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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. ______________ scanners look and act more like fax machines.
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2. _______________ 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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3. ______________hold data in the form of physical variables rather than numerical quantities
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4. 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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5. UPS stands for_____________
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6. The earliest PCs were equipped with a CPU from Intel Corporation called the____________.
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7. The _____________Computers have memory capacity in the range 128K bytes to 256 Kbytes
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8. A ____________ is simply an input device built to help the user control this on-screen pointer in as natural and efficient a manner as possible.
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9. The ______________ is the primary interface between the user and the rest of the system.
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10. ALU is the acronym for______________
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11. _______________is referred to facts about a person, object or place e.g. name, age, complexion, school, class and height
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12. The computer hardware are driven by the_______________
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13. One of the biggest fears of having computers are ______________
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14. When a computer is switched on and running a program, ____________is used for purposes such as holding the program and its data
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15. The Second Generation of computer was_____________
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16. ______________is used for purposes such as holding the program and its data
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17. SSI stands for_______________
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18. The basic types of computer are Digital, Analog and ________________
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19. The ____________ keys can be likened with the conventional typewriter keys.
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20. The ____________method of data processing involves the use of chalk, wall, pen pencil and the like.
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21. True or False. Fiberglass cannot conduct electricity
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22. A _____________ is a collection of related information defined by its creator.
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23. A small battery powers a ___________ to keep track of the time when the PC is turned off.
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24. A machine language is ______________ dependent
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25. A _____________is basically defined as a tool or machine used for processing data to give required information.
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26. A _____________ is a series of coded instructions showing the logical steps the computer follows to solve a given problem.
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27. A _____________is made up of group of instructions to perform a task.
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28. 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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29. ______________ 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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30. _____________ Computer measures rather than counts.
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31. ROM is the acronym for____________
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32. Most of today’s computers are______________ computers
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33. A _____________ is the computer component that lets you create copies of the information stored in your computer on paper.
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34. Third Generation was between ______________
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35. By the 1950s programmers were using a symbolic notation known as ______________
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36. The mechanical operations are basically ____________in nature.
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37. ______________ are peripheral devices used to digitize (convert to electronic format) artwork, photographs, text or other items from hard copy.
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38. WAN stands for____________
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39. The _____________method of data processing involves the use of machines such as typewriter, roneo machines, adding machines and the like.
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40. The purpose of an operating system is to provide an environment in which a user may ______________ programs.
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41. A ______________ computer is one that is designed to solve a restricted class of problems.
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42. The Main Frame Computers is otherwise called ______________
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43. COBOL was introduced in the year____________
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44. The computer software could be divided into two major groups: System Software and _______________
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45. First Generation Electronic Computers took place between
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46. Eckert and Mauchly developed UNIVAC in ______________
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47. A ____________ language is computer dependent.
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48. The computer system is made up of the hardware and _____________.
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49. 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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50. Series of programs linked together make up a ______________
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