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  1. The EAM device that does not use a control panel is the:

  2. A.

     collator

    B.

     reproducer

    C.

     interpreter

    D.

     sorter

    E.

     None of the above


  3. Whenever a peripheral is being controlled by the CPU, it is said to be online. If additionally, the computer files are updated as soon as any change takes place, the system is called

  4. A.

     quick processing system

    B.

     batch processing system

    C.

     real time system

    D.

     remote processing system

    E.

     None of the above


  5. The following is true about 2-out of-5 code:

  6. A.

     it is weighted code

    B.

     it is unweighted code

    C.

     it has odd parity

    D.

     All of the above

    E.

     None of the above


  7. The Josephson tunneling device illustrates principles associated with the advanced storage technique:

  8. A.

     cryogenics

    B.

     CCD

    C.

     EBAM

    D.

     holographing

    E.

     None of the above


  9. Which of the following statements is true?

  10. A.

     The installation of a computer is favorably received by all employees

    B.

     Some form of training is necessary for employees who will work with computers

    C.

     Computers are portrayed solely as society's benefactor

    D.

     A businessperson is only interested in the computer's accuracy

    E.

     None of the above


  11. Communication between computers using standard telephone service

  12. A.

     Requires a change to an anolog signal

    B.

     Is most efficient

    C.

     Produces little noise and few disturbances

    D.

     All of the above

    E.

     None of the above


  13. A floppy disk contains

  14. A.

     Circular tracks only

    B.

     Sectors only

    C.

     Both circular tracks and sector

    D.

     All of the above

    E.

     None of the above


  15. When an input electrical signal A=10100 is applied to a NOT gate, its output signal is

  16. A.

     1011

    B.

     10001

    C.

     10101

    D.

     101

    E.

     None of the above


  17. The first practical commercial typewriter was invented in 1867 in the United States by

  18. A.

     Christopher Latham Sholes

    B.

     Carlos Glidden

    C.

     Samuel Soule

    D.

     All of the above

    E.

     None of the above


  19. What is meant by quad-density (QD) diskette?

  20. A.

     It is double-sided disk

    B.

     It is double density disk

    C.

     It has double the number of tracks per inch

    D.

     All of the above

    E.

     None of the above