ROMA GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL

COMPUTER STUDIES – 2016

Questions and Answers

Curtesy of: Chileshe M & Mr Siame K

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. What do you call that calculating device, which makes use of beads for calculations?
(a) Napier's Bones
(b) Slide rule
(c) Pascal's adding machine
(d) Abacus
2. Which of the following computing device was invented by the same person, who discovered
logarithmic tables? (a) Napier's Bones
(b) Slide rule
(c) Pascal's adding machine
(d) Abacus
3. Name the electronic component, which was used in first generation computers.
(a) Transistor
(b) Vacuum tube
(c) PCB
(d) IC
4. Which of the following device was the first device to make use of punched codes?
(a) Abacus
(b) Jacquard's loom
(c) Second generation computers
(d) Modern computers
5. Which of the following computer accepts signal and digits as input?
(a) Analog computers
(b) Digital computers
(c) General computers
(d) Hybrid computers
6. What is a program?
(a) Computer language
(b) Set of instructions for computer
(c) Computer planning
(d) Physical part of computer
7. Which of the following is the largest category of computer?
(a) Supercomputer
(b) Microcomputers
(c) Minicomputers
(d) Mainframes
8. What do you call the physical part of computer?
(a) Software
(b)Program
(c) Hardware
(d) Package
9. What is processed data called?
(a) Program
(b) Information
(c) Signal
(d) Software
10. Which type of device, a computer is?
(a) Mechanical
(b) Electrical
(c) Magnetic

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 (d) Electronic
11. Which part of computer stores data temporarily?
(a) RAM
(b) ALU
(c) CU
(d) CPU
12. Which of the following device will be used for displaying the result?
(a) Keyboard
(b) ALU
(c) VDU
(d) Mouse
13. Which of the following can be used for storing the data permanently?
(a) RAM
(b) Hard disk
(c) Mouse
(d) VDU
14. Which of the following is an example of software?
(a) Mouse
(b) Memory
(c) Operating System (d) Printer 6.
15. Which of the following is purely an input device?
(a) Mouse
(b) Floppy
(c) Hard disk
(d) Printer
16. Which of the following is not an input/output device?
(a) Hard disk
(b) Floppy drive
(c) CD-ROM drive
(d) Magnetic tape drive
17. Which of the following is used for increasing the speed of read write operations in computer?
(a) RAM
(b) ROM
(c) Cache memory
(d) Bulk memory
18. Which of the following unit performs all calculations in computer?
(a) ALU
(b) Memory
(c) Control Unit
(d) Keyboard
19. Which of the following is sequential storage device?
(a) Hard disk
(b) Magnetic tape drive
(c) CD-ROM drive
(d)Floppy drive
20. Which software activates the computer?
(a) Commands
(b) User Interface
(c) Operating System
(d) Utilities

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 21. What is booting?
(a) Carrying out a self-test
(b) Loading operating system in computers memory
(c) Checking computers memory
(d) Executing a command
22. Which of the following management function is not performed by operating system?
(a) Information management
(b) Software management
(c) Device management
(d) Memory management
23. Which of the following is single user multitasking operating system?
(a) MS-DOS
(b) Windows-XP
(c) Windows-2000
(d) Unix
24. Which of the following is not a GUI component?
(a) Radio button
(b) Menu
(c) Command
(d) Text box
25. Which type of user interface does MS-DOS provide?
(a) GUI
(b) CUI
(c) ABI
(d) MGI
26. Which type of user interface is provided in Windows-XP?
(a) GUI
(b) CUI
(c) ABI
(d) MGI
27. What do we call feature that permits a user to execute multiple programs simultaneously? (a)
Multi user
(b) Multi-tasking
(c) Multi programming
(d) Multi process
28. Which of the following is not an essential element of communication system?
(a) Sender
(b) Receiver (c) Wire
(d) Message
29. What is a protocol?
(a) A message
(b) Rules that have been set.
(c) A code
(d) A network device
30. Which of the following network remains confined to a building?
(a) LAN
(b) WAN
(c) MAN
(d) None of the above

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 31. In which type of network, computers of five different cities are connected together to form a
computer network?
(a) LAN
(b) WAN
(c) HAN
(d) SAN
32. Which of the following topology makes use of a special device called hub? (a) Bus
(b) Star
(c) Ring
(d) Mesh
33. What is TCP/IP?
(a) A compression techniques
(b) A protocol
(c) A type of network
(d) A topology
34. How many layers of protocol are there in OSI model of network? (a) 7
(b) 6
(c) 5
(d) 10
35. Which layer of OSI model is related to physical connection of computers, within the network?
(a) First
(b) Second
(c) Fifth
(d) Seventh
36. Which of the following is related to file transfers across the network? (a) FTP
(b) TCP/IP
(c) CSMA/CD
(d) Telnet
37. Which of the following will have fastest rate of data transmission in it?
(a) Twisted pair of wire
(b) Coaxial cable
(c) Optic fiber
(d) Starlight wires
38. Which of the following device is used to connect computer to the telephone line?
(a) modem
(b) A to D converter
(c) Optic fiber cable (d) Web server
39. In which of the following technique, time interval between the transmissions of two bits differs?
(a) Asynchronous
(b) Synchronous
(c) Simplex mode
(d) Parallel transmission
40. In which of the following data transmission mode, transmission takes place in both the
directions but not simultaneously?
(a) Simplex
(b) Half duplex
(c) Full Duplex
(d) Parallel transmission
41. In which of the following process, amplitude of the analog signal is observed at regular
intervals? (a) Sampling

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 (b) Quantization
(c) Reconstruction
(d) Packet switching
42. Which of the following, essentially makes use of HTTP protocol? (a) Internet
(b) World Wide Web
(c) Computer Network
(d) None of the above
43.
Which part interprets program instructions and initiate control operations? (a)
Input
(b) Storage unit (c)
Logic unit
(d) Control unit
44. The binary system uses powers of
(a) 2
(b) 10
(c) 8
(d) 16
45. A computer program that converts assembly language to machine language is
(a) Compiler
(b) Interpreter
(c) Assembler
(d) Comparator
46. The time required for the fetching and execution of one simple machine instruction is
(a) Delay time
(b) CPU cycle
(c) Real time
(d) Seek time
47. Binary numbers need more places for counting because
(a) They are always big numbers
(b) Any no. of 0's can be added in front of them
(c) Binary base is small
(d) 0's and l's have to be properly spaced apart
48. Which access method is used for obtaining a record from a cassette tape?
(a) Direct
(b) Sequential
(c) Random
(d) All of the above
49. The radian of a number system
(a) Is variable
(b) Has nothing to do with digit position value
(c) Equals the number of its distinct counting digits
(d) Is always an even number
50. The section of the CPU that selects, interprets and sees to the execution of program instructions
(a) Memory
(b) Register unit
(c) Control unit (d)
ALU
51. Which type of system puts the user into direct conversation with the computer through a keyboard?
(a) Real time processing

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 (b) Interactive computer
(c) Batch processing (d)
Time sharing
52. The term referring to evacuating the content of some part of the machine is known as

(b) Dump
(c) Enhancement
(b) Down
(c) Compiler
53. A single packet on a data link is known as
(a) Path
(b) Frame
(c) Block
(d) Group
54. The process of communicating with a file from a terminal is

(b) Interactive
(c) Interrogation
(d) Heuristic
(e) All of the above
55. A common boundary between two systems is called
(a) Interdiction
(b) Interface
(c) Surface
(d) None of the above
56. The examination and changing of single bits or small groups of his within a word is
called

(a) Bit
(b) Byte
(c) Bit manipulation
(d) Bit slice
57. Which computer has been designed to be as compact as possible? (a) Mini
(b) Super computer
(c) Micro computer
(d) Mainframe
58. The symbols used in an assembly language are
(a) Codes
(b) Mnemonics
(c) Assembler
(d) All of the above
59. A datum that indicates some important state in the content of input or output is
(a) Sequence
(b) Sentinel
(c) SIO
(d) Sibling
60. Which of the following is still useful for adding numbers?
(a) EDSAC
(b) ENIAC
(c) Abacus

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 (d) UNIVAC
61. A program that is employed in the development, repair or enhancement of other
programs is known as
(a) System software
(b) Software tool
(c) Applications program
(d) Utility program
(e) None of the above
62. Any storage device added to a computer beyond the immediately usable main storage is
known as

(a)
Floppy disk
(b)
Hard disk
(c)
Backing store
(d)
Punched card
63. Which output device is used for translating information from a computer into pictorial
form on paper.
(a) Mouse
(b) Plotter
(c) Touch panel (d) Card punch
64. A technique used by codes to convert an analog signal into a digital bit stream is known
as

(a)Pulse code modulation

(b)Pulse stretcher
(c)Query processing
(d)Queue management
65. Most important advantage of an IC is its
(a) Easy replacement in case of circuit failure
(b) Extremely high reliability
(c) Reduced cost
(d) Low power consumption
66. A device designed to read information encoded into a small plastic card is
(a) Magnetic tape
(b) Badge reader
(c) Tape puncher (d) Card puncher
67. A hybrid computer uses a _____ to convert digital signals from a computer into analog
signals. (a) Modulator
(b) Demodulator
(c) Modem
(d) Decoder
68. A group of magnetic tapes, videos or terminals usually under the control of one master
is (a)Cylinder
(b) Cluster
(c) Surface
(d) Track

69. Any device that performs signal conversion is

(a) Modulator

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 (b) Modem
(c) Keyboard (d) Plotter

70. A type of channel used to connect a central processor and peripherals which uses
multiplying is known as
(a) Modem
(b) Network
(c) Multiplexer
(d) All of the above

71. A modern digital computer has

(a) Extremely high speed
(b) Large memory
(c) Almost unlimited array (d) All of the above

72. Which of the following can store information in the form of microscopic pits on metal
disks. (a) Laser disks
(b) Tape cassettes
(c) RAM cartridge (d)
Punched card

73. An operating system intended for use on microprocessor based systems that support a
single user is (a) PC-DOS
(b) MS-DOS
(c) UNIX
(d) CP/M

74. Computer memory consists of

(a) RAM
(b) ROM
(c) PROM
(d) All of the above

75. A path by which communication is achieved between a central processor and other
devices is called (a) Audit trail
(b) Network
(c) Bus
(d) Channel

76. A stand-alone system which produces one page of printed output at a time is
(a) Page printer
(b) Line printer
(c) Laser printer
(d) Dot matrix printer

77. A memory that does not change its contents without external causes is known as
(a) Dynamic memory
(b) Static memory (C)
RAM
(d) EEPROM

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 78. Which of the following is the coding of data so that it can't be easily understood if
intercepted. (a) Barcode
(b) Decoder
(c) Encryption
(d) Mnemonics

79. RAM is used as a short memory because it is

(a) Volatile
(b) Has small capacity
(c) very expensive
(d) programmable

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 80. A modern electronic computer is a machine that is meant for
(a) Doing quick mathematical calculations
(b) Input storage, manipulation of outputting of data
(c) Electronic data processing
(d) Performing repetitive tasks accurately

81. As compared to diskettes, the hard disks are

(a) more expensive
(b) more portable
(c) less rigid
(d) slowly accessed

82. The first microprocessors produced by Intel Corpn. and Texas Instruments were used
primarily to control small (a) microwave ovens
(b) washing machines
(C) calculators
(d) personal computers

83. Which printer uses a combination of laser-beam & electro photographic techniques? (a)
Laser printers
(b) Dot-Matrix
(c) Line printer
(d) Daisy wheel

84. Where are the programs and data to be located before the ALU and control unit of a
computer can operate on them? (a) Internal memory
(b) Secondary memory
(c) Microprocessor
(d) Magnetic tapes

85. Human beings are referred to as Homosapiens. Which device is called Silico sapiens? (a)
Monitor
(b) Hardware (c)
Robot
(d) Computer

86. Which access method is used for obtaining a record from a cassette tape?
(a) Direct
(b) Sequential
(c) Random
(d) All of the above

87. The process of entering data into a storage location

(a) adds to the contents of the location
(b) cause variation in its address number
(c) is known as a readout operation
(d) is destructive of previous contents

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 88. The software used to convert source program instructions to object instruction is known as
(a) Compiler
(b) Assembler
(c) Interpreter
(d) Language processor

89. Backing storage is so named because it

(a) is always kept at the back of the CP.U.
(b) is slow and backward
(c) backs up the computer's main memory
(d) lags behind the main memory

90. The ASCII code for the character J is:

(a) 1001 0001
(b) 1001 1010
(c) 0100 1010
(d) 1010 0001
91. Which of the following is the user programmed semiconductor memory?
(a) SRAM
(b) DRAM
(c) EPROM
(d) All of the above

92. An instruction that transfers program control to one or more possible paths is known as
(a) Utility program
(b) System software
(c) Broadband channel
(d) Application program

93. The two kinds of main Memory are:

(a) Primary and secondary
(b) Random and sequential
(c) ROM and RAM
(d) All of the above

94. Programs designed to perform specific tasks is called known as

(a) System software
(b) Application software
(c) Utility programs
(d) Operating system

95. The ALU of a computer normally contains a number of high speed storage elements called
(a) semiconductor memory
(b) registers
(c) hard disk
(d) magnetic disk

96. Which of the following holds data and processing instructions temporarily until the CPU
needs it? (a) ROM
(b) control unit

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 (c) main memory
(d) coprocessor chips

97. A high speed device used in CPU for temporary storage during processing is called

(a) register
(b) a bus
(c) Bata bus
(d) All of the above

98. The first electronic digital computer contained?

(a) Electronic valves
(b) Vacuum tubes
(c) Transistors
(d) Semiconductor memory

99. The memory which is ultraviolet light erasable and electrically programmable is

(a) ROM
(b) PROM
(c) RAM
(d) EPROM
100. The arranging of data in a logical sequence is called

(a) sorting
(b) classifying
(c) Reproducing
(d) Summarizing
101. A computer has a 1024K memory. What does the letter K stand for

(a) Kilometre
(b) Thousand
(c) Kilobyte (e) MB
102. Computer instructions written with the use of English words instead of binary machine code
is called
(a) Mnemonics
(b) Symbolic code
(c) Gray code
(d) Op-code
103. The system unit of a personal computer typically contains all of the following except

(a) microprocessor (b) disk controller

(c) serial interface
(d) modem
104. Which of the following are the two main components of the CPU?
(a) control unit and registers
(b) registers and main memory
(c) control unit and ALU
(d) ALU and bus

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 105. 1024 bytes represent a
(a) Megabyte
(b) Gigabyte
(d) Kilobyte
(d) None of the above

106. Which of the following is not used for storage purposes with main frame computers?
(a) removable disks
(b) fixed disks
(c) mass storage systems
(d) diskettes

107. Which is true for the digital computer?

(a) It is less accurate than the analog computer
(b) It represents the decimal numbers through a string of binary digits (c) It is used primarily in
scientific applications.
(d) Both (a) and (c)
108. What is the main advantage of magnetic core memory over semiconductor RAM memory?
(a) more compact and smaller
(b) more economical
(c) a bit does not have to write after reading
(d) non volatile

109. Which of the following registers is loaded with the contents of the memory location pointed
by the PC?
(a) Memory Address Register
(b) Memory Data Register
(c) Instruction Register
(d) Program Counter

110. Storage on PC allows you to store files until something erases it, but memory loses its
contents whenever its is lost
(a) static
(b) disk space
(c) power
(d) both a and b above

111. Why is the width of the data bus so important to the processing speed of a computer?
(a) The narrower it is, the greater the computer's processing speed
(b) The wider it is, the more data that can fit into main memory
(c) The wider it is, the greater the computer's processing speed
(d) The wider it is, the slower the computer's processing speed
112. A memory bus is mainly used for communication between
(a) processor and memory
(b) processor and I/O devices
(c) I/O devices and memory
(d) input device and output device
113. To locate a data item for storage is
(a) Field
(b) Feed

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 (c) Database (d) Fetch
114. Which of the following memory is capable of operating at electronics speed?
(a) Semiconductor memory
(b) Magnetic disks
(c) Magnetic drums (d) Magnetic tape
115. The main purpose of time sharing techniques used in computers is to make the best use of the
(a) CPU
(b) Peripherals
(c) secondary storage
(d) floppy disks
116. A temporary storage area, attached to the CPU, for I/O operations is a

(a)chip
(b)buffer
(c) register
(d) core
117. Which of the following require large computer memory?
(a) Imaging
(b) Graphics
(c) Voice
(d) All of the above
118. Where does a computer add and compare data?
(a) Hard disk
(b) Floppy disk
(c) CPU chip
(d) Memory chip
119. Which of the following are used to quickly accept, store, and transfer data and instructions
that are being used immediately by the CPU?
(a) microprocessors
(b) registers
(c) ROM chips
(d) data buses

120. General purpose computers are those that can be adopted to countless uses simply by
changing its
(a) keyboard
(b) printer
(c) program
(d) display screen

121. A software package to perform calculations on data arranged in an array is (a)

System software
(b) Utility programs
(c) Electronic spread sheet
(d) Application programs
122. A computer program consists of
(a) System flowchart
(b) Program flowchart
(c) Algorithms written in computer's language
(d) Discrete logical steps

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 123. An input device which can read characters directly from an ordinary piece of paper is (a)
OCR
(b) OMR
(c) MSI
(d) POS
124. Which of the following is not a part of the CPU
(a) storage unit
(b) arithmetic and logic unit
(c) program unit (d) control unit
125. In this world of fast changing computer technology, one of the most important factor to be
considered while purchasing a PC is, it should have a provision for

(a) high level integration

(b) self-upgradability
(c) intelligent sensors
(d) faster data access

126. Which of the following storage and retrieval methods would be well suited to your
processing requirements if you only need to retrieve records one at a time and there is no
fixed pattern to the requests for data and records?
(a) indexed sectors
(b) sequential
(c) direct
(d) indexed direct

127. Which is a secondary memory device?

(a) .CPU
(b) ALU
(c) Floppy disk (d) Mouse
128. A storage device which is used to store data & information external to the main storage is
known as
(a) Buffer
(b) Backing storage
(c) PROM
(d) Accumulator
129. For a memory system, the cycle time is
(a) same as the access time
(b) longer than the access time
(c) shorter than the access time
(d) submultiple of the access time

130. What process prepares the magnetic surface of a disk by creating concentric circles, called
tracks, around the disk? (Each track is further divided into pic-shaped sections called
sectors.) (a) Tracking
(b) Formatting
(c) Copying
(d) Sectioning
131. What does that acronym VGA stand for?

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 (a) Extended Graphics Adapter
(b) Enhanced Graphics Array
(c) Video Graphics Array
(d) Color Graphics Array

132. Which part of the diskette should never be touched?

(a) Hub
(b) Centre
(c) Oval slot (d) Corner
133. The storage locations in the internal storage of a CPU are called
(a) contents
(b) addresses
(c) locations
(d) mask
134. Most disk drives have a single read/ write head for each disk surface. What is the advantage
of suing multiple heads on each movable access arm?
(a) Reduced seek time
(b) Less latency time
(c)Reduced search time (d)
Less disk speed
135. One of the main feature that distinguish microprocessors from microcomputers is
(a) words are usually larger in microprocessors
(b) words are shorter in microprocessors
(c) microprocessor does not contain I/O devices
(d) exactly the same as the machine cycle time

136. Which type of display is the latest to be used for portable computer? (a) LED display
(b) LCD display
(c) Plasma display
(d) Electroluminescent display

137. Whenever a peripheral is being controlled by the CPU, it is said to be online. If additionally,
the computer files are updated as soon as any change takes place, the system is called

(a) quick processing system

(b) batch processing system
(c) real time system
(d) remote processing system

138. Communication between computers using standard telephone service

(a) Requires a change to an analog signal

(b) Is most efficient
(c) Produces little noise and few disturbances
(d) All of the above

139. A floppy disk contains

(a) Circular tracks only
(b) Sectors only

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 (c) Both circular tracks and sector
(d) All of the above
140. The ALU of a computer responds to the commands coming from

(a) primary memory

(b) control section
(c) external memory
(d) cache memory
141. The heart of any computer is the
(a) CPU
(b) Memory
(c) I/O Unit
(d) Disks
142. Impact printers
(a) strike a ribbon against the paper to produce character images
(b) include ink-jet and thermal devices
(c) are more expensive than Laser printers
(d) use optical technology

143. Which of the following is not a practical data-processing approach? (a) batch-sequential
(b) batch-direct
(c) immediate-sequential
(d) immediate-direct

144. Bit map terminal

(a) support displays containing multiple windows
(b) requires considerable amount of video RAM
(c) requires tremendous amount of copying and hence low performance (d) All of the above

145. A 32 bit microprocessor has the word length equal to

(a) 2 bytes
(b) 32 bytes
(c) 4 bytes (d) 8
146. The register which holds the address of the location to or from which data are to be
transferred is known as
(a) index register
(b) instruction register
(c) memory address register
(d) memory data register

147. Transistorized computer circuits were introduced in the

(a) first generation

(b) second generation
(c) third generation
(d) fourth generation
148. In a computer system, which device is functionally opposite of a Key-board? (a) Mouse
(b) Trackball
(c) Printer
(d) Joystick

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 149. Which one of the following is termed a combination input-output device? (a) VDT
(b) Keyboard (c)
Printer
(d) Laser Jet
150. The process of writing computer instructions in a programming language is known as (a)
Coding
(b) Processing
(c) Programming
(d) File
151. The CPU chip used in a computer is partially made out of
(a) Copper
(b) Iron
(c) Gold and silver
(d) Silica
152. A byte is comprised of
(a) One bit
(b) Four bits
(c) Eight bits
(d) Sixteen bits
153. Which of the following printer can be classified as a page-at-a-time printer? (a) Laser printer
(b) Dot-matrix printer
(c) Thermal printer (d)
Inkjet printer
154. The CPU of a computer transfers print output to a temporary disk memory at high speed and
then gets back to processing another job without waiting for the output to go to the printer. In
this way, the CPU does not remain idle due to its own high speed as compared to the low
speed of the printer. What is the name of this memory?
(a) External memory
(b) I/O memory
(c) ROM
(d) Buffer memory

155. Which of the following registers hold the information before it goes to the decoder?
(a) control register
(b) data register (c) accumulator
(d) address register
156. A typical modern computer uses
(a) LSI chips
(b) Vacuum tubes
(c) Valves
(d) All the above
157. A processing unit that coordinates networks and data communication is known as
(a) Control unit
(b) Communications processor
(c) Register unit
(d) CPU
158. What is the name given to the 8-bit unit used for coding data? (a) block of characters
(b) byte
(c) word
(d) bit

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 159. What is meant by the term RAM?
(a) Memory which can only be read
(b) Memory which can be both read and written to
(c) Memory which is used for permanent storage
(d) Memory which can only be written to

160. Magnetic tape can serve as

(a) secondary-storage media
(b) output media
(c) input media
(d) All of the above
161. In which addressing mode, the effective address of the operand is generated by adding a
constant value to the contents of a register?
(a) Absolute mode
(b) Indirect mode
(c) Immediate mode
(d) Index mode

162. The term gigabyte refers to

(a) 1024 bytes
(b) 1024 kilobytes
(c) 1024 megabytes (d) 1024 gigabytes
163. Which of the following best describes a computer-based information system? (a) A system in
which a computer is used to turn data into information (b) Inputting data
(c) Processing data
(d) Performing complex mathematical calculations

164. What type of computer programming is used for airplane ticket reservation system?
(a) Multi programming
(b) Real time programming
(c) Time sharing
(d) Batch programming

165. Accessing records from a file directly without searching from the beginning of the file is (a)
Time sharing
(b) Random
(c) Direct access
(d) Access time
166. The monitor of a computer is connected to it by a
(a) Wire
(b) Cable
(c) Bus
(d) Line driver
167. In a punched card system, data is processed by a
(a) keypunch machine, sorter, and posting machine
(b) accounting machine, posting machine, and billing machine
(c) sorter, posting machine, and billing machine
(d) accounting machine, keypunch machine, and sorter

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 168. Group of instructions that directs a computer is called
(a) Storage
(b) Memory
(c) Logic
(d) Program
169. A computer-controlled device for training exercises that duplicates the work environment is a

(a) simulator
(b) duplicator
(c) trainer
(d) COM device
170. Which of the following is not an output device of a computer? (a) Printer
(b) keyboard
(c) VDU
(d) CRT screen
171. Which of the following terms could be used to describe the concurrent processing of
computer programs, via CRTs, on one computer system?
(a) Time-sharing
(b) Online processing
(c) Interactive processing
(d)All the above processing

172. What is the name given to the specialized storage element in the processor unit of a computer
which is used as a "scratch pad" during processing operations?
(a) storage register
(b) primary memory
(c) cache memory
(d) accumulator

173. A large number of computers in a wide geographical area can be efficiently connected using
(a) Twisted pair lines
(b) Coaxial cables
(c) Communications satellites
(d) All of the above

174. Ethernet uses

(a) Bus topology
(b) Ring topology
(c) Star topology
(d) Tree topology
175. A computer programmer
(a) does all the thinking for a computer
(b) can enter input data quickly
(c) an operate all types of computer equipment
(d) can draw only flowchart
176. The 0 and 1 in the binary numbering system are called binary digits or _____ (a) bytes
(b) kilobytes
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 (c) decimal bytes
(d) bits

177. All calculations are performed and all comparisons are made in _____ unit. (a) control unit
(b) arithmetic-logic unit
(c) central processing unit
(d) primary storage unit

178. The most commonly used standard data code to represent alphabetical, numerical and
punctuation characters used in Electronic Data Processing system is called
(a) ASCII
(b) EBCDII
(c) BCD
(d) All of the above

179. Hard disks and diskettes are

(a) Direct access storage devices
(b) Sequential access storage devices
(c) Rarely used with microcomputers
(d) Both (a) and (c)

180. How many bits can be stored in the 8K RAM?

(a) 8000
(b) 8192
(c) 4000
(d) 4096
181. To produce high-quality graphics (hardcopy) in color, you would use a
(a) RGB monitor
(b) plotter
(c) ink-jet printer
(d) laser printer

182. What does that acronym EGA stand for?

(a) Enhanced Graphics Array
(b) Extended Graphics Array
(c) Monochrome Graphics Adapter
(d) Enhanced Graphics Adapter
183. What is a portion of memory that serves as a temporary repository for data as it waits for a
given action? (a) Memory Pool
(b) Cache
(c) Processor
(d) Processor pool
184. Access time in a computer memory is the time required to
(a) Locate the stored data
(b) Retrieve the stored data
(c) Both locate and retrieve the data
(d) All of the above
185. The letters WIMP stands for: (a) windows Icons Menus Pointer

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 (b) Windows Internet Motion Path
(c) Windows Intranet Magnetic Projector
(d) Wallpaper Interface Monitor Pointer
186. Which two of the following are examples of application software
(a) Windows XP and Spreadsheet
(b) Spreadsheet and Mozilla Firefox (c) Skype and Windows 10 (d) Smadav and Windows Vista.
187. can be found in lots of devices such as burglar alarms, central
heating systems, washing machines and control the device in some way.
(a) Software
(b) Sensors
(c) Hardware
(d) Operating System

188. A computer that processes individually distinct discrete data of 0’s and 1’s that can be
counted is
(a) Analog Computer
(b) Batch System
(c) Digital Computer
(d) Hybrid Computer
189. The device that makes a hard copy is called
(a) Printer
(b) CTR monitor
(c) Scanner (d) Mouse
190. Which kind of mathematics does the computer use in performing its operations/functions? (a)
Decimal
(b) Binary
(c) Algebra
(d) Spreadsheet calculations
191. Which command will delete a file permanently?
(a) ‘Ctrl + backspace’
(b) ‘Ctrl + D’
(c) ‘Windows key + Delete’
(d) ‘Shift + Delete’
192. What is the most appropriate software for calculating sales data for a new project using a
computer?
(a) Database software
(b) Presentation software
(c) Microsoft Calculator
(d) Spreadsheet software
193. The two kinds of main memory are
(a) ROM and RAM
(b) RAM and Volatile
(c) Primary and Secondary
(d) Flash Disk and CD-ROM
194. The devices that make up a computer system are called
(a) Peripherals
(b) Parts
(c) Software
(d) Hardware

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 195. What should a user do to a computer not responding to commands? (a) Switch it of and on
(b) Plug it out
(c) Switch it off and on (d)
Plug it in and out
196. What term is used to describe the process of correcting and making changes to a document?
(a) Editing
(b) Spell checking
(c) Find and replace (d)
Typing
197. A can be used quickly to locate information on the
internet.
(a) Quick locator
(b) Quick finder
(c) Search finder
(d) Search engine

198. Monitors connected to one CPU are called

(a) Workstation
(b) Desktop computer
(c) Laptop
(d) Drawing Tablet

199. Unauthorized way of gaining access to a computer system without authority is called
.
(a) Hacking
(b) Hacker
(c) Encrypting
(d) Fraud

200. The letters GUI stand for

(a) General User Interface
(b) Graphics User Interface
(c) Graphical User Interface
(d) Graphical User Interchange

201. Which two of the following are examples of software

(a) Microsoft and Dell
(b) DVD-ROM and Ms Excel
(c) Toshiba and Word processing
(d) Operating System and Web browser

202. The Personal digital assistant (PDA) can be used to:

(a) Print documents
(b) Send and Receive mail
(c) Solve family problems
(d) Zoom in and zoom out

203. The binary digits of 0’s and 1’s are called:

(a) Bits
(b) Byte
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 (c) Kilobytes
(d) Gigabytes

204. is the type of printer which uses numerous tiny dots to make up each
printed character. (a) colour printer
(b) Laser printer
(c) Ink jet printer
(d) Dot matrix printer

205. A Megabyte is
(a) 1000 bytes
(b) 1000 000 bytes
(c) 1000 000 000 bytes
(d) 1000 000 000 000 bytes
206. Is the collection and manipulation of items of
data to produce meaningful
Information?
(a) Digital
(b) Electronic
(c) Data processing
(d) Information technology
207. What name is given to the input device where the pointer is moved by rotating the ball using
a thumb or finger?
(a) Joystick
(b) Mouse
(c) Keypad
(d) Tracker ball

208. Which shortcut keys can you use on the keyboard to highlight or select and print the entire
document in a word processing program?
(a) Ctrl +A and Ctrl +P
(b) Ctrl +C and Ctrl +P
(c) Ctrl +Shift and Ctrl +P
(d) Ctrl +Shift and Shift + P

209. What does ‘System Software’ include?

(a) Hardware and software
(b) Windows, Mac and Linux software
(c) The operating system and all the utilities that enable the computer to function
(d) The applications used to run all the computer’s devices

210. What does a complete computer system include?

(a) Software to control the allocation and usage of hardware resources
(b) Microprocessor, memory, peripheral equipment
(c) RAM, ROM and storage
(d) Hardware and devices (e. g. motherboard)

211. What kind of a device is a touch screen?

(a) Both input and output
(b) Storage
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 (c) Input
(d) System output device

212. What are two types of commonly used printers?

(a) Plotter and dot matrix
(b) Digital scanner and DVD burner
(c) Colour and black & white (d) Laser and inkjet

213. What is the most distinctive difference between in LAN and a WAN?
(a) Wireless combined with wired network being used
(b) Different topology used (i.e. Star, bus or other)
(c) Distance Covered by the network
(d) The different types of users for each network

214. Which menu/submenu includes the command ‘Find’?

(a) View
(b) Review
(c) Font
(d) Editing

215. Which of the following tasks is best suited to a spreadsheet program?

(a) Typing a standard letter
(b) Presenting information to a large audience
(c) Typing and reserving an airline ticket (d) Calculating sales data for a new project.

216. Which one of the following is not an application software?

(a) Word processing software
(b) Windows XP software
(c) Database software
(d) Presentation software

217. An operating system software is

(a) Software to control the allocation and usage of hardware resources
(b) Software to operate spreadsheet calculations program
(c) Software to operate virus-scanning procedures
(d) Software to operate and manipulate databases

218. Computer performance can become slow because of

(a) Running several software applications at the same time
(b) Printing documents at a low resolution
(c) Using small computer visual display unit
(d) Increasing the amount of RAM available in the computer

219. Which one of the following is used as a computer input device? (a) Plotter
(b) Monitor
(c) Printer
(d) Joystick

220. A computer that processes individually distinct discrete data of 0’s and 1’s that can be
counted is
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 (a) Analog computer
(b) Batch system
(c) Digital computer
(d) Hybrid computer

221. CRT is
(a) Cathode Ray Tube
(b) Computer Ray Tube
(c) Cathode Run Terminal
(d) Computer Run Terminal

222. The device that makes a soft copy is called

(a) Monitor
(b) Printer
(c) Scanner
(d) Plotter

223. Which shortcut keys can you use on the keyboard to make text, words, or paragraphs in a
word processing program to be in italics and underline?
(a) Ctrl +T and Ctrl +D
(b) Ctrl +I and Ctrl + D
(c) Ctrl +I and Ctrl + U (d) Ctrl +T and Ctrl + L 224. Which shortcut keys can you use on the
keyboard to copy and paste text, words, or paragraphs in a word processing program?
(a) Ctrl +C and Ctrl +Z
(b) Ctrl +C and Ctrl +V
(c) Ctrl +C and Ctrl +Y
(d) Ctrl +C and Ctrl +P

225. Which of the following would be considered a portable computer? (a) Laptop
(b) Workstation
(c) Desktop computer
(d) Mainframe computer

226. Which part of the computer displays the work done?

(a) RAM
(b) Printer
(c) ROM
(d) Monitor

227. ALU is:

(a) Arithmetic Local Unit
(b) Application Logic Unit
(c) Analogue Logic Unit
(d) Arithmetic Logic Unit

228. Which one of the following is an extension of video file format in computers?
(a) jpg
(b) exe
(c) mpg
(d) bmp
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 229. Which of the following cannot be done using e-mail?
(a) Send an attachment
(b) Forward an e-mail
(c) Copy file from a remote computer
(d) Reply to an e-mail

230. Which of the following is an Antivirus Software?

(a) Photoshop
(b) Norton
(c) Yahoo
(d) Flash

231. Which of the following commands is given to reboot the computer?

(a) Ctrl + Alt + Del
(b) Ctrl + Alt + Tab
(c) Ctrl + Shift + Del
(d) Ctrl + Shift + Tab

232. Firmware is built using

(a) RAM
(b) Video Memory
(c) Cache Memory
(d) ROM

233. Which of the following is not an internet search engine?

(a) Google
(b) Yahoo
(c) MSN
(d) Windows

234. What the maximum length for a cable connection of a full speed USB device to a PC is (a) 3
Meters.
(b) 4 Meters.
(c) 5 Meters.
(d) 6 Meters.

235. A customer complains that they receive malicious e-mails from the same user several times a
day. What should you ask the customer?
(a) When was the last time the anti-virus signatures were updated?
(b) Have there been any strange e-mails received in the last few weeks?
(c) When was the last time the hard drive was defragmenter?
(d) Ask if the user knows the company policy for sending out viruses?

236. USB can supply power for all of the following except ____________.
(a) 4 port hub
(b) Keyboard
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 (c) Mouse
(d) Internal hard drive

237. What is the smallest space to store data on a hard drive?

(a) Track
(b) Sector
(c) Cluster
(d) Cylinder

238. A workstation has just been installed on the Ethernet LAN but cannot communicate with the
network. What should you do first?
(a) Reinstall the network protocols.
(b) Reinstall the network interface card driver.
(c) Verify the IP configuration on the workstation.
(d) Verify the link status on the computer's network card.

239. A client wants to upgrade the storage in a computer. The original drive is working, just the
owner needs additional free space. The technician installs a new 40GB ATA Hard drive in the
system. It can be heard spinning up, but the drive is NOT recognized by the system's BIOS.
Select the MOST likely problems. (Select Two)
(a) Faulty Hard drive
(b) Incompatible Operating System
(c) Drive capacity too large for BIOS
(d) Incorrect termination

240. Which of the following will allow you to use a laptop as a desktop system? (Select two)
(a) External Hard drive
(b) Port Replicator
(c) Hot Swappable drive
(d) Docking station

241. When installing a new video card in a system which previously used an onboard video
controller, the onboard video controller needs to be
(a) disabled in the windows control panel (b) disable in the BIOS (c) Physically removed.
(d) Disable using the jumper pin on the new video card.

242. Identify the I/O port described below. An external D Shaped connectors with a total of 15
female pins in 3 rows (a) Parallel Port. (b) Serial Port.
(c) VGA Video Port
(d) Joy Stick/MIDI Port. USB Port.

243. Upgrading to a new AGP video card from a PCI video card has which of the following
benefits?
(a) Reduces heat inside the system unit
(b) Frees up a USB slot
(c) AGP type video cards have a newer design over the PC vide cards
(d) Increases the video performance
244. He troubleshoots company network, gives IP addresses, Configures NIC. Network:
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 (a) troubleshooter
(b) B. engineer
(c) C. student
(d) D. administrator
245. A computer program that is designed to propagate itself with a major aim of damaging
computer programs is:
(a) Malware
(b) Worm
(c) Loveletter (d) Kylie
246. Output, storage, processing and ………… are essential during the entire data processing
cycle.
(a) Hardware
(b) B. Software
(c) C. Input
(d) D. Communication
247. Which of the following will hold more data?
(a) DVD
(b) CD
(c) Floppy diskette.
(d) SmartCard
248. A computer is also a stupid machine because it:
(a) Does not get tired.
(b) Does not think.
(c) Can play music 24 hours.
(d) Prints pornographic materials.
249. The ability of a computer to handle more than one task at a go is called: (a) Speed.
(b) Versatile.
(c) Diligent.
(d) Artificial intelligence.
250. Which of the following may generally mean hardware?
(a) Word processor.
(b) Program.
(c) Operating system.
(d) Firmware
251. E-mail messages move in from one router to another.
(a) Envelopes
(b) Packets
(c) Groups
(d) Clusters

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ANSWERS
1 D 51 C 101 D 151 A 201 D2
A 52 C 102 A 152 A 202 B3
B 53 B 103 C 153 D 203 A4
B 54 A 104 B 154 C 204 D5
D 55 B 105 D 155 A 205 B6
B 56 B 106 C 156 D 206 C7
A 57 B 107 C 157 B 207 D8
C 58 C 108 D 158 B 208 A9
B 59 C 109 B 159 B 209 C
10 D 60 B 110 D 160 B 210 A
11 A 61 B 111 C 161 A 211 A 12
C 62 C 112 C 162 D 212
D 13 B 63 B 113 C 163 C
213 C
14 C 64 C 114 A 164 A 214 D
15 A 65 B 115 D 165 B 215 D 16
A 66 A 116 A 166 C 216
B

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 17 C 67 B 117 A 167 B 217 A
18 A 68 B 118 B 168 D 218 A 19
B 69 C 119 D 169 D 219
D 20 C 70 B 120 C 170 A
220 C
21 B 71 A 121 B 171 B 221 A
22 B 72 C 122 C 172 D 222 A 23
A 73 D 123 C 173 B 223 C 24
A 74 A 124 A 174 C 224 B 25
A 75 D 125 A 175 AA 225 A
26 A 76 D 126 C 176 D 226 D
27 B 77 C 127 B 177 B 227 D
28 C 78 A 128 D 178 A 228 C
29 B 79 B 129 C 179 A 229 C 30
A 80 C 130 B 180 B 230 B 31
B 81 A 131 B 181 B 231 A
32 B 82 B 132 B 182 A 232 D
33 B 83 A 133 C 183 B 233 D 34
A 84 C 134 C 184 C 234
C 35 C 85 A 135 B 185 A
235 A 36 A 86 A 136 A 186 B
236 D 37 C 87 D 137 C 187
B 237 B 38 A 88 B 138 D
188 C 238 D
39 A 89 D 139 C 189 A 239 Aor C
40 B 90 D 140 A 190 B 240 BorD
41 A 91 C 141 C 191 D 241 B 42
B 92 C 142 B 192 D 242 C
43 D 93 C 143 A 193 C 243 D
44 D 94 C 144 A 194 D 244 D 45
D 95 C 145 C 195 C 245
B
46 A 96 B 146 D 196 A 246 D
47 C 97 B 147 C 197 D 247 A 48
B 98 C 148 C 198 A 248
B
49 C 99 A 149 B 199 A 249 D
50 B 100 B 150 C 200 C 250 D
251 D

SHORT ANSWER/PHRASE
1. The hardware used to enter data into the computer system is known as
device.
2. Computer refers to the computer's machinery,
its electronic devices and its circuits.

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 3. What we call a computer is actually a computer a
combination of components that work together.
4. The largest, most expensive computers are known as

5. The is the computer's

main processing device.
6. The computer’s input device is
7. Name the fastest type of computer that can perform complex operations at
very high speed.
8. What did the first generation computers use for circuitry?
9. Mainframe computer stores
10. What is the fundamental purpose of BIOS?
11. Who invented the term BIOS ?
12. What gives battery backup for a limited time
13. What uses asynchronous time –division multiplexing and encodes data into
small, Fixed-size cells?
14. What is the heart of the computer and this is where all the computing is done?
15. is a type of computer most likely to be used by a travelling salesman?
16. is a term for systems used to store, retrieve, process and transmit data?

17. is a device that is required to connect a computer to the internet?

18. is a devices that is important (a must) to run a computer?
19. OMR means

20. How can you install of USB mouse?

21. What determines the drive letter for a floppy drive?
22. ports can support full duplex communication
23. should be placed between a heatsink and a processor setting them in place?
24. The characteristics of USB 2.0 is to
25. A customer complains that her PC boots and runs fine for a short period of
time. Then it starts to exhibit various intermittent problems. What is the
MOST probable cause of this?
26. A customer complains that her monitor remains blank after she turns on her
computer. Before telling the customer to bring in the computer, what should
the technician do?
27. Which device would you plug into an AGP slot?
28. Plotter accuracy is measured in terms of repeatability and

29. The flow and timing to data to and from the microprocessor is regulated by
30. The control of the jobs running within a system is
31. The word 'Computer' usually refers to the Central Processor Unit plus
32. An input/output device at which data enters or leaves a computer system is
33. The input and output devices are located away from the central computer
facility what is a particular type of processing.
34. The latest PC keyboards use a circuit that senses the movement by the change
in its capacitance. What are these keyboards called?
35. What is the alternative name for a diskette?

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 36. method is of reading the characters & providing input to a computer.
37. The unit of hardware an operator uses to monitor computer processing is the

38. A framework in which circuit boards can he mounted is

39. The physical components of a computer system is
40. A device used to bring information into a computer is
41. The pieces of equipment which are attached to the CPU of a computer and
which it can access are called

42. An input device that uses switch contacts placed under a plastic pad which
may be inscribed with symbols is known as
43. Number cruncher is the informal name for
44. The _____ provides a path between the CPU and peripheral devices, which
are connected via interface cards.
45. A hand-held device which reads marks or characters on paper by detecting
photo-sensitivity is known as

46. The CPU is made up of control unit ALU and

47. In digital computer, all the expressions are coded into
48. is a part of computer that performs functions similar to the cerebrums of the
above cardiac and nervous system of a human body.
49. The two main components of the CPU are
50. Disketts and hard disks are
51. A program used to detect overall system malfunction is

52. The imitation of one device or system by another is

53. A physical connection between the microprocessor memory and other parts of
the microcomputer is known as
54. Offline device is

55. The time required for the fetching and execution of one simple machine
instruction is
56. The time for which a piece of equipment operates is called

57. The section of the CPU that selects, interprets and sees to the execution of
program instructions

58. The term referring to evacuating the content of some part of the machine is
known as 59. method is used to connect a remote computer?
60. Which device of computer operation dispenses with the use of the keyboard?
61. A device designed to read information encoded into a small plastic card is
62. A hybrid computer uses a _____ to convert digital signals from a computer
into analog signals.
63. Any device that performs signal conversion is
64. As compared to diskettes, the hard disks are

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 65. An optical input device that interprets pencil marks on paper media is

66. Codes consisting of light and dark marks which may be optically read is
known as
67. The device that can both feed data into and accept data from a computer is

68. A device for converting handwritten impressions into coded characters &
positional coordinates for input to a computer is
69. A pen shaped device which can sense light, and is used to point at spots on a
video screen.
70. is a device that changes information into digital form.
71. Who is considered the 'father' of the minicomputer and one of the founder
fathers of the modern computer industry world-wide?
72. Control Unit of a digital computer is often called the
73. The unit of a computer system that executes program, communicates with and
often controls the operation of other subsystems of the computer is known as

74. is used to insure the high quality of computer output.

75. The most common binary code in use today is the 8 bit ASCII code. What do
the letters ASCII stand for?
76. Off-line operation is the operation of devices without the control of

77. What is the name of the printer which prints all the A's in a line before all the
B's?
78. A _____ is simply an arrangement where multiple disk drives appear as a
single disk drive to the user.
79. The language that is an input for statement translation is called

80. The access method used for cassette tape is

81. type device is a piece of equipment that receives information from a CPU.
82. Computer Operators, operates
83. The ALU and control unit of most of the microcomputers are combined and
manufactured on a single silicon chip. What is it called?
84. Continuous line drawing are produced using
85. The function of CPU is
86. The central processor of a modern digital computer consists of
87. part of the
computer which is responsible for calculating and comparing.
88. Dot-matrix is an example of
89. The ALU of a central processing unit does the essential maths work for the
computer. What
90. The barcode which is used on all types of items, is read by a scanning device
directly into the computer. What is the name of this scanning device?
91. Personal computers use a number of chips mounted on a main circuit board.
What is the common name for such boards?
92. is the component that coordinates the sequencing of events within the central
processor of a computer.

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 93. The equipment with which the computer talks to its users is called a

94. The CPU chip used in a computer is partially made out of

95. A single bus structure is primarily found in

96. An integrated circuit is
97. The processing capability of a microcomputer can be enhanced with the help
of
98. Floppy disks which are made from flexible plastic material are also called

99. is responsible for coordinating various operations using timing signals

100. A device which converts human readable data into machine language is

101. The is the method of data input which is

commonly used to read account numbers on cheques.
102. is the ability of a computer to run more than one program at the same time.

103. The is part of a computer’s hardware which is responsible for carrying out a
program’s instructions.
104. In voice recognition systems a is used as the
input device.
105. Cameras that do not use film and can transfer an image to the computer are
called cameras.
106. Printers and plotters are examples of devices.
107. The commonest input device, which comes with all computers is the
108. Optical media include CD and
for storing data.
109. In order to prevent viruses entering a computer system, software should be used
to search for and destroy viruses.
110. A is an electronic device that can be used to process information.
111. A special set of characters that is assigned to users of a computer system to control access to
programs and information is called a
112. 3. Computer refers to the computer's machinery, its electronic devices and its circuits.
113. What we call a computer is actually a computer a combination of components that work
together.
114. The largest, most expensive computers are known as
115. The is the computer's main processing device.
116. The term RAM is reserved for the computer's primary or , chip-based memory system.
117. If an employee uses a computer for long periods of time, it is important that employers provide a
good design for the work environment.
118. One of the three units in the central processing unit performs arithmetic operations and makes
comparisons. This is known as the
119. When you use a keyboard or a mouse a lot, you make the same hand movements over and over
again. This can cause damage to nerves in the hand. The problem is called
120. The most common type of secondary storage in use today is based on coated with a magnetizable
surface

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 121. This type of memory is known as " " memory because the computer cannot store data to it but data
can be read from it as often as needed
122. A video graphics array ( VGA) monitor can produce up to colour shades simultaneously.
123. Laser and ink-jet printers are examples of printer
124. A computer is a set of instructions written by a computer programmer to control the
computer's activity.
125. software includes most of the types of programs we use every day to get our computerized work
done.
126. Computers usually deal with bits in groups of eight. Each group is referred to as a

127. A new type of computer program known as an internet was created to access
specially coded text files and pictures using the internet.
128. Modern computer programs display an on-screen that indicates the position at which the next
character entered will be placed.
129. One of the most popular types of software in use today is the electronic
which provides a way to analyze numerical data and display the results.
130. A communications device that carries out the tasks of converting binary data to analog, and vice
versa
is referred to as a
131. are used to connect computers and computing devices that are located in the same general area e.g.
in an office, in one building.
132. provides a way to upload files to remote computers (or sites with this particular protocol) or to
download files from them.
133. A type of thin monitor, that does not use CRT technology is also called
134. A device used to get information into the computer is known as an device.
135. Gigabyte is approximately equal to
136. LAN means
137. WAN stands for
138. What is a group of independent computers attached to one another through communication media?
139. The first network to implement TCP/IP is
140. Mosaic is a
141. For transferring files from one host to another host over a TCP network that protocol we use

142. Where are Mini computers used as a server?

143. Ethernet is family of protocol used in ?
144. What do we call a system in which computers are connected to share information and resources?
145. Web browser is whose example?
146. MIME full form stands for
147. Where are twisted pairs used?
148. What allows you to communicate with other computers using a phone line?
149. One can transmit and other can receive. This is called 150. What is the example
of Full duplex?
151. Set of rules governing data communication is called
152. What is the process of dividing a link, the physical medium, into logical channels for better
efficiency?
153. The range of frequencies that a medium can pass is called

154. is the process of transferring files from a computer over the internet to your computer.
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 155. is a person using his expertise to gain access to other people's computers to get information illegally
or to cause a damage.
156. http means
157. What is the main working memory of the computer?
158. RAM means
159. A special type of memory chip holding software which can be read but not written to 160. A
byte is equal to how many bits.
161. When you start your computer, which program loads automatically
162. Finite number of sequential instructions is
163. Artificial intelligence is used in computer knowledge.
164. How many types of memory does a computer have
165. Primary memory is found available in form of _________ chips 166. Ram is considered what type of
memory.
167. Rom can only do _______ operations.
168. Rom is which type of memory
169. Auxiliary memory is called
170. MS-DOS is which type of operating system.
171. ________ is the first widely installed operating system which is used in the personal computers
172. Mainframe computer stores
173. By parallel computing we mean
174. Excess of internal storage is called u
175. For real time applications what type of operating system can you use
176. What is the fundamental purpose of BIOS? 177. Who invented the term BIOS ?
178. What is the function of the system analyst?
179. What is the process of Debugging?
180. BASIC language falls under which family
181. What type of program can be harmful to computer operation?
182. The software is under graphics use.
183. Which technological barrier is designed to prevent unauthorized or
unwanted communications between computer networks or hosts?
184. Printers are measured in which
185. Which shortcut of keyboard is used to move the cursor to the
beginning or end of a document?
186. Object program
187. Software can be classified into types.
188. Password is
189. is called as a root directory
190. A technique reducing the size of saved file by elimination or encoding
redundancies is called

191. In computer why binary system is used?

192. is the set of information telling the computer what to do. 193. The
personal computers can be connected together for forming a
194. What is the smallest
memory size?
195. The operating system is the most common type of what software.
196. is the ability to recover and read the deleted or damaged files from the
criminals computers.
197. measures the speed of the CPU?

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 198.
describes a computer’s operating system?
199. Plotter accuracy is measured in terms of repeatability and

200. The minimum time delay required between the initiation of two
successive memory operations is known as

201. The register which keeps track of the execution of a program and
which contains the memory address of the instruction currently being
executed is known as
202. The input and output devices are located away from the central
computer facility what is a particular type of processing.
203. A step-by-step procedure used to solve a problem is called
204. A random-access data storage device which gives rapid access to data
is 205. What is the alternative name for a diskette?
206. A device that transmits messages in verbal form is
207. A standard tape recorder used to save or load computer information is known
as
208. functional components of a computer is responsible for the transient or
temporary storage used by the CPU?
209. The output quality of a printer is measured by
210. facilitates data processing capabilities at the location of the end-user.
211. The memory which is programmed at the time it is manufactured

212. Data processing

213. A device that both transmits and receives data, is

214. An automatic machine that performs routine seemingly human tasks is

215. The shifting of a program from one of the memory addresses to another is

216. Arranging data in a specific order is called

217. The area of computer science which is concerned with the display of pictures
is
218. is a computer memory that can be programmed once, but not reprogrammed.
219. is used to make a programs run when the computer is switched on.
220. Software that's loaded into a computer primary storage area is known as

221. Super computers are primarily useful for

222. A class of random access memory that requires periodic servicing in order for the
contents to remain valid is

223. High-level languages are not concerned with computer but with

224. A common use of computer in office is for

225. Sometime data are gathered over a period of time and collected into a group
before entering them into a computer for processing. What type of processing
is it called?
226. A physical connection between the microprocessor memory and other parts of
the microcomputer is known as

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 227. is a register used to keep track of address of the memory location where the
next instruction is located.
228. is a communication network that is devoted to carrying computer information.
229. The process of fetching and executing instructions, one at a time, in the order
of increasing addresses is known as
230. What is the term which represents the use of links between information of all
sorts whether text, graphics, video or audio-based?
231. How do you Copy an item?
232. The task bar at the bottom of your screen shows:

ANSWERS
1. Computer
2. Motherboard
3. System
4. Mainframe
5. CPU
6. Keyboard
7. Super
8. Vacuum tube
9. Large volumes of data
10. Initialize and test system hardware components
11. Gary kildall
12. UPS
13. ATM
14. Central Processing Unit
15. Tablet PC
16. Information & Communication Technology.
17. Modem
18. Processor
19. Optical Mark Recognition
20. You can plug it in while the computer is running.
21. The controller
22. Parallel
23. Thermal grease.
24. Connect up to 127 devices with maximum transfer rate of 400 Mbps.
25. Heat problem caused by a bad fan.
26. Ask the customers if the monitor has power, and to check the cord. Then confirm that all the cords
are connected in the back of both computer and monitor.

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 27. Video card
28. Resolution
29. control pins
30. Job monitoring
31. Internal memory
32. Terminal
33. Batch processing
34. Capacitance keyboards
35. Floppy disk
36. Optical character reader
37. Console
38. Card cage
39. Hardware
40. Input device
41. Peripherals
42. Touch pad
43. Super computer
44. expansion bus
45. Optical-wand

46. Memory
47. Binary digits
48. CPU
49. Control unit and ALU
50. Direct access devices
51. System diagnostics
52. Emulation
53. Address bus
54. a device which is not connected to CPU
55. CPU cycle
56. Effective time
57. Control unit
58. Dump
59. Dialup
60. Mouse
61. Badge reader
62. Modem
63. Modulator
64. more expensive
65. O.M.R
66. Bar code
67. Input-Output device
68. Writing tablet
69. Light pen
70. Digitizer
71. Kenneth H. Olsen
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 72. Nerve center
73. CPU
74. output controls
75. American Standard Code for Information Interchange
76. CPU
77. Line printer
78. disk array
79. Source language
80. Sequential
81. Output
82. the devices which input and output data from the computer
83. Microprocessor
84. Plotters
85. to read, interpret and process the information and instruction
86. control unit and primary memory
87. ALU
88. Printer
89. Monitors the flow of information
90. Laser scanner
91. Motherboard
92. Control unit
93. Peripheral
94. Silica
95. Mini-and micro-computers
96. fabricated on a tiny silicon chip
97. expansion cards
98. diskettes
99. Control unit
100. Character reader
101. MICR
102. Multi-Tasking
103. Processor/CPU
104. Microphone
105. Digital / Webcam
106. Output
107. Keyboards/Mouse
108. DVD
109. Anti-Virus
110. Computer
111. Password
112. Motherboard
113. System
114. Mainframe
115. CPU
116. Main

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 117. Ergonomics
118. ALU
119. Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI)
120. Disks
121. Read-only 122. 256
123. No impact
124. Program
125. Applications
126. Byte
127. Browser
128. Cursor
129. Spreadsheet
130. Modem
131. LANs
132. FTP
133. LCD
134. Buses / Bus
135. 1 million bytes
136. Local area network
137. Wide area network
138. Network
139. ARPANET
140. Web browser
141. FTP 142. LAN
143. LAN
144. Computer networks
145. User agent
146. Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
147. Telecommunications
148. Modem
149. Simplex
150. Protocol
151. Telephone
152. Multiplexing 153. Bandwidth
154. E-commerce.
155. downloading.
156. Hacker
157. hypertext transfer protocol
158. RAM
159. Random access memory
160. ROM
161. 8
162. OS (Operating System)
163. Algorithm
164. PROLOG
165. 2
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 166. Silicon
167. Primary
168. Read
169. Non-volatile
170. Secondary
171. Text based
172. Large volumes of data
173. Many calculations done simultaneously
174. Overflow
175. Real time operating system
176. Initialize and test system hardware components
177. Gary kildall
178. Design structure of program
179. Checking errors in the program
180. General purpose and high-level programming
181. Virus
182. Adobe photo shop – Accept any other answer as long as it fall under Graphic use.
183. Firewall
184. Dpi
185. Ctrl+Home or Ctrl+End
186. program written in machine language
187. 2
188. Case sensitive
189. C:\
190. Compression
191. Processing the data
192. Software
193. Network
194. Kilobyte
195. System
196. Computer forensics 197. Gigahertz (GHz).
198. Software that controls the allocation and usage of hardware.
199. Resolution
200. memory cycle time
201. Program counter
202. Batch processing 203. Algorithm
204. Disk storage unit
205. Floppy disk
206. Audio response unit
207. Cassette drive
208. Memory
209. Dots per inch
210. DDP
211. ROM
212. The manipulation of information or data
213. Transceiver
214. Robot

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 215. Relocation
216. Sorting
217. Graphics
218. PROM
219. Autoboot
220. Memory-resident package
221. Mathematical-intensive scientific applications
222. Dynamic RAM
223. Assembler
224. Word processing
225. Interactive processing
226. Address bus
227. Program Counter
228. Data network
229. straight line sequencing
230. Hypermedia
231. Highlight the item, right click & select copy/Highlight the item, press ctrl+c
232. Displays icons and titles of all programs or folders currently active on your screen

SHORT ANSWERS

QUESTION 1
a) State three characteristics of computer viruses.
b) Mention two precautions one should recognise in a way of controlling /stopping spread of computer
viruses.
c) List two activities of viruses to:
i. Hardware. (Mention two)
ii. Software (mention two)
d)
i. What is an anti-virus program?
ii. State two functions of an anti – virus program.
iii. Mention two examples of anti – virus programs.

QUESTION 2
a)
i. Define the term hardware.
iii. State two examples of hardware devices.
b) Write short notes on the following:
i. Bit ii. Byte iii. 1 and 0’s

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 c) State three storage media that use:
i. Magnetic technology.
ii. Laser technology.
iii. Micro chip technology.

QUESTION 3
a) Mention the two types of software programs needed to run a computer efficiently.
b) State three functions performed by utility software programs.
c) What are graphical user interfaces?
d) Mention four storage media that can be used to distribute software programs.

QUESTION 4
a) Distinguish primary and secondary memory.
b) State two examples of :
a. Primary memory
b. Secondary memory
c) State two ways one can protect his data on any one storage device.
QUESTION 5
a) Why do computers use binary numbering system?
b) Mention characteristics of a good computer. (State any two)
c) State three examples of personal computers.
d) Outline three characteristics of early computers.

QUESTION 6
a) What is a browser?
b) Mention two examples of browsers currently in use.
c) How do you connect a computer to a business LAN?

ANSWERS QUESTION 1
a.
 Makes the computer to be slow.
 They duplicate the files.
 The also enable programs to open on their own.
 They identify other programs as virus.
 They corrupt the files (failure of files to open)
 Some viruses automatically send copies of themselves to people on an email mailing list. b.
 Install anti-virus software and keep it up-to-date (this is the most important thing you can do!)
 Install anti-malware software (stops software installing without your knowledge)
 Never download and install software from the Internet unless you are certain it is from a
source you can trust.
 Don’t open e-mail attachments unless you have scanned them (even a file that seems to be a
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  Don’t click links in websites that seem suspicious (if a site is offering prizes / free stuff / etc.
be suspicious!).
 If someone gives you a memory stick or CD-ROM, run a virus scan on it before opening any
files.
 Don’t trust cracked versions of software from file-sharing sites (often these have viruses and
other malware added to them - a Trojan horse).
c. Hardware
 Makes the hardware and software not to function properly (Coordination of computer parts)
 Makes the computer system to be slow in terms of performance.
 Damage simply by taking up computer storage space.
Software
 Damage files.
 Enable programs to open on their own.  Duplicate program files.
d.
i. A program that protects the computer from being infected from viruses/Any programs that
protects a computer from viruses.
ii. Protect the computer from viruses.
Helps the computer to function effectively.
iii. AVG, Avast, Node 32, Norton, Smadv, Essentials, e-set, Panda, Avira etc

QUESTION TWO
a.
i. The physical/tangible parts of a computer.
ii. DVD Rom/Mouse/Keyboard/Monitor/CPU
etc. b.
i. The smallest unit of data in a computer is called Bit (Binary Digit). A bit has a single binary value,
either 0 or 1. In most computer systems, there are eight bits in a byte. The value of a bit is usually stored
as either above or below a designated level of electrical charge in a single capacitor within a memory
device. ii. In most computer systems, a byte is a unit of data that is eight binary digits long. A byte is the
unit most computers use to represent a character such as a letter, number or typographic symbol (for
example, “g”, “5”, or “?”). A byte can also hold a string of bits that need to be used in some larger unit of
application purposes (for example, the stream of bits that constitute a visual image for a program that
displays images or the string of bits that constitutes the machine code of a computer program). iii. 0 is off
while 1 is on. ( code boot and home boot) c.
i. Magnetic technology has to do with magnetic field. Examples are, fixed hard disks,
audio/video tapes/disks, floppy disks
ii. Laser technology has to do with light. Examples are CD, DVD, Blu-ray, VCD. iii.
Microchip technology has to do with electronic for data storage. Examples are SIM
Card, ATM Card, Memory Card etc.
QUESTION 3
a. System and Application software.
b.
 File compression
 File sorting
 File renaming
 File conversion (e.g. convert a sound file to MP3)
 File repair
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  Disk defragmentation (defragging)
 Disk Checker
 Printing jobs
 Backing up data
 Anti-virus checks

c. Graphic user interfaces (also known as GUIs) are usually called ICONS. GUIs are small pictures that
represent actions, and they can be selected by ‘clicking’ on them with the mouse.
d. CDs/DVDs/USB/Hard drive/Memory Card

QUESTION 4
a.
i. Primary storage is the storage that is directly accessible by the central processing unit.
Primary storage, also known as main storage or internal memory, is the main area in a
computer in which data is stored for quick access by the computer's processor. Examples
ROM, RAM, Internal hard drive ii. Secondary storage the storage that is not directly
accessible by the central processing unit. Is
the auxiliary storage, it provides alternative long-term storage for programs, data and
information. Examples USB disk, Discs, External hard drive Floppy disk, Memory cards b. Refer to
the answers above
c.
 Ensure that the storage device is always connected a computer which has an anti-virus.
 Put passwords on storage devices.
 Lock it under a safe room.

QUESTION 5
a. It is because a computer uses machine language which is 0 and1 which represents off and on. The
characteristics of binary numbers are, uses two digits, 0 and 1, Also called base 2 number system and
Each position in a binary number represents a 0 power of the base (2) b.
 Enough storage capacity.  High processing speed.
 It should be upgradeable.  User friendly.
c.
 Laptops
 Desktops
 Tablets
 PADs
d.
 Vacuum tube technology
 Unreliable
 Supported Machine language only
 Very costly
 Generate lot of heat
 Slow Input/Output device  Huge size  Need of A.C.
 Non-portable
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  Consumed lot of electricity
QUESTION 6
a. Web browser it’s a piece of software on your computer and it lets you visit web pages and use web
applications
b. Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera, Comando, Internet explorer.
c. A Local Area Network is a network confined to one building or site. Often a LAN is a private
network belonging to an organisation or business. LANs are geographically small, so for one connect
a computer to a business LAN he or she should use cables or low-power radio (wireless) for the
connections.

ESSAY QUESTION 1
a. Outline dangers arising as a result of using computers.
b. Suggest ways of reducing these effects.

QUESTION 2
a. Describe how you would connect a device to a computer’s system unit.

QUESTION 4
a. Discuss any five career opportunities in the computing field.

QUESTION 5
a. Explain four functions of Operating system in a computer.
b. Distinguish between Command Line Interface and Graphic User Interface.
c. Describe briefly the functions of computer software
QUESTION 6

a. With examples, explain two main types of printers used to produce a hard copy.
QUESTION 7

a) Identify five components of computer hardware. (5 marks)

b) Describe any two output devices. (4 marks)
c) Define central processing unit. (1 mark)
d) Explain any three factors that affect the processing speed of computer. (3marks)
e) Describe any three input devices. (6 marks)

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QUESTION 8

a) Identify possible causes of loss of software and data. (9 marks)

b) Discuss the advantages and disadvantages using a computer? (10 marks)
c) Discuss the safety measures against loss of software and data. (10 marks)

QUESTION 9

Fill the blank spaces of the passage with the most appropriate word from the words in the box.

A computer system regardless of its size consists of an input device, main memory, an ________device,
and a device. A computer system is a group of machines or .A
computer performs its information processing operations under the control of sets of instructions called
. Printers are examples of devices which can be attached as part of
the computer system. (5marks)

QUESTION 10
a. What do the following abbreviations stand for?
(i) ALU

(ii) CD-RW

(iii) BIOS

b. Describe any two output devices.

QUESTION 11
a. Distinguish between Read-Only Memory (ROM) and Random Access Memory (RAM).
i. State two types of software.
ii. Distinguish between the two types of software mentioned in (a) above.
iii. Explain any one way in which the Cache memory is different from Random Access
Memory (RAM).
b. Give two disadvantages of using computers.
c. Describe briefly the functions of computer software.

QUESTION 12

1. Write the following abbreviations in full as used in computing:

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 i. CU:_____________________________________________________(1 mark)

ii. PDA:___________________________________________________ (1 mark)

iii. UPS: ___________________________________________________ (1 mark)

b. Distinguish the following terms in details as used in computing:

i. “Data” and “Information” ii.

“Softcopy” and “Hardcopy”

QUESTION 13

a. Describe types of operating system.

b. Outline the functions of operating system.

c. What is a computer boot?

QUESTION 14

a. Describe contents of a word processor.

b. Explain any three factors that affect the processing speed of computer.

QUESTION 15

a. Define the following terms:

i. Primary storage

ii. Secondary storage

iii. Password

iv. Virus

v. Search engine

vi. Web browser vii. Peripheral Devices

b.
i. Give two examples of computer viruses

ii. Mention two ways in which computer viruses are spread.

iii. Which two measures can be taken to prevent the spread of viruses in computers?

QUESTION 16

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 a. Explain any three hardware requirements for setting a Wide Area Network (WAN).

b. Give two situations where passwords are used in safeguarding data.

QUESTION 17

a. What does each of the following stand for

iv. IP

v. IS

P vi.

HTTP vii.

URL

b. Discuss how a fax machine works.

ASNSWERS FOR ESSAY TYPE QUESTION

QUESTION 1
a. Dangers arising as a result of using computers.
- Back and neck problems/strain
- Repetitive strain injury (RSI) – damage to fingers and wrists
- Eyestrain (caused by staring at a computer screen too long or bad lighting in the room)
- Headaches
- Ozone irritation (dry skin, respiratory problems, etc.) – this is caused by laser printers in an office area
b. ways of reducing these effects
- use fully adjustable chairs to give the correct posture
- use foot rests to reduce posture problems
- ensure correct posture is maintained (i.e. correct angle of arms to the keyboard and mouse, for
example)
- ensure that there is no screen flicker, since this can lead to eye problems
- change to LCD screens where flicker is less of a problem than with CRT screens
- use an anti-glare screen or use window blinds to cut
- ensure proper ventilation to remove the ozone gas as quickly as possible

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QUESTION 2
a. how to connect a device to a computer’s system unit
- Identify the port on which supports the device to be connected.
- Use correct connectors (cabling)
- Make sure that the voltage for the device and that of the input/output port is similar.
-
QUESTION 3 QUESTION 4
a. four functions of Operating system in a computer
An operating system is a program that controls the hardware.
Operating systems perform the following tasks:
- They assist applications software to communicate with the hardware (e.g. allow a word processed
document to be printed)
- They manage the system resources (e.g. allocate CPU time to the tasks being undertaken)
- They manage the transfer of data to and from the systems peripheral devices (e.g. keyboard,
mouse, scanner, printer)
- They manage system security (e.g. allocating restricted rights to users to do certain things)

b. Distinguish between Command Line Interface and Graphic User Interface.

- GUIs are designed to be operated with a mouse, so that items can be; selected by pointing and clicking
and moved by dragging and dropping

- This type of interface is sometimes called a WIMP interface (Windows Icons Menus Pointer).
- The contents of folders or directories as well as the output from programs are displayed in
rectangular 'windows' that can be moved and/or resized.
- The icons represent files or software or functions and the mouse can be used to move the icons,
run programs and select options from menus
- COMMAND LINE INTERFACE (CLI) With a CLI, the user types a command to make something
happen. With many Operating Systems, typing the name of a program causes that program to be run. A
command such as dir (directory in MSDOS) or ls (list in UNIX) displays the files stored in the current
directory. The OS also displays information about the files such as when they were last altered or how big
they are
c. The functions of computer software.
- Helps one to perform certain tasks - Manage computer hardware
- Manage the transfer of data to and from the system peripheral devie. - Manage system security.
QUESTION 5
a. Non-impact Printers
The printers that print the characters without striking against the ribbon and onto the paper are called
Non-impact Printers. These printers print a complete page at a time, also called as Page Printers.
These printers are of two types:
 Laser Printers
 Inkjet Printers
Impact Printers
The printers that print the characters by striking against the ribbon and onto the paper, are called impact
printers.

Characteristics of Impact Printers are the following:

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  Very low consumable costs
 Impact printers are very noisy
 Useful for bulk printing due to low cost
 There is physical contact with the paper to produce an image

These printers are of two types

 Character printers
 Line printers

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