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  1. A high quality CAD system uses the following for printing drawing and graphs

  2. A.

     Dot matrix printer

    B.

     Digital plotter

    C.

     Line printer

    D.

     All of the above

    E.

     None of the above


  3. A printed document reader which scans the characters and then encodes them in a computer-compatible code for direct transmission to the computer is called

  4. A.

     Optical character reader

    B.

     Kurzweil Data Entry Machine (KDEM)

    C.

     MICR

    D.

     Laser scanner

    E.

     None of the above


  5. The equipment with which the computer talks to its users is called a

  6. A.

     word processor

    B.

     peripheral

    C.

     software

    D.

     diskette

    E.

     None of the above


  7. In which addressing mode, the effective address of the operand is generated by adding a constant value to the contents of a register?

  8. A.

     Absolute mode

    B.

     Indirect mode

    C.

     Immediate mode

    D.

     Index mode

    E.

     None of the above


  9. The term gigabyte refers to

  10. A.

     1024 bytes

    B.

     1024 kilobytes

    C.

     1024 megabytes

    D.

     1024 gigabytes

    E.

     None of the above


  11. The CPU chip used in a computer is partially made out of

  12. A.

     silica

    B.

     carbon

    C.

     copper

    D.

     gold

    E.

     silver


  13. Which of the following best describes a computer-based information system?

  14. A.

     A system in which a computer is used to turn data into information

    B.

     Inputting data

    C.

     Processing data

    D.

     Performing complex mathematical calculations

    E.

     Data is put into the computer for processing


  15. Accessing records from a file directly without searching from the beginning of the file is

  16. A.

     Time sharing

    B.

     Random

    C.

     Direct access

    D.

     Access time

    E.

     None of the above


  17. EBCDIC can code up to how many different characters?

  18. A.

     8

    B.

     16

    C.

     32

    D.

     64

    E.

     256


  19. When did IBM close the last of its punched card manufacturing plant?

  20. A.

     June, 1989

    B.

     December, 1984

    C.

     March, 1982

    D.

     November, 1979

    E.

     None of the above