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Q1161.Which historical figure is widely recognized as the 'Father of Punched Card Processing'?

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A J. Presper Eckert
B Dr. Herman Hollerith
C Blaise Pascal
D None of these
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Correct Answer: B

Dr. Herman Hollerith invented punched-card tabulating machinery for the 1890 US Census, founding the company that later became IBM.

Q1162.Which command line utility in MS-DOS and Windows is used to associate a drive letter with a local directory path to create a virtual logical drive?

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A Batch
B Subst
C Party
D None of these
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Correct Answer: B

The SUBST command associates a folder path (e.g., C:\MyFolder) with a virtual drive letter (e.g., X:), simplifying file access.

Q1163.It is possible to ______ a data source before performing a merge.

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A Sort
B Create
C Modify
D All of these
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Correct Answer: D

Before performing a mail merge, you can sort, create, or modify the data source to ensure accurate merging.

Q1164.Which Version of the Microsoft office is not valid?

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A Office Vista
B Office XP
C Office 2007
D None of these
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Correct Answer: A

There is no Microsoft Office version called Office Vista. Windows Vista is an operating system, whereas Office XP and Office 2007 are valid Office suites.

Q1165.______ combine numbers and letters depending on the organization of the list.

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A Multilevel List
B Bulleted List
C Number List
D All of the Above
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Correct Answer: A

Multilevel lists combine numbers, letters, and symbols to establish a hierarchical structure in lists.

Q1166.Bold, Italic, Regular are known as _____?

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A Text Effects
B Font Styles
C Font Effects
D None of these
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Correct Answer: B

Bold, Italic, and Regular are collectively categorized as Font Styles.

Q1167.Which of the following is a valid range reference?

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A C3/E5
B C3+E5
C C3:E5
D None of these
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Correct Answer: C

A colon (:) represents a continuous range of cells from C3 through E5 in Excel.

Q1168.The formula = (B3+B4+B5+B6)/4 would have the same result as the function _______?

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A
B
C
D None of these
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Correct Answer: B

The AVERAGE function calculates the mathematical mean of the values in the specified range.

Q1169.If a formula = B14*C14 in cell D14, and is copied to D16, the new formula would be _____?

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A
B
C
D None of these
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Correct Answer: B

When copied down two rows, relative cell references adjust accordingly from row 14 to row 16.

Q1170.A disk ______ is a utility that searches for and removes unnecessary files.

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A Archiver
B Scanner
C Defragmenter
D None of these
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Correct Answer: B

A disk scanner (or cleaner) identifies and deletes temporary and unneeded system files to free up space.

Q1171.Selecting Zoom command ______?

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A Changes the size of the displayed document
B Enlarges the view of the selected document
C Prints a copy of the opened document
D None of these
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Correct Answer: B

The Zoom command changes the magnification or display scale, enlarging or shrinking the view on screen without altering the actual file size.

Q1172.Headers and footers can include text and graphics, as well as the _____?

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A Current time
B Current date
C Page number
D All of the above
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Correct Answer: D

Headers and footers can store page numbers, current date, current time, and other document metadata.

Q1173.A ________ contains buttons, boxes, and menus that allow tasks to be performed more quickly than using the menu bar.

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A Toolbar
B Format bar
C Status bar
D None of these
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Correct Answer: A

Toolbars (and modern ribbons) contain quick-access graphical buttons and controls.

Q1174.The ______ in the Resume Wizard dialog box indicates the wizard is ready to create a document.

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A Finish panel
B Start panel
C Address panel
D None of these
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Correct Answer: A

The Finish panel in the wizard interface indicates that all settings are complete and the document is ready to be generated.

Q1175.What is Android?

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A Stack of Software for Mobility
B Google Mobile Device
C Virtual Machine
D None of Above
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Correct Answer: A

Android is a stack of software including an OS, middleware, and applications built for mobile computing.

Q1176.A(n) ________ is an identification code that consists of a set of vertical lines and spaces of different widths.

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A Bar code
B OCR
C Turnaround
D None of these
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Correct Answer: A

A bar code represents alphanumeric values through a set of parallel vertical lines and spaces of varying widths.

Q1177.The circuitry of the system unit usually is part of or is connected to a circuit board called the?

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A Motherboard
B Fatherboard
C Brotherboard
D None of these
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Correct Answer: A

The motherboard is the primary printed circuit board that connects all system unit modules (CPU, RAM, slots).

Q1178.Which simulation technique is used to model system with uncertainty and variability?

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A Monte Carlo Simulation
B Discrete Event Simulation
C System Dynamics
D None of these
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Correct Answer: A

Monte Carlo simulation uses repeated random sampling to simulate systems with inherent uncertainty and variable outcomes.

Q1179.What does "MPEG" stand for in multimedia?

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A Multimedia Processing and Encoding Group
B Moving Pixels Encoding Group
C Moving Picture Experts Group
D None of these
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Correct Answer: C

MPEG stands for Moving Picture Experts Group, which develops standard formats for compressing and representing digital audio and video.

Q1180.Which type of software development methodology focuses on iterative development and continous feedback?

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A Agile Methodology
B Waterfall Model
C Spiral Model
D None of these
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Correct Answer: A

Agile methodologies focus on iterative, incremental development cycles (sprints) coupled with continuous feedback and collaboration.