A device that is connected to the motherboard is ..

(a) called an external device

(b) called an adjunct device
(c) called a peripheral device
(d*) must connect using ribbon cable (e) None
29.

Documentation of computer programs is important so that

(a)
users can learn how to use the program
(b)
other programmers can know how to maintain the program
(c)
the programmer can see why the code is written that way while hunting for
sources or error
(d*) all of the above
(e) None of these

30.

The process of preparing a floppy diskette for use is called ..

(a) assembling (b) translating (c) parsing (d*) formatting
(e) None of these

31.

The physical components of a computer system .

(a) software (b*) hardware (c) ALU
(d) control unit

(e) None of these

32.

The ability of an OS to run more than one application at a time is called ..

(a*) multitasking
(b) object oriental programming
(c) multi user computing
(d) time sharing
(e) None of these

33.

Developing sets of instructions for the computer to follow and to do the task the same
way as any times as needed is called ..
(a) listing
(b) sequencing
(c*) programming
(d) directing (e) None

34.

The term used to define al input and output devices in a computer system is
(a) monitor (b) software
(c) shared resources (d*) hardware (e) None

35.

Which is not an item of hardware?

(a*) An MP3 file (b) A keyboard

36.

(c) A disk drive (d) A monitor

Which of the following is not an example of hardware?

(a) Mouse
(b) Printer
(c) Monitor (d*) Excel

(e) None

(e) None of these

37.

Hardware devices that are not part of the main computer system and are often added
later to the system are ..
(a) clip art
(b) highlights (c) execute
(d*) peripherals
(e) none of these

38.

A computer cannot boot if it does have the ..

(a) compiler (b) loader
(c*) operating system (d) assembler (e) None

39.

Programs designed specifically to address general purpose applications and special

purpose applications are called
(a) operating system
(b) system software
(c) application software
(d) management information systems
(e*) none of these

40.

What is the name for the process that is used to convert a series of instructing or
programs, written in a high level language into instructions (or a program) that can be
run on a computer?
(a) Assembling (b*) Compiling
(c) Translating
(d) Uploading (e) None