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Unit 1: Computer Systems + Ch 2

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1. Which of the following is an operating system?

A MS Word
B Windows
C Chrome
D Excel

2. Machine language is written in?

A English
B Symbols
C Binary
D Decimal

3. Which of the following is the main software that manages all the hardware and software on a computer?

A Application Software
B Operating System
C Utility Program
D Web Browser

4. Programs like antivirus, disk cleanup, and file managers are known as:

A Application Software
B Operating Systems
C Games
D Utility Software

5. Which software provides security to system?

A Word processor
B Antivirus
C Spreadsheet
D Presentation software

6. Which number system uses base 10?

A Binary
B Octal
C Decimal
D Hexadecimal

7. Which number system is most easily understood by humans?

A Decimal
B Binary
C Hexadecimal
D Octal

8. Which coding scheme supports many languages?

A ASCII
B BCD
C Unicode
D EBCDIC

9. Unicode commonly uses how many bits?

A 7
B 8
C 16
D 32

10. Binary number system is based on which digits?

A 0 and 9
B 1 and 2
C 0 and 1
D 2 and 3

11. Which component manages computer hardware?

A Application software
B Utility software
C Operating system
D Compiler

12. Which code is limited to English characters?

A Unicode
B ASCII
C UTF-8
D UTF-16

13. MS Word is an example of?

A System software
B Utility software
C Application software
D Operating system

14. Which is a standard algorithm?

A Bubble sort
B Personal plan
C Random guess
D Trial and error

15. What is the process of hiding complex details and showing only the essential features of a problem?

A Modular Design
B Abstraction
C Dry Run
D Generalization

16. If a restaurant offers 4 types of main courses and 3 types of drinks, how many different meal combinations can be made?

A 7
B 12
C 4
D 3

17. Which characteristic of an algorithm means it must stop after a certain number of steps?

A Input
B Output
C Finiteness
D Effectiveness

18. Which type of software is responsible for the overall control and management of computer operations?

A Microsoft Word
B Antivirus
C Photoshop
D System Software

19. Which type of reasoning is used to draw a specific conclusion from a general statement or rule?

A Inductive Reasoning
B Abductive Reasoning
C Analogical Reasoning
D Deductive Reasoning

20. A correct algorithm must be:

A Infinite
B Ambiguous
C Finite and clear
D Hardware dependent

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