| 1. | The ability of an OS to run more than one application at a time is called _________ ? | |
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multitasking
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object-oriented programming
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multi-user computing
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time-sharing
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Report Question| 2. | __________ is the process of finding errors in software code ? | |
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Debugging
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Compiling
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Interpreting
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Testing
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| 3. | __________ is the process of carrying out commands ? | |
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Fetching
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Storing
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Decoding
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Executing
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| 4. | Professional designers can create sophisticated documents that contain text, graphics, and many colours, using __________ software ? | |
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computer aided design (CAD)
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illustration
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image editing
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desktop publishing (DTP)
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| 5. | Companies use which of the following vendors to provide access to software and services rather than purchasing the applications and maintaining the applications themselves ? | |
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Open source vendors
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Alliances
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Application service providers
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All of the above
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| 6. | A sales clerk at a checkout counter scanning a tag on an item rather than keying it into the system, is using __________ ? | |
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input automation
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item data automation
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scanning automation
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source data automation
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| 7. | Compilers and translators are one form of ? | |
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ROM
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RAM
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hard disk
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software
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| 8. | Which of the following is not a type of computer software which can be bought ? | |
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Off-the-shelf
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Tailor-made
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Custom-developed
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Off-the-shelf with alterations
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| 9. | How many kilobytes make a megabyte ? | |
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128
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1024
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256
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512
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| 10. | In a computer, how many bits does a nibble signify ? | |
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4
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8
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16
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32
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