Information Technology Quiz

Which of the following pairs represents general-purpose software tools?

• Spreadsheet and database software

• Word processor and accounting software

• Student record system and database software

• Insurance processing and spreadsheet software

Which type of management occurs when the operating system undertakes communication between a printer and the computer?

• Command-driven interface

• Graphical user interface

• Computer screen interface

• None of the above

Which of the following is NEITHER a validation NOR a verification check?

• Storage media check

• Inconsistency check

• Data-type check

• Range check

An example of operating system software is

• Microsoft Windows

• Microsoft Office

• Microsoft Word

• Microsoft Excel

Advantages of electronic information processing include

• Retraining of staff

• Less human intervention

• Increased amount of equipment

• Less savings on hardcopies

Which of the following provides transmission of data in BOTH directions at the same time?

• Half Duplex

• Full Duplex

• Null Duplex

• Simplex

In the URL http://www.shoes.com, 'shoes.com' represents for the

• Extension

• Company name

• Domain name

• Internet company

Which type of processing system will use sequential file organization?

• Real time processing

• Batch processing

• Transaction processing

• Online processing

Transferring data from a remote computer to your computer is referred to as

• Uploading

• Browsing

• Downloading

• Data mining

Scrambling of messages at the sending end and unscrambling them at the receiving end is called

• Espionage

• Encryption

• Coding

• Eavesdropping