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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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1. A __________ is a collection of data stored in a standardized format, designed to be shared by multiple users.
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2. A ___________ system refers to a collection of compatible hardware and software required to exchange information from one location to another.
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3. ____________ file is a collection of records that are relatively permanent records that are updated periodically.
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4. Program files are files that store sets of instructions written in a ___________ language.
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5. A data _____________ language is a language associated with a database management system that is employed by end users and programmers to manipulate data in the database.
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6. A __________ is collection of data or information that has a name called the filename.
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7. Bits of data (0 s and 1 s) are stored on circular magnetic platters called ________
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8. _________ file refers to a collection of transaction records.
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9. A _________ system keeps tracks of the money paid to employees.
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10. __________ time is the amount of time between when the CPU requests a file and when the first byte of the file is sent to the CPU.
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11. A ______ is a mid-range, multi-purpose computer, about the size of an office desk produced by a number of manufacturers including Dell, Hewlett Packard
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12. The extension for a microsoft excel file is ________
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13. An/A ______ computer represents a datum as a voltage, distance, position, or other physical quantity.
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14. _________ file organization is a method of file organization where records are not arranged in any specific order.
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15. The extension for a microsoft word document is ________
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16. A ______ computer is the largest and relatively most powerful computer, a powerhouse with large storage and very rapid processing power and speed.
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17. A ____________ is a data storage medium that is composed of a disk of thin, flexible magnetic storage medium encased in a square or rectangular piece of mylar plastic.
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18. ______ generation computers use microprocessor chips, which are large-scale integrated circuits containing thousands of transistors.
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19. ______ operation allows data or instructions to be captured electronically orentered by means of the available input device.
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20. The extension for a text file is __________
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21. TPS stands for ________ processing system
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22. Microcomputers are sometimes referred to as _______ computers .
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23. __________ file organization is a type of technique of file organization that uses both the sequential and direct access methods.
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24. ______ generation of computer relied on punched cards for input and printouts for output.
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25. __________ generation computing devices, based on artificial intelligence, are still in development.
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26. Early attempts at manufacturing computers used analog techniques, but accuracy, speed and reliability were not very acceptable.
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27. A workstation is so much like a PC except that it is more powerful and has more capabilities for handling _______ and graphics-processing than a PC.
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28. A data ____________ language is the component of a database management system that defines each data as it appears in the database.
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_________ processing is a method of processing that allows transactions to be entered directly to the system via terminals, PCs or workstations as they take place thereby updating the master file immediately as the transactions occur.
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30. One important reason a computer needs ROM is so that it knows what to do when the power is first turned on.
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31. _______ brought the fourth generation of computers, as thousands of integrated circuits were built onto a single silicon chip.
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32. The use of parallel processing and superconductors is not helping to make artificial intelligence a reality.
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33. _________ files refers to document files, contain data, not programs.
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34. ASCII stands for American Standard Code for __________
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35. A ___________ is the smallest addressable unit in a disk.
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36. Using a computer in business leads to improved customer relations due to its reliability, generation of more timely reports, and speedier responses to enquiries regarding business operations
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37. Using a computer in business does not increase the productivity of staff in general
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38. _______ led to the creation of the first personal computer.
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39. _______ computer is used for very large amount of business, scientific and engineering, military data.
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40. _______ generation computers were very expensive to operate and maintain.
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41. _________ file organization is a type of file organization, data records are normally stored in ascending order of key field.
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42. __________ printer produce images by pushing electrically heated pins against special heat sensitive paper.
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43. A/An ______ computer represents a datum as a sequence of symbols drawn from a fixed alphabet.
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44. A _______ is highly sophisticated and powerful machine that is used for tasks requiring rapid and complex calculations with hundreds of thousands of variable factors.
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45. Program-data dependence is a problem of ________ file system
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46. The computer processes data by performing the following except ________
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47. Data ___________ means the presence of duplicate data in multiple data files and often in different format.
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48. __________ refers to the process of transmitting data /information from a source via a telecommunications system in coded forms to a destination for the purpose of interchanging details of business transaction.
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_________ systems are systems designed to deal with dynamic situations in order to control a critical operation such as an airline reservation system which must be continually updated as events occur.
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50. A ________ is the set of tracks at a given radius of a disk pack.
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