1) The time for which a piece of equipment operates is called?
a)Seek time
b)Effective time
c)Access time
d)Real time
e)None of the above
Answer: b
2) ____ is an area of a computer that temporarily holds data that is waiting to be processed, stored, or output?
a)Memory
b)Storage
c)Input
d)Output
Answer : a
3) A computer falls into the ____ category if it is, at the time of construction, one of the fastest computers in the world?
a)minicomputer
b)supercomputer
c)microcomputer
d)mainframe
Answer : b
4) The two basic types of record-access methods are?
a)Sequential and random
b)Sequential and indexed
c)Direct and immediate
d)On-line and real time
Answer : a
5) The first firm to mass- market a microcomputer as a personal computer was
a)IBM
b)Sperry Univac
c)Data General corporation
d)Radio Shack
Answer: c
6) An integrated circuit is?
a)A complicated circuit
b)An integrating device
c)Much costlier than a single transistor
d)Fabricated on a tiny silicon chip
Answer: d
7) A process known as ____________ is used by large retailers to study trends?
a)data mining
b)data selection
c)POS
d)data conversion
Answer: a
8) Which of the following is NOT one of the four major data processing functions of a computer?
a)gathering data
b)processing data into information
c)analyzing the data or information
d)storing the data or information
Answer: c
9) Surgeons can perform delicate operations by manipulating devices through computers instead of manually. This technology is known as?
a)
b)computer forensics.
c)
d)
Answer: a
10) ____________ is the study of molecules and structures whose size ranges from 1 to 100 nanometers?
a)Nanoscience
b)Microelectrodes
c)Computer forensics
d)Artificial intelligence
Answer: a
11) Computers gather data, which means that they allow users to ____________ data?
a)present
b)input
c)output
d)store
Answer: b
12) The list of coded instructions is called?
a)Computer program
b)Algorithm
c)Flowchart
d)Utility programs
e)None of the above
Answer: a
13) The two broad categories of software are?
a)word processing and spreadsheet.
b)transaction and application.
c)Windows and Mac OS.
d)system and application.
Answer: d
14) Which of the following languages is more suited to a structured program?
a)PL/1
b)FORTRAN
c)BASIC
d)PASCAL
e)None of the above
Answer :d
15) A computer assisted method for the recording and analyzing of existing or hypothetical systems is?
a)Data transmission
b)Data flow
c)Data capture
d)Data processing
e)None of the above
Answer : b
16) The microcomputer, Intel MCS-80 is based on the widely used Intel?
a)8080 microprocessor
b)8085 microprocessor
c)8086 microprocessor
d)8082 microprocessor
e)None of the above
Answer : a
17) Which output device is used for translating information from a computer into pictorial form on paper?
a)Mouse
b)Plotter
c)Touch panel
d)Card punch
e)None of the above
Answer : b
18) An assembler is a?
a)Program
b)Person who assemble the parts
c)Symbol
d)Language
e)None of the above
Answer : a
19) Which type of system puts the user into direct conversation with the computer through a keyboard?
a)Real time processing
b)Interactive computer
c)Batch processing
d)Time sharing
e)None of the above
Answer: b
20) A common boundary between two systems is called?
a)Interdiction
b)Interface
c)Interdiction
d)Surface
e)None of the above
Answer: b