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  1. An advantage of blocking a tape is that

  2. A.
    additional processing time is consumed
    B.
    the direct file method can be emulated
    C.
    tapes contain less data and longer tapes
    D.
    less tape is used to store the same amount of data
    E.
    None of the above

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  3. Perforated paper used as input or output media is known as

  4. A.
    Paper tape
    B.
    Magnetic tape
    C.
    Punched paper tape
    D.
    Card punch
    E.
    None of the above

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  5. What is the byte capacity of a drum which is 5 inch high, 10 inch diameter, and which has 60 tracks per inch and bit density of 800 bits per inch?

  6. A.
    942000 bytes
    B.
    9712478 bytes
    C.
    192300 bytes
    D.
    14384 bytes
    E.
    None of the above

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  7. Ethernet uses

  8. A.
    Bus topology
    B.
    Ring topology
    C.
    Star topology
    D.
    Tree topology
    E.
    None of the above

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  9. What is the latest write-once optical storage media?

  10. A.
    Digital paper
    B.
    Magneto-optical disk
    C.
    WORM disk
    D.
    CD-ROM disk
    E.
    None of the above

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  11. The data processing job expected to further decrease in the 1996s is that of:

  12. A.
    Keypuncher
    B.
    Data entry clerk
    C.
    Computer operator
    D.
    Programmer
    E.
    None of the above

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  13. A computer has no more sense than a light

  14. A.
    bulb
    B.
    pen
    C.
    switch
    D.
    pad
    E.
    None of the above

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  15. The first large scale electronic computer which became operational in 1946 and contained approximately 18000 vacuum tubes and could perform 300 multiplications per second was known as

  16. A.
    ILLIAC
    B.
    ENIAC
    C.
    JOHNIAC
    D.
    EDSAC
    E.
    None of the above

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  17. A computer program that converts an entire program into machine language at one time is called a/an

  18. A.
    interpreter
    B.
    simulator
    C.
    compiler
    D.
    commander
    E.
    None of the above

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  19. A logic gate is an electronic circuit which

  20. A.
    makes logic decisions
    B.
    allows electron flow only in one direction
    C.
    works on binary algebra
    D.
    alternates between 0 and 1 values
    E.
    None of the above

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