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The most frequent applications of the computers are found in the military, scientific, and commercial fields. They are used in many varied projects, ranging from mail sorting, through engineering design, to the identification and destruction of enemy targets. |
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True |
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False
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| 2. |
What does the acronym ENIAC stand for?
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Electronic Numerical Integrator & Computer |
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Electronic Numerical Integrator & Calculator |
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Fig1-4 represents |
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Electronic digital computer |
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Bulkhead type mechanical computer |
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Electromechanical computer |
| 4. |
A digital computer processes data with greater accuracy than an analog computer. |
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True |
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False |
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When you turn the computer on, this program tries to load, or “boot,” an external operating system from disk, usually from drive A, into the computer’s internal memory. |
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True |
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False |
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Smoke can cause buildup on disks and on disk drives. DO NOT SMOKE while you work at a terminal or computer. |
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True |
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False |
| 7. |
Disks operate between 10 and 50 degrees centigrade (50 and 120 degrees Fahrenheit).
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True |
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False |
| 8. |
What are the major types of instructions used? |
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Transfer & arithmetic instructions |
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Transfer, arithmetic & control instructions
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Transfer, arithmetic & logical instructions |
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Transfer, arithmetic, logical & control instructions |
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The brain of the computer is |
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Central Processing Unit |
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Logical Unit |
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Arithmetic Unit |
| 10. |
Common types of internal storage media used in today’s computers are magnetic core, semiconductors & bubble. |
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True |
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False |
| 11. |
What does PROM stand for? |
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Programmable Read Only Memory |
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Programmable Read only main memory |
| 12. |
Like the magnetic disk, the magnetic drum is not another example of a direct access storage device. |
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True |
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False |
| 13. |
The heart if a computer system is the operating system.
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True |
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False |
| 14. |
Figure 3.3 represents tools in a flowchart. |
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True |
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False |
| 15. |
FORTRAN, BASIC & COBOL are
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Programming languages |
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Operating system |
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Both |
| 16. |
Errors caused by faulty logic and coding mistakes are referred to as
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Bugs |
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Programmers mistake |
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Figure 3-11B represents
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Bar chart |
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Graph |
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What does the acronym EBCDIC stands for?
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Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code |
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Extended Binary Coded Digital Interchange Code. |
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Byte represents
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Single bit |
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Four bits |
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Eight bits |
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In local area networks (LANs), various machines are linked together within a building or adjacent buildings.
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True |
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False |
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