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  1. The access method used for cassette tape is

  2. A.
    Direct
    B.
    Random
    C.
    Sequential
    D.
    All of the above
    E.
    None of the above

  3. The arranging of data in a logical sequence is called:

  4. A.
    sorting
    B.
    classifying
    C.
    reproducing
    D.
    summarizing
    E.
    None of the above

  5. Who is the creator of the PASCAL language?

  6. A.
    Niklaus Wirth
    B.
    Dijkstra
    C.
    Donald Knuth
    D.
    Basic Pascal
    E.
    None of the above

  7. When was punched-card equipment used for the first time to process the British census?

  8. A.
    1910
    B.
    1907
    C.
    1911
    D.
    1914
    E.
    None of the above

  9. A hashing scheme is used with

  10. A.
    sequential file organization
    B.
    direct file organization
    C.
    indexed sequential file organization
    D.
    partitioned file organization
    E.
    None of the above

  11. The time taken for the read/write head to move to the correct track on the magnetic disk is called

  12. A.
    epoch delay
    B.
    latency delay
    C.
    seek time
    D.
    approach time
    E.
    None of the above

  13. A computer has a 1024K memory. What does the letter K stand for

  14. A.
    Kilometre
    B.
    Thousand
    C.
    1024
    D.
    MB
    E.
    None of the above

  15. Computer instructions written with the use of English words instead of binary machine code is called

  16. A.
    Mnemonics
    B.
    Symbolic code
    C.
    Gray code
    D.
    Op-code
    E.
    None of the above

  17. The system unit of a personal computer typically contains all of the following except:

  18. A.
    microprocessor
    B.
    disk controller
    C.
    serial interface
    D.
    modem
    E.
    All of the above are contained

  19. Which of the following are the two main components of the CPU?

  20. A.
    control unit and registers
    B.
    registers and main memory
    C.
    control unit and ALU
    D.
    ALU and bus
    E.
    None of the above