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In the preliminary design phase, the analyst may prepare alternative.

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Candidates

Organization charts

Questionnaires

Decision tables

The sequence of instruction telling the machine to perform a particular sequence of operation is called.

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Program

Hardware

Algorithm

Debugging

What is a major problem of using computer in education?

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The students can't work at their own pace

Creativity is eliminated by computers

The lack of teacher training

The students must work without a teacher

Screen displays for video games and embellished photographic images involve the use of.

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Bitmapped image editing

Object oriented drawing

Illustration software

One of these

Memory capacity may be expresed in .

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Microseconds

Kilobytes

Bits

Cycles

During E-time the ALUThe heard of a digital computer is.

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Control unit

Memory unit

Logic unit

Visual display unit

MS-DOS is a product of

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AT & T

Corel

Microsoft

None of these

A digital computer performs its computations by.

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Mechanical means

Analogy

Pressing

Counting

The hyper card program might be most appropriate for dealing with which of the following projects ?

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Typing traditional terms papers

Creating an interactive newsletter

Mail merging junk mail

Writing parallel programs

Pick out the WRONG statement

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Information stored in RAM can be changed by over writing it.

Information stored in ROM can not be changed by over writing it.

Information Can be stored in any location of RAM

Computer main memory can be accessed only sequentially

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

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

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Client

Analyst

Change agent

User

The most powerful computers are.

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Super minis

Super Micros

Super mainframe

Super Computers

What type of translator software translates an entire program into machine language before passing it on to the computer?

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Compiler

Interpreter

Pascal

Text editor

An operating system is a

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Set for user

Form of time sharing

Set of programs

Supervisor program

A virust that replicates itself is called a.

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bug

worm

Vaccine

bomb

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

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Polymorphism

encapsulation

Inheritance

Messaging

First generation computers were characterized by the use of the______

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Microprocessor

Vacuum tube

Transister

Integrated circuit

The most common output of computer tax calculation would be:

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Taxes owed

Deductions

wages

Number of exemptions.

Spreadsheet program that include macro capabilities.

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Can automate repetitive spreadsheet construction tasks

Are necessary for block modeling

Are necessary to create work sheets with linked cells

Aren't possible in a mouse based graphic user interface.

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

Software program designed to be managed, rather than manipulated by the user, are called.

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Icons

knowledge workers

Enablers

Agents

The unit that transforms data into information is the

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CPU

ROM

DVD

OCR

ROM store data

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Direct

Permanent

Temporary

Provisional

The factor not necessary for calculating the storage capacity of a disk is.

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Track density

Recording density

Diameter of the disk

None of abvoe

A program that, after being initially loaded into the computer by a boot program, manages all the other programs in a computer is called.

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Application softwere

Function software

Controlling software

Operating system

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 component is responsible for comparing the contents of two pieces of data?

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ALU

Control Unit

Memory

None

Each address in storage has a ___________ number

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discrete

Character

Unique

General

The rate of screen refreshment is called.

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Pixel speed

Raster rate

bit map speed

scan rate

Hollerith's Tabulating Machine Company eventually became .

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IBM

AT & T

Apple

General Electric

Another name for virtual memory is.

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Virtual page

Foreground

Back ground

Utiligy

In anticipation of physical destruction, every computer organization should have a.

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Biometrics scheme

Disaster recovery plan

DES

Set of active badges

When a database stores procedures or instructions along with data, rather than in table sor hierarchies, it is called.

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Graphical user interface

User friendly

Object oriented

Query format

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 form of computer assisted instruction known as drill and practice.

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Helps students lern to think in ways that aren't possible otherwise

Does Not help students learn to think, but helps students memorize facts and skills

Doesn't help students learn to think better or to memorize facts and sills, in fact, it's nearly worthless

Allow students to program computers with easy-to understand languages.

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

Historically , the first computers were used for.

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Text processing

Data storage

Simulation and modelling

Arithmetic calculations

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

Security protection for personal computers includes

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Internal components

Lock and cable

Soft ware

all of these

A LAN is a combination of.

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Network adapter cards

LAN Cables

LAN Application software

All of above

Page frames are typically

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1 K or 2 K Bytes

3 K or 4 K Bytes

2 K or 3 K Bytes

2 K or 4 K Bytes

Desktop and personal computers are other names of

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micro computers

Mini computers

Main frame computer

Peripheral equipment

Pick out the wrong statement about modern computer systems.

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These are simple and easy to take care of

Even beginners, untrained persons can safely handle them

They requre a highly disciplined approach

It is important to understand the proper handling of each element and proper overall procedures must be followed

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 set of software tools for automated design is called.

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Prototypes

Data flow diagrams

CASE

Ganit clrarts

Which of the following will be technologies in the home the the future.

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Fiber optics will allow cable companies to do narrowcasting like "the surfing channel"

CD-ROM will allow software companies to make interactive movies like surfing in your garage.

Virtual reality software will allow you to explore a surfer's home

All of the above

A program that can identify unnecessary words and wordy phrases in called.

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Indexing program

Grammar/Style program

From letter program

Thesaurus program

The memory area for programs with highest priority.

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Frames

Foreground

Page table

Dafault drive

A computer can be linked to the internet through.

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A phone line modem

DSL

Cabel modem

All of the above

Which of the following is not a advantage of an integrated package.

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Generally less expensive than purchasing individual packages

Are not copyrighted so multiple copies can be made

User don't need to memorize as many commands

Allow for quick and easy transfer between applications.

Most modern word processors allow users to control the formats of .

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Individual characters

Lines

Paragraphs

all of the above

Main memory of personal computer is called.

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PROM

ROM

EPROM

RAM

An example of a high level language is.

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DOS

An algorithm

FORTRAN

An assembler

A data coding scheme that is the American standard is.

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ASCII

KB

SIMM

Gigabyte

The main advantage of hexadecimal number is the case of conversion from hexadecimal to.

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ASCII code

Binary

Octal

Decimal

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

Relativity permanent data is continue in.

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A field

A unsection

Memory

A master file

An analog computer produces its results int he form of .

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Codes '0' and '1' s

Numbers

Log format

Graphs

Why are computer crimes so hard to detect?

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Disk can easily be creased to get rid of the evidence.

Someone can steal information and leave the original behind.

Most computer crimes are committed by insiders.

All of these make computer crimes hard to detect

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

Software that is free for the taking, with no strings attached, is called.

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Public domain

Share ware

Copy righted

Copy protected

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

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

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

One particular use for the abacus is teaching children simple mathematics and especially.

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Addition

Subtraction

Multiplication

Division

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

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2727

3648

2717

3717

The clock speed of a computer is measured in.

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Megahertz

Kilobytes

Megabytes

Binary digits

Centralized processing but with access from terminals is known as.

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DDP

A ring network

Telecommuting

A teleprocessing system.

The decimal numbering system uses___________ digits

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Two

Eight

Nine

Ten

Integrated circuits are housed in .

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Vacuum tubes

Transistors

Software

Silicon chips