COMPUTER BASIC INFORMATION QUIZ

The total number of messages handled by a computerized telephone system on a daily basis is an example of:

All of these

None of these

Volume

Frequency

Updating

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The most common binary code in use today is the 8 bit ASCII code. What do the letters ASCII stand for?

American Standard Code for Intelligence Interchange

None of these

American Scientific Code for Information Interchange

American Standard Code for Information Interchange

American Standard Code for International Interchange

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Personnel who design, program, operate and maintain computer equipment refers to

None of these

System Analyst

Console-operator

Programmer

Peopleware

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The ALU and control unit of most of the microcomputers are combined and manufactured on a single silicon chip. What is it called?

None of these

Control Unit

ALU

Microprocessor

Monochip

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The basic input/output system (BIOS) is storage in-

The hard drive

The CPU

ROM

RAM

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Which language is used in the areas of pattern recognition, artificial intelligence & for simulation of games.

None of these

APL

CORAL

FORTH

LISP

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The ASCII code for the character J is:

75

74

105

106

None of these

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A prewritten program that's sold to perform a common task is called an application

Utilities

System software

None of these

Program

Package

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A dot-matrix printer

None of these

is an output device

cannot print alphabet

is an input device

has a speed of 1000 cps

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The output quality of a printer is measured by

Dots per line

Dots printed per unit time

Dots per inch

None of these

All of these

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