ICT MC Exercise ICT MC Exercise – Unit B (Computer System Fundamentals) 10 Miscellaneous
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Which Which of of the foll follow owing ing appli applicati cations ons require require(s) (s) the calculation power of a super computer? (1) (1) (2) (2) (3) (3)
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Which Which of the follo followi wing ng de#ice de#icess can read read hand:writte hand:written n input? A. . !. ".
Whic Which h of the the foll follow owin ing g type typess of com compu pute ters rs is most mostly ly liely to be used by a ban with hun dreds of branches? A. . !. ".
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Whic Which h of the the fol follo lowi wing ng is mag magne netic tic str strip ip card card?? A. . !. ".
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Whic Which h of the fol follo lowi wing ng are are inp input ut de#i de#ice ces? s? (1) (2) (2) (3) ()
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12. Which Which of the foll follow owing ing is9ar is9aree true? true?
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13. Which Which of the the follow following ing is 5,0 5,0 hardw hardware are?? A. . !. ". 4.
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Which Which of of the foll follow owing ing is 5,0 5,0 periphe peripheral ral de#i de#ice ce?? 1. Which of the follo following wing is 5,0 5,0 peripheral peripheral de#ice? de#ice? A. . !. ".
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22. Which of the following characteristics of a scanner affect the quality of a captured image?
accumulator control bus instruction register status register
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two or more computers share the same resources. a program is e8ecuted by two or more lined !;s. two or more programs share the same set of data. two or more programs are e8ecuted by the !; at the same time.
14. Which of the following is 5,0 e8ample of interacti#e programs? A. . !. ".
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electric bill preparation system computer game telephone number enquiry system computer assisted learning system
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is generally cheaper than a batch processing system. will update its data files at regular time inter#als. requires direct access storage medium ("A"). requires a specially designed computer.
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2/. Which of the following are the ad#antages of using a bar code reader o#er a eyboard to input data? (1) (2) (3) () A. . !. ".
21. "ata stored on a !":',% can be read by a !"'W dri#e a "" dri#e a card reader
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ound card ideo display card ideo capture card
2-. Which of the following &9, de#ices are commonly used by a cashier in a restaurant ?
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"ata can be store in magnetic diss. A huge amount of bacup can be created more efficiently. "ata can be searched faster.
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2+. Which of the following is9are the ad#antage(s) of direct access o#er sequential access? (1) (2)
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2. Which of the following is not a common ser#ice a#ailable in the multimedia learning centre of a school?
17. Which of the following de#ices can be used to store woring data when e8ecuting database queries? (1) (2) (3)
'esolution !olour depth ,ptical !haracter 'ecognition (,!') software included ; 2.+ port enabled
23. Which of the following is9are often needed for #ideo conferencing?
16. A real time system A.
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&t is more accurate. &t is faster. &t has better security. &t has a lower hardware cost. (1) and (1) and (2) and (1)* (2)
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3. A company allows users to download its four software programs * * '* and for free. ;sers are allowed to use on a trial basis* with an e8piring data* ' with limited program functions and with source code pro#ided for modification. Which software program is not a shareware program?
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26. Which of the following &9, de#ices is not necessary for #ideo conferencing? A. . !. ".
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Web camera &mage scanner %icrophone peaer or headphone
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1/ % memory 12 ms response time 12++ 8 12++ dpi resolution 1 ; 2.+ port
3+. Which of the following statements about operating systems is not correct? ,perating systems act as an interface between machines and humans. ,perating systems can be replaced by some application software. ,perating systems can monitor the memory status of computers. ,perating systems in different types of computer can communicate through a networ.
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,pen source software is not free. 0he source code of open source software is not free. 0he source code of open source software can be modified and redistributed. ,pen source software can only be used within a certain short period of time for trial.
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maintain file integrity in the operating system. compress and duplicate important data in the hard dis. encrypt sensiti#e data in the operating system. correct weaness disco#ered in the operating system.
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%onitoring and restricting access to networ resources rinting management oftware de#elopment management ;ser account management
a mobile phone a graphics tablet a dictionary in a compact disc with #ideos and sound recorded a destop computer
36. A user uses a computer to edit a document file and download a file from the &nternet at the same time. What is the operating mode of the computer? A. . !. ".
multi:user batch processing multitasing interacti#e processing
37. ynchroni$e a mobile computer with a destop computer means A. .
33. A programming language is cross:platform* which means that programs written by this language
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34. Which of the following is an e8ample of an embedded system?
32. 0he &0 manager in a company requires technicians to install the latest updates and patches of the operating system in computers. 0he main purpose is to A. .
0he system is user:friendly. &t does not require users to memori$e commands. 0he system responds faster.
3/. Which of the following is not a function of a common networ operating system?
31. What is the difference between open source software and freeware? A. .
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3-. Which of the following is9are the reason(s) for using a graphical user interface in an operating system?
27. Which of the following is not an appropriate description of a colour laser printer? A. . !. ".
can be distributed to different countries. can be used under different operating systems. can be used in computers with different !; models.
can handle and display different languages* for e8ample nglish and !hinese. a!e #
to mae data files in the two de#ices the same. to upgrade the mobile computer by the destop computer. to copy photo files from the mobile computer to the destop computer. to use the destop computer to e8ecute programs installed in the mobile computer.
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