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Question 1
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Which of the following statements about firewall is correct? 

AA network transmission system that increases the speed of incoming and outgoing network traffic
BA network security system that establishes a barrier between a trusted internal network and an untrusted external network such as the Internet
CA data structure that improves the speed of data retrieval operations on a database table
DA data structure created using only two rows of a database table used to uniquely identify each record
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Question 2
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Set of characters used to authenticate a computer user is called 

Aencoder.
Bbinary code.
Cpassword.
Dbarcode.
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Question 3
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 A user observed that a certain file in a removable storage device changed to a shortcut icon. This implies that 

Athe file is corrupt.
Bthe file is shared.
Cthe removable storage device is corrupt.
Dthere is a link to the file.
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Question 4
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Figure 7 represents a procedure to 

Abackup files on a computer.
Brepair a corrupted file on a computer.
Ctransfer files from one device to another.
Dupdate software on a device.
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Question 5
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One example of a file containing reference data which is usually altered is 

Abrand name.
Bpayroll.
Cprice list.
Dstock.
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Question 6
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The equivalent of the letter A in the standard ASCII is 

A01000001
B01000010
C01100001
D01100010
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Question 7
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Which of the following hard disk drive memory capacities can store the largest size of data? 

A2TB
B12GB
C240MB
D800K
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Question 8
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The ASCII character set represents alphabetical and control characters using numeric code ranging from  

A0 to 32.
B0 to 64.
C0 to 127.
D0 to 128.
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Question 9
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Which of the following statements about warm booting is true? The computer  

Areloads the operating system while still running in the background.
Bloads the operating system into memory from the power-on button.
Creloads the operating system into memory while still running.
Dloads the application into memory from rest state.
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Question 10
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 What happens when the Shift key is pressed down while deleting a file from the computer? The file is 

Aun- installed from the computer.
Bpermanently deleted from the computer.
Cdeleted and sent to the Recycle Bin.
Ddeleted and kept in the clipboard.
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Question 11
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Read Only Memory (ROM) contains  

Acurrent program in operation.
Bpreset instructions for operation.
Cuser instructions.
Dvolatile programs.
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Question 12
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A collection of computer wires used to identify memory location in a computer is  

Asystem bus.
Bdata bus.
Cdata cable.
Daddress bus.
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Question 13
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Which of the following statements about index is true? It is a data structure

Athat reduces the speed of data retrieval operations on a database table.
Bused to quickly locate data without searching every row in a table every time a database table is accessed.
Ccreated using only two rows of a database table to uniquely identify each record.
Dthat allows relational database to split and store data in different tables, while linking disparate items.
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Question 14
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What is the function of the CorelDraw Toolbox object shown in Figure 6? It IS used to

Acharge the magnification level in drawing window.
Bdraw lines and curves.
Cedit the shape of objects.
Dselect and transform objects.
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Question 15
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30. New comment can be added to a cell in MS Excel by using the procedure

AEdit → Comment.
BFile → Comment.
CInsert→ Comment.
DReview→ Comment.
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Question 16
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What happens when a user clicks on the icon in Figure 5 on the Microsoft Excel menu bar?

Acopy of the selection is put on the clipboard so that user can paste somewhere else
BA label that spans multiple columns is created
CContent on the clipboard is added to the document
DSelected range of cells is quickly converted to a table with its own style
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Question 17
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Which of the following application packages is suitable for making budgets?  

AWord processor
BSpreadsheet package
CGraphic package
DDatabase Management System
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Question 18
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Columns in MS Access are referred to as  

Afields.
Bfiles.
Crecords.
Dtuples.
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Question 19
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The art of checking for errors in a Word document before publishing is referred to as 

Aediting.
Bformatting.
Cmodifying.
Dproof reading.
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Question 20
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Which of the following statements is true about intranet? 

APrivate network that uses internet protocol and is accessible by all visitors to an organization's website
BPrivate network that uses internet protocol and is accessible by employees of an organization
CPrivate network which does not use internet protocol and is accessible by employees of an organization
DPublic network that uses internet protocol and is accessible by all visitors to an organization's website
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