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Which of the following devices is used to input data into the computer?
Monitor
Mouse
External hard drive
USB flash drive
Scanning an item at a computerized checkout station in a supermarket is an example of
input
output
storing
processing
A diskette is divided into a number of concentric circles called
sectors
cylinders
tracks
clusters
The primary storage device that holds the data currently being processed by the computer is known as the
Read Only Memory (ROM)
Random Access Memory (RAM)
Programmable ROM (PROM)
Erasable and Programmable ROM (EPROM)
The hardware device that allows the user to see the results after processing is the
monitor
camera
scanner
webcam
What type of management occurs when the operating system undertakes communication between a printer and the system unit?
File
Process
Memory
Input output
Which of the following has the largest data storage capacity?
Optical drive
USB Flash drive
Flash memory card
Hard drive
In which of the following interface types is the user required to remember specific instructions and syntax?
Menu-driven interface
Computer screen interface
Command-driven interface
Graphical user interface
In modern personal computers, the CPU speed is measured in
nanoseconds
milliseconds
MHz
GHz
Which of the following is NEITHER a validation NOR a verification check?
Storage media check
Inconsistency check
Data-type check
Range check
An example of operating system software is
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Advantages of electronic information processing include
retraining of staff
less human intervention
increased amount of equipment
less savings on hardcopies
Which of the following represents a hexadecimal?
The twos complement of a binary number is formed by
changing all zeros to twos
changing all ones to twos
finding the ones complement twice
adding one to the ones complement
Which of the following provides transmission of data in BOTH directions at the same time?
Half Duplex
Full Duplex
Null Duplex
Simplex
In the URL http://www.shoes.com, 'shoes.com' represents for the
extension
company name
domain name
internet company
Which of the following is NOT required to successfully implement teleconferencing?
Sensor
Modem
Speaker
Microphone
Which type of processing system will use sequential file organization?
Real time processing
Batch processing
Transaction processing
Online processing
Transferring data from a remote computer to your computer is referred to as
uploading
browsing
downloading
data mining
Scrambling of messages at the sending end and unscrambling them at the receiving end is called
espionage
encryption
coding
eavesdropping
The introduction of communication means of computers has reduced the employment of which of the following groups?
Messengers and postal workers
Analysts and programmers
Software testers and trainers
Web masters and developers
A webmaster is important to the company because he/she
backs-up files and stores the disks at another location
monitors the shutting down of competitors' websites.
assigns web addresses to all users in a company
is responsible for the company website
Working from home and linking to the office computer system to submit work is described as
teleconferencing
telecommuting
telemarketing
teleworking
Which of the following actions must be taken to get to record Number 50 of 100 records on a floppy disk?
Convert to tape.
Fast forward to record 100, and then read backward.
First read records 1 through 49.
Go directly to record 50.
Which of the following is detected by the use of a pressure sensor?
Motion
Light
Weight
Warmth
The illegal copying, distribution or sale of proprietary software is known as
computer fraud
computer theft
software are fraud
software are piracy
Wireless transmission media do NOT include
coaxial
infrared
satellite
line-of-sight
Which of the following represents the function of a modem?
Digital and upload
Analog and digital
Analog and download
Download and upload
Which of the following computer crimes occurs when someone gathers confidential information about another individual and then impersonates that individual in order to commit fraud?
Identity theft
Software piracy
Computer fraud
Electronic eavesdropping
Which of the following statements is TRUE about accessing files sequentially?
Occurs in any order
Starting with the first record
Starting with the largest data field
Starting with the smallest data field
Which of the following is NOT a method of making text stand out in a document?
Bold
Subscript
Underline
Enlarging font size
While typing in a document using a word processor, Susan made the following errors.
'I heard that Sanday was the last day for the shew.'
The feature of the software that allows her to locate and correct such errors is the
spell check
grammar check
consistency check
reasonableness check
While typing a document it may be necessary to change the height of the characters. Which feature in Microsoft Word would be used?
Letter size
Paper size
Page size
Font size
The intersection of a row and a column in a spreadsheet is called a
cell
label
range
value
In PowerPoint the view that permits the insertion of slides is the
normal
note page
slide show
presenter
Which of the following is NOT a valid data type in Microsoft Access?
Text
Auto-number
Date/time
Character
Which of the following is the default justification of numbers in spreadsheets?
Left
Full
Centred
Right
Which of the following types of software should be used for applications that involve repetitive numerical calculations?
Database
Operating system
Spreadsheet
Word processing
Spreadsheet formulae use
values, labels or cell address
values, mathematical operators or cell addresses
labels or cell addresses
values or cell addresses
In creating a query, a student entered the following criteria for the date field.
= 05/11/2011 and <= 05/14/2011
The output will show days
after 14th May 2011 only
between 11th and 14th May 2011
before 11th May and after 14th May 2011
between the 14th May and 5th November 2011
Which of the following characteristics must two database tables have in order for them to be linked?
At least one common attribute name.
Composite keys.
At least two tuples in the table.
The same data in all tuples.
You created a spreadsheet with 7 columns and, wish to enter the text "WEEKLY REPORT" to appear at the middle of the space used by the 7 columns. Which of the following spreadsheet features will enable this to be done?
Centre the text
Merge the columns
Indent the cells
Merge and Centre
Which of the following is normally used for website-website connection?
Modem
Monitor
Hyperlink
Hypertext
The object that is used to produce a list of records that meets a particular criterion is a
form
table
module
query
Which of the following is the BEST feature to use to display the same text at the bottom of each page of a multipage document?
Footer
Header
Footnote
Endnote
Consider the following algorithm. a = 7 b = 9 a = b - a b = a + b Write a, b
The output of this algorithm is
2, 9
2, 11
7, 9
7, 11
In the Pascal programming language, which of the following is NOT an elementary data type?
Array
Character
Real
Integer
Program debugging should be performed
during the design phase
during the testing phase
before compiling the program
before identifying any test data
In representing algorithms, which of the following statements would be placed in the flowchart box shown below?
Read A
A>25
Count ← count + 1
Output C
What is the correct order of the steps listed above?
I, II, III
II, I, III
II, III, I
III, I, II
Step 2 in the above algorithm is an example of
input
output
processing
storage
Which of the steps in the above algorithm are examples of processing?
2 and 3
3 and 4
3 and 5
4 and 5
Which of the following is a valid Pascal data type?
Numeric
Real
Number
Letter
The Pascal code var x, y would generate an error. The term used to describe this type of error is
run time error
execution error
logical error
syntax error
What is printed by the pseudocode if the input values are 5 and 2 respectively?
6
12
14
24
The LAST step in creating a program is to
evaluate the solutions
test the solution
develop the algorithm
specify the design
Which of the following tasks does the algorithm listed below perform?
Read (A, B) If A<B Then Print(A);
Reads two numbers and prints the first number.
Reads two numbers and prints the smaller number.
Reads two numbers and prints the first number if it is larger than the second number.
Reads two numbers and prints the first number if it is smaller than the second number.
Which of the following symbols is used to perform assignments in the programming language Pascal?
=
←
==
:=
Which of the following is the Pascal code used to declare an array WORD with 20 letters?
WORD: ARRAY[1..20] of char;
VAR LIST: ARRAY[20] of char;
VAR WORD: ARRAY[1..20] of char;
VAR WORD: ARRAY[1 to 20] of char;
Which of the following activities is NOT involved in publishing a website?
Uploading files
Using the PASCAL programming language
Subscribing to a web hosting plan
Registering a domain name