Mariners’ Polytechnic Colleges Foundation

of Canaman (Cam. Sur) Inc.

Prelim Examination
Basic Computer Operations

Name: ________________________________________ Course & Section: ________ Date: _______ Score: _______

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“Some of you say, "We can do whatever we want to!" But I tell you not everything may be good or helpful.”
1 Corinthians 10:23, CEV

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Multiple Choice: Encircle the letter of the most appropriate answer.

1. Computer is a/an ___________ device because it executes series of user-defined set of instructions.
a. Electronic c. Programmable
b. Processing d. Storage
2. Shaq was given a task to compute for the total number of students who were able to secure permit before
examination. Which part of the central processing unit will be most used?
a. Logical operation c. Control unit
b. Arithmetic operation d. Arithmetic/logic unit
3. A space-based global navigation satellite system (GNSS) that provides location and time information in all
weather, anywhere on or near the Earth.
a. Global Policy System c. Global Positioning System
b. Global Place System d. Global Position Satellite
4. A branch of computer science concerned with making computers behave like humans.
a. Information Technology c. Artificial Intelligence
b. Robotics d. Neural Networks
5. An IT product that is used for inventory, generations of receipt, and all other transaction made in a store.
a. Cash Register c. Automated Teller Machine
b. Point of Sale d. Websites
6. Computers are classified according to the following:
a. Analog, Hybrid, Digital c. Micro, Mini, Main Frame
b. Special and General Purpose d. Data-Handled, Purpose, and Capacity
7. Computers have evolved rapidly as the years came by. Before 1940’s, computers were
a. Gadgets c. Humans
b. Abacus d. Calculator
8. One of the major purposes of embracing technology in maritime industry is
a. Communication c. Updating with technology
b. Ensure safe navigation d. Globalization
9. Which of the following best classifies an Automated Teller Machine?
a. Microcomputer – Analog – General c. Microcomputer –Hybrid – General
Purpose Purpose
b. Microcomputer –Digital – Special d. Microcomputer –Hybrid – Special
Purpose Purpose
10. Computers that are powerful and used mainly by large organizations for critical applications, typically bulk data
processing such as census, industry and consumer statistics, enterprise resource planning, and financial
transaction processing.
a. Micro Computer c. Mainframe Computer
b. Mini Computer d. Desktop Computer

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 11. He is considered as the father of Modern Computers.
a. Charles Darwin c. John Napier
b. Blaise Pascal d. Charles Babbage
12. The ability of the computer to save data and information..
a. Store c. Accuracy
b. Retrieve d. Diligence
13. The field of engineering involving computer-based hardware and software systems, and communication systems,
to enable the acquisition, representation, storage, transmission, and use of information.
a. Artificial Intelligence c. Robotics
b. Information Technology d. Machine Language
14. Radar stands for _____________________.
a. Radio Detecting and Ranging c. Radio Detecting and Ranking
b. Radio Distinguishing and Ranging d. Radio Discovery and Ranking
15. On the 3rd generation, the basic material used to make computer chips, transistors, silicon diodes, and other
electronic circuits and switching devices because its atomic structure makes the element an ideal semiconductor is
a __________.
a. Vacuum c. Silicon
b. Integrated Circuit d. Digital Circuit
16. An _________________ displays the information from electronic navigational chart (ENC) and integrates
position information from GPS
a. Electronic Chart Diagram Information c. Electronic Chart Diagram Information
Satellite System
b. Electronic Chart Display Information d. Electronic Chart Display Information
System Satellite
17. The third generation that replaced the vacuum tubes was __________.
a. 2nd Generation (Integrated Circuit) c. 2nd Generation (Transistors)
b. 3rd Generation (Microprocessor) d. 3rd Generation (Transistors)
18. A system of satellites that provide autonomous geospatial positioning with the global coverage.
a. Satellite Navigation c. GPS
b. GNSS d. Satellite Communication
19. A system that attempts to predict aspects of the behavior of some system by creating an approximate model of it.
a. Stimulator c. Simulator
b. Emulator d. Virtual system
20. Pertaining to the ocean, marine; pertaining to navigation and naval affairs, or to shipping and commerce by sea.
a. Maritime c. Philippine Maritime Office
b. MARINA d. Maritime Industry
21. A set of instructions that tell the computer what to do.
a. Program c. Website
b. To-do list d. Direction
22. Bryan is in need of computers for his weather forecasting station. What type of computers according to
classification by data handled should Bryan have?
a. General Purpose c. Analog
b. Special Purpose d. Digital
23. It is an internationally agreed-upon set of safety procedures, types of equipment, and communication protocols
used to increase safety and make it easier to rescue distressed ships, boats, and/or aircraft.
a. Global Maritime Distress Safety c. Global Marine Danger Security System
Satellite d. Global Marine Danger Security Satellite
b. Global Maritime Distress Safety System
24. A form of computer that uses the continuously-changeable aspects of physical phenomena such as electrical,
mechanical, or hydraulic quantities to model the problem being solved.
a. Special Purpose Computer c. Analog Computer
b. Hybrid Computer d. Digital Computer
25. A computer that has two states which are ‘on’ and ‘off’.
a. Special Purpose Computer c. Analog Computer
b. Hybrid Computer d. Digital Computer
26. Computer is a ___________, which means it can execute programmed list of instructions and respond to new
instructions that is given.
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 a. Electronic device c. Programmable device
b. Machine d. Processing device
27. The computer will never understand you. You can never tell the computer that you are in a hurry so it has to
function fast.
a. No decision making power c. No feelings
b. No brain d. No IQ
28. The first computers used ________ for circuitry and magnetic drums for memory, and was often enormous,
taking up entire rooms.
a. Vacuum tubes c. Transistors
b. Silicon chip d. None of the above
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29. Computer has the ability to process millions of instructions in a given time.
a. Accuracy c. Retrieve
b. Speed d. Electronic
30. AIS stands for
a. Automatic Identification System c. Automatic Identification Satellite
b. Automatic Identifying Satellite d. Automatic Identifying System
31. These are computers which are either digital or analog, designed to be especially efficient in a certain class of
applications
a. Hybrid Computer c. General Purpose Computer
b. Data Handled Computer d. Special Purpose Computer
32. The capacity of computer to solve problems is dependent on the specific instructions given by user.
a. No decision making power c. No feeling
b. No brain d. No IQ
33. The application of science to predict the state of the atmosphere for a given location.
a. Weather forecasting c. Climate prediction
b. Space satellite d. Environmental analysis
34. Computers generate less error
a. Accuracy c. Versatile
b. Diligence d. Power of remembering
35. A computer with a microprocessor as its central processing unit is
a. Microcomputer c. Mainframe computer
b. Workstation computer d. Super computer
36. Which of the following is an example of a computer that is used for crime investigation?
a. Scanner c. Close circuit television
b. Metal detector d. None of the above
37. Which of the following is NOT a computer?
a. Android Phone c. Playstation Portable
b. Calculator d. Typewriter
38. Digital Computer: Numbers; Analog Computer: _______
a. Scale c. Alphabet
b. Letters d. Symbols
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39. 0 Generation: Human; 5 Generation: _______
a. Integrated Circuits c. Artificial Intelligence
b. Transistors d. Microprocessors
40. I got a score above 24 in this exam.
a. True b. False

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