| 1. | The two major categories of software include ? | |
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operating system and utility
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Personal productivity and system
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system and application
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system and utility
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Report Question| 2. | The operating system is the most common type of __________ software ? | |
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Communication
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Application
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System
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Word-processing
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| 3. | A program that works like a calculator for keeping track of money and making budgets _________ ? | |
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calculator
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scholastic
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keyboard
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spreadsheet
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| 4. | What is the name for the process that is used to convert a series of instructions, or program, written in a high-level language into instructions (or a program) that can be run on a computer ? | |
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Assembling
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Compiling
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Translating
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Uploading
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| 5. | Specialised programs that allow particular input or output devices to communicate with the rest of the computer system are called _________ ? | |
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operating systems
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utilities
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device drivers
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language translators
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| 6. | The process of writing out computer instructions is known as ? | |
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assembling
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compiling
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executing
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coding
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| 7. | A __________ contains specific rules and words that express the logical steps of an algorithm ? | |
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programming language
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programming structure
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syntax
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logic chart
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| 8. | The simultaneous execution of two or more instructions is called ? | |
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sequential access
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reduced instruction set computing
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multiprocessing
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disk mirroring
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| 9. | Which of the following is not a binary number ? | |
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001
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101
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202
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110
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| 10. | The __________ primary take(s) care of the behind-the-scenes details and manage(s) the hardware ? | |
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operating system
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application software
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peripheral devices
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hard disk
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