Deck 2: Computer and Technology

Question 1

The professionals involved in the study and prediction of weather are called ____________.

A)Seer
B)Doomsayer
C)Meteorologists
D)None of the above

Answer 1

Meteorologists

Question 2

The storage and rapid access to electronic medical records and its instant transmission over the Internet in large amounts is called ____________________

A)Teleconsulting
B)Accumulator (AC)
C)Instruction Register (IR)
D)Program Counter (PC)

Answer 2

Teleconsulting

Question 3

Early computers like ENIAC, EDVAC, and UNIVAC I all can be classified as _____________.

A)Third Generation Computers
B)Second Generation Computers
C)First Generation Computers
D)None of the above

Answer 3

First Generation Computers

Question 4

The first mechanical adding machine was invented by Blaise Pascal in ____________.

A)1652
B)1642
C)1659
D)1643

Question 5

The primary storage also temporarily stores any intermediate result generated by the ___________.

A)The CPU
B)The motherboard
C)The hard disk drive
D)The ALU

Question 6

The socket that supplies the power from the computer system to the computer monitor

A)Monitor Power Socket
B)Main Power Socket
C)PS/2 Mouse Port
D)None of the above

Question 7

The various types of computers are:

A)Personal computers
B)Workstations
C)Tablet PC
D)All of the above

Question 8

The categories of software on functional base are:

A)System software
B)Programming software
C)Application software
D)All of the above

Question 9

The full form of COTS is ___________________ .

A)Commercial off-the Shelf
B)Commercial off-the Shell
C)Commercial on-the Shelf
D)Commercial on-the Shell

Question 10

________________ means that their source code is not available.

A)Fireware
B)Freeware
C)Freefall
D)None of the Above

Question 11

________________ is ideal for a task that needs a number of lists, tables, financial calculations, analysis and graphs.

A)PowerPoint
B)Word
C)VB
D)Excel

Question 12

Excel also allows you to create documents for the ______________________.

A)Word
B)Google
C)WWW
D)All of the above

Question 13

A presentation comprises of _______________ slides arranged in a sequential manner.

A)Group
B)Two
C)Three
D)Individual

Question 14

This class of OS permits multiple users to use the computer and run programs at the same time

A)Multiuser
B)Multitasking
C)Multithreading
D)Multiprocessing

Question 15

Most of the application software available in the market needs a __________ for use.

A)People
B)Money
C)Software License
D)All of the above

Question 16

The computer system is a dumb and a useless machine if it is not capable of communicating with the________________.

A)Outside World
B)Inside World
C)Specific Locations
D)None of the above

Question 17

It is very important for a computer system to have the ability to communicate with the outside world, _________________.

A)Receive Data
B)Send Data
C)Information
D)All of the above

Question 18

Programs and data must be entered into the computer memory for _____________.

A)Processing
B)Results
C)Calculations
D)Feedback

Question 19

The I/O devices that provide a means of communication between the computer and the outside world are known as________________.

A)Printers
B)Peripheral Devices
C)Coaxial Cables
D)None of the above

Question 20

_____________ are used to transfer user data and instructions to the computer

A)Output
B)Processors
C)Input
D)Either (A) or (C)

Question 21

________________ devices allow input into the computer system by pressing a set of keys mounted on a board, connected to the computer system

A)Mouse
B)Keyboard
C)Pen
D)Screen

Question 22

Keyboard devices are typically classified as _________________ keyboards and specialpurpose keyboards.

A)Secondary
B)Primary
C)User-Defined
D)General-Purpose

Question 23

The most familiar means of entering information into a computer is through a typewriterlike keyboard that allows a person to enter __________________ information directly.

A)Alphabets
B)Symbols
C)Alphanumeric
D)Numeric

Question 24

The most popular keyboard used today is the ______ key with a traditional QWERTY layout.

A)101
B)102
C)103
D)104

Question 25

Another popular _______________ arrangement, called Dvorak system, was designed for easy learning and use.

A)Key
B)Line
C)Group
D)Numeric