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| 3401. |
A system investigation may result from |
| A. | an analysis investigation |
| B. | a scheduled systems reviewed |
| C. | a manager's formal request |
| D. | All of the above |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. None of the above | |
| 3402. |
In processing controls must be established in a system, in order to |
| A. | prohibit tampering with information by unauthorized person |
| B. | Verify that all data have been processed |
| C. | block or trap faulty data from entry into processing |
| D. | All of the above |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. None of the above | |
| 3403. |
Which input device is able to scan & interpret an entire page that is typed in a special font |
| A. | Floppy disk |
| B. | Page reader |
| C. | Paper tape punch |
| D. | Optical card readers |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Paper tape punch | |
| 3404. |
Which language is used in the areas of pattern recognition, artificial intelligence & for simulation of games. |
| A. | APL |
| B. | FORTH |
| C. | LISP |
| D. | CORAL |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. CORAL | |
| 3405. |
Which company is the biggest player in the microprocessor industry? |
| A. | Motorola |
| B. | IBM |
| C. | Intel |
| D. | AMD |
| E. | Cyrix |
| Answer» D. AMD | |
| 3406. |
A medium for transferring data between two locations is called |
| A. | Network |
| B. | Communication channel |
| C. | Modem |
| D. | Bus |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Modem | |
| 3407. |
Which of the following is a system programming language for micro-computers in the Intel family. |
| A. | LOGO |
| B. | SNOBOL |
| C. | PCM |
| D. | PL/1 |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. PL/1 | |
| 3408. |
Which of the following can be output by a computer? |
| A. | graphics |
| B. | voice |
| C. | text |
| D. | computer-usable data or information |
| E. | All of the above |
| Answer» F. | |
| 3409. |
Who is called the "grand father" of the computer? |
| A. | Blaise Pascal |
| B. | Charles Babbage |
| C. | Joseph Jacquard |
| D. | Dr. Herman Hollerith |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Joseph Jacquard | |
| 3410. |
The first step in systems Development Life Cycle is |
| A. | database design |
| B. | system design |
| C. | preliminary investigation and analysis |
| D. | graphical user interface |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. graphical user interface | |
| 3411. |
Nassi - schneiderman charts |
| A. | are being replaced by flowcharts |
| B. | often describe over lapping control structures |
| C. | are made up of boxes within boxes |
| D. | both (a) and (c) |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. both (a) and (c) | |
| 3412. |
Which of the following tools is not used in modeling the new system? |
| A. | decision tables |
| B. | data dictionary |
| C. | data-flow diagrams |
| D. | All of the above |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. None of the above | |
| 3413. |
The first mechanical calculating machine was made by |
| A. | William Oughtred |
| B. | Gottfried Leibnitz |
| C. | Blaise Pascal |
| D. | Charles Babbage |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. Charles Babbage | |
| 3414. |
Which programming language is much in vogue among users of microcomputers |
| A. | ALGOL |
| B. | APL |
| C. | LOGO |
| D. | FORTH |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. None of the above | |
| 3415. |
Which of the following registers is used to keep track of address of the memory location where the next instruction is located? |
| A. | Memory Address Register |
| B. | Memory Data Register |
| C. | Instruction Register |
| D. | Program Counter |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. None of the above | |
| 3416. |
Which is not a factor when categorizing a computer? |
| A. | Speed of the output device |
| B. | Amount of main memory the CPU can use |
| C. | Cost of the system |
| D. | Capacity of the hard disk |
| E. | Where it was purchased |
| Answer» F. | |
| 3417. |
Backup and recovery procedures are primarily implemented to |
| A. | handle the contingency when a file gets corrupted |
| B. | to provide data redundancy |
| C. | to show different versions of data and programs |
| D. | All of the above |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. to provide data redundancy | |
| 3418. |
A system analyst designs a new system by |
| A. | identifying sub systems and the interfaces between sub systems |
| B. | adopting a developed system to the present environment |
| C. | developing the system as a large, single unit |
| D. | propose alternatives to the current system |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. adopting a developed system to the present environment | |
| 3419. |
A Decision - Table is |
| A. | a way of representing the information flow |
| B. | a way of representing multiple conditions |
| C. | a ways to get an accurate picture of the system |
| D. | All of the above |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. a ways to get an accurate picture of the system | |
| 3420. |
"User friendly" computers have ensured that |
| A. | management requires no system analysis and design. |
| B. | programmers are no longer needed |
| C. | structured programming is not needed |
| D. | All of the above |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» F. | |
| 3421. |
Unit testing is |
| A. | running the system with line data by the actual user |
| B. | making sure that the new programs do in fact process certain transactions according to Specifications |
| C. | is checking the logic of one or more programs in the candidate system |
| D. | testing changes made in an existing or a new program |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. None of the above | |
| 3422. |
The two classification of inputs are: |
| A. | energies and maintenance |
| B. | products and waste |
| C. | maintenance and waste |
| D. | maintenance and signal |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. None of the above | |
| 3423. |
_____ use standardized symbols to represent an algorithm. |
| A. | Flowcharts |
| B. | Flow diagrams |
| C. | IPO charts |
| D. | Pseudocharts |
| E. | Pseudocode |
| Answer» B. Flow diagrams | |
| 3424. |
The background and experience of analyst include; |
| A. | a background in systems theory and organization behavior |
| B. | familiarity with the makeup and inner workings of major application areas such as financial accounting, personnel administration, marketing and sales, operations management, model building, and production control. |
| C. | competence in system tools and methodologies and a practical knowledge of one or more programming and data base languages. |
| D. | All of the above |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. None of the above | |
| 3425. |
Structured design methodology is an approach to design that adheres to rales based on principles such as |
| A. | top-down refinement |
| B. | bottom-up design |
| C. | data flow analysis |
| D. | All of the above |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 3426. |
Tracing, of any input record or process, performed on a system, back to its original source, is an |
| A. | audit trial |
| B. | report generation |
| C. | batch processing |
| D. | conversion |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. report generation | |
| 3427. |
Reverse video is a technique of |
| A. | showing data with half brightness |
| B. | showing data upside down on the screen |
| C. | hiding confidential data on the screen |
| D. | emphasizing data by reversing the foreground and background |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. None of the above | |
| 3428. |
In functional decomposition, the data flow diagram |
| A. | is ignored |
| B. | is partitioned according to the "closeness" of the datagrams and data storage items |
| C. | is partitioned according to the logical "closeness" of the actigrams |
| D. | both (a) and (c) |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. both (a) and (c) | |
| 3429. |
The approach used in top-down analysis and and design is |
| A. | to prepare flowcharts after programming has been completed |
| B. | to identify a top level function and then create a hierarchy of lower level modules and components |
| C. | to identify the top level functions by combining many smaller components into a single entity. |
| D. | All of the above |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. to identify the top level functions by combining many smaller components into a single entity. | |
| 3430. |
Which of the following is used when a company goes outside its organization to develop a new system? |
| A. | data flow diagram |
| B. | systems flowchart |
| C. | project dictionary |
| D. | request for proposal |
| E. | Norte of the above |
| Answer» E. Norte of the above | |
| 3431. |
Mistakes made in the requirements analysis stage show up in |
| A. | System design |
| B. | System development |
| C. | System testing |
| D. | System implementation |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. None of the above | |
| 3432. |
Which of the following is used to derive the address, of a record from the record key |
| A. | comma |
| B. | hashing |
| C. | variable |
| D. | field |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. variable | |
| 3433. |
The records in a file on magnetic tape |
| A. | can only be accessed serially |
| B. | are meant for backup |
| C. | cannot be transformed to a disk file |
| D. | have to be arranged in a key sequence |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. are meant for backup | |
| 3434. |
Data structuring is refined through a process called |
| A. | structuring process |
| B. | hierarchical structure |
| C. | normalization |
| D. | Relation structure |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. Relation structure | |
| 3435. |
In the system concepts, term organization |
| A. | implies structure and order |
| B. | refers to the mannar in which each component functions with other components of the system. |
| C. | means that parts of the computer system depend on one the another. |
| D. | refers to the holism of systems |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. refers to the mannar in which each component functions with other components of the system. | |
| 3436. |
Sequential or series testing is |
| A. | running the system with line data by the actual user |
| B. | making sure that the new programs do in fact process certain transactions according to Specifications |
| C. | is checking the logic of one or more programs in the candidate system |
| D. | testing changes made in an existing or a new program |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. testing changes made in an existing or a new program | |
| 3437. |
A consideration evaluated by management when planning to convert to a computer system is : |
| A. | maintenance |
| B. | available software |
| C. | CPU sized speed |
| D. | All of the above |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. None of the above | |
| 3438. |
Direct-access organization |
| A. | means storing records in contiguous blocks according to a key. |
| B. | Stores records sequentially but uses an index to locate records |
| C. | uses an index for each key type |
| D. | has records placed randomly throughout the file |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. None of the above | |
| 3439. |
The basic unit within a computer store capable of holding a single unit of data is |
| A. | Register |
| B. | ALU |
| C. | Control unit |
| D. | Store location |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. None of the above | |
| 3440. |
An error in computer data is called |
| A. | Chip |
| B. | Bug |
| C. | Bit |
| D. | Byte |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Bit | |
| 3441. |
LISP was developed by |
| A. | John Mc Carthy |
| B. | Blaise Pascal |
| C. | Dr. Hollerith |
| D. | John Napier |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Blaise Pascal | |
| 3442. |
A system program which helps the execution of user programs is known as |
| A. | System software |
| B. | Application program |
| C. | Batch operating system |
| D. | Utilities |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. Utilities | |
| 3443. |
A magnetic storage device on which data is stored on a cylindrical drum, subdivided into tracks is known as |
| A. | Punched card |
| B. | Magnetic disk |
| C. | Magnetic tape |
| D. | Drum |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. None of the above | |
| 3444. |
The number of bits that are typically stored on each track of a magnetic disk is usually |
| A. | the same |
| B. | different |
| C. | depend on the program to be stored |
| D. | All of the above |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. different | |
| 3445. |
The silicon chips used for data processing are called |
| A. | RAM chips |
| B. | ROM chips |
| C. | Micro processor |
| D. | PROM chips |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. PROM chips | |
| 3446. |
The code that should be adequate for present and anticipated data processing both for machine and human use is |
| A. | Conciseness |
| B. | Uniqueness |
| C. | Operability |
| D. | All of the above |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 3447. |
What is the number of bit patterns provided by a 7-bit code? |
| A. | 256 |
| B. | 128 |
| C. | 64 |
| D. | 512 |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. 64 | |
| 3448. |
A common example of a data storage medium is |
| A. | cartidge |
| B. | floppies |
| C. | cluge |
| D. | disk |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. None of the above | |
| 3449. |
Which type of computers use the 8 bit code called EBCDIC? |
| A. | Minicomputers |
| B. | Microcomputers |
| C. | Mainframe computers |
| D. | Supercomputers |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. Supercomputers | |
| 3450. |
IBM-PC is an example of |
| A. | A main frame |
| B. | Machine-in-built |
| C. | Micro computer |
| D. | Special purpose |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. Special purpose | |