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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. CPU stands for Central ____________ Unit.
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3. The computer hardware are driven by the_______________
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4. ______________ printers have small nozzles that actually spray fastdrying ink onto the page to form characters or images.
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5. ALU is the acronym for______________
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6. The basic types of computer are Digital, Analog and ________________
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7. By the 1950s programmers were using a symbolic notation known as ______________
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8. ______________ are peripheral devices used to digitize (convert to electronic format) artwork, photographs, text or other items from hard copy.
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9. 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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10. _____________ Computer measures rather than counts.
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11. Computer is fast becoming the universal machine of the ___________century.
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12. A _____________ is an organized collection of data that allows for modification taking care of different users view.
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13. _______________is referred to facts about a person, object or place e.g. name, age, complexion, school, class and height
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14. The Second Generation of computer was_____________
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15. True or False. Fiberglass cannot conduct electricity
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16. 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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17. FORTRAN was developed in the year_____________
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18. A ____________ language is computer dependent.
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19. One of the biggest fears of having computers are ______________
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20. WAN stands for____________
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21. _______________ 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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22. ______________ is like laptop computers but smaller in size, although small but comprises all the components of a full system.
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23. MSI is the acronym for______________
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24. The purpose of an operating system is to provide an environment in which a user may ______________ programs.
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25. The computer software could be divided into two major groups: System Software and _______________
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26. The _____________Computers have memory capacity in the range 128K bytes to 256 Kbytes
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27. UPS stands for_____________
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28. A _____________ is a collection of related information defined by its creator.
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29. Third Generation was between ______________
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30. Series of programs linked together make up a ______________
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31. OCR stands for_______________
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32. A _____________ is the computer component that lets you create copies of the information stored in your computer on paper.
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33. Most of today’s computers are______________ computers
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34. ______________ 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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35. The earliest attempt to build an electronic computer was by J. V. Atanasoff, a professor of physics and mathematics at Iowa State, in
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36. ______________ scanners look and behave a lot like a photocopier.
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37. ______________ are used with game software and help the user more effectively control the actions of computer-simulated airplanes or arcade-style games.
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38. A _____________is basically defined as a tool or machine used for processing data to give required information.
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39. A small battery powers a ___________ to keep track of the time when the PC is turned off.
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40. The purpose of an ______________ is to provide an environment in which a user may execute programs.
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41. The ______________ Key moves the cursor by five spaces to the right when pressed.
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42. In_____________, Seymour Cray developed the CDC 6600
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43. There are ____________ types of electronic computers.
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44. The _____________method of data processing involves the use of machines such as typewriter, roneo machines, adding machines and the like.
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45. The speed of a CPU is measured in ____________
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46. The earliest PCs were equipped with a CPU from Intel Corporation called the____________.
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47. The processing unit is made up of the Arithmetic and Logic Unit (ALU), control unit and ______________
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48. 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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49. Eckert and Mauchly developed UNIVAC in ______________
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50. The computer system is made up of the hardware and _____________.
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