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A Hybrid computer is the one having combined properties of.

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Super and microcomputers

Mini and microcomputers

Analog and digital computers

None of the above

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

The major operational problem of the early firs generation computers was.

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Inaccurate results

Poor reliability

Delayed results

Limited capabilities

Data and instructions are put into primary storage by

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Memory

The control unit

Secoundary storage

The ALU

To reduce costs for multiple copies, or to remove restrictions on software copying and use at a network site, a company can sometimes purchase a .

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Standard licence

Site licence

Net work licence

b or c

The Mark-I was built by

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Thomas Watson

Dr. John Mauchly

John V. Atanasoff

Howard Aiken

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

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Status bar

Ruler

Standard tool bar

Drawing tool bar

What is meant by the names or labels used to represent values that are used in a BASIC programme.

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Constants

Variables

Characters

None of these

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

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

Digital sound in a multimedia production can come from.

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A standard audio compact disc in a CD-Rom drive controlled by computer

Data in the computer's memory

A synthesizer controlled by a computer

All of the above

Which of the following is not considered a benefit of telecommuting.

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Reduced use of fossil fuels

Saving the time usually spent commuting

Reduced social contact

Increased productivity

Computer program consists of

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Instructions

Data

Low level language

Both a and b

Software piracy include

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badge theft

Copyrighting

Program duplication

Data alternation

What is query

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Question or inquiry

Answer

Command

Form

In multiprogramming, two or more programs can be executed.

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By optimizing computer

With two computer

Simultaneously

Concurrently

If a processor does not have direct and unassisted access to data items, these items are said to be.

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Off line

On line

Time shared

None of these

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 common type of data base printout is a.

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Menu

Program

Report

Query

A LAN is a combination of.

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Network adapter cards

LAN Cables

LAN Application software

All of above

A connection for similar networks.

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Satellite

gateway

bridge

fax

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

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Mark -1

Analytical machine

Atanasoff Berry Computer

UNIACI

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

Information .

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Is a marketable commodity

Can be stolen while leaving the original behind

Should be free, according to the original hacker ethic .

All of the above

A physical system can be modeled by a set of

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Boolean equations

Logic equations

Differential equations

Linear algebraic equations

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

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Ring network

node

Star network

Information utility

During E-time the ALU

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Examines the instruction

Enters the instruction

Executes the instruction

Elicits the instruction

A group of characters that are treated as a single entity.

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bit

byte

word

address

LAN stand for.

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Little Area network

Local Area Network

Logical Ara network

Low Area network

An empty shell in which a company may embedded chip to signal its wearer's location.

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hot site

Cold site

Restoration site

Hard ware

Business quality graphics

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Stacked bar

Analytical

Legend

Presentation

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

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

A program that provides synonyms is called an

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indexing program

editing program

form letter program

thesaurus program

The software tools that allow a computer to be used for specific purposes are called.

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Firmware

Terminals

Hardware

Application programme.

Because assembly language programming requries the programmer to think on the machine's level and to include an enormous amount of details it is called.

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Decimal

Hexadecimal

Machine

Low level

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

The number 10000 would appear just immediately after

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FFFF (hex)

1111 (binary)

7777 (octal)

All of above

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

A digital computer is also called._________computer.

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Mini computer

Micro compuer

Mechanical computer

None of these

The computer program consists of mainly the following number of parts.

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2

3

4

5

The different memory locations are identified by hexadecimal numbers called.

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ASCII code

Bytes

BCD Numbers

Addresses

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

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

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COBOL

Assembler

Algorithm

Pseudocode

A computer devices its basic strength from

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Speed

Accuracy

Memory

All of above

A computer can be defined as an electronic device that can

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Carry out arithmetic operation

Carry out logical operation

Do complicated calculation

Accept and process data by implementing sequentially a set of stored instructions.

A portable operating system.

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Generic

Backup

Allocated

Utility

The command to transfer text to another location without deleting it from its original location is.

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Scroll

Copy

Search

Move

Which of the following is not component of telecommunications?

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Sender

Office device

Medium

Receiver

Managers can use_______ to help them with planning, staffing, directing, and controlling organizations, but can suffer the possibility of _______.

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Virtual reality/algorithm overload

Database management system/de-skilling

Computer monitoring/deskilling

Management information system /information overload

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

At the beginning of the instruction cycle, the contents of the instruction Register specify.

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Operand for the instruction being executed.

Instruction itself

Operand for the instruction to be executed next

None of the above

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

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Database program

IDE

GUI

Application Program

One common problem with computer monitoring is that workers who are monitored may

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Develop carpal tunnel syndrome

Assume that if it's not being counted, it's not important enough to do

Require ongoing training

Come in contact with computer viruses

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.

Charles Babbage worked closely with__ to develop his device.

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Ada Lovelace

Joseph Marie Charles

Herman Hollerith Charles

Lord Byron

Information travels between components of a computer through groups of wire called.

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Cards

Busses

Slots

Ports

Many experts predict that internet will be replaced by.

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Prodigy

Milnet

UREN

Usenet

The lowest level of programming language is.

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Nonprocedural language

Assembly language

BASIC

Machine language

One of the more computers connected to a hub computer is.

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Ring network

Node

Information utility

Star network

If the experts are right, we can expect the price - to - performance ratio of hardware.

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To double every year or two for several years.

To go down every year or two for several years

To stay the same for a while

None of the abvoe

The general purpose processor on chip is otherwise known as the

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ENIAC

Microcomputer

Pocket calculator

Microprocessor

Data communication requires only a:

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Sender

Receiver

Transmission medium

All of above

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

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Client

Analyst

Change agent

User

The cell containing the cursor in a spread sheet is called an.

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Active cell

Console

Formula bar

Heading

Intersection of a row and column.

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Active address

cursor

cell

formula

The history of first generation computers extends from 1945 to.

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1953

1954

1955

1956

Which of the following is increasing as computer technology progresses?

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Hardware reliability

Efficiency

Speed

All of these are increasing.

The focus of the fifth generation is .

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Connectivity

Symbolic languages

Silicon

Memory chips

Which of the following topologies is passive?

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Star topology

Ring topology

Bus topology

Hybrid topology