software concepts set 2 Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

A sales clerk at a checkout counter scanning a tag on an item rather than keying it into the system, is using __________.

a) input automation

b) item data automation

c) scanning automation

d) source data automation

e) None of these

Question : 2

Large transaction processing systems in automated organisations use

a) Online processing

b) Batch Processing

c) Once-a-day Processing

d) End-of-day processing

e) Once-a-week processing

Question : 3

The simultaneous execution of two or more instructions is called

a) sequential access

b) reduced instruction set computing

c) multiprocessing

d) disk mirroring

e) None of these

Question : 4

__________ is the process of finding errors in software code.

a) Debugging

b) Compiling

c) Interpreting

d) Testing

e) None of these

Question : 5

Most application software’s today come with an interface called a(n) _________.

a) graphical user interface

b) character user interface

c) icon user interface

d) button user interface

e) voice instruction system

Question : 6

The capability of the operating system to enable two or more than two programs to execute simultaneously in a single computer system by using a single processor is _________.

a) Multiprocessing

b) Multitasking

c) Multiprogramming

d) Multi execution

e) None of these