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  1. Communication ports are found on the back of microcomputers. They are used to connect the computer to _____

  2. A.

     printers

    B.

     modems

    C.

     other hardware

    D.

     All of the above

    E.

     None of the above


  3. Which is considered a direct entry input device?

  4. A.

     Optical scanner

    B.

     Mouse

    C.

     Light pen

    D.

     Digitizer

    E.

     All of the above


  5. In a computer system, which device is functionally opposite of a Key-board?

  6. A.

     Mouse

    B.

     Trackball

    C.

     Printer

    D.

     Joystick

    E.

     None of the above


  7. The first firm to mass-market a microcomputer as a personal computer was

  8. A.

     IBM

    B.

     Sperry Univac

    C.

     Radio Shack

    D.

     Data General Corporation

    E.

     None of the above


  9. The data appearing first in the left portion of punched card is

  10. A.

     descriptive data

    B.

     coded data

    C.

     quantitative data

    D.

     All of the above

    E.

     None of the above


  11. Which one of the following is termed a combination input-output device?

  12. A.

     VDT

    B.

     Keyboard

    C.

     Printer

    D.

     Laser Jet

    E.

     None of the above


  13. The process of writing computer instructions in a programming language is known as

  14. A.

     Coding

    B.

     Processing

    C.

     Programming

    D.

     File

    E.

     None of the above


  15. Which of the following is not true of a magnetic disk?

  16. A.

     It is expensive relative to magnetic tape

    B.

     It provides only sequential access to stored data

    C.

     Users can easily update records by writing over the old data

    D.

     It does not provide an automatic audit trail

    E.

     All of the above are true


  17. A regular TV set can be hooked up to a computer so as to received computer signal instead of a television program. This hooking up is achieved with the help of a

  18. A.

     modem

    B.

     adapter

    C.

     cable

    D.

     aerial

    E.

     None of the above


  19. An output device that uses words or messages recorded on a magnetic medium to produce audio response is

  20. A.

     Magnetic tape

    B.

     Voice response unit

    C.

     Voice recognition unit

    D.

     Voice band

    E.

     None of the above