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  1. Different components on the motherboard of a PC processor unit are linked together by sets of parallel electrical conducting lines. What are these lines called?

  2. A.
    Conductors
    B.
    Buses
    C.
    Connectors
    D.
    Connectively
    E.
    None of the above

  3. The terminal device that functions as a cash register, computer terminal, and OCR reader is the:

  4. A.
    Data collection terminal
    B.
    OCR register terminal
    C.
    Video display terminal
    D.
    POS terminal
    E.
    None of the above

  5. The general range of speed in revolutions per minute (rpm) at which floppy disks rotate is

  6. A.
    2400-4700
    B.
    390-600
    C.
    150-250
    D.
    300-600
    E.
    None of the above

  7. Which of the following typically uses a keyboard for input?

  8. A.
    desktop terminal
    B.
    point-of-sale terminal
    C.
    financial transaction terminal
    D.
    executive workstation
    E.
    All of the above

  9. The first microprocessor built by the Intel Corpn. was called

  10. A.
    8008
    B.
    8080
    C.
    4004
    D.
    8800
    E.
    None of the above

  11. The microelectronics is the technology of

  12. A.
    microwaves
    B.
    microcomputers
    C.
    chips
    D.
    automatic processing
    E.
    None of the above

  13. Who developed the first personal computer spreadsheet package called Visicalc?

  14. A.
    Niklaus Wirth
    B.
    Dan Bricklin
    C.
    Bob Frankston
    D.
    both (b) and (c)
    E.
    None of the above

  15. When was the X Window System born?

  16. A.
    1984
    B.
    1989
    C.
    1988
    D.
    1990
    E.
    None of the above

  17. A double sided magnetic disk pack has six disks. Can you tell how many surfaces of this pack are normally used?

  18. A.
    10
    B.
    12
    C.
    6
    D.
    9
    E.
    None of the above

  19. The Santa Clara Valley, California is popularly known as Silicon Valley of America because

  20. A.
    huge deposits of silicon are found there
    B.
    many silicon chip manufacturing firms are located there
    C.
    Santa Claus visits it every Christmas
    D.
    it is full of large grain sand
    E.
    None of the above