GST103

A. A _____________ is the primary input device for modern computers that feature operating systems with a graphical user interface

B. The _____________ emits the computer’s sound output.

C. True or False. Fiberglass cannot conduct electricity

D. A _____________is made up of group of instructions to perform a task.

E. ALGOL was developed in the year_____________

F. 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.

G. A _____________ is an organized collection of data that allows for modification taking care of different users view.

H. First Generation Electronic Computers took place between

I. ______________are the series of instructions that enable the computer to perform a task or group of tasks

J. The computer hardware comprises the input unit, processing unit and_____________.

K. _____________ Computer measures rather than counts.

L. True or False. EDVAC was able to run orders of magnitude faster than ENIAC.

M. Most of today’s computers are______________ computers

N. _____________ represent its variable in the form of digits.

O. The computer system is made up of the ______________and_______________.

P. The ____________method of data processing involves the use of chalk, wall, pen pencil and the like.

Q. Troe or False. Today computer is still confined the laboratory

R. ______________ printers have small nozzles that actually spray fastdrying ink onto the page to form characters or images.

S. The ______________ is the primary interface between the user and the rest of the system.

T. A ______________ works by dividing an image into microscopic rows and columns and measuring, like the film in a camera how much light reflects from each individual intersection of the rows and columns.

U. _____________ is referred to as processed data or a meaningful statement

V. A ____________ language is computer dependent.

W. CPU stands for Central ____________ Unit.

X. ______________ scanners look and act more like fax machines.

Y. The ______________ranges from the building housing the other elements of the computing system namely the computer and the users, the furniture and auxiliary devices

Z. A _______________ is the unit of work in a system

AA. The earliest PCs were equipped with a CPU from Intel Corporation called the____________.

AB. ______________ is like laptop computers but smaller in size, although small but comprises all the components of a full system.

AC. A machine language is ______________ dependent

AD. UPS stands for_____________

AE. The _____________is the longest key found on most keyboards and it erases characters at the cursor position or gives blank space when pressed.

AF. _____________ is one of the greatest threats to computers and computer applications.

AG. The purpose of an ______________ is to provide an environment in which a user may execute programs.

AH. The earliest attempt to build an electronic computer was by J. V. Atanasoff, a professor of physics and mathematics at Iowa State, in

AI. The Second Generation of computer was_____________

AJ. ENIAC is the acronym for_______________

AK. The basic types of computer are Digital, Analog and ________________

AL. An _____________ is a program that acts as an interface between a user of a computer and the computer hardware.

AM. Series of programs linked together make up a ______________

AN. OCR stands for_______________

AO. True or False. Fiberglass can conduct electricity.

AP. A _____________ is a series of coded instructions showing the logical steps the computer follows to solve a given problem.

AQ. ______________ scanners look and behave a lot like a photocopier.

AR. ______________hold data in the form of physical variables rather than numerical quantities

AS. The _____________ keypad contains a set of keys required for typing or entering number digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 into the computer store.

AT. The manual data processing operations entail considerable_____________.

AU. A _____________ is the computer component that lets you create copies of the information stored in your computer on paper.

AV. The _____________Computers have memory capacity in the range 128K bytes to 256 Kbytes

AW. A _____________is basically defined as a tool or machine used for processing data to give required information.

AX. _______________ is an application mainly designed for numerical figures and reports

AY. The computer hardware are driven by the_______________

AZ. The computer software could be divided into two major groups: System Software and _______________

BA. The different categories of personnel that operates the computer are called______________

BB. _______________ refers to the suits of programs that facilitates the optimal use of the hardware systems and or provide a suitable environment for the writing, editing, debugging, testing and running of User Programs.

BC. MSI is the acronym for______________

BD. COBOL was introduced in the year____________

BE. A ______________ is used to create, edit, save and print reports.

BF. 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

BG. The term_____________ is generally reserved for a machine that is an order of magnitude more powerful than other machines of its era.

BH. FORTRAN was developed in the year_____________

BI. The speed of a CPU is measured in ____________

BJ. One of the biggest fears of having computers are ______________

BK. The purpose of an operating system is to provide an environment in which a user may ______________ programs.

BL. 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

BM. The _____________method of data processing involves the use of machines such as typewriter, roneo machines, adding machines and the like.

BN. Eckert and Mauchly developed UNIVAC in ______________

BO. Third Generation was between ______________

BP. Computers use disk to store______________.

BQ. ______________ are used with game software and help the user more effectively control the actions of computer-simulated airplanes or arcade-style games.

BR. The two most common monitor sizes are ______________