Communication ports are found on the back of microcomputers. They are used to connect the computer to _____
A. printers
B. modems
C. other hardware
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
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Which is considered a direct entry input device?
A. Optical scanner
B. Mouse
C. Light pen
D. Digitizer
E. All of the above
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In a computer system, which device is functionally opposite of a Key-board?
A. Mouse
B. Trackball
C. Printer
D. Joystick
E. None of the above
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The first firm to mass-market a microcomputer as a personal computer was
A. IBM
B. Sperry Univac
C. Radio Shack
D. Data General Corporation
E. None of the above
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The data appearing first in the left portion of punched card is
A. descriptive data
B. coded data
C. quantitative data
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
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Which one of the following is termed a combination input-output device?
A. VDT
B. Keyboard
C. Printer
D. Laser Jet
E. None of the above
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The process of writing computer instructions in a programming language is known as
A. Coding
B. Processing
C. Programming
D. File
E. None of the above
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Which of the following is not true of a magnetic disk?
A. It is expensive relative to magnetic tape
B. It provides only sequential access to stored data
C. Users can easily update records by writing over the old data
D. It does not provide an automatic audit trail
E. All of the above are true
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A regular TV set can be hooked up to a computer so as to received computer signal instead of a television program. This hooking up is achieved with the help of a
A. modem
B. adapter
C. cable
D. aerial
E. None of the above
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An output device that uses words or messages recorded on a magnetic medium to produce audio response is
A. Magnetic tape
B. Voice response unit
C. Voice recognition unit
D. Voice band
E. None of the above
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A factor which would strongly influence a businessperson to adopt a computer is its:
A. Accuracy
B. Reliability
C. Speed
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
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The most common input device used today is
A. Motherboard
B. Track ball
C. Scanner
D. Mouse
E. Keyboard
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What is the name of the temporary data storage area between a peripheral device and the CPU which compensates for the difference between their speeds?
A. Backing storage
B. Buffer
C. Main storage
D. Temporary storage
E. None of the above
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Which of the following is the fastest?
A. CPU
B. magnetic tapes and disks
C. video terminal
D. sensors, mechanical controllers
E. None of the above
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In which year were chips used inside the computer for the first time?
A. 1964
B. 1975
C. 1977
D. 1981
E. None of the above
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The invention of the slide rule is attributed to
A. Babbage
B. Oughtred
C. Pascal
D. Napier
E. None of the above
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The control unit of a microprocessor
A. stores data in the memory
B. accepts input data from a keyboard
C. Performs arithmetic / logic / functions
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
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A flat-bed plotter uses a pen which moves in two directions across a piece of paper fixed on a flat-bed. Can you tell who controls the movements of this pen?
A. microfilm
B. microfiche
C. film card
D. COM
E. None of the above
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The desirable characteristic(s) of a memory system is (are)
A. speed and reliability
B. low power consumption
C. durability and compactness
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
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The CPU chip used in a computer is partially made out of:
A. Copper
B. Iron
C. Gold and silver
D. Silica
E. None of the above
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