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Kindly note that you will be presented with 50 questions randomized from the NOUN question bank. Make sure to take the quiz multiple times so you can get familiar with the questions and answers, as new questions are randomized in each attempt.
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GST103
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1. An _____________ is a computer program that accepts a source program in assembly language program reads and translates the entire program into an equivalent program in machine language called the object
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2. A _______________ is the unit of work in a system
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3. True or False. Fiberglass can conduct electricity.
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4. SSI stands for_______________
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5. The _____________generation of computer saw the first two supercomputers designed specifically for numeric processing in scientific applications.
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6. The term_____________ is generally reserved for a machine that is an order of magnitude more powerful than other machines of its era.
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7. _______________ is an application mainly designed for numerical figures and reports
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8. A machine language is ______________ dependent
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9. The computer system is made up of the ______________and_______________.
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10. _____________ is one of the greatest threats to computers and computer applications.
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11. The manual data processing operations entail considerable_____________.
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12. By the 1950s programmers were using a symbolic notation known as ______________
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13. MSI is the acronym for______________
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14. LAN stands for_______________
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15. The computer system is made up of the hardware and _____________.
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16. _______________ refers to a mechanism for controlling the access of programs, processes, or users to the resources defined by a computer controls to be imposed, together with some means of enforcement.
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17. When the ___________ key is pressed, the capital letters on the alphanumeric keys are activated.
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18. ______________ are peripheral devices used to digitize (convert to electronic format) artwork, photographs, text or other items from hard copy.
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19. The first computer programs were written out in _______________
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20. ROM is the acronym for____________
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21. The Main Frame Computers is otherwise called ______________
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22. ______________ counts the data it deals with whether representing numbers, letters or other symbols, are converted into binary form on input to the computer.
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23. The ____________method of data processing involves the use of chalk, wall, pen pencil and the like.
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24. First Generation Electronic Computers took place between
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25. Series of programs linked together make up a ______________
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26. The purpose of an operating system is to provide an environment in which a user may ______________ programs.
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27. _____________ represent its variable in the form of digits.
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28. A _____________ is a series of coded instructions showing the logical steps the computer follows to solve a given problem.
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29. A _____________is basically defined as a tool or machine used for processing data to give required information.
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30. A ______________ is a computer program that accepts a source program in one high-level language, reads and translates the entire user’s program into an equivalent program in machine language, called the object program or object code
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31. The computer software could be divided into two major groups: System Software and _______________
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32. The _____________Computers have memory capacity in the range 128K bytes to 256 Kbytes
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33. ALU is the acronym for______________
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34. A _____________ is the primary input device for modern computers that feature operating systems with a graphical user interface
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35. The ____________ keys can be likened with the conventional typewriter keys.
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36. The _____________ Key deletes the characters to the left of the cursor when pressed and all other characters to the right of the cursor are shifted one space to the left.
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37. The _____________method of data processing involves the use of machines such as typewriter, roneo machines, adding machines and the like.
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38. The purpose of an ______________ is to provide an environment in which a user may execute programs.
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39. ______________ scanners look and behave a lot like a photocopier.
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40. ______________hold data in the form of physical variables rather than numerical quantities
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41. ______________is used for purposes such as holding the program and its data
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42. The earliest PCs were equipped with a CPU from Intel Corporation called the____________.
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43. _______________is referred to facts about a person, object or place e.g. name, age, complexion, school, class and height
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44. _____________ Computer measures rather than counts.
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45. The _____________ emits the computer’s sound output.
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46. The mechanical operations are basically ____________in nature.
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47. Eckert and Mauchly developed UNIVAC in ______________
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48. A _____________ is the computer component that lets you create copies of the information stored in your computer on paper.
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49. A _____________ is a collection of related information defined by its creator.
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50. Computer is fast becoming the universal machine of the ___________century.
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