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A database schema:
Shows the data type of each field
Is used in a flat file database
Describes the structure of a database
Shows the key fields in a table
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What is meta data?
data about meteorites
lots of data
a petabyte of data
data about data
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What is a database management system (DBMS)?
PET
Database is a systematic collection of programs which enables its users to
Data anomaly
Database design
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Engineering solves problems ...
pedagogical
scientific and technological
chemical
mining
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Which of the following is NOT the purpose of the computer processor?
Display data
Send and receive signals from devices
Controls the operations
Run programs
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In ______ Engineering a person who constructs, operates, and maintains mines.
Industrial
Mining
Software
Electrical
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What type of computer is this?
Personal
Mainframe
Micro
Mini
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What does branch of engineering study aerodynamics?
mechanical engineering
civil engineering
electronic engineering
electrical engineering
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Engineering uses primarily:
Math and English
History and English
Science and History
Math and Science
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Which was the world's first successful electronic computer?
ENIAC electronic Numerical Integrator and computer
CRAY-1
PARAM
Pascaline
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Which of the following is the most powerful type of computer ?
Super–micro
Super computer
Megaframe
Super conductor
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Who among the following considered as the 'father of artificial intelligence'?
JP Eckert
John McCarthy
Lee De Forest
Charles Babbage
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Engineering Facts
Sit at a desk all day and stare at a computer screen.
Create new technology for the world.
Help solve the worlds big issues, like cancer and pollution.
Be creative, curious and test new ideas.
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What two branches of engineering are included in mining and medical engineering?
civil and mechanical
petroleum and electronic
electronic and civil
mechanical and electrical
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Mining and manufacturing are jobs that:
are legally allowed to pay below the federal minimum wage
are deemed hazardous
are more fun than delivering newspapers & babysitting
are suitable for youths aged 16 and 17
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Which of the following is the first calculating device?
Calculator
Abacus
Turing Machine
Pascaline
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The set of instructions that a computer will follow in a program is called...
Pseudo code
An algorithm
A flowchart
Python code
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What do branches of engineering include mining and medical engineering?
electrical and electronic
mechanical and electrical
electronic and mechanical
civil and mechanical
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Types of Engineering
Biomedical
Aerospace
Mechanical
Systems
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whats considered the brain of the computer?
Power Supply
Microprocessor
The Case
Motherboard
