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  1. The most important advantage of a video disk is

  2. A.

     Compactness

    B.

     Potential capacity

    C.

     Durability

    D.

     Cost effectiveness

    E.

     None of the above


  3. The process of entering data into a storage location

  4. A.

     adds to the contents of the location

    B.

     cause variation in its address number

    C.

     is known as a readout operation

    D.

     is destructive of previous contents

    E.

     None of the above


  5. Time during which a job is processed by the computer is

  6. A.

     Delay time

    B.

     Real time

    C.

     Execution time

    D.

     Down time

    E.

     None of the above


  7. Which of the following is used to insure the high quality of computer output?

  8. A.

     computer output microfilm

    B.

     output controls

    C.

     voice output systems

    D.

     liquid crystal display

    E.

     None of the above


  9. The most common binary code in use today is the 8 bit ASCII code. What do the letters ASCII stand for?

  10. A.

     American Standard Code for International Interchange

    B.

     American Standard Code for Information Interchange

    C.

     American Standard Code for Intelligence Interchange

    D.

     American Scientific Code for Information Interchange

    E.

     None of the above


  11. The software used to convert source program instructions to object instruction is known as

  12. A.

     Compiler

    B.

     Assembler

    C.

     Interpreter

    D.

     Language processor

    E.

     None of the above


  13. Binary numbers need more places for counting because:

  14. A.

     0's and 1's can be added in front of them

    B.

     0's and 1's have to be properly placed

    C.

     They are always big numbers

    D.

     Binary base is small

    E.

     None of the above


  15. Backing storage is so named because it

  16. A.

     is always kept at the back of the CPU

    B.

     is slow and backward

    C.

     backs up the computer

    D.

     lags behind the main memory

    E.

     None of the above


  17. The ASCII code for the character J is:

  18. A.

     106

    B.

     105

    C.

     074

    D.

     075

    E.

     None of the above


  • Off-line operation is the operation of devices without the control of

  • A.

     Memory

    B.

     CPU

    C.

     ALU

    D.

     Control unit

    E.

     None of the above