Question # 1

A series of instructions that transforms input into output is called.

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A menu

A program

Hardware

None of these

What is MICR?

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Magic in Character Redo

Magnetic ink character

Magnetic ink character Reader

None of these

Micro processor is based on

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Thermionic values

Transistors

Single integrated circuit or chip

Integrated circuit

Which of the following are logical structures within an algorithm that maintain the order in which instructions are carried out.

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Logic stateemnts

Program statements

Control structures

Data structures

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

The size of the printed characters is called.

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Point size

Word size

Print size

None of these

Types of software that can be freely distributed without violating copyright laws are called.

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Shereware

Public domain

Copy protected

a and b

Which one of the following is the main component of DBMS?

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Database program

IDE

GUI

Application Program

Compu serve is an example of an

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Information utility

On line database

Shareware

Public domain

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

The microphone converts the sound into.

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Mechanical signals

Electrical signals

Computer file

Software

Copyright are issued by the Federal Government to protect.

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The pricing of software

Intellectual property

Textbooks only

The author's identity

Most of the errors in computer system could be attributed due to

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virus

Programming errors

Data entry

Hardware problem

Why is it so difficult for computers to understand spoken natural language?

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people tend not to leave clear pauses between their words

Everyone's voice is different

Computers don't know enough words

All of the above

Which one of the following is database management system.

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MS Word

Corel draw

Power point

MS Access

When a database receives data in the form of text files created with word processors, spreadsheets, or other data bases, the process is called.

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Searching

Exporting

Importing

None of these

Which of the following true of spreadsheets in general?

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They are used only in business applications

They can be used for simulations

Their formulas can only refer to cells that are in the same row or column as the formula

It is very difficult to generate deceptive results with a spreadsheet.

People on a LAN can share.

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Printer

CD/ROM disk drive

Modem

All of above

Electronic banking.

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Token ring

Mosale

EFT

BBS

A program whose sabotage depends on certain condition is called a.

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bug

worm

Vaccine

bomb

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

Typical gray scale graphics allow each pixel to appear as black, white or gray by

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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

What is the name of the process of finding and removing errors from a computer program?

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Scanning

Refreshing

Debugging

None of these

The most powerful computers are.

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Super minis

Super Micros

Super mainframe

Super Computers

The gain of an ideal amplifier must be

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Infinity

Zero

Unity

none of these

The ability of an object to interpret a message using its own methods is called.

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Polymorphism

encapsulation

Inheritance

Messaging

The clock speed of a computer is measured in.

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Megahertz

Kilobytes

Megabytes

Binary digits

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

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Coded

Memorized

Analyzed

Reduced to a series of logical steps

Storing records one after another in a file in an ascending or descending order determined by the record keyis called.

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Sequential processing

Serial processing

Batch processing

All of the above

Octal number system used the digits 0 to 7. The equivalent of Octal 130 in decimal system is.

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88

82

86

81

Which of these is a well known example of system software.

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Hyper card

Microsoft works

MS-DOS

All of these are system software.

The heart of a digital computer is.

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Control unit

Memory unit

Logic unit

Visual display unit

An address location holds ___________ data item at a time.

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one

new

word

discrete

To activate an object, send

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a message

an instance

a method

an attribute

A cross between a computer language and plain English is called.

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COBOL

Assembler

Algorithm

Pseudocode

Pocket electronic translators provide world travelers instant access to.

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Networks

Common words

Whole sentences

Syntax

Which university built the first all electronic computer in late 1945?

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University of portland

University of California

University of Pennsylvania

University of Taxes

Machine language is a ........... language,

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Low level

High level

Middle level

None of these

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

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Hard ware

Instruction

Software

Algorithm

Computer crime is likely to continue to grow unless.

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Electronic bulletin board operators are held responsible for information others post on their BBS.

Corporations and government agencies recognize the importance of security with their walls.

Law-enforcement agencies stop worrying about corporate insiders and, instead, increase their efforts to arrest teenage hackers.

We decide that freedom of the press does not apply to on-line magazines.

Computer scientist still have not.

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Developed tools that will allow programmers to quickly produce error free software.

Gotten anywhere past the theory of virtual reality

Developed the first intelligent agent

Had any real success with speech recognition

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

97₁₀(decimal) in octal number system is equivalent to.

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136₈

140₈

139₈

141₈

Productivity tools that help computer users solve problems are called.

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Systems software programs

Translator program

Application program

None of above

How many input leads will be required for a chip containing our two input NOT gates?

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7

12

13

14

The term word in computer terminology refers to.

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bits formed into groups

Coded instructions

Memory size

Language used

Window is a product of.

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AT & T

Corel

Microsoft

None of thes

Which of the following would work to keep a class gradebook that automatically upgrades totals when grades are entered?

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Word processor

Spread sheet

MS-DOS

None of these

A program called an ___________ translates each assembly language instruction into a machine language instruction.

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Compiler

Assembler

Interpreter

Translator

The concept of sending/receiving text etc, on computer networks is called.

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On-line database

Electronic mail

Teleprinting

Teleconferenceing

The faster type of ADC is.

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Time intervel

Parallel

Closed loop

Successive

A hardware register used to hold the results or partial results of arithmetic and logical operations is called.

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Accumulator

Instruction Register

Status Register

Stack pointer

What is the best reason for using a simulation to model long range movements of the Earth's continents?

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The speed of simulation

Operator safety

The simulation is less work

Simulations are always occurate

Language was developed in

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1945

1956

1972

1977

Which of the following access methods listens to the cable for network traffic before sending data?

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Token passing

Polling

CSMA/CA

CSMA/CD

Which menu contains the new command?

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File

Edit

Tools

view

Ergonomics is the study of.

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Cost relationship between computer hardware and softeare.

Different computer operating systems.

Gradation of various computer professionals

Human aspect of the environment around the computer system.

Error messages provided by a compiler are called

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Bug

Diagnostic

Translations

Mistakes

If a disk can hold 800 K bytes of information . It can store a text file of about.

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800,000 words

800 words

800 megabytes

800,000 characters.

Two complement of 1011.01 is

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0100.10

0100.11

1011.10

0100.01

Distributed, parallel computing systems,inspired by the structure of the human brain are called.

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Kurzweil machines

Speech synthesizers

Neural networks

Robots

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 combines the desirable features of both analog and digital computer.

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general purpose computer

special purpose computer

discrete computer

hybrid computer

Second generation computers belong to.

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1956-1963

1945-1956

1964-1971

1971 - Present

A bus line consists of

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Registers

Accumulators

Parallel data paths

Machinie cycles

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

Most spreadsheet will allow you to careate______ between worksheets, so when values change in one the others are updated automatically.

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Templates

Macros

Links

None of these

Retaining data for future reference is called.

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Sorting

Storing

Memorizing

Outputting

The instructions that tell the computer what to do are called

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Software

Output

Hardware

Telecommunication

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