GST103

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

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

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

4. WAN stands for____________

5. LARC stands for______________

6. ENIAC is the acronym for_______________

7. ______________ are peripheral devices used to digitize (convert to electronic format) artwork, photographs, text or other items from hard copy.

8. A ____________ language is computer dependent.

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

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

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

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

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

14. OCR stands for_______________

15. ALU is the acronym for______________

16. The speed of a CPU is measured in ____________

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

18. The two most common monitor sizes are ______________

19. A small battery powers a ___________ to keep track of the time when the PC is turned off.

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

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

22. COBOL was introduced in the year____________

23. In_____________, Seymour Cray developed the CDC 6600

24. There are ____________ types of electronic computers.

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

26. A machine language is ______________ dependent

27. 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.

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

29. The physical components of the computer are called the_______________

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

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

32. Eckert and Mauchly developed UNIVAC in ______________

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

34. The Second Generation of computer was_____________

35. 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.

36. 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.

37. The processing unit is made up of the Arithmetic and Logic Unit (ALU), control unit and ______________

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

39. _______________ 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.

40. 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.

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

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

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

44. All the electronic components in a PC are mounted on a piece of fiberglass called the____________.

45. A _____________ is a collection of related information defined by its creator.

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

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

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

49. _______________ 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.

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