Fundamentals of Electronic Communication 1

1. The four main components of a computer system are a. b. c. d. Cables, Input, Output, Mouse Main Processor, Input, Output, Storage Operating System, Storage, Input, Keyboard Mother board, Output, Power supply, VDU

2. Software is defined as a a. Group of memory devices b. Set of instructions that refreshes memory c. Set of instructions that enables the computer to carry out operations d. Group of keyboard and mice (June 2004, December 2003) 3. The software application package that can be used for file creation, updating, searching and storing is a a. Spreadsheet b. Word processor c. Database d. Computer aided design system December 2003)

(June 2004,

4. The software application packages that can be used for document production is a a. Spreadsheet b. Word processor c. Database d. Computer aided design system 2003)

(December

5.The process on a Floppy Disk that creates a file allocation table, sectors and removes any existing data is called a. b. Sectoring Formatting

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Partitioning Defragmenting (December 2004)

6. The most expensive type of Printer is a. b. c. d. Dot matrix Daisy Wheel Ink jet Laser (December 2004)

7. The part of a computer system that a key board would be connected to is a. The Main Processor b. The Memory c. An Input d. An Output (December 2004) 8. The software application package that can perform numerical analysis and manipulation is a a. Spreadsheet b. Word Processor c. Database d. Computer aide design system (December 2004)