Question

The primary advantage of key-to-tape data-entry systems is?

• A. A large percentage of editing can be performed at the time of data entry
• B. Key verification is easily performed
• C. The tape is reusable
• D. Keying errors can be detected as they occur
• E. All of the above

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

The tape is reusable

The primary advantage of key-to-tape data-entry systems is The tape is reusable.

An early stand-alone data entry machine that stored data on magnetic tape for computer entry. Introduced by Mohawk Data Sciences in the mid-1960s, it was the first major advancement in data entry since the card keypunch.

A data-entry system consisting of several keyboards connected to a central controlling unit, typically a minicomputer, which collects information from each keyboard and then directs it to a magnetic tape.