Deck 4: Hardware and Software

Question 1

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

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The operating system controls a computer's resources.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Volatile memory devices can store data without using external power.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Main memory does not use memory swapping when multiple programs are running.

Question 5

Program instructions are moved to the CPU from the main memory through data channels.

Question 6

Universal Serial Bus connecters are used to connect input devices to computers.

Question 7

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

Question 8

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

Question 9

The cache and main memory of computers are used for nonvolatile storage.

Question 10

Bytes cannot be used to measure sizes of noncharacter data.

Question 11

Magnetic disks used in computers is an example of main memory.

Question 12

When you work on a spreadsheet program like Microsoft Excel, the program is loaded into the main memory for processing.

Question 13

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

Question 14

A printer is an example of an input hardware device.

Question 15

When running a program or processing data, the computer first transfers the program or data from disk to the CPU.

Question 16

The CPU stores results of computations on the hard drive.

Question 17

The CPU of a computing device stores data and programs.

Question 18

Main memory of the computer contains a block of data and instructions for the operating system.

Question 19

A UPC reader is an example of an input device.

Question 20

The CPU stores frequently used instructions in the data channel.

Question 21

Application programs create and manage the user interfaces in a computer.

Question 22

Firmware is computer software that is installed into devices such as printers and print servers.

Question 23

Servers are generally accessed from other computers and they have limited video displays.

Question 24

With a site license, a company pays a flat fee to install a software on all of its computers.

Question 25

Horizontal-market application softwares serve the needs of a specific industry.

Question 26

Thin client applications need special client software for its effective functioning.

Question 27

Microsoft Excel is an example of a vertical-market application.

Question 28

A thin client is a client-server application that requires nothing more than a browser.

Question 29

Users employ client computers rather than servers, for applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, and database access.

Question 30

Unix is primarily used in powerful computers used in engineering and computer-assisted design.

Question 31

Application programs are written to use a particular operating system.

Question 32

Magnetic and optical disks are nonvolatile memory devices.

Question 33

A thick-client application is an application program that must be preinstalled on the client.

Question 34

With server virtualization, a server computer hosts two or more different operating systems.

Question 35

With PC virtualization, a personal computer hosts several versions of the same operating system.

Question 36

Most server computers can function without an operating system as they are controlled by other computers.

Question 37

Linux is a version of Unix that was developed by the open source community.

Question 38

Server farms are used for sites with large numbers of users.

Question 39

Microsoft Windows works only on processors from Intel and companies that make processors that conform to the Intel instruction set.

Question 40

Client and server computers need to use the same operating system to form a network.

Question 41

Custom developed software is less risky compared to other forms of software development.

Question 42

Microsoft Office is an example of a closed source project.

Question 43

The general public can edit the open source software though they do not have access to the source code of the program.

Question 44

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 45

Business managers make decisions on the specifications of server hardware.

Question 46

Users should load firmware into the corresponding device's memory when using it.

Question 47

Open source software is usually created through voluntary programming.

Question 48

Bits are used for computer data because they ________.

A) do not support multiple voltage levels
B) are easy to represent electronically
C) are used in common calculations
D) do not function as switches in networks

Question 49

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

A) random access memory
B) read only memory
C) storage hardware
D) central processing unit

Question 50

Managers should prepare budgets before defining the base requirements of an information system.

Question 51

Which of the following devices is an example of an output hardware device?

A) overhead projector
B) keyboard
C) mouse
D) bar code scanner

Question 52

Which of the following devices is used during the processing stage of computing?

A) UPC reader
B) main memory
C) printer
D) bar code scanner

Question 53

Bits are grouped into 8-bit chunks called ________.

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

Question 54

Which of the following is an output device?

A) video camera
B) projector
C) mouse
D) bar code scanner

Question 55

Which of the following is an input hardware device?

A) plotter
B) bar code scanner
C) projector
D) printer

Question 56

A ________ is equivalent to 1,024 bytes.

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

Question 57

Procedure maintenance costs are considered developmental costs in information systems.

Question 58

Organizations should buy a site license to use open source software.

Question 59

Data conversion cost is an example of a developmental cost.

Question 60

Main memory is also known as ________.

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

Question 61

Which of the following memory devices is volatile in nature?

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

Question 62

Which of the following is a nonvolatile memory device?

A) optical memory device
B) main memory
C) hard drive
D) random access memory

Question 63

Users employ servers for ________.

A) processing spreadsheets
B) accessing documents
C) accessing database
D) processing shared databases

Question 64

Which of the following is a program that controls the computer's resources?

A) application program
B) server farm
C) firmware
D) operating system

Question 65

To run a program or process data, the computer first transfers the program or data from disk to the ________.

A) cache memory
B) main memory
C) input device
D) central processing unit

Question 66

________ are commands that the central processing unit can process.

A) Recursive functions
B) Instruction sets
C) Operational bits
D) Application programs

Question 67

If there is not enough memory for a newly requested program, the operating system will remove something to place the just-requested program into the vacated space.This process is called ________.

A) random memory access
B) rotational delay
C) memory swapping
D) defragmentation

Question 68

A client operating system is a program that ________.

A) controls the client computer's resources
B) is processed on client computers
C) is processed on server computers
D) controls the server computer's resources

Question 69

When using volatile memory, the ________.

A) processor heats up during operation
B) files are stored permanently
C) processing becomes very slow
D) contents are lost when power is off

Question 70

Users employ client computers for ________.

A) processing Web sites
B) administering public networks
C) creating public networks
D) word processing

Question 71

The CPU keeps frequently used instructions in the ________.

A) nonvolatile memory
B) main memory
C) cache
D) hard disk

Question 72

10 TB is equivalent to ________ Gigabytes.

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

Question 73

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

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

Question 74

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 75

Identify a key difference between a client computer and a server computer.

A) Servers are faster and usually have multiple central processing units.
B) Client computers should always be connected to a public network.
C) Servers can function without random access memory.
D) Client computers do not have software that enables them to connect to a network.

Question 76

Which of the following is a function of an application program?

A) allocating main memory to programs
B) performing memory swapping
C) accessing a customer database
D) allocating resources to a computer

Question 77

Which of the following refers to a program that controls the computer's resources?

A) operating system
B) cache
C) data channel
D) application program

Question 78

Instructions are moved from main memory to the CPU via the ________.

A) data channel
B) random access memory
C) cache memory
D) magnetic disk

Question 79

Server farms are used when ________.

A) performing activities that are not complicated
B) the website has large numbers of users
C) the client computers are limited in number
D) an incompatible operating system is used in the client computer

Question 80

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

A) server database
B) server farm
C) portal
D) data server