Deck 4: Hardware and Software

Question 1

The cache and main memory are nonvolatile.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Random access memory is volatile.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Bytes lack the capacity to measure sizes of noncharacter data.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Hardware consists of electronic components that are used to input, process, output, and store data.

Question 5

A 64-bit, dual processor is needed to effectively utilize more than 4 GB of main memory.

Question 6

Magnetic and optical disks are nonvolatile.

Question 7

The operating system creates and manages the user interface.

Question 8

A megabyte, or MB, is equal to 1,024 bytes.

Question 9

Quad-processor computers have two CPUs.

Question 10

The CPU stores results of computations on the hard drive.

Question 11

An operating system is a hardware device used to input data into a computer.

Question 12

A CPU is an example of an input device.

Question 13

An operating system controls a computer's resources.

Question 14

The CPU of a computing device stores data and programs.

Question 15

A server is a computer that is designed to support processing from many remote computers and users.

Question 16

The main memory of a computer is sometimes called random access memory.

Question 17

As predicted by Moore's Law, CPU speeds continually increase.

Question 18

Volatile memory devices can store data without using external power.

Question 19

Program instructions for programs, such as Microsoft Excel, are stored in the main memory of a computer.

Question 20

A central processing unit is sometimes called "the brain" of the computer.

Question 21

A thin-client application is designed to run within computer browsers, such as Firefox and Internet Explorer.

Question 22

Native applications are programs that are written to use a particular operating system.

Question 23

In a closed source project, such as Adobe Photoshop, the source code is highly protected and only available to trusted employees and carefully vetted contractors.

Question 24

The term "open source" means that the source code of the program is not available to the public.

Question 25

Symbian operating system is used for Nokia, Samsung, and other mobile devices.

Question 26

Native applications are sometimes called thick-client applications.

Question 27

Programmers cannot alter or add to an open source code.

Question 28

Mac OS and iOS applications are constructed using Java.

Question 29

Windows operating system is used for Macintosh clients.

Question 30

Linux is an open source variant of Mac OS.

Question 31

Source code is computer code as written by humans and understandable by humans.

Question 32

Although the operating system makes the computer usable, it does little application-specific work.

Question 33

Android is a nonmobile client operating system.

Question 34

Object-oriented languages cannot be used to create difficult and complex applications.

Question 35

With open source, anyone can obtain the source code from the open source project's Web site.

Question 36

Thin-client applications can seldom run within a computer browser.

Question 37

Both client and server computers need an operating system.

Question 38

Linux applications are constructed using Objective-C.

Question 39

Horizontal-market applications are developed for specific, unique needs of an industry.

Question 40

Object-oriented languages can only be used by professional programmers who have devoted years to learning object-oriented design and coding skills.

Question 41

Mobile devices cannot be connected through cloud.

Question 42

If an organization's BYOD policy dictates that the employee is responsible for damage, the advantage to the organization is that it appears to be permissive without actually being so.

Question 43

In the context of user interfaces, using content to drive application behavior is called indirect interaction.

Question 44

Numerous vendors license products called mobile device management (MDM) software to backup and restore mobile devices.

Question 45

Which of the following refers to a small, portable storage device that can be used to back up data and to transfer it from one computer to another?

A) thumb drive
B) projector
C) mouse
D) barcode scanner

Question 46

________ is an example of storage hardware in computers.

A) Overhead projector
B) Keyboard
C) Magnetic disk
D) Barcode scanner

Question 47

Thin-client applications are developed by professional programmers and technically oriented Web developers and business professionals.

Question 48

Mobile applications can share their device with other mobile applications.

Question 49

Which of the following is an example of storage hardware in computers?

A) plotter
B) magnetic disk
C) projector
D) inkjet printer

Question 50

Mobile systems users can move geographically, but they are restricted to using a single device.

Question 51

Applications must be designed to scale up and down without appearing awkward or taking over the device.

Question 52

Mobile systems offer the potential of just-in-time data, which is data delivered to the user at the precise time it is needed.

Question 53

Mobile devices lack wireless connectivity features.

Question 54

Desktop computers and Xboxes are not mobile devices.

Question 55

Main memory is also known as ________.

A) cache memory
B) random access memory
C) read-only memory
D) optical memory

Question 56

A BYOD policy is a statement concerning employees' permissions and responsibilities when they use their own device for organizational business.

Question 57

The ________ is sometimes called "the brain" of the computer.

A) random access memory
B) read-only memory
C) thumb drive
D) central processing unit

Question 58

The CPU stores results of computations in the ________.

A) joystick
B) main memory
C) printer
D) barcode scanner

Question 59

Which of the following devices is an example of a storage hardware device?

A) universal serial bus
B) central processing unit
C) optical disk
D) random access memory

Question 60

A user interface (UI) is the presentation format of an application.

Question 61

Individuals who edit large pictures, sound, or video files need a ________ processor to effectively use more than 4 GB of main memory.

A) 32-bit
B) 64-bit
C) 16-bit
D) 8-bit

Question 62

Which of the following is a characteristic of volatile memory?

A) The processor heats up during the operation.
B) The files are stored permanently.
C) The processing of data is very slow.
D) The contents are lost when power is off.

Question 63

Which of the following terms refers to a collection of servers?

A) server database
B) server farm
C) firmware
D) shareware

Question 64

10 TB is equivalent to ________ gigabytes.

A) 10,240
B) 1,000
C) 1,024
D) 102.4

Question 65

Bits are used for computer data because they ________.

A) are represented exclusively as alphabets
B) are easy to represent physically
C) are more complex than bytes
D) can have more than two values at a time

Question 66

A thin-client application is designed to run within a program such as ________.

A) Microsoft Access
B) Microsoft Internet Explorer
C) Microsoft Word
D) Microsoft Excel

Question 67

Linux is an example of a(n) ________.

A) open source operating system software
B) mobile operating system
C) user community
D) workstation client

Question 68

Which of the following statements is true of an operating system?

A) The server operating system, Linux, is gradually being replaced by Unix.
B) Android is a mobile operating system licensed by Apple.
C) Nonmobile client operating systems are used on personal computers.
D) iOS is the most popular server operating system.

Question 69

Bits are grouped into 8-bit chunks called ________.

A) switches
B) strings
C) bytes
D) nibbles

Question 70

With ________, a computer, such as a desktop or portable computer, hosts several different operating systems.

A) PC virtualization
B) parallel computing
C) cloud computing
D) normalization

Question 71

Virtualization is the process by which ________.

A) a single server is used to host the operations of a workstation
B) many computers are used to control a server
C) one computer hosts the appearance of many computers
D) a single operating system is licensed for multiple computers

Question 72

Which of the following is a mobile operating system licensed by Google?

A) Blackberry OS
B) Symbian
C) Android
D) Windows RT

Question 73

Which of the following is a nonvolatile memory device?

A) optical disk
B) main memory
C) cache memory
D) joystick

Question 74

________ is a version of Unix that was developed by an open source community.

A) Symbian OS
B) Android
C) Linux
D) Mac OS

Question 75

A ________ is equivalent to 1,024 bytes.

A) gigabyte
B) kilobyte
C) terabyte
D) megabyte

Question 76

Server application programs are programs that ________.

A) control the client computer's resources
B) are processed on client computers
C) are processed on server computers
D) control the server computer's resources

Question 77

Which of the following memory devices is volatile in nature?

A) magnetic disk
B) cache
C) hard drive
D) optical disk

Question 78

Ronald runs both Windows 7 and Linux on his desktop computer. This process is called ________.

A) PC virtualization
B) server virtualization
C) cloud computing
D) desktop virtualization

Question 79

Which of the following is an example of an application program?

A) Microsoft Word
B) Unix
C) Linux
D) Windows

Question 80

Which of the following is the operating system designed by Apple?

A) Android
B) Unix
C) Linux
D) Mac OS