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Compulsory Chapter 1
Introduction to Information Processing (Exercise 1)
1. Which of the following is not an example of an Input-Process-Output cycle?
A. Ann put her textbooks into a bookshelf. She would take the textbooks out from the bookshelf for revision before examinations.
B. Mary put dirty clothes and washing powder into a washing machine. She got the cleaned clothes out after the washing machine washed the clothes.
C. John put a dish into a microwave oven, turned on the microwave oven, and finally took out the heated dish.
D. Peter typed his report using a computer and then printed out the report using a printer.
2. Which of the following devices has / have stored programs?
(1) Coffee machine
(2) Digital camera
(3) Mechanical music box
A. (1) and (2) only
B. (1) and (3) only
C. (2) and (3) only
D. (1), (2) and (3)
3. Which of the following is not a coding system which can represent text?
A. ASCII
B. AAC
C. Unicode
D. Big5 code
4. Which of the following cannot be used to produce digital images?
A. Scanner
B. Digital camera
C. Microphone
D. Mobile phone with a built-in camera
5. Which of the following is not a component of an information system in general?
A. Data
B. Forecasting
C. Processes
D. Personnel
6. Which of the following statements about information system are correct?
(1) The hardware of an information system refers to all the physical components related to the system.
(2) System software and application software are two main kinds of software to be used in an information system.
(3) An information system must be used in a single computer.
A. (1) and (2) only
B. (1) and (3) only
C. (2) and (3) only
D. (1), (2) and (3)
7. Which of the following is an example of system software?
A. Bar code reader
B. Microsoft Access
C. Microsoft SQL Server
D. Red Hat Linux
8. John works in an information system department. He is responsible for research, planning and implementation of the information system according to the requirements defined by end users. What is the position of Peter?
A. Systems analyst
B. Technician
C. Network manager
D. None of the above
9. What is the role of programmers in an information system?
A. They use the information system or information products.
B. They convert the system design developed by systems analysts into program codes.
C. They enter data into the information system before end users can use it.
D. They are responsible for monitoring the availability and performance of the communication between computer systems.
10. In an information life cycle as shown below, what steps are represented by X, Y and Z respectively?
Data collection à X à Storage à Y à Z à TransmissionàPresentation
X Y Z
A. Organization Analysis Processing
B. Processing Analysis Organization
C. Processing Organization Analysis
D. Organization Processing Analysis
11. Which of the following statements correctly describe(s) the Information Age?
(1) In the Information Age, computers become essential tools for information manipulation.
(2) In the Information Age, people are able to access up-to-date information easily anywhere and anytime at a very low cost.
(3) The Information Age is important on fostering a knowledge-based society.
A. (1) only
B. (2) only
C. (1) and (2) only
D. (1), (2) and (3)
12. Which of the following statements are correct?
(1) Information is a collection of raw facts that are not organized and have no meaning on their own.
(2) Text, audio and video are examples of data.
(3) Computer, communication network and people are the important elements for the success of a knowledge-based society.
A. (1) and (2) only
B. (1) and (3) only
C. (2) and (3) only
D. (1), (2) and (3)
Answers
1. A
Explanation
No process is done by the bookshelf. The bookshelf serves as a storage purpose only.
2. D
3. B
Explanation
AAC is an audio file format.
4. C
5. B
Explanation
Forecasting is one of the possible objectives to be achieved by information systems.
6. A
Explanation
An information system can be used by a group of interconnected computers.
7. D
Explanation
A bar code reader is an example of input device. Microsoft Access and Microsoft SQL Server are examples of application software.
8. A
9. B
10. D
11. D
12. C
Explanation
Data is a collection of raw facts that are not organized and have no meaning on their own, while information is data that has been organized.
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