Computer Fundamental Miscellaneous - Study Mode

[#846] Example of non-numerical data is
Correct Answer

(A) Employee address

Explanation

Solution: Numerical data represent values that can be measured and put into a logical order. Examples of numerical data are height, weight, age; number of movies watched, IQ, etc. To graph numerical data, one uses dot plots, stem and leaf graphs, histograms, box plots, ogive graphs, and scatter plots.

[#847] Which selection below best describes the term data processing?
Correct Answer

(C) The manipulation of information or data

Explanation

Solution: Data manipulation refers to the process of adjusting data to make it organized and easier to read. These commands tell the database where to select data from and what to do with it.

[#848] A device that both transmits and receives data, is
Correct Answer

(D) Transceiver

Explanation

Solution: A transceiver is a device comprising both a transmitter and a receiver that are combined and share common circuitry or a single housing. When no circuitry is common between transmit and receive functions, the device is a transmitter-receiver. The term originated in the early 1920s.

[#849] An automatic machine that performs routine seemingly human tasks is
Correct Answer

(D) Robot

Explanation

Solution: An automatic machine that performs routine seemingly human tasks is Robot. Robot any automatically operated machine that replaces human effort, though it may not resemble human beings in appearance or perform functions in a humanlike manner.

[#850] IBM 7000 digital computer
Correct Answer

(D) has modular construction

Explanation

Solution: IBM 7000 digital computer has modular construction. The IBM 700/7000 series is a series of large-scale (mainframe) computer systems that were made by IBM through the 1950s and early 1960s.