace

Joseph Marie Charles

Herman Hollerith Jacquard

Lord Byton

Who is responsible for introducing the concept of stored program.

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Blaise Pascal

Herman Hollerith

Charles Bababage

John von Neumann

The number A9D in Hexadecimal system in equivalent to which number in decimal system.

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2727

3648

2717

3717

Which of the following is an example of volatile memory?

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PROM

RAM

ROM

HARD DISK

In desktop publishing systems, this software is used to combine the source documents into a coherent, visually appealing publication.

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Page layout software

Database software

Spreadsheet software

Telecommunication software

Catagories of database system are

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4

7

6

9

Arranging classified data in a predetermined sequence to facilitate processing is called.

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Storing

Sorting

Processing

Classifying

Program that serve as tools for performing systems maintenance are called.

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Utility programs

Application program

Translator program

Assembly language programs

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

Storage of 1 K means that it has following number of storage location.

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1000

964

1024

1032

The first commercial computer, delivered in 1951, is called.

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Mark -1

Analytical machine

Atanasoff Berry Computer

UNIACI

Data and instructions are put into primary storage by

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Memory

The control unit

Secoundary storage

The ALU

Tool to change PROM chips are called.

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Chip kits

RAM Burners

PROM Burner

None of these

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

Why is Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) considered a pioneer in computers?

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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

The key factor in a computer installation that has met with disaster is the.

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Equipment replacement

Loss of hardware

Insurance coverage

Loss of processing ability

126₈ + 425₈ =

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253₈

353₈

453₈

553₈

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

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Coding

Decoding

Encoding

Encrypting

Primary storage for the UNIVAC was via

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Punched cards

Transistors

Magnetic cores

Disk packs

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

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Progmmers

Users

Client

System analysis

Which of the following is not component of telecommunications?

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Sender

Office device

Medium

Receiver

An one screen picture.

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Page

NOC

I con

Spool

Historically, the first computer were use for.

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Text processing

Data storage

Simulation and modeling

Arithmetic calculations

Program maintenance means.

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Maintaining a program exactly the way it was initially developed

Changing a program due to changes in the organization

A dopting an altogether new program

Removing the errors from a program

Database software that utilizes desktop computers to work with files in central database is called.

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File manager

Decentralized

Personal

Client/server

While database contains only facts, a knowledge base also contains.

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a system for determining and changing the relationship between facts.

Rigidly organized categories

A comprehensive dictionary

All of the above

Which is a storage device?

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CPU

Clock

Floppy disk

Bus

In computer terminology,the term wetware stand for .

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Artificial intelligence

Any organic intelligence

Molecular biology

Molecular scale computer

The benefits of using a database include all but one of the following.

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Easier to retrieve information quickly and flexibly

Easy to organize infomation

Easy to print and distribute information

Easy to protect privacy of data

Data is represented on a computer by means of a two-state on/off system called.

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The otcal system

The binary system

A word

ROM

Another name for an operating environment is.

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Page

Layer

Shell

Supervisor