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  1. The 2's complement number of 110010 is

  2. A.
    001101
    B.
    110011
    C.
    010011
    D.
    All of the above
    E.
    None of the above

  3. The purpose of an application program is to

  4. A.
    Convert program written in high level language to machine language
    B.
    Meet specific user needs
    C.
    Allow the operating system to control resources better
    D.
    Make off-line equpment run better
    E.
    None of the above

  5. Which of the following translate back from machine code something resembling the source language

  6. A.
    Interpreter
    B.
    Compiler
    C.
    Assembler
    D.
    Decompiler
    E.
    None of the above

  7. Who developed a mechanical device in the 17th century that could add, subtract, multiply, divide and find square roots?

  8. A.
    Napier
    B.
    Babbage
    C.
    Pascal
    D.
    Leibnitz
    E.
    None of the above

  9. Serial access memories are useful in applications where

  10. A.
    data consists of numbers
    B.
    short access time is required
    C.
    each stored word is processed differently
    D.
    data naturally needs to flow in and out in serial form
    E.
    None of the above

  11. A six - digit card field used for postal ZIP codes is defined as

  12. A.
    A letter field
    B.
    An alphabetic field
    C.
    A numeric field
    D.
    An alphanumeric field
    E.
    None of the above

  13. The octal equivalent of the number 11010.1011 is

  14. A.
    32.54
    B.
    63.51
    C.
    32.27
    D.
    All of the above
    E.
    None of the above

  15. Super-computers

  16. A.
    Are found at thousands of sites around the world
    B.
    Can now fit on a single silicon chip
    C.
    Are usually designed to process accounting applications
    D.
    Are not fast enough for some applications
    E.
    None of the above

  17. A special type of device which uses an ordinary telephone with a computer is

  18. A.
    Light pen
    B.
    Mouse
    C.
    Acoustic couple
    D.
    Touch panel
    E.
    None of the above

  19. The first electronic general purpose digital computer built by Mauchly and Eckert called ENIAC did not work on the stored program principle. How many numbers could it store in its internal memory?

  20. A.
    100
    B.
    20
    C.
    40
    D.
    80
    E.
    None of the above