Computer Fundamentals – Section 8

16. The data processing job expected to further decrease in the 1996s is that of:

A. Keypuncher
B. Data entry clerk
C. Computer operator
D. Programmer
E. None of the above

Correct Answer: A. Keypuncher
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17. A computer has no more sense than a light

A. bulb
B. pen
C. switch
D. pad
E. None of the above

Correct Answer: C. switch
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18. The first large scale electronic computer which became operational in 1946 and contained approximately 18000 vacuum tubes and could perform 300 multiplications per second was known as

A. ILLIAC
B. ENIAC
C. JOHNIAC
D. EDSAC
E. None of the above

Correct Answer: B. ENIAC
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19. A computer program that converts an entire program into machine language at one time is called a/an

A. interpreter
B. simulator
C. compiler
D. commander
E. None of the above

Correct Answer: C. compiler
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20. A logic gate is an electronic circuit which

A. makes logic decisions
B. allows electron flow only in one direction
C. works on binary algebra
D. alternates between 0 and 1 values
E. None of the above

Correct Answer: A. makes logic decisions
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