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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. CPU stands for Central ____________ Unit.
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2. A ____________ language is computer dependent.
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3. A _____________ is the primary input device for modern computers that feature operating systems with a graphical user interface
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4. _______________ 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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5. _______________ 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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6. The ______________ Key moves the cursor by five spaces to the right when pressed.
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7. LARC stands for______________
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8. 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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9. The two most common monitor sizes are ______________
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10. _____________ is one of the greatest threats to computers and computer applications.
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11. Eckert and Mauchly developed UNIVAC in ______________
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12. A _______________ is the unit of work in a system
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13. 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.
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14. ______________ printers have small nozzles that actually spray fastdrying ink onto the page to form characters or images.
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15. The computer hardware comprises the input unit, processing unit and_____________.
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16. A machine language is ______________ dependent
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17. By the 1950s programmers were using a symbolic notation known as ______________
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18. ______________is used for purposes such as holding the program and its data
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19. The manual data processing operations entail considerable_____________.
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20. ______________ 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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21. The ____________method of data processing involves the use of chalk, wall, pen pencil and the like.
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22. The computer software could be divided into two major groups: System Software and _______________
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23. The speed of a CPU is measured in ____________
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24. ______________ 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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25. A _____________ is a series of coded instructions showing the logical steps the computer follows to solve a given problem.
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26. 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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27. ALGOL was developed in the year_____________
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28. The computer hardware are driven by the_______________
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29. ALU is the acronym for______________
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30. There are ____________ types of electronic computers.
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31. Third Generation was between ______________
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32. Computers use disk to store______________.
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33. The mechanical operations are basically ____________in nature.
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34. 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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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. The _____________method of data processing involves the use of machines such as typewriter, roneo machines, adding machines and the like.
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37. The _____________Computers have memory capacity in the range 128K bytes to 256 Kbytes
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38. All the electronic components in a PC are mounted on a piece of fiberglass called the____________.
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39. When the ___________ key is pressed, the capital letters on the alphanumeric keys are activated.
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40. OCR stands for_______________
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41. The ____________ keys can be likened with the conventional typewriter keys.
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42. _______________is referred to facts about a person, object or place e.g. name, age, complexion, school, class and height
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43. 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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44. The earliest PCs were equipped with a CPU from Intel Corporation called the____________.
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45. A ______________ is used to create, edit, save and print reports.
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46. The Main Frame Computers is otherwise called ______________
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47. MSI is the acronym for______________
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48. ROM is the acronym for____________
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49. The different categories of personnel that operates the computer are called______________
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50. True or False. Fiberglass cannot conduct electricity
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