Question # 1

The main characteristic of fifth generation computers is.

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Artificial intelligence.

Windows operation

All of the above

None of these

The term"time slicing"need not apply to.

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On line transacting processing.

Batch processing

Real time processing

None of above

The digit used for hexadecimal number system are.

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A trough Z

1 through 16

0 through 15

0 through and A through F

What layer of the OSI model does data compression?

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Network

Data Link

Presentation

Physical

DROP TABLE statement is used for.

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Deleting record

Inserting record

Deleting table

Retirieving records

The number 7F00 in Hexadecimal when multiplied by 61 is.

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7F16

167F00

7F006

None of these

The faster type of ADC is.

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Time intervel

Parallel

Closed loop

Successive

A letter, number, or a special character is represented by a

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bit

kilobyte

Megabyte

byte

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

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VOL

VOLU

VALUM

VOLUME

POS terminals are similar to.

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Calculators

UPCs

Cash register

touch-tone telephones

Example of pointing devices that are used for computer input are.

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Joysticks

Mice

Trackballs

All of the above

You are going to create a simple worksheet in a spreadsheet program showing project expenses for a college student's fall term. The first step would probably be to.

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Type labels

Type formula

Create a chart

Perform calculations

Software to use the internet is.

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Gateway

EFT

Browser

Teleconferencing

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

Which of the following topologies is passive?

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Star topology

Ring topology

Bus topology

Hybrid topology

Computer that used transistors by transferring electricity across a resistor were considered to be.

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First generation

Second generation

Third generation

Fourth generation

Why would computer programs that teach reading sills be a good idea in adult literacy education?

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Most teachers refuse to work with adults

Adults adapt to computers more quickly than children to.

Illiterate adults know that the computer will not think they are stupid all of these

All of these

The preliminary investigation of a systems project is also called.

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Analysis survey

System design

Feasibility study

Evaluation

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

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Hard ware

Memory

Program

Instruction

A COBOL program has how may divisions.

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two

four

five

seven

What technique is used to move text with a word processor.?

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Cut and paste

Drag and Drop

Both a and b

Neither a nor b

Excess-3 code is known as

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Weighted code

Cyclic redundancy code

Self complementing

Algebraic code

Soft ware that is designed to be used by work groups rather than individuals is called.

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Multipurpose software

Group ware

Multi user software

Shareware

Historically , the first computers were used for.

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Text processing

Data storage

Simulation and modelling

Arithmetic calculations

The main purpose of a networking computers is to.

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Move blocks of information within RAM

Enable voice communication between modems

Facilitate communication between software applications

Share resources and information

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

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SOL

COBOL

1-2-3

Word perfect

The weakest link in any computer system is the

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People in it

Hardware

Password

Software

___________ convert high level language into low level langage.

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Google

Assembler

Web page

Compiler

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

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Status bar

Ruler

Standard tool bar

Drawing tool bar

An emerging technology that provides nonvolatile memory chips is .

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Flash memory

PROM

CMOS

CISC

A computer programme is a list of __________ that tells the computer what to do and how to do.

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Documents

Information

Instructions

Alphabets

In the paperless office of the future, it is predicated that.

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Magnetic archives will replace fill cabinets

Electronic communication will replace memos and letters

Information utilities will replace newspapers

All of the above

____________ operating systems are used to control machinery scientific instruments and industrial systems.

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Batch

Single User

Real time

All of the above

A connection for similar networks.

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Satellite

gateway

bridge

fax

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

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Manual

Documentation

Expression

None of these

Magnetic characters are produced on your bank cheeks by.

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bar code reader

MICR inscribers

mice

microfiche

A device that prevents electrical problems from affecting data files.

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site license

trojan horse

hot site

surge protector

When a user issues a command to find all the records that match a set of criteria, it is called a.

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Merge

File

Query

Sort

The history of first generation computers extends from 1945 to.

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1953

1954

1955

1956

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

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

Phase one of a system project involves.

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A system survey

Data gathering

A system analysis

questionnaires

Which of the following devices use reflected light to determine the location of pencil marks on standardized answer sheets and similar forms?

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Bar code readers

Optical Mark readers

Magnetic ink character readers

Wand readers

One or more computers connected to a hub computer is a.

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Ring network

node

Star network

Information utility

A chart of positions and departments within an organization is.

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A data flow diagram

A project management report

An organization chart

A Gantt charet

__________ is a special, high-speed storage are within the CPUS

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Memory

RAM

Register

ROM

The person who requests study or work on a system is the.

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Client

Analyst

Change agent

User

Registers that collect the results of computations are.

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General purpose

Main storage

Storage Registers

Accumulators

A microprocessor has memory location from 0000 to 3 FFF, each storing one byte. The number of bytes, the memory can stored is.

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8,192

16,384

32,768

4,096

Binary number 10101101 is equivalent in decimal form to.

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170

171

173

174

The part of the computer system which performs the house keeping functins is called.

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Interpreter

Compiler

Operating system

Assembler

Historically, the first computer were use for.

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Text processing

Data storage

Simulation and modeling

Arithmetic calculations

The disadvantages of analog computer over the digital computer lies in its.

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Set up being closely resembling the physical system

Having parallel struc

Being readily tied up with a physical system without uinsg expensive inter phase.

Need for scaling, limited number of units, limited accuracy

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

What the control unit gets an instruction it is called.

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E-mail

Machine time

I-time

ALU time

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

Base 8 is often used in computing because

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There are 8 bit in a byte

Calculations become casier by using base 8

Electronic circuits can be made economically

It can represent long string of binary I's in a more compact form.

An A/D converter does the conversion from

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Digital to analog

Analog ato Digital

Voltage to ampere

Direct to alternate current

Scientific visualization can be done with the help of.

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Mathematical processing software

Statistical software packages

Graphics programs

All of the abvoe

An operating system is a

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Set for user

Form of time sharing

Set of programs

Supervisor program

___________ is are the most powerful computers.

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Super minis

Supere micros

Super mainframe

Super computers

The presence of both data and its related instructions in an object is.

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C++

Encapsulation

Orientation

Inheritance

The length of IP address is.

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8 bits

16 bits

32 bits

64 bits

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

Which of the following is increasing as computer technology progresses?

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Hardware reliability

Efficiency

Speed

All of these are increasing.

Which of the following is a word processor?

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Adobe Acrobat

Photo express

MS-Words

MS-Excel

Analog computers are_____ accurate as compared to digital computer is.

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More

Less

Nearly same

Unpredictable

PDP-5,PDP-9,IBM-360 series and IBM-370 series belong to the

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First generation computers

Second generation computers

Third generation computers

Fourth generation computers

What is pioneer in the field of computer languages who played an important role in the development of COBOL.

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Grace M. Hopper

Howard H. Aiken

John Von Neumann

Thomas J. Watson

Most computer crimes are committed by.

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Hackers

International spies

Highly trained computer consultants

Company insiders who have no extraordinary technical ingenuity

A memory chip has 1 K bytes of memory. What is the highest available memory address in the octal system.

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1023

1777

7777

None of these