Answer the Following Questions:
Question No. One : State whether each
of the following statements is true(T) or false (F) Justify your answer
very shortly (10 marks):
1. The CPU is the most important software component of a computer system.
2. Midrange computers are the smallest but most important category of computer systems for end users.
3. Printed reports are used as an output method in computers of both third and fourth generations.
4. RAM can be read but not erased or overwritten.
5. All computers of all sizes are being networked.
6. Operating system and database management system are good examples of system development programs.
7- Assembler languages use binary coded instructions.
8- Visual BASIC and C++ are good examples of high-level languages.
9- Application programs work as a cushion between the hardware and the operating system. .
10. A record is a collection of related fields.
Question No. Two : Fill in the spaces with suitable word(s): (10 marks)
1. Computer software is typically classified into two major types of programs;............ .and.. ...........
2. Keyboard, ............ and ............. are good examples of input devices.
3. Computer system are typically classified as microcomputers ; ….. .......and. ..........
4. There are two basic types of semiconductor memory ....................and.................... .
5. While.. ...... is a collection of related files.
6. The storage in computer systems may be classified into………..... storage and. ............. storage.
7. There are two basic types of magnetic disk media ................ ...and........... ........
8. While.......is called PC...... .......is called VDU.
9.
While the speed (instruction/second) of a computer of the
third-generation is ............ the speed of a computer of the fourth
generation is................................
10. The first
generation of computers began in the early of ............ but the
......... generation of computers began in the mid- 1960' s