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  1. To locate a data item for storage is

    2. A.

     Field
    B.

     Feed
    C.

     Database
    D.

     Fetch
    E.

     None of the above

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  2. Which of the following memory is capable of operating at electronics speed?

    3. A.

     Semiconductor memory
    B.

     Magnetic disks
    C.

     Magnetic drums
    D.

     Magnetic tapes
    E.

     None of the above

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  3. The main purpose of time sharing techniques used in computers is to make the best use of the

    4. A.

     CPU
    B.

     peripherals
    C.

     seconday storage
    D.

     floppy disks
    E.

     None of the above

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  4. Which of the following is not true of immediate processing?

    5. A.

     It is often used in real-time applications
    B.

     It can occur with either sequential of direct-access files
    C.

     It can be used in an airline-reservation system
    D.

     Transactions are processed shortly after a real-world event occurs
    E.

     All of the above are true

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  5. A temporary storage area, attached to the CPU, for I/O operations is a:

    6. A.

     chip
    B.

     buffer
    C.

     register
    D.

     core
    E.

     None of the above

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  6. Which part of the computer were is used for calculating and comparing?

    7. A.

     Disk unit
    B.

     Control unit
    C.

     ALU
    D.

     Modem
    E.

     None of the above

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  7. The person contributing the idea of the stored program was

    8. A.

     John von Neumann
    B.

     Charles Babbage
    C.

     Howard Aiken
    D.

     Basic Pascal
    E.

     None of the above

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  8. What was the total number of UNIVAC-I sold eventually and by which company?

    9. A.

     30, British Tabulating Machine Co. (BTM)
    B.

     40, International Business Machines (IBM)
    C.

     48, Remington Rand
    D.

     40, International Computer Ltd. (ICL)
    E.

     None of the above

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  9. A file containing relatively permanent data is

    10. A.

     Random file
    B.

     Transaction file
    C.

     Master file
    D.

     Sequential file
    E.

     None of the above

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  10. Communication that involves computers, establishing a link through the telephone system is called

    11. A.

     Teleprocessing
    B.

     Microprocessing
    C.

     Telecommunications
    D.

     All of the above
    E.

     None of the above

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