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Basic questions about computers

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The term GUI stands for   Graphical User Interface  
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The keyboard layout designed by Sholes is called.   QWERTY  
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Who is usually referred to as the "Father of Computing"   Charles Babbage  
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True of False: the first IBM PC was released to the public prior to 1985   TRUE  
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True or False: MS-Word is not a database program?   TRUE  
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What is the word pixel short for?   pixel element  
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True or False: RAM refers to "Randam Access Memory"   TRUE  
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WYSIWYG is a great little computer word. But what does it stand for?   What You See Is What You Get  
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True or False: Machine Language is the lowest level of computer language.   TRUE  
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