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COSC 100 WITH QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2026
________ is the semiconductor material used to make
transistors. - ANSWER-Silicon
The ________ is the box that contains the central electronic
components of the computer. - ANSWER-system unit
Which type of software lets you dictate letters, e-mails, and
voice commands? - ANSWER-speech recognition software
CD ripping refers to ________. - ANSWER-encoding CDs to
MP3 format
Multimedia software includes all of the following EXCEPT: -
ANSWER-utility software.
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GPS software allows users to ________. - ANSWER-locate
restaurants, airports, and points of interest
Which type of software helps managers with tasks such as
scheduling charts? - ANSWER-project management software
Software that does "back office" operations and processing
functions such as billing, production, inventory management,
and human resources management is called ________. -
ANSWER-enterprise resource planning software
The special memory storage areas built into the CPU are called
________. - ANSWER-registers
Which of the following is an example of discounted software? -
ANSWER-educational versions of software
Angel and Blackboard are examples of ________. - ANSWER-
course management software
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The ASCII code can represent ________ unique characters. -
ANSWER-256
In a spreadsheet, the columns and rows form individual boxes
called _______. - ANSWER-cells
Which type of software stores client information in one central
database for use by sales professionals? - ANSWER-customer
relationship management software
Software designed for a specific industry is known as ________
software. - ANSWER-vertical market
The CPU processing cycle has how many steps? - ANSWER-4
Unicode uses ________ bits to code character data. -
ANSWER-16
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Microsoft ________ is software that allows students who have
Tablet PCs to write their notes directly onto the tablet, using it
as an electronic notebook. - ANSWER-OneNote
Software you can use to create a budget is called ________. -
ANSWER-spreadsheet software
Every software program has a set of ________ that specify the
minimum recommended standards for the operating system,
processor, RAM, and hard drive capacity. - ANSWER-system
requirements
Custom software, developed to address the needs of a specific
company, is known as ________ software. - ANSWER-
proprietary
Which of the following sequences lists the speed of memory
from the fastest to the slowest? - ANSWER-registers, Level 1
cache, Level 2 cache, RAM
QuarkXPress and Adobe InDesign are examples of ________
software. - ANSWER-desktop publishing
COSC 100 WITH QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2026
________ is the semiconductor material used to make
transistors. - ANSWER-Silicon
The ________ is the box that contains the central electronic
components of the computer. - ANSWER-system unit
Which type of software lets you dictate letters, e-mails, and
voice commands? - ANSWER-speech recognition software
CD ripping refers to ________. - ANSWER-encoding CDs to
MP3 format
Multimedia software includes all of the following EXCEPT: -
ANSWER-utility software.
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GPS software allows users to ________. - ANSWER-locate
restaurants, airports, and points of interest
Which type of software helps managers with tasks such as
scheduling charts? - ANSWER-project management software
Software that does "back office" operations and processing
functions such as billing, production, inventory management,
and human resources management is called ________. -
ANSWER-enterprise resource planning software
The special memory storage areas built into the CPU are called
________. - ANSWER-registers
Which of the following is an example of discounted software? -
ANSWER-educational versions of software
Angel and Blackboard are examples of ________. - ANSWER-
course management software
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The ASCII code can represent ________ unique characters. -
ANSWER-256
In a spreadsheet, the columns and rows form individual boxes
called _______. - ANSWER-cells
Which type of software stores client information in one central
database for use by sales professionals? - ANSWER-customer
relationship management software
Software designed for a specific industry is known as ________
software. - ANSWER-vertical market
The CPU processing cycle has how many steps? - ANSWER-4
Unicode uses ________ bits to code character data. -
ANSWER-16
, Page | 4
Microsoft ________ is software that allows students who have
Tablet PCs to write their notes directly onto the tablet, using it
as an electronic notebook. - ANSWER-OneNote
Software you can use to create a budget is called ________. -
ANSWER-spreadsheet software
Every software program has a set of ________ that specify the
minimum recommended standards for the operating system,
processor, RAM, and hard drive capacity. - ANSWER-system
requirements
Custom software, developed to address the needs of a specific
company, is known as ________ software. - ANSWER-
proprietary
Which of the following sequences lists the speed of memory
from the fastest to the slowest? - ANSWER-registers, Level 1
cache, Level 2 cache, RAM
QuarkXPress and Adobe InDesign are examples of ________
software. - ANSWER-desktop publishing
