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The advantages of electronic data processing includes the following except

  • A. automatic processing
  • B. hacking
  • C. fast and reliable processing
  • D. storage capacity
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401

Information analysis procedures includes the following except

  • A. skim and scan
  • B. recognizing interrelationships
  • C. interpret and conclude
  • D. identifying propaganda and bias
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402

Which of the following is secondary storage device.

  • A. RAM
  • B. bubble memory
  • C. floppy disk
  • D. EPROM
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403

Which of the following is not an application of computers?

  • A. bank notes counter
  • B. point of sales terminal
  • C. Automated Teller Machine
  • D. traffic lights control
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404

Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp are examples of

  • A. social media
  • B. social communication
  • C. networking media
  • D. search engines
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405

Which of the following is true about digital computers.

  • A. They consist of magnetic core memory.
  • B. they understand data as a continuous measurement of a physical quantity.
  • C. they represent numbers through a string of binary digits.
  • D. they are mainly used for scientific purposes.
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406

Which of the following is not a source of data collection.

  • A. observation
  • B. interview
  • C. questionnaire
  • D. classification
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407

The operation of checking input data against specified criteria is referred to as.

  • A. data verification
  • B. data validation
  • C. data cross check
  • D. data control
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408

Convert \(47_8\) to its binary equivalent.

  • A. 100111\(_2\)
  • B. 110011\(_2\)
  • C. 10001\(_2\)
  • D. 1111011\(_2\)
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409

Which of the following persons invented the punch card machine?

  • A. Blaise Pascal
  • B. Gottfried Leibniz
  • C. J. Prosper Eckert
  • D. Dr. Herman Hollerith
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