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  1. Devices converts digital signals to Sine waves at the sending end and back to digital signals at the receiving end is called _____

    1. A.Telephone
    2. B.Modem
    3. C.Mobile phone
    4. D.None of these
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    B. Modem

  2. Here a character to be printed is made up of a finite number of dots name the printer _____

    1. A.Laser printer
    2. B.Ink jet printers
    3. C.Dot matrix printers
    4. D.None of these
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    C. Dot matrix printers

  3. Direct-Access Storage Device is also referred as _____

    1. A.DASD
    2. B.DRDO
    3. C.DISD
    4. D.None of these
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    A. DASD

  4. The processing of input to output is directed by ____

    1. A.Software
    2. B.Hardware
    3. C.Printer
    4. D.None of these
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    A. Software

  5. A number system with a base of 8 is referred as _____

    1. A.Octal
    2. B.Decimal
    3. C.Binary
    4. D.None of these
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    A. Octal

  6. The alternative name for application software is _____

    1. A.Practical software
    2. B.End-user software
    3. C.Specific software
    4. D.Utility software
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    B. End-user software

  7. A system software package that converts a high-level language program to machine language is known as ____

    1. A.AmiPro
    2. B.Collate
    3. C.Compiler
    4. D.Comment
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    C. Compiler

  8. The following is not applications software ____

    1. A.Window XP
    2. B.Desktop publishing
    3. C.Spreadsheet
    4. D.Word processing
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    A. Window XP

  9. One can input data through _____

    1. A.CPU
    2. B.Printer
    3. C.Keyboard
    4. D.All the above
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    C. Keyboard

  10. Assembly language ___

    1. A.Need not be translated into machine language
    2. B.Uses alphabetic codes in place of binary numbers used in machine language
    3. C.Is the easiest language to write program
    4. D.None of these
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    B. Uses alphabetic codes in place of binary numbers used in machine language

  11. Printed or filmed output from a computer device in human readable form is called ____

    1. A.Software
    2. B.Hardware
    3. C.Soft copy
    4. D.Hard copy
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    C. Soft copy

  12. Which of the following describe one or more characteristics of a modern computer?

    1. A.A electro- mechanical device
    2. B.A mechanical device
    3. C.An electronic device
    4. D.None of these
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    C. An electronic device

  13. Since input and output devices are on the edge of the main processing therefore they are referred as _____

    1. A.Personal devices
    2. B.Peripheral devices
    3. C.Processing devices
    4. D.None of these
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    B. Peripheral devices

  14. Software is _____

    1. A.Peripheral
    2. B.Equipment
    3. C.Computer program
    4. D.None of these
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    C. Computer program

  15. The computer is _____

    1. A.Mechanical device
    2. B.Not a data processor
    3. C.A data processor
    4. D.None of these
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    C. A data processor

  16. Device used to store the programs and data is _____

    1. A.Memory Unit
    2. B.Control Unit
    3. C.Arithmetic and Logic Unit (ALU)
    4. D.None of these
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    A. Memory Unit

  17. The ____ is a non impact printer that can produce very high quality, letter-perfect printing.

    1. A.laser printer
    2. B.dot-matrix printer
    3. C.daisy-wheel printer
    4. D.electrostatic printer
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    A. laser printer

  18. Following converts high-level language instructions into machine language _____

    1. A.Application software
    2. B.System software
    3. C.Interpreter
    4. D.Operating environment
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    C. Interpreter

  19. Software should be recommended to use if one often need to create, edit, and print document _____

    1. A.Internet explorer
    2. B.Unix
    3. C.Spreadsheet
    4. D.Word processing
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    D. Word processing

  20. The unit of computer system that supplies information and results after processing is called ____

    1. A.Input unit
    2. B.Output unit
    3. C.Processing unit
    4. D.All the above
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    B. Output unit

  21. Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR) is an _____

    1. A.Processing device
    2. B.Input device
    3. C.Output device
    4. D.None of these
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    B. Input device

  22. Input/output unit with secondary storage are known as ____

    1. A.Peripheral devices
    2. B.Processing devices
    3. C.Programs
    4. D.None of these
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    A. Peripheral devices

  23. Function of control unit in the CPU is?

    1. A.To decode program instructions
    2. B.To transfer data to primary storage
    3. C.To perform logical operations
    4. D.To store program instructions
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    A. To decode program instructions

  24. The printer and monitor are commonly attached _____

    1. A.Memory units
    2. B.Input units
    3. C.Output units
    4. D.None of these
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    C. Output units

  25. Devices required to receive data and instructions into the computer are called _____

    1. A.Processing unit
    2. B.Output unit
    3. C.Input Unit
    4. D.None of these
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    C. Input Unit

  26. Windows is an example of _____

    1. A.Non Graphical User Interface (NGUI) applications
    2. B.Graphical User Interface (GUI) applications
    3. C.Both (a) and (b)
    4. D.None of these
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    B. Graphical User Interface (GUI) applications

  27. Which of the following is not true of primary storage?

    1. A.It is relatively more expensive than other storage devices
    2. B.can be removed and transported
    3. C.it allows very fast access of data
    4. D.it is a part of the CPU
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    B. can be removed and transported

  28. The management information system (MIS) structure with one main computer system us called a

    1. A.Centralized MIS structure
    2. B.Decentralized MIS structure
    3. C.Distributed MIS structure
    4. D.Hierarchical MIS structure
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    A. Centralized MIS structure

  29. A collection of interrelated files in a computer is a _____

    1. A.Record
    2. B.Database
    3. C.Field
    4. D.File manager
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    B. Database

  30. _____ provides total solutions to reduce data redundancy, inconsistency, dependence and unauthorized access of data.

    1. A.Tables
    2. B.DBMS
    3. C.Production passwords
    4. D.Database
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    B. DBMS

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