Arithmetic operations ____.
a. involve comparing one data item with another to determine if the first item is greater than, equal to, or less than the other item
b. include addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division
c. sort data items according to standard, predefined criteria in ascending order or descending order
d. work with conditions and operators such as AND, OR, and NOT
[Ques. 2] ____ is the process of writing results to memory.
a.
Fetching
b.
Storing
c.
Decoding
d.
Executing
[Ques. 3] ____ is the process of carrying out the commands.
a.
Fetching
b.
Storing
c.
Decoding
d.
Executing
[Ques. 4] ____ is the process of obtaining a program instruction or data item from memory.
a.
Fetching
b.
Storing
c.
Decoding
d.
Executing
[Ques. 5] The ____ is the most widely used coding scheme to represent data.
a. American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII)
b. Universal System Code for Data Exchange (USCDE)
c. Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code (EBCDIC)
d. Contracted Unit Coded Hexadecimal Transaction Code (CUCHTC)
[Ques. 6] Which of the following types of software could a teacher use to keep a record of student grades?
a. publishing
c. speech synthesis
b. spreadsheet
d. reference
[Ques. 7] Which of the following software should your secretary order for designing the school newsletter?
a. desktop publishing
c. wiki
b. presentation graphics
d. paint
[Ques. 8] Which of the following applications would best accomplish the task of accepting handwritten notes and then converting them to text?
a. notepad software
c. database software
b. word processing software
d. note taking software
[Ques. 9] The committee would like a device that a teacher could use to write notes while walking around the classroom. They would also like the notes to convert to text if necessary. Which device will you recommend?
a. workstation
c. tablet computers
b. mainframe
d. laptop
[Ques. 10] Answer this question in detail: Is an app different from a Web application or an application software program?
What will be an ideal response?