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  1. A factor which would strongly influence a businessperson to adopt a computer is its:

  2. A.

     Accuracy

    B.

     Reliability

    C.

     Speed

    D.

     All of the above

    E.

     None of the above

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  3. The most common input device used today is

  4. A.

     Motherboard

    B.

     Track ball

    C.

     Scanner

    D.

     Mouse

    E.

     Keyboard

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  5. 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?

  6. A.

     Backing storage

    B.

     Buffer

    C.

     Main storage

    D.

     Temporary storage

    E.

     None of the above

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  7. Which of the following is the fastest?

  8. A.

     CPU

    B.

     magnetic tapes and disks

    C.

     video terminal

    D.

     sensors, mechanical controllers

    E.

     None of the above

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  9. In which year were chips used inside the computer for the first time?

  10. A.

     1964

    B.

     1975

    C.

     1977

    D.

     1981

    E.

     None of the above

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  11. The invention of the slide rule is attributed to

  12. A.

     Babbage

    B.

     Oughtred

    C.

     Pascal

    D.

     Napier

    E.

     None of the above

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  13. The control unit of a microprocessor

  14. 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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  15. 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?

  16. A.

     microfilm

    B.

     microfiche

    C.

     film card

    D.

     COM

    E.

     None of the above

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  17. The desirable characteristic(s) of a memory system is (are)

  18. 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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  19. The CPU chip used in a computer is partially made out of:

  20. A.

     Copper

    B.

     Iron

    C.

     Gold and silver

    D.

     Silica

    E.

     None of the above

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