University of Medical Sciences & Technology

Faculty of Business Administration

Date: 15/11/2017 Time Allowed: Two Hrs

Mid Semester (1) Examinations
Batch (15)
Subject: Introduction to Computer

Question (1): (32 marks):

Select the correct answer:

1. _______________ is an electronic device, operating under the

control of instructions stored in its own memory that can accept
data according to specified rules.
a. Monitor
b. Computer #
c. Modem
d. None of the above.
2. Which one of the following devices do you need to be able to
communicate with other computers using the telephone network?
a. CD-ROM.
b. Modem. #
c. Printer.
d. Speakers.
3. Which of the following is NOT an input device?
a. Keyboard
b. Speaker #
c. Mouse
d. Scanner.
4. ______________Do the same jobs as mainframe, but smaller scale.
They are used by medium-sized companies for specific purposes.
a. Super computers.
b. MiniComputers #

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 c. PDA
d. Personal Computers
5. __________ is contained within your system unit and all the vital
computer systems plug directly into.
a. RAM
b. System Board #
c. CPU
d. Port
6. Which part is NOT a STORAGE device?
a. CD-ROM
b. Hard Disk
c. Printer #
d. All of these
7. What do you call the space where the computer does its processing?
a. CPU #
b. RAM
c. ROM
d. Hard disk
8. Touch screen is this kind of device:
a. Output and input. #
b. Input
c. Output
d. Accessory
9. Which of the following groups consist of only output devices?
a. Scanner, printer, monitor
b. Keyboard, printer, monitor
c. Speakers, printer, monitor #

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 d. all of these
10. ___________ is a program that controls the computer and allows it
to manage its internal resources.
a. Applications Software.
b. GUI Software
c. Operating System Software #
d. None of the above.
11. ___________is defined as a set of tools that are used to receive,
process, store, retrieve and transmit information in an electronic form.
a. Hardware
b. Software
c. Information technology #
d. None of the above.
12. Which of the following memory is non-volatile?
a. ROM #
b. RAM
c. Cache
d. SRAM
13. __________ is a system whereby individual PCs are connected
together within a company or organization.
a. LAN #
b. WAN
c. Internet
d. Extranet

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14._________ consists of all computers and networks across the world
which are able to communicate with each other.
a. Extranet
b. Intranet
c. Internet #
d. LAN
15. One of the advantages of Networking
a. Data sharing #
b. Network Hardware, Software and Setup Costs.
c. Data Security Concerns
d. None of the above.
16. The operating system is stored in
a. RAM
b. Hard disk #
c. ROM
d. CPU

17.Which of the following is classed as hardware? 

a. Keyboard #
b. Operating system
c. Microsoft word.
d. None of the above.
18. A peripheral device is:
a. A device external to the computer but attached to it #
b. An internal device
c. A device not controlled by the computer.
d. None of the above.
19. Which of the following is an example of software?
a. Key board
b. Hard disk
c. Operating system #
d. Monitor

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20. The speed of the CPU is measured by?

a. Gigahertz (GHz). #
b. Bits per second (Bps).
c. Gigabytes (GB).
d. Megabytes (MB).
21.Which one of the following describes an intelligent terminal?
a. Performs a lot of the processing #
b. Has very limited processing capabilities
c. Cannot perform hard calculations.
d. None of the above.
22. Which one of the following describes the physical components of a
computer system?
a. Hardware #
b. Software
c. Freeware
d. Courseware
23. Which one of the following has the largest capacity in terms of data
storage and processing speed?
a. Personal computer
b. Super computer #
c. Laptop Computer
d. PDA
24. _______ is a device that holds data, read data from and writes to.
a. Disk Drive #
b. Hard Disks
c. Floppy disks
d. None of the above.

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25. ___________is a socket on the outside of the system unit that is
connected to expansion board inside the unit.
a. Port #
b. Peripherals
c. Motherboard
d. None of the above.
26. Which one is the First step of the systems development cycle?
a. Design.
b. Programming.
c. Analysis. #
d. Implementation
27. Which one of these is not an application software?
a. Word processing
b. Spreadsheets
c. Presentation tools
d. None of the above. #
28. A large Pc-type computer called a Server is connected to smaller
PCs
a. Desktop PC
b. Mainframe
c.  Laptop computer
d. Network Computer #
29.Which is the last stage of the systems developmentlife cycle?
a. Design
b. Programming
c. Testing
d. Implementation #

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30. Smallest of all computers. Its main task is to maintain a diary and
keep contact lists.
a. Palmtop Computer
b. PDA #
c. Laptop Computer
d. Personal Computer
31. Which one of the following statements is true?
a. A gigabyte is less than a megabyte
b. A kilobyte is greater than a megabyte
c. A byte is less than a bit
d. A terabyte is greater than a gigabyte #
32.The computers in your local office building are connected together .
a. WAN
b. LAN #
c. MAN
d. ISDN
Question two:-True/false (18 marks):
1. Windows uses a Graphical User Interface (GUI)?
a. True #
b. False
2. LAN allows you to connect to other computers over a wide area?
a. True
b. False #
3.An extranet is an organisation’s private network.
a. True
b. False #

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4. A set of computers connected together so that they can communicate
is called a computer network.
a. True #
b. False
5.A Touch Pad is used as input device when receiving information from
the Internet.
a. True
b. False #
6. Implementation is not one of the system development cycle.
a. True
b. False #
7. The GUI allows programmers to easily write consistent looking
programs.
a. True #
b. False
8. Users are not one of the Components of Computer System
a. True
b. False #
9. To listen to sounds that are played back via your computer you need
a network card
a. True
b. False #
10. Off-the-Shelf software is designed for a particular customer.
a. True
b. False #

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11. A set of eight bits is called a byte.
a. True #
b. False
12. A dumb terminal has high processing capabilities.
a. True
b. False #
13. The hardware is the instruction that makes the computer work to do
a task
a. True
b. False #
14. MAN is the communication infrastructures that have been
developed in and around large cities
a. True #
b. False
15. The content of ROM cannot be changed or deleted.
a. True #
b. False
16. Dot Matrix printers are used for tasks where a high-quality image is
not essential
a. True #
b. False
17. Laser printers are not good for high quality output.
a. True
b. False #
18. GUI simplifies and integrates multitasking.
a. True #
b. False