Data Processing SSS 1

Objective

1. Who invented the first modern type of mechanical computing machine? (a) John A. McDonald (b)
Thomas Edison (c) Alexander Graham Bell (d) Charles Babbage

2. What method was used to feed instructions into early computing machines? (a) Paper Tickets (b)
Cables and Plugs (c) Punch Cards (d) Vacuum Tubes

3. Which female was known as the "World's First Programmer"? (a) Augusta Anderson (b) Mother
Theresa (c) Ada Augusta (d) Adeline August

4. Herman Hollerith invented the first tabulating machine that used Punch Cards. What was the name of
his company that sold machines to the American Census? (a) Calculating Computer Company (b)
Tabulating Machine Company (c) International Business Machines (d) Punch Cards International

5. This man, known for excellent sales skills eventually took over Hollerith's Tabulating Machine
Company and later changed the name to International Business Machines (IBM). (a) Kent Brockman (b)
Bill Gates (c) Thomas Watson (d) John Mockley

6. What was the name of the British computer that cracked the German codes during World War II? (a)
Optimus Prime (b) Megatron (c) King Kong (d) Colossus

7. What was the name of the computer that correctly predicted the outcome of the 1952 American
Presidential election? (a) ENIAC (b) UNIVAC (c) SPACEMAC (d) Apple II

8. Which of the following is not a type of computer on the basis of operation? (a) Remote (b) Hybrid (c)
Analog (d) Digital

9. A computer that operates on digital data. (a) remote (b) hybrid (c) analog (d) digital

10. ______________ are used for solving complex application such as Global Weather Forecasting. (a)
Super Computers (b) Public computers (c) Mobile computers (d) Hybrid computers

11. The invention of _______________ gave birth to the much cheaper micro computers. (a)
Mainframes (b) Microcomputers (c) Microprocessors (d) PDAs

12. They can operate on batteries and hence are very popular with travelers. (a) Mainframes (b) Laptops
(c) Microprocessors (d) Hybrid

13. PDA stands for? (a) personal digital applications (b) private digital applications (c) personal digital
assistants (d) private digital assistants

14. PDAs are also called? (a) PCs (b) Laptops (c) Tablets (d) Handheld
15. ______computers are lower to mainframe computers in terms of speed and storage capacity. (a)
Mini (b) Super (c) Mainframes (d) Hybrid

16. It is the physical, touchable, materials parts of a computer system (a) Software (b) Hardware (c)
Peopleware (d) None of the above

17. It refers to the people involved in the data processing operation. (a) Tupperware (b) Plasticware (c)
Peopleware (d) Womanware

18. A device that produces a permanent human-readable text of graphic document (a) Headphone (b)
Speaker (c) Printer (d) None of the above

19. CRT means ___________ (a) Cathode Rey Tube (b) Cathode Ray Tube (c) Canada Room Towel
(d)None of the above

20. It is a device that provides input by analyzing images, printed text, handwriting, or an object. (a)
Xerox machine (b) Image Scanner (c) X-ray machine (d) None of the above

21. A pointing device uses light to determine mouse motion. (a) Trackball (b) Touchscreen (c) Optical
mousellk (d) None of the above

22. A sound card also known as ______ card (a) Audio (b) Noise (c) ATM (d) None of the above

23. Monitors, printers, disk drives, keyboard, mouse are categorize as (a) Storage device (b) Hardware
(c) Software (d) All answer are correct

24. How do you call these devices: monitor, earphone, speakers (a) Input devices (b) Storage devices (c)
Output devices (d) All answer are correct

25. What component of a computer system holds the operating system when the computer is not
running? (a) Floppy disk (b) Hard disk (c) USB (d) All answer are correct

26. Which term describes data security against unauthorized access? (a) Encryption (b) Summation (c)
Fragmentation (d) Expansion

27. What method is used to visualize trends in data? (a) Histogram (b) Spreadsheet (c) Database (d)
Essay

28. What process checks data accuracy? (a) Survey (b) Validation (c) Inquiry (d) Investigation

29. What is the primary function of data analysis? (a) Prediction (b) Entertainment (c) Education (d)
Recreation

30. What technique protects data privacy? (a) Lock (b) Firewall (c)

Seal (d) Signature

31. What device is primarily used to input data? (a) Printer (b) Scanner (c) Speaker (d) Monitor
32. A bit can take the form of (a) 0,1 (b) 0,0 (c) 1,2 (d) 1,1

33. This is the number of bits in each word of a computer (a) WordLength (b) Word (c) Wordchoice (d)
None of the above

34. This is a binary digit, it is the smallest unit of storage in a computer (a) Binary (b ) Bit (c) Byte (d) All
of the above

35. This is made up of a combination of eight bits and has the storage power to represent a character (a)
Bit (b) Binary (c) Byte (d) Bi-stable

36. What did first-generation computers use for circuitry? (a) Transistors (b) Vacuum tubes (c)
Integrated circuits (d) Microprocessors

37. What did second-generation computers use for circuitry? (a) Transistors (b)Vacuum tubes (c)
Integrated circuits (d) Microprocessors

38. What was the main technology used in third-generation computers? (a) Vacuum tubes (b) Integrated
circuits (c) Microprocessors (d) Artificial intelligence

39. What is the main technology used in fourth-generation computers? (a) Vacuum tubes (b) Integrated
circuits (c) Microprocessors (d) Artificial intelligence

40. Based on which of the following are fifth-generation computers built? (a) Vacuum tubes (b)
Integrated circuits (c) Microprocessors (d) Artificial intelligence

Theory Questions

INSTRUCTION: Answer four questions only.

1. (a) Define computing and list the three concrete devices in computing (b) Mention five early counting
devices.

2. (a) Discuss briefly the five generations of computer (b) Classify computers by size and state their key
features.

3. (a) Explain with examples (i) special-purpose computer (ii) general purpose computer (b) Differentiate
between analogue, digital and hybrid computers.

4. (a) What is a computer? Mention three components of a computer (b) What is software? State the
differences between application and system software.

5. (a) Define (i) data (ii) information (b) Mention five qualities of good data and information.