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What is the purpose of software?
What is the purpose of software?
Which term refers to both the hardware and software used to store, retrieve, and manipulate information?
Which term refers to both the hardware and software used to store, retrieve, and manipulate information?
What does hardware include?
What does hardware include?
What are raw unprocessed facts known as?
What are raw unprocessed facts known as?
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Which equipment processes the data to create information?
Which equipment processes the data to create information?
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Which type of software consists of step-by-step instructions that tell the computer how to do its work?
Which type of software consists of step-by-step instructions that tell the computer how to do its work?
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What term refers to the equipment that processes the data to create information?
What term refers to the equipment that processes the data to create information?
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What is the purpose of data in the context of information technology?
What is the purpose of data in the context of information technology?
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Which term represents data that have been simplified and organized in a way that people can use?
Which term represents data that have been simplified and organized in a way that people can use?
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What is the main function of the mouse in a computer system?
What is the main function of the mouse in a computer system?
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Which type of computer can perform numerous mathematical operations simultaneously?
Which type of computer can perform numerous mathematical operations simultaneously?
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What is the main disadvantage of digital computers?
What is the main disadvantage of digital computers?
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Which type of computer is a combination of both analog and digital computers?
Which type of computer is a combination of both analog and digital computers?
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What is the main application of supercomputers?
What is the main application of supercomputers?
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Which type of computer enjoys a special high capacity and is used by big companies like NASA for space explorations?
Which type of computer enjoys a special high capacity and is used by big companies like NASA for space explorations?
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Which type of supercomputer architecture is characterized by multiple processors, each capable of executing different instructions on different data?
Which type of supercomputer architecture is characterized by multiple processors, each capable of executing different instructions on different data?
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What is the most commonly used language for scientific programming in the context of supercomputers?
What is the most commonly used language for scientific programming in the context of supercomputers?
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Which type of cooling method is often used for supercomputers due to their need for very fast input/output capability?
Which type of cooling method is often used for supercomputers due to their need for very fast input/output capability?
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For which of the following tasks are supercomputers commonly used?
For which of the following tasks are supercomputers commonly used?
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What are the most commonly used operating systems on supercomputers?
What are the most commonly used operating systems on supercomputers?
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