CIT213 e-exam (2019)

FBQ1: ____ is meaningless until it is subjected to manual or electronic processing by a computer to produce information used for decision making. 
Answer: Data
FBQ2: Within the context of elementary data processing _______ can be distinguished by their sizes, types and generation
Answer: Computers
FBQ3: ______ exists in a variety of forms such as numbers or text on pieces of paper, as bytes in computer memory or as facts stored in a person's mind.
Answer: Data
FBQ4: _______ Data processing (DP) is any computer automated process that converts raw facts
Answer: Electronic
FBQ5: A ______ is a device which given a set of instructions or data can be used to perform given task or tasks.
Answer: Computer
FBQ6: The term _________ describes any system based on discontinous data or events.
Answer: Digital
FBQ7: _______ are sometimes referred to as personal computers (PCs).
Answer: Microcomputers
FBQ8: An _______ device is used to communicate data and instructions or programs to the computer.
Answer: Input
FBQ9: The ________ is the brain of the computer and it is the place where data is manipulated within the computer system.
Answer: CPU
FBQ10: A ______ is a collection of data or information that has a name called the filename.
Answer: File
FBQ11: Most of the information stored in a computer system is stored as _______
Answer: Files
FBQ12: A __________ system refers to a collection of compatible hardware and software required to exchange information from one location to another.
Answer: Telecommunication
FBQ13: A _________ system consists of a central multi-user computer (usually mainframe) which hosts all components of a data processing system
Answer: Centralized
FBQ14: A __________ is a collection of data stored in a standardized format, designed to be shared by multiple users
Answer: Database
FBQ15: Visual programming is a method of creating programs by manipulating program elements ______ rather than by specifying them textually
Answer: Graphically
FBQ16: An _____ is a series of variables with the same name
Answer: Array
FBQ17: In _________database, files are organizes in tables called a relation which is a two-dimensional table of data consisting of columns and rows
Answer: Relational
FBQ18: A relation is also called an entity or _______
Answer: Record
FBQ19: A ________ is made up of related fields that are uniquely identified by field name also referred to as data element or attributes
Answer: Record
FBQ20: The _______ are used to store data containing values relating to a particularrelation which may be employee or student registration record
Answer: Fields
FBQ21: The _____ model is a database model conceived as a flexible way of representing objects and their relationships
Answer: Network
FBQ22: A database management system has three components; A data definition language, Data manipulation language and A ________
Answer: Dictionary
FBQ23: A _________  is an automated or manual file that stores definitions of data elements and data characteristics such as usage, physical representation,ownership (who in the organization is responsible for maintain the data),authorization, and security.
Answer: Data dictionary
FBQ24: _________refers to non-digital (non-computer-based), continuous variable forms of data transmission, including voice and video.
Answer: Analog
FBQ25: ________ is volatile
Answer: RAM
FBQ26: ________ is non- volatile
Answer: ROM
FBQ27: An _______system is the most important software for a computer
Answer: Operating
FBQ28: __________ translator refers to a is software which translates a computer program written in a high-level programming language, or assembly language to a machine understandable form.
Answer: Language
FBQ29: ________is used for entering text and numeric values into the computer
Answer: Keyboard
FBQ30: A _______is an input device that is popularly used with microcomputers.
Answer: Mouse
FBQ31: A ________is a pointing device that consists of a vertical handle like a gearshift lever mounted on a base with one or two buttons
Answer: Joystick
FBQ32: ______use laser beams and reflected light to capture and translate hardcopy images of text, drawings, photos, and the like into computer understandable form for processing.
Answer: Scanners
FBQ33: A fax machine also referred to as _________transmission machine has facilities that scan an image on paper into electrical signal, transmit same over telephone lines and re-creates the image to a receiving fax machine on paper
Answer: Facsimile
FBQ34: The first is the typical monitor that looks like the television screen and uses a large vacuum tube, called a _____ray tube.
Answer: Cathode
FBQ35: ________ file is a collection of records that are relatively permanent records that are updated periodically
Answer: Master
MCQ1: The common ways of file organization and access are the following, except
Answer: Transaction file organization
MCQ2: ASCII stand for ?
Answer: American Standard Code for Information Interchange
MCQ3:  Which of the following is NOT a type of file stored in a computer system?
Answer: MICR file
MCQ4: Which of the following is NOT an input device?
Answer: MICR
MCQ5: The following are operating systems, except
Answer: Linus
MCQ6: Which of the following is not a task performed by the operating system? 
Answer: None of the options
MCQ7: The three variations of ROM chips are used in special situation are the following, except ___________
Answer: EEEPROM
MCQ8: The following are demerits of Distributed Data Processing, except ____________ 
Answer: Direct Users interaction
MCQ9: Which of the following is the basic data processing operations performed on business data?
Answer: All of the options
MCQ10: Which of the following is not a basic SQL statement?
Answer: LOGIC
MCQ11: The following are Control Construct, except  
Answer: Update
MCQ12: Which of the following is a merit of DBMS?
Answer: Sharing of data
MCQ13: Which of the following is a type of data file?
Answer: Transaction file
MCQ14: Which of the following operations cannot be performed in a master file?
Answer: Selection of record
MCQ15: Which of the following is/are components of a telecommunication?
Answer: All of the options
MCQ16: Arranging the customers’ names in ascending order is an example of __________
Answer: information processing
MCQ17: Organization, distribution and manipulation of information is classified as 
Answer: Information processing
MCQ18: UNIVAC is stand for ___________
Answer: Universal Automatic computer
MCQ19: Computers are the example of  ___________
Answer: Mechanical Computers
MCQ20: The first computer to use Neumann's stored program concept was _________
Answer: EDVAC
MCQ21: Hard discs, fixed head discs, floppy discs and optical discs are all types of ___________
Answer: Direct access storage
MCQ22: Various operations that are carried on the data while processing includes _______
Answer: All of the options
MCQ23: Which of the following explains the sequential file access method? 
Answer: Read bytes one at a time in order
MCQ24: File type can be represented by
Answer: File extension
MCQ25: Set of operations carried on to process gathered data is called 
Answer: Data processing cycle
MCQ26: In order to create a file, the following step is taken _________
Answer: allocate the space in file system & make an entry for new file in directory
MCQ27: An organized logically sequence of records is called ___________
Answer: File
MCQ28: Files are logically partitioned into storage units of fixed length know as _____________
Answer: Blocks
MCQ29: What are the disadvantages of array?
Answer: All of the options
MCQ30: Which of these best describes an array?
Answer: All of the options
MCQ31: Which of the following terms does refer to the correctness and completeness of the data in a database?
Answer: Data Integrity
MCQ32: A collection of data designed to be used by different people is called a/an
Answer: Database
MCQ33: Which of the following is an attribute that can uniquely identify a row in a table?
Answer: Candidate key
MCQ34: What are the advantages of arrays?
Answer: All of the options
MCQ35: Wrong statement about update keyword is ____________ 
Answer: Only one record can be updated at a time using where clause
Question FBQ1 : __________are used to process data because of their speed, reliability and other functionalities they offer.
Answer: Computers
Question FBQ2 : ________can be distinguished by their sizes, types and generation
Answer: Computers
Question FBQ3 : __________ is meaningless until it undergoes some forms of processing
Answer: Data
Question FBQ4 : __________Data processing (DP) is any computer automated process that converts raw facts
Answer: Electronic
Question FBQ5 : A _____________is so much like a PC except that it is more powerful and has more capabilities for handling mathematical and graphics-processing than a PC
Answer: Workstation
Question FBQ6 : The term _________describes any system based on discontinues data or events.
Answer: Digital
Question FBQ7 : __________are sometimes referred to as personal computers (PCs).
Answer: Microcomputers
Question FBQ8 : An __________device is used to communicate data and instructions or programs to the computer.
Answer: Input
Question FBQ9 : The ________is the brain of the computer and it is the place where data is manipulated within the computer system.
Answer: CPU
Question FBQ10 : The processor consists of two functional units: the control unit and the _______-logic unit.
Answer: Arithmetic
Question FBQ11 : Most of the information stored in a computer system are stored as _______
Answer: Files
Question FBQ12 : A __________system refers to a collection of compatible hardware and software required to exchange information from one location to another.
Answer: Telecommunication
Question FBQ13 : ­­­­­­­­­­­___________ is used for short-term storage of data or program instructions
Answer: RAM
Question FBQ14 : A __________is a collection of data stored in a standardized format, designed to be shared by multiple users
Answer: Database
Question FBQ15 : ___________ programming is a method of creating programs by manipulating program elements graphically rather than by specifying them textually
Answer: Visual
Question FBQ16 : An _____is a series of variables with the same name
Answer: Array
Question FBQ17 : In _________database, files are organizes in tables called a relation which is a two-dimensional table of data consisting of columns and rows
Answer: Relational
Question FBQ18 : A relation is also called an entity or _______
Answer: Record
Question FBQ19 : A ________ is made up of related fields that are uniquely identified by field name also referred to as data element or attributes
Answer: Record
Question FBQ20 : A _________is the smallest possible unit of data.
Answer: Bit
Question FBQ21 : ____________software includes programs that are developed using systems software in order to achieve some tasks.
Answer: Application
Question FBQ22 : A database management system has three components; A data definition language, Data manipulation language and a ________
Answer: Dictionary
Question FBQ23 : The CDs and DVDs are classified as ________ storage devices.
Answer: Optical
Question FBQ24 : _________refers to non-digital (non-computer-based), continuous variable forms of data transmission, including voice and video.
Answer: Analog
Question FBQ25 : ________ is a type of memory which is volatile
Answer: RAM
Question FBQ26 : ________ is non- volatile 
Answer: ROM
Question FBQ27 : An _______system is the most important software for a computer
Answer: Operating
Question FBQ28 : __________ translator is software which translates a computer program written in a high-level programming language, or assembly language to a machine understandable form.
Answer: Language
Question FBQ29 : ________is used for entering text and numeric values into the computer
Answer: Keyboard
Question FBQ30 : A _______is an input device that is popularly used with microcomputers.
Answer: Mouse
Question FBQ31 : A ________is a pointing device that consists of a vertical handle like a gearshift lever mounted on a base with one or two buttons
Answer: Joystick
Question FBQ32 : ______use laser beams and reflected light to capture and translate hardcopy images of text, drawings, photos, and the like into computer understandable form for processing.
Answer: Scanners
Question FBQ33 : A fax machine also referred to as _________transmission machine has facilities that scan an image on paper into electrical signal, transmit same over telephone lines and re-creates the image to a receiving fax machine on paper
Answer: Facsimile
Question FBQ34 : A monitor that looks like the television screen and uses a large vacuum tube, called a _____ray tube.
Answer: Cathode
Question FBQ35 : ________ file is a collection of records that are relatively permanent records that are updated periodically
Answer: Master
Question MCQ1 : Which of the following is/are the main functions of the RAM chip?
Answer: All of the options
Question MCQ2 : ASCII stands for ?
Answer: American Standard Code for Information Interchange
Question MCQ3 : Which of the following is not a type of file stored in a computer system?
Answer: MICR file
Question MCQ4 : Which of the following is not an input device?
Answer: MICR
Question MCQ5 : The following are operating systems, except
Answer: Linus
Question MCQ6 : Which of the following is not a task performed by the operating system?
Answer: All of the options
Question MCQ7 : The three variations of ROM chips are used in special situation include the following, except
Answer: EEEPROM
Question MCQ8 : The following are the demerits of Distributed Data Processing, except
Answer: Direct Users interaction
Question MCQ9 : Which of the following is the basic data processing operations performed on business data?
Answer: All of the options
Question MCQ10 : Which of the following is not a basic SQL statement?
Answer: LOGIC
Question MCQ11 : The following are Control Construct, except
Answer: Update
Question MCQ12 : Which of the following is an advantage of DBMS
Answer: Sharing of data
Question MCQ13 : Which of the following is a type of data file?
Answer: Transaction file
Question MCQ14 : Which of the following operations cannot be performed in a master file
Answer: Selection of record
Question MCQ15 : Which of the following is/are components of a telecommunication?
Answer: All of the options
Question MCQ16 : Arranging the customers names in ascending order is an example of _______
Answer: information processing
Question MCQ17 : Organization, distribution and manipulation of information is classified as________
Answer: Information processing
Question MCQ18 : UNIVAC is
Answer: Universal Automatic computer
Question MCQ19 : Computers are the example of ______ devices
Answer: electronic
Question MCQ20 : The first computer to use Neumann's stored program concept was ______
Answer: EDVAC
Question MCQ21 : Hard discs, fixed head discs, floppy discs and optical discs are types of ______
Answer: Direct access storage
Question MCQ22 : Various operations that are carried out on data while processing includes _______
Answer: All of the options
Question MCQ23 : Which of the following explains the sequential file access method?
Answer: Read bytes one at a time in order
Question MCQ24 : File type can be represented by
Answer: File extension
Question MCQ25 : Set of operations carried on to process gathered data is called
Answer: Data processing cycle
Question MCQ26 : In order to create a file
Answer: allocate the space in file system & make an entry for new file in directory
Question MCQ27 : An organized logical sequence of records is called ________
Answer: File
Question MCQ28 : Files are logically partitioned into storage units of fixed length known as ________
Answer: Blocks
Question MCQ29 : What are the disadvantages of array?
Answer: All of the options
Question MCQ30 : Which of these best describes an array?
Answer: All of the options
Question MCQ31 : Which of the following focuses on the correctness and completeness of the data in a database?
Answer: Data Integrity
Question MCQ32 : A collection of data designed to be used by different people is called a/an _______
Answer: Database
Question MCQ33 : Which of the following is an attribute that can uniquely identify a row in a table?
Answer: Candidate key
Question MCQ34 : What are the advantages of arrays?
Answer: All of the options
Question MCQ35 : Wrong statement about update keyword is ________
Answer: Only one record can be updated at a time using where clause