Computer

CIT101: Computers In Society TMA1

Question 1 : An — is a program which translates the source program into machine language statement by statement
 adder
 engine
 *interpreter
 encoder

Question 2 : A digital computer bases its whole operation on the ability to determine if a – (sometimes called a gate), is either open or closed
 *Switch
 bar
 panel
 circuit

Question 3 : What is an operating system?
 *the software responsible for controlling the allocation and usage of hardware resources
 the software responsible for controlling the allocation and usage of hardware
 the software responsible for determining the allocation and usage of resources
 the software responsible for controlling the allocation and implementation of hardware resources

Question 4 : A small picture that represents either a program or a shortcut is
 a shortcut
 *an icon
 a pointer
 a graphics

Question 5 : In the digital computer world there are currently different types of categories, which are based on price and —
 *performance
 energy
 clock
 speed

Question 6 : GUI stands for
 *Graphical User Interface
 Graphical User Intensity
 Graphical Utility Interface
 Ground User Interface

Question 7 : There are two areas in a PC where instructions and data can be temporarily stored called —
 ROM
 buffer
 prnter
 *memory

Question 8 : A computer’s — is measured in millions of cycles per second (megahertz or MHZ)
 output
 input
 power
 *speed

Question 9 : The software and — components of a computer system complement each other
 OS
 machine
 *hardware
 programs

Question 10 : A light pen transfers graphics information from electronic — into the computer
 system
 input
 *pads
 monitor

Question 11 : Basic
 operating system
 source code
 compiler
 *high-level language

Question 12 : Computer machinery is the
 utility
 software
 *operating system
 hardware

Question 13 : What is a mouse used for?
 to program the computer
 to execute program
 *to give instructions to a computer
 to guide the computer

Question 14 : What is a computer?
 a machine
 an electronic machine
 *an electronic machine that can process and store data
 an electronic machine that can simulate data

Question 15 : The basic features of a — are a casing, which has a flat bottom and is gripped by one hand
 pen
 joystick
 printer
 *mouse

Question 16 : What do we call omputer programs used on a computer?
 translator
 *software
 utility
 operating system

Question 17 : Terminal is an
 input device only
 Output device only
 in/out device
 *input/output device

Question 18 : A — links two or more computers by translating digital signals into analog signals so that data can be transmitted via telephone lines
 relay
 Central Processing Unit
 *modem
 switch

Question 19 : What is a menu?
 *a list of items
 a picture
 a list of food
 a program

Question 20 : There are many different — systems available in the modern PC world\r\n \r\nhardware resources
 different
 *operating
 switching
 integrating

CIT101: Computers In Society TMA2

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NB: (In each question,  the option that starts with “*” has the correct answer)

Question 1 : GUI stands for
 *Graphical User Interface
 Graphical Utility Interface
 Graphical User Interlude
 Good User Interface

Question 2 : ___ is the final step in the production of a document
 Formatting
 *Printing
 Viewing
 Editing

Question 3 : An Excel file is called a
 Excel
 sheet
 *workbook
 worksheet

Question 4 : What is a spredsheet?
 *Consists of information written in tabular form
 Consists of information written in form
 Consists of information
 Consists of information written in triangular form

Question 5 : ___ is one of the proofing tools in word processing
 format
 *Spelling Checker
 edit
 Speller

Question 6 : In spreadsheet, a cell can contain either________ or text
 *numbered values
 picture
 alpha
 diagram

Question 7 : MS Word is a________ word processor
 WYISWYG
 WSYIWYG
 *WYSIWYG
 WYSIWYGY

Question 8 : An example of an electronic spreadheet is
 Adobe
 CorelDraw
 *Excel
 MS Word

Question 9 : processes are involved in copying text
 five
 three
 *four
 two

Question 10 : A program used to create text files or make changes to existing files is
 a dump
 an application software
 *an editor
 a word processor

Question 11 : What do you understand by Excel?
 *software application that provides an electronic spreadsheet
 software application that provides a paper spreadsheet
 software application
 software application that provides an electronic word processing

Question 12 : Word processor has many advantages over using a________
 COM
 *typewriter
 plotter
 printer

Question 13 : By default Word is in________ mode
 *insert
 update
 delete
 esc

Question 14 : ___ cells can contain formulas
 *worksheet
 sheet
 spreadsheet file
 workbook

Question 15 : Until it is________ a workbook exists only in computer memory
 ok
 dumped
 done
 *saved

Question 16 : There are________ alignment options in MS Word
 three
 two
 *four
 five

Question 17 : What do you use to enter data into the computer?
 plotter
 screen
 *keyboard
 printer

Question 18 : There are________ worksheets are in a default Excel workbook
 *3
 4
 2
 5

Question 19 : What do you use to enter data into the computer?
 *keyboard
 plotter
 screen
 printer

Question 20 : The use of computer to create, revise and save documents for printing and future retrieval is
 desktop publishing
 *word processing
 MS Word
 spreadheeting