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An advantage of Graphical User Interface (GUI) over Disk Operating System (DOS) is that it allows the use of __________?

  • A. Diskette
  • B. Keyboard
  • C. Mouse
  • D. Monitor
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548

A major function of system software is_________?

  • A. Collection of Files
  • B. Translation of machine language into machine code
  • C. File management
  • D. Arrangement of files in ascending order
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549

Which of the following software is best suitable for keeping records during national population census?

  • A. Word Processing
  • B. Spreadsheet
  • C. Graphic
  • D. Database
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550

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  • A. Input, Output and Input signals
  • B. Output, Output and Input signals
  • C. Output, Input and Output Signals
  • D. Input, Input and Output signals
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551

Fig 1above is a logic gate. Use it to answer the question below

Fig 1 represents_________?

  • A. an AND gate
  • B. an OR gate
  • C. a NOT gate
  • D. a NAND gate
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552

Which of the following signifies the correct association between a hardware component and its functions?

  • A. Mouse to input
  • B. Monitor to print
  • C. CPU to storage
  • D. Hard disk to processing
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553

Which of the following is not an output device?

  • A. Plotters
  • B. Speakers
  • C. Projectors
  • D. Webcams
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554

Which of the following items best describes the term hardcopy?

  • A. Print out
  • B. Written on a hardboard
  • C. Information stored on a hard disk
  • D. Amount of data
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555

The property of a disk that determines the amount of data it may contain is?

  • A. size
  • B. volume
  • C. storage capacity
  • D. storage power
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556

In a computer, the sets of instruction that direct it in performing a particular task is called?

  • A. information
  • B. program
  • C. data
  • D. file
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557

The computing devices invented by Charles Babbage are?

  • A. Difference Engine and Abacus
  • B. Analytical Engine and Slide Rule
  • C. Abacus and Slide Rule
  • D. Analytical and Difference Engines
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558

Which of the following computing devices did not exist in the pre-computing age to the 19th century?

  • A. Napier's bone
  • B. Abacus
  • C. ENIAC
  • D. Slide Rule
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559

Which of the following devices is not a micro computer?

  • A. Note book
  • B. Laptop
  • C. EDVAC
  • D. Desktop
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560

The outcome of a processed data in a computer is known as

  • A. raw fact
  • B. Information
  • C. database
  • D. computer result
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561

The computer hardware can be classified into

  • A. ALU and Control Unit
  • B. System Unit and Peripheral
  • C. Central Processing Unit and Control Unit
  • D. Input and Output Units
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562

A similarity between data and information is that both?

  • A. can be displayed on the monitor
  • B. are computer inputs
  • C. are processed facts
  • D. are computer results
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563

The first calculator was built by?

  • A. Marie Jacquad
  • B. Balise Pascal
  • C. Charles Babbage
  • D. John Napier
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