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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. The purpose of an operating system is to provide an environment in which a user may ______________ programs.
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3. OCR stands for_______________
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4. The ____________ keys can be likened with the conventional typewriter keys.
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5. The _____________ emits the computer’s sound output.
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6. By the 1950s programmers were using a symbolic notation known as ______________
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7. The _____________generation of computer saw the first two supercomputers designed specifically for numeric processing in scientific applications.
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8. Eckert and Mauchly developed UNIVAC in ______________
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9. The first computer programs were written out in _______________
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10. The _____________is the longest key found on most keyboards and it erases characters at the cursor position or gives blank space when pressed.
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11. The computer system is made up of the hardware and _____________.
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12. The mechanical operations are basically ____________in nature.
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13. _______________ is an application mainly designed for numerical figures and reports
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14. ______________ is like laptop computers but smaller in size, although small but comprises all the components of a full system.
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15. _____________ Computer measures rather than counts.
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16. The computer software could be divided into two major groups: System Software and _______________
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17. A _____________ is the primary input device for modern computers that feature operating systems with a graphical user interface
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18. All the electronic components in a PC are mounted on a piece of fiberglass called the____________.
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19. ______________ 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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20. LARC stands for______________
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21. _____________ is one of the greatest threats to computers and computer applications.
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22. A _____________is made up of group of instructions to perform a task.
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23. Troe or False. Today computer is still confined the laboratory
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24. ROM is the acronym for____________
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25. The speed of a CPU is measured in ____________
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26. The _____________Computers have memory capacity in the range 128K bytes to 256 Kbytes
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27. 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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28. The ______________ is the primary interface between the user and the rest of the system.
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29. A ____________ language is computer dependent.
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30. The ____________method of data processing involves the use of chalk, wall, pen pencil and the like.
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31. A small battery powers a ___________ to keep track of the time when the PC is turned off.
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32. A _____________ is a series of coded instructions showing the logical steps the computer follows to solve a given problem.
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33. ______________is used for purposes such as holding the program and its data
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34. True or False. EDVAC was able to run orders of magnitude faster than ENIAC.
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35. True or False. Fiberglass cannot conduct electricity
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36. _______________ 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.
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37. 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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38. The Main Frame Computers is otherwise called ______________
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39. SSI stands for_______________
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40. A _____________ is an organized collection of data that allows for modification taking care of different users view.
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41. ______________ scanners look and behave a lot like a photocopier.
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42. A machine language is ______________ dependent
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43. First Generation Electronic Computers took place between
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44. In_____________, Seymour Cray developed the CDC 6600
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45. The computer hardware are driven by the_______________
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46. _______________ 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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47. The ______________ranges from the building housing the other elements of the computing system namely the computer and the users, the furniture and auxiliary devices
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48. ______________hold data in the form of physical variables rather than numerical quantities
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49. A _____________ is the computer component that lets you create copies of the information stored in your computer on paper.
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50. A ______________ is used to create, edit, save and print reports.
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