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Question 261
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The use of natural language and symbols to write instructions for the computer is called

Amachine language programming
Bassembly language programming
Calgorithm language programming
Dhigh level language programming
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Question 262
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The IF... THEN statement in BASIC is called 

Aan assignment statement
Ban object
Ca class
Da control structure
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Question 263
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The fundamental purpose of the BIOS is 

Ainitializing and testing hardware components
Btesting the system performance
Cupdating the system performance
Dsaving the operating system's file
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Question 264
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The operating system performs the following operations except  

Aorganization of data
Bresource allocation
Ccreation of data
Darrangement of files
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Question 265
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COBOL was developed for 

Abusiness operations
Bgame developers
Cmobile application developers
Dsearch engines optimization
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Question 266
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The operation of a computer and peripherals attached to it is controlled by

Aapplication
Bhardware
Clive ware
Dsystem software
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Question 267
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The logical equation for the logic circuit in Figure 3 is

A\(\overline{A+B}\) \(\overline{C}\)
BZ=A.B+C
CZ=A+B.C
DZ=\(\overline{A.B}\) + \(\overline{C}\)
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Question 268
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Use the logic gate in Fig 2 to answer question 13.

Which of the following statements is true about logic gates X and Y?

AThey both have multiple output variables
BThe output state of each depends on the input state
CThe output is true only if all inputs are true
DThey are both equivalent gates.
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Question 269
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Use the logic gate in Fig 2 to answer question 12.

Which of the logic gates will give an output opposite to the input state?

AX
BY
CZ
DX and Y
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Question 270
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The logic gates represented in Figure 1 is called 

AAND gate
BNAND gate
CNOR gate
DOR gate
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Question 271
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What is the least number of 750 MB capacity CD-ROM discs needed to transfer 10 GB size file?

A75
B31
C14
D13
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Question 272
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The total possible combinations of the input variables for a logic gate containing three input variables is 

A3
B4
C8
D12
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Question 273
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A collection of wires through which data are transmitted from one part of the computer to another is known as 

Aaddress
Bbus
Cdriver
Dregister
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Question 274
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What factors will motivate a field engineer into choosing a notebook computer over a desktop computer?

ACost, convenience and battery life
BCost, size and convenience
CSize, convenience and battery life
DSize, cost and battery life
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Question 275
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The Slide Rule is accurate to 

A1-2 decimal places
B3-4 decimal places
C5 decimal places
D6 decimal places
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Question 276
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Which of the following statements is true about super computers? They

Acan fit on a single small chip
Bare easily affordable
Ccan process billions of operations in a second
Dare found across various homes and offices
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Question 277
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Which of the following descriptions is not true about data?

Ais a collection of raw facts and figures
B
Cis unorganized
Dis used for decision making
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Question 278
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The sequence of operation of a computer is 

Aaccept data, process date and produce output
Baccept data, produce data and produce information
Cproduce data, supply data and produce output
Dprocess data, produce data and display information
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Question 279
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Data created by the user is called 

Aprimary data
Bqualitative data
Cquantitative data
Dsecondary data
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Question 280
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Quantitative data can exist in 

Acontinuous form only
Bcontinuous and discrete forms
Cnominal and ordinal forms
Dordinal form only
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