(c) The tape is reusable
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(51) Primary advantage of key-to-tape data-entry systems?
- A. A large percentage of editing can be performed at the time of data entry
- B. Key verification is easily performed
- C. The tape is reusable
- D. Keying errors can be detected as they occur
(52) Maximum character EBCDIC can code?
- A. 8
- B. 16
- C. 64
- D. 256
(d) 256
(53) The hexadecimal number system has a base of?
- A. 2
- B. 4
- C. 8
- D. 16
(d) 16
(54) The use of parity bit is for?
- A. coding
- B. indexing
- C. error-detection
- D. none of these
(c) error-detection
(55) The following are basic types of recordaccess methods?
- A. sequential and random
- B. direct and immediate
- C. sequential and indexed
- D. on-line and real-time
(a) sequential and random
(56) Which of the following is input/output device??
- A. monitors
- B. punched cards
- C. optical scanners
- D. all the above
(d) all the above
(57) The following magazine covers only the IBM PC and its compatibles?
- A. Byte
- B. PC Magazine
- C. Personal Computing
- D. Interface Age
(b) PC Magazine
(58) The word size of a microprocessor refers to:?
- A. the number of machine operations performed/ second
- B. the amount of information that can be stored / cycle
- C. the amount of information that can be stored in bytes
- D. none of these
(b) the amount of information that can be stored / cycle
(59) The primary memory of a personal computer consists?
- A. ROM only
- B. RAM only
- C. Both ROM and RAM
- D. Memory module
(c) Both ROM and RAM
(60) Microsoft Excel is?
- A. financial planning package
- B. electronic spreadsheet
- C. graphics package
- D. data-base management package
(b) electronic spreadsheet