department of computer science
college of computing
western delta university
first semester examination 2022/2023 session
CSC101 - introduction to computers and spreadsheet analysis (FOR LAW AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES) time: 1hr
answer ALL questions (70 marks)
Question 1
_______ is a very large scale and expensive computer capable of supporting hundreds, or even thousands of users simulataneously.Question 2
_______ is the only language that is directly understood by the computer.Question 3
_______ and _______ are one of many characteristics of the computer system.Question 4
_______ and _______ are two examples of an hybrid computer.Question 5
In size and power _______ lie between workstations and mainframe.Question 6
Convert110102to a number in base 10.Question 7
List four (4) examples of Operating Systems.Question 8
_______ and _______ are two characteristics of the Operating System.Question 9
_______ is the point where a column and a row meet in Microsoft Excel.Question 10
In assembly language, _______ are substitutes for 0s and 1s.Question 11
_______ is a master system of programs that manages the basic operations of the computer.Question 12
The EDVAC is _______ generation computer.Question 13
An equal (=) sign in Microsoft Excel signifies _______.Question 14
A computer works by following the _______ cycle.Question 15
The use of micrprocessors made computers more _______ and _______.Question 16
The program written by a programmer in a high level language is called _______.Question 17
Computers can be classified according to _______, _______ and _______.Question 18
Computer software is basically classified into _______ and _______.Question 19
Convert6410to a number in base 2.Question 20
_______ computers are fixed into electronic devices designed to perform a specific task.Question 21
The reason machine language runs faster that all other programs in higher languages is because _______.Question 22
Digital Computers are binary machines that represent information internally using _______.