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Spreadsheet packages can be used for?      .

  • A. database and painting.
  • B. drawing and painting.
  • C. budgeting and inventory.
  • D. word processing and drawing
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A cell with a red triangle in the top-right comer in a spreadsheet application signifies?     

  • A. an error in the cell.
  • B. a comment associated with the cell.
  • C. that the font colour for the text in the cell is red.
  • D. that a formula cannot be entered into the cell.
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24

In Microsoft PowerPoint, two kinds of sound effect files that can be added to a presentation are?     

  • A. .wav files and .mid files.
  • B. .wav files and .gif files.
  • C. .wav files and jpg files.
  • D. jpg files and.gif files.
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25

To hold row and column titles in places so that they do not scroll when the user scrolls a worksheet, click the?     

  • A. freeze panes command on the windows menu.
  • B. hold titles command on the edit menu.
  • C. split command on the windows menu.
  • D. show grid command on the windows menu.
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26

One major difference between paper spreadsheet and electronic spreadsheet is?       

  • A. a management of columns.
  • B. headings from formatting.
  • C. arrangement of rows.ย  ย .
  • D. speed of processing
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27

In MS Excel, the cell that contains the pointer or cursor is called?       

  • A. active cell.
  • B. current cell.
  • C. default cell.
  • D. passive cell.
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28

The major advantage of free software is that it is?     

  • A. free and contains unlimited components.
  • B. licensed and available always.
  • C. licensed and can be copied by anyone.
  • D. superior in quality but not robust.
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29

What type of network is represented in Figure 2?     

  • A. Local Area Network
  • B. Metropolitan Area Network
  • C. Personal Area Network
  • D. Wide Area Network
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30

To send a created MS PowerPoint document using email to a user, the document can be added as?   

 

 

 

 

  • A. Attachment.
  • B. Draft.
  • C. Reply.
  • D. Chat.
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31

The topology represented in figure 1 is?    

  • A. bus topology.
  • B. mesh topology.
  • C. ring topology.
  • D. star topology.
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32

Data transfer can be initiated through the following media except?  

  • A. coaxial cable.
  • B. fibre cable.
  • C. trunking pipe.
  • D. twisted pair cable.
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33

Fibre Optic cable transmits signal in the fom of?    

  • A. sound.
  • B. electricity.
  • C. Light.
  • D. microwave
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34

Flexibility of a good program means?     

  • A. handling of any change(s) without having to rewrite the entire program.
  • B. the length of processing time and memory to process the instruction.
  • C. the program has to be broken down into a number of sub-tasks.
  • D. the program should work for two similar tasks in the same domain.
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35

The IF…THEN statement in BASIC programming is?      

  • A. a transfer of control.
  • B. used to redirect a statement.
  • C. used to eliminate the need for prompting each INPUT statement.
  • D. a conditional branch statement.
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36

The term compiler in computer programming refers to a?      

  • A. key punch operator of the computer.
  • B. person who compiles source programs.
  • C. person who writes the computer programming codes.
  • D. program which translates source program into object program.
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37

. Translate 2m\(^2\) + 3n- 9 as a BASIC arithmetic expression.      

  • A. 2 * m * 2 + 3 * n - 9
  • B. 2 * m ^2 +3 * n - 9
  • C. 2 * 2 * m + 3 * n - 9
  • D. 2 * m * m * n + 3 - 9
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38

Three major types of language translators are?     

  • A. assembler, compiler and editor.
  • B. assembler, Compiler and interpreter.
  • C. compiler, debugger and editor.
  • D. debugger, assembler and interpreter.
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39

The following symbols are used in flowcharting except the?   

  • A. terminal symbol.
  • B. process symbol.
  • C. input/output symbol.
  • D. close symbol.
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40

Machine Language instructions are expressed in?        

  • A. binary.
  • B. decimal.
  • C. hexadecimal.
  • D. octal.
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41

The Windows PC and the Apple Macintosh are examples of two different?     

  • A. input devices.
  • B. platforms.
  • C. programs.
  • D. storage devices.
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A suite of software that controls and manages the basic operation of a computer is?    

  • A. application Software.
  • B. management system.
  • C. software package.
  • D. system software.
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