Review Exercises:

1. What method uses a light beam to sense marks on machine-readable test

forms?
- The optical recognition which uses a light beam to scan input data and
convert it with a electrical signal which are then sent to computer for
processing.
2. Which input method is used mainly by banks for processing checks?
- The magnetic Ink Character Recognition that involves characters made of
magnetized particles, such as the preprinted characters on a personal check.
Some characters are preprinted, but others such as the amount of a check,
are added by a person using a MICR inscriber.
3. MICR stands for ________________________.
- MICR stands for Magnetic Ink Character.
4. What is the function of ALU?
- ALU or Arithmetic Logic Unit, as the name implies, refers to the unit of CPU,
where arithmetic operation such as, addition, subtraction, multiplication and
division, are being done. It is also where logical operation, the comparison of
two or more numbers, are also done.
5. Define software and describe its two main types.
- Software – refers to the set of instructions or programs that cause a computer
to perform desired function. These two major categories of software are;
System software and Application software.
 System software – is computer software designed to operate the
computer hardware and to provide and maintain a platform for running
application software. Examples of system software are operating
systems, compilers and interpreters, utility program, performance
monitoring software and communication software.
 Application software – is computer software designed to help the user
to perform singular or multiple related specific tasks. There are two
types of application software namely; package and custom made.
6. What are the functions of system software?
- These are programs designed to manage functions of the computer. These
programs that help people write and execute other programs.
7. What are the functions of application software?
- These are software that can be used to solve a particular problem or to
perform a particular task.
8. What is the main function of system analyst?
- Responsible for studying the requirements of the company’s computer-based
applications, specifying their design, and developing appropriate systems
documentation.
9. Discuss the difference between input/output devices from input/output media.
- When we say input/output “media”, we are referring to products such as
magnetic tapes, papers and diskettes where data are being transcribed or
recorded (saved). The term input/output devices, means the physical
equipment that reads the data from the media used or write (saved) data on
the media.
10. What are the responsibilities of a computer programmer?
- The individual who fulfills the job role of computer programmer is one who
writes and develops various programs relating to the use of the computer. He
develops, writes, compiles, tests, and develops program logic; analyzes
program specifications provided by the system analyst; and prepares
programs documentation.