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1. It is a personal computer designed to be in a stationary location. The screen is housed in a

display device (or simply display) that is separate from a tower, which is a case that contains
the processing circuitry.
A. Smartphone
B. Laptop
C. Desktop
D. Server

Correct Answer: C. Desktop

Types of Personal Computers

 A Laptop, also called a notebook computer, is a thin lightweight mobile computer with a
screen in its lid and a keyboard in its base. Designed to fit on your lap and for easy
transport.
 Tablets are usually smaller than laptops but larger than phones. It is a thin, light-weight
mobile computer that has a touch screen.
 A Desktop or Desktop Computer is a personal computer designed to be in a stationary
location, where all of its components fit on or under a desk or table. On many desktops,
the screen is housed in a display device (or simply display) that is separate from a tower,
which is a case that contains the processing circuitry. Another type of desktop is called
all-in-one does not contain a tower and instead uses the same case to house the display
and the processing circuitry.
 A server is a computer dedicated to providing one or more services to other computers
or devices on a network. A network is a collection of computers and devices connected
together often wirelessly. Services provided by servers include storing content and non
controlling access to hardware, software, and other resources on a network. A server
can support from two to several thousand connected computers and devices at the
same time. Servers are available in a variety of sizes and types for both small and large
business applications.

2. The bookkeeper recorded the amount in the receipt as a debit to accounts payable since the
receipt is a payment to the company's account on its supplier. In the above scenario, which
of the following can be considered a datum (singular of data)?
A. The receipt
B. The amount in the receipt
C. The accounts payable balance
D. The bookkeeper and the supplier

Correct Answer: B. The amount in the receipt

Data is a collection of unprocessed items, which can include text, numbers, images, audio, and
video. Information conveys meaning to users.

Data is essentially the plain facts and statistics collected during the operations of a business.

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They can be used to measure/record a wide range of business activities - both internal and
external. While information allows a business to make informed decisions by presenting data in
a way that can be interpreted by management.

3. It is a computer that can perform all of its inputs, processing, output, and storage activities
by itself and is intended to be used by one person at a time.
A. Personal Computer
B. Mobile Devices
C. Game Devices
D. Database

Correct Answer: A. Personal Computer

A personal computer (pc) is a computer that can perform all of its inputs, processing, output,
and storage activities by itself and is intended to be used by one person at a time.

4. It is a collection of computers and devices connected together often wirelessly.

A. Server
B. Network
C. System
D. Personal Computer

Correct Answer: B. Network

A network is a collection of computers and devices connected together often wirelessly.

5. A computer dedicated to providing one or more services to other computers or devices on a

network.
A. Server
B. Network
C. System
D. Personal Computer

Correct Answer: A. Server

6. These are the electric, electronic, and mechanical components of a computer.

A. Software
B. Hardware
C. Applications
D. Networks

Correct Answer: B. Hardware

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A computer contains many electric, electronic, and mechanical components known as

hardware. These components include input devices, output devices, a system unit, storage
devices, and communications devices.

7. As an auditor, your nature of work requires you to travel because of your visits to the
different sites of your clients. Which of the following personal computer will be the most
appropriate for you to bring? (as it can perform what a typical computer will do but is more
portable).
A. All-in one
B. Laptop
C. Tablet
D. Smartphone

Correct Answer: B. Laptop

8. Due to the pandemic, most of the works are arranged in the so called work-from-home.
What type of personal computer is the most applicable for work-from-home arrangements?
(as it has a high-end processor and its portability is not necessary as the worker will just be
staying at home).
A. Laptop
B. Desktop
C. Tablet
D. Smartphone

Correct Answer: B. Desktop

9. A pointing device is an
A. Input Device
B. Output Device

Correct Answer: A. Input Device

An input device is any hardware component that allows you to enter data and instructions into a
computer. Six widely used input devices are the keyboard, mouse, microphone, scanner, digital
camera, and PC video camera.

Common Input Methods

 A keyboard contains keys you press to enter data and instructions into a computer or
mobile device. All desktop keyboards have a typing area that includes letter of the
alphabet, numbers, punctuation marks, and other basic keys. Instead of a physical
keyboard, users can also enter data via an on-screen keyboard or virtual keyboard,
which is a keyboard that projects from a device to a flat surface.

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 Pointing device is an input device that allows a user to control a small symbol on a
screen, called the pointer. Desktops typically use a mouse as their pointing device, and
laptops use a touchpad.
 Voice and Video Input Some mobile devices and computers enable you to speak data
instructions using voice input and to capture live full-motion images using video input.
 Scanner is a light-sensing input device that converts printed text and images into a form
the computer can process.

10. A Scanner is an
A. Input Device
B. Output Device

Correct Answer: A. Input Device

11. A Display is an
A. Input Device
B. Output Device

Correct Answer: B. Output Device

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 A Computer is an electronic device, operating under the control of instructions stored in

its own memory that can accept data (input), process the data according to specific
rules, produce information (output), and store the information for future use.

12. As the accountant of Harvest Inc. you are assigned to prepare the financial statement of the
company. What productivity software will you use to easily prepare the financial statements as
well as the working papers or supporting computations? It contains not just ordinary tables but
also has a calculation function.

A. Word Processing
B. Spreadsheets
C. Database
D. Specialty

Correct Answer: B. Spreadsheets

WORD PROCESSING
Word processing software allows you to use computers to create, edit, format, print, and store
text material, among other things. Word processing is the most common software application.
The best-known word processing program is Microsoft Word, but there are others, such as
Corel WordPerfect, Apple Pages, Google Apps (a free download from
www.google.com/apps),and Zoho Writer (a free download from www.zoho.com).

SPREADSHEETS
The spreadsheet allows users to create tables and financial schedules by entering data and
formulas into rows and columns arranged as a grid on a display screen. Today the principal
spreadsheets are Microsoft Excel, Corel Quattro Pro, and IBM’s Lotus 1-2-3.

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DATABASE SOFTWARE
Database software is a program that sets up and controls the structure of a database and
access to the data. A database is a collection of interrelated files in a computer system.

SPECIALTY SOFTWARE
Examples of specialized software are presentation graphics, financial, desktop-publishing,
drawing and painting, project management, computer-aided design, video/audio editing,
animation, and web page design software.

13. The Electronic Filing and Payment System (eFPS) of the Bureau of Internal Revenue falls
under this classification of Application Software. Most software of this type are sometimes
developed at taxpayer expense by government agencies. They are often available through sites
on the internet.

A. Freeware
B. Shareware
C. Commercial
D. Public Domain

Correct Answer: D. Public-domain

COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE
Commercial software, also called proprietary software or packaged software, is software that’s
offered for sale, such as Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office XP, or Adobe PhotoShop. Although
such software may not show up on the bill of sale when you buy a new PC, you’ve paid for
some of it as part of the purchase. And, most likely, whenever you order a new game or other
commercial program, you’ll have to pay for it. This software is copyrighted.
PUBLIC-DOMAIN SOFTWARE
Public-domain software is not protected by copyright and thus may be duplicated by anyone at
will. Public- domain programs—sometimes developed at taxpayer expense by government
agencies— have been donated to the public by their creators. They are often available through
sites on the internet. You can download and duplicate public-domain software without fear of
legal prosecution.
SHAREWARE
Shareware is copyrighted software that is distributed free of charge, but users are required to
make a monetary contribution, or pay a registration fee, to continue using it—in other words,
you can try it before you buy it.
FREEWARE
Freeware is copyrighted software that is distributed free of charge, today most often over the
internet. The web browsers Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox are of this type.
RENTALWARE: ONLINE SOFTWARE
Rentalware is online software that users lease for a fee and download whenever they want it.
This is the concept behind application service providers (ASPs), or software-as-a-service
(SaaS) technology, the idea of leasing software over the internet.

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PIRATED SOFTWARE
Pirated software is software obtained illegally, as when you get a CD/DVD from a friend who
has made an illicit copy of, say, a commercial video game. Sometimes pirated software can be
downloaded off the internet.
ABANDONWARE
“Abandonware” does not refer to a way to obtain software. It refers to software that is no longer
being sold or supported by its publisher.
CUSTOM SOFTWARE
Occasionally, companies or individuals need software written specifically for them, to meet
unique needs. This software is called custom software, and it’s created by software engineers
and programmers.

14. It is the principal component of system software in any computing system. Example of this
are PCs run by Windows or Linux and Apple Macintoshes which run the Macintosh OS. For
cellphone are as Apple’s iPhone OS 3.0, which works with iPhones, or Google and the Open
Handset Alliance’s Android.

A. Operating Systems
B. Device Drivers
C. Utility Programs
D. Device Drivers

Correct Answer: A. Operating Systems

The operating system (OS), also called the software platform, consists of the low-level, master
system of programs that manage the basic operations of the computer.
These programs provide resource management services of many kinds. In particular, they
handle the control and use of hardware resources, including disk space, memory, CPU time
allocation, and peripheral devices. Every general-purpose computer must have an operating
system to run other programs.
Different sizes and makes of computers have their own operating systems. For example, Cray
supercomputers use UNICOS and COS; IBM mainframes use MVS and VM; PCs run Windows
or Linux and Apple Macintoshes run the Macintosh OS. Cellphones have their own operating
systems, such as Apple’s iPhone OS 3.0, which works with iPhones, or Google and the Open
Handset Alliance’s Android operating system for mobile devices. 2 In general, an operating
system written for one kind of hardware will not be able to run on another kind of machine. In
other words, different operating systems are mutually incompatible.

15. You are part of the Projects Committee of your company and your committee will present
the business plan of the proposed project. In your presentation to the Board of Directors, what
type of application software will you use? Hint: An example of this application software is the
Microsoft Office Powerpoint.

A. Entertainment
B. Personal

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C. Productivity
D. Specialty

Correct Answer: D. Specialty

See figure in item no. 13

16. It is the software that has been developed to solve a particular problem for users—to
perform useful work on specific tasks or to provide entertainment.

A. Application Software
B. System Software
C. Operating System
D. Software Platform

Correct Answer: A. Application Software

Application software is software that has been developed to solve a particular problem for
users—to perform useful work on specific tasks or to provide entertainment.
System software enables the application software to interact with the computer and helps the
computer manage its internal and external resources.

17. It helps the computer control peripheral devices. Examples of peripheral devices are mouse,
keyboard, and other accessories to the usual computer set.

A. Operating Systems
B. Device Drivers
C. Utility Programs
D. None of the above

Correct Answer: B. Device Drivers

Three basic components of system software

 Operating systems: An operating system is the principal component of system software

in any computing system.

 Device drivers: Device drivers help the computer control peripheral devices.

 Utility programs: Utility programs are generally used to support, enhance, or expand
existing programs in a computer system.

18. Users gain access in the same manner as accessing their email—via a user name (user ID)
and a password. The statement falls under what management aspect of the operating system.

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A. CPU Management
B. File Management
C. Task Management
D. Security Management

Correct Answer: D. Security Management

CPU Management
The central component of the operating system is the supervisor. Like a police officer directing
traffic, the supervisor, or kernel, manages the CPU (the central processing unit or processor). It
remains in memory (main memory or primary storage) while the computer is running and directs
other “nonresident” programs (programs that are not in memory) to perform tasks that support
application programs.
File Management
A file is (1) a named collection of data (data file), or (2) a program (program file) that exists in a
computer’s secondary storage, such as a hard disk or CD/DVD. Examples of data files are a
word processing document, a spreadsheet, images, songs, and the like.
Task Management
What is the purpose of task management? A computer is required to perform many different
tasks at once (multitasking). In word processing, for example, it accepts input data, stores the
data on a disk, and prints out a document—seemingly simultaneously. Most desktop and laptop
operating systems are single-user systems that can handle more than one program at the same
time—word processing, spreadsheet, database searcher. Each program is displayed in a
separate window on the screen.
Security Management
Users gain access in the same manner as accessing their email—via a user name (user ID) and
a password. A password is a special word, code, or symbol required to access a computer
system. If you are using a computer at work, you may give yourself a password.

19. Accounting system of a company that is a commissioned work of a hired programmer to

specifically perform functions for the company is an example of this type of application software.

A. Commercial Software
B. Shareware
C. Rental Ware
D. Custom Software

Correct Answer: D. Custom Software

See the lecture notes in No. 14.

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