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The largest computer system in terms of processing power is A?    

  • A. laptop computer
  • B. mainframe computer
  • C. minicomputer
  • D. super computer
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The major components of a computer system are?        

  • A. fimware and humanware
  • B. hardware and firmware
  • C. hardware and software
  • D. software and firmware
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Which of the following options is not a data type?      

  • A. Alphabetic data
  • B. Alphanumeric data
  • C. Numeric data
  • D. Valid data
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Random file organisation is also known as?    

  • A. direct file organisation
  • B. indexed file organisation
  • C. serial file organisation
  • D. sequential file organisation
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The file that contains historical record is called a?   

  • A. data file
  • B. master file
  • C. reference file
  • D. transaction file
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The basic computer operation involves the following except?    

  • A. Access
  • B. Input
  • C. Output
  • D. Process
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49

Warm boot in computing is the same as?   

  • A. debugging
  • B. handshake
  • C. hard boot
  • D. soft boot
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50

The largest component in a spreadsheet is?       

  • A. cell
  • B. range
  • C. workbook
  • D. worksheet
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51

An icon, a graphic or a text in a document or a webpage that connects to another file or object is called a?      

  • A. hyperlink
  • B. domain name
  • C. web browser
  • D. web server
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52

QBASIC keywords do not include?   

  • A. FIND B.
  • B. LETΒ C.
  • C. REMΒ  D.
  • D. STOP.
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The most important system software in a computer system is the?       

  • A. control program
  • B. language translator
  • C. operating system
  • D. utility programs
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54

During program execution in the central processing unit, the instruction is interpreted by the?   

  • A. arithmetic logic
  • B. control unit
  • C. memory unit
  • D. registers unit
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55

The system unit houses the following components except?     

  • A. plotter
  • B. motherboard
  • C. floppy disk
  • D. central processing unit
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The system unit houses the following components except?     

  • A. plotter
  • B. motherboard
  • C. floppy disk
  • D. central processing unit
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The pre-computing age device which made use of beads and frames is?     

  • A. Abacus
  • B. Napier's bone
  • C. Liebnitz multiplier
  • D. Burrough's counting device
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Which of the following output devices was common among the computing devices of the 19th century?        

  • A. Monitor
  • B. Plotter
  • C. Printer
  • D. Speaker
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Data can be defined as?    

  • A. raw facts
  • B. mixed facts
  • C. facts on prints
  • D. processed facts
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