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Question 1What is the most suitable storage medium for storing an encyclopedia ?floppy diskspreadsheetCD ROMdatabase
Question 4At the moment when an item is sold at the refreshment kiosk, the item code is keyed in using a conventional keypad. During busy periods...
Question 5There are two types of memory, random access memory (RAM) and read only memory (ROM).(i) Give one use for RAM(ii) Give one use for ROM(iii)...
Question 7Lorretta produces publicity leaflets for Betterview.Publicity leaflets contain articles, photographs and diagrams.Lorretta has additional...
Question 8Give two ways in which a CD-ROM disc is different from a floppy disc.
Question 9A pupil is researching material for a school project. The pupil has a computer that has a CD-ROM drive and access to the Internet.(i) Give...
Question 10A company is developing a piece of multimedia language software for use in a school. Give two reasons why the company decides to issue the...
Question 11A newspaper needs some pictures to insert onto the front page. Give three ways you can use Information Technology to obtain the pictures...
Question 13Give one reason why you would not edit a large movie file on a CD-ROM.
Question 14Each piece of hardware in the table below is either an input, output or storage device. For each, put a tick in the correct box. As an...
Question 16A veterinary surgery is going to install a new computer system. The vets must choose suitable hardware to use in their practice.(a) Give...
Question 6This part stores data, programs, settings, and the operating system while the computer is off. While it is on, it spins inside the computer...
Question 17The four functional components of a digital computer are: input device, ............... , ............... and output device.
Question 20Calculations are made in computer with the help of its ............... .
Question 2Which of the following is an example of non-volatile memory?ROMRAMLSIVLSI
Question 3Which of the following is a unit of measurement used with computer system ?bytemegabytegigabyteAll of the above
Question 12The concentric circles on the floppy disk are further divided into :TracksSectorsCylindersNone of the above
Question 15What does a storage unit provide ?A place to show dataA place to store currently worked on informationA place to store information
Question 18What is the processing unit ?The brains of the computerThis is the main circuit board that all other internal components are connected...
Question 19What does RAM stand for?Retrieve Alternate MemoryRead Always MemoryRandom Access Memory
Question 21Which of the following is a soft copy and a hard copy ?Output on a monitorOutput on a printer
Question 22What role do Input unit and Output unit play in a computer system ?
Question 23Describe the functioning of CPU.
Question 24What role does the memory play in the functioning of a computer system ?
Question 25Discuss two popular input devices.
Question 26What is a pointing device ? Name a popular pointing device.
Question 27When is a scanner used for input ? Discuss various types of scanners.
Question 28Discuss the functioning of a light pen.
Question 29When is a bar code reader used for input and how ?
Question 30How important is control unit in a computer system ?
Question 31Discuss various storage units.
Question 32There are two types of internal memory in computer system. Name and discuss them.
Question 33Compare and contrast internal memory and external memory.
Question 34Why is auxiliary memory required ?
Question 35Discuss the usage of hard disk.
Question 36Discuss the functioning of DVDs.
Question 37When are magnetic tapes used and how ?