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