Deck 3: Hardware: Input, Processing, and Output Devices

Question 1

What term is used to measure machine cycle time?

A)MIPS
B)Mhz
C)Microcode
D)Clock speed

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Where are the CPU and memory of a computer located?

A)in the processing unit
B)in the motherboard unit
C)in the chip set unit
D)in the system unit

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The selection of computer hardware requires understanding of the organization's relationship to two things.The first is its information system.What is the other?

A)its growth
B)its business plan
C)its structure
D)its needs

Answer 3

D

Question 4

What is another name for secondary storage?

A)permanent storage
B)backup storage
C)main memory
D)cache memory

Question 5

Which of the following terms means that data must be accessed in the order in which it is stored?

A)direct access
B)indirect access
C)sequential access
D)volatile access

Question 6

Gillian recently bought a computer that allows her to download a movie and play a game simultaneously.What is the term used for this type of capability?

A)multiprocessing
B)multicore
C)multitask
D)multifunction

Question 7

Company ABC needs a large volume of disk space to be used by employees in different locations.What type of storage solutions would help them?

A)optical storage
B)a storage area network
C)virtual tape storage
D)a cloud network

Question 8

What type of data storage does RAID storage devices provide for organizations?

A)fault-tolerant data storage
B)exceedingly fast data storage
C)extremely low-cost data storage
D)unlimited data storage capacity

Question 9

What advanced optical disk technology, still in development, would store more data than even the Blu-ray optical disk system?

A)a holographic versatile disk
B)a virtual tape
C)a RAID storage device
D)a CD-ROM R/W

Question 10

Susan is doing her taxes using Excel.She has opened several files and is swapping data from one file to another.What type of memory is enabling Susan to do the swapping efficiently?

A)read-only-memory
B)cache memory
C)virtual memory
D)operating memory

Question 11

In computers, how many bits usually form a byte of data or a single character?

A)2 bits
B)4 bits
C)8 bits
D)10 bits

Question 12

"Which of the following is a primary element of a central processing unit?"

A)the memory unit
B)the input/output unit
C)the control unit
D)the hard drive unit

Question 13

What activity uses several computers, often owned by many people or different organizations, working in a coordinated manner to solve a common problem?

A)cloud computing
B)grid computing
C)parallel computing
D)virtual computing

Question 14

What computer components, also called hardware, perform the input, processing, storage, and output activities of the computer?

A)virtual components
B)logical components
C)mechanical components
D)physical components

Question 15

What type of memory's contents is NOT lost if the power is turned off?

A)multicore memory
B)nonvolatile memory
C)random access memory
D)cache memory

Question 16

Which technology provides a fast and high volume of storage to large organizations??

A)a digital video disk
B)a virtual tape
C)a storage area network
D)a RAID storage device

Question 17

What type of storage method is used for less frequently needed data and appears to be stored entirely on tape cartridges?

A)magnetic disk
B)CD-ROM
C)virtual device
D)SAN

Question 18

How does secondary storage compare to main memory?

A)It is faster.
B)It is slower.
C)It is more volatile.
D)It is more expensive.

Question 19

Katarina, a graphic designer, purchased a computer with the capability to effectively manage her graphical needs to manipulate images.What type of processor would she need?

A)a graphic multiprocessor
B)a graphics processing unit
C)multicore
D)multithread

Question 20

Sharon does accounting work for many clients and needs her computer to back up data as she makes changes to the files.What type of mechanism would do that?

A)disk striping
B)disk partitioning
C)disk mirroring
D)disk copying

Question 21

When making hardware decisions, the overriding considerations of a business should be technology cost and currency.

Question 22

What can be said about speech recognition technology?

A)Speech recognition has so far proven to be impractical.
B)Speech recognition works for a very limited vocabulary of words.
C)Speech recognition is available in a wide range of capabilities.
D)Speech recognition works best with multilingual dictionaries.

Question 23

What should an organization keep in mind when selecting input and output devices?

A)its customers
B)its partners
C)its business goals
D)its suppliers

Question 24

Hardware objectives are superior to, but supportive of, the information system and the current and future needs of the organization.

Question 25

What type of display monitor uses the least amount of power?

A)OLEDs
B)LCDs
C)plasmas
D)CRTs

Question 26

What might appear on an inventory item's RFID tag?

A)user information
B)location data
C)current date
D)vendor information

Question 27

What are frequently used to capture input in standardized tests, such as the SAT and GMAT?

A)MICR readers
B)OMR readers
C)Text readers
D)OCR readers

Question 28

What single-user, nonportable computer is designed to perform engineering, CAD, and software development work?

A)a desktop
B)a netbook
C)a server
D)a notebook

Question 29

Mike completed a purchase by tapping his card in order to pay.What type of card is he using?

A)a magnetic stripe card
B)a chip and pin card
C)a contactless card
D)a debit card

Question 30

To assemble an effective and efficient system, you must select and organize components while understanding trade-offs between overall system performance and cost, control, and complexity.

Question 31

Which of the following is a focus of green computing, which regards efficiency and environmental responsibility?

A)the processing power of IS related products
B)the memory capacity of IS related products
C)the slimless design of IS related products
D)the disposal of IS related products

Question 32

The clock speed affects machine cycle time and the rate at which the computer executes instructions.

Question 33

The components responsible for processing namely the CPU and memory are housed together in the same box or cabinet, called the chip set.

Question 34

People involved in selecting their organization's computer hardware need to clearly understand current and future business requirements so they can make informed acquisition decisions.

Question 35

Which of the following is the most powerful type of computer with the fastest processing speed and highest performance?

A)a blade server
B)a mini computer
C)a mainframe computer
D)a supercomputer

Question 36

What type of flat display uses liquid crystals to form characters and graphic images on a backlit screen?

A)a CRT
B)a plasma display
C)an OLED
D)an LCD

Question 37

Primary memory, which holds program instructions and data, is not associated with the CPU.

Question 38

What type of computer is low-cost and centrally managed, has no extra drives or expansion slots, and is limited in its capabilities?

A)a netbook
B)a laptop
C)a thin client
D)a desktop

Question 39

Jenny is shopping for a flat-screen television that will produce sharp images but does not have a backlight.What type of television is she looking for?

A)CRT
B)LCD
C)OLED
D)plasma

Question 40

Your organization is expanding its operations and would like to become socially responsible with respect to the environment.What type of computing would you implement?

A)multiple-user computing
B)mainframe-computing
C)green computing
D)grid computing

Question 41

Computers need to store larger amounts of data and instructions more permanently than main memory allows.Secondary storage serves this purpose.

Question 42

Compared to main memory, secondary storage offers the advantages of volatility, increased capacity, and lower costs.

Question 43

RAID is a method of storing data so that it can be accessed more quickly.

Question 44

A gigabyte is about one trillion bytes of data.

Question 45

Large, bulky tape drives have been replaced with much smaller tape cartridge devices measuring a few millimetres in diameter that take up much less floor space and allow hundreds of tape cartridges to be stored in a small area.

Question 46

One of the advantages of handheld computers is that they require little power relative to their size.

Question 47

Dual-core and quad-core processors are now common and help boost the computer's processing power.

Question 48

Parallel processing, a form of multiprocessing, speeds processing by linking several processors to operate at the same time.

Question 49

A DVD can hold at least six times as much data as a CD disk.

Question 50

Grid computing is high-powered data processing performed in support of our country's electric grid.

Question 51

RAM stands for random access memory; it loses its contents if the current is turned off or disrupted.

Question 52

There are a number of compact disk devices including read only, recordable, and rewritable.

Question 53

Policy-based storage management systems are used to manage memory usage to maximize the efficiency of servers.

Question 54

Netbook computers are ideal for users who need to run demanding applications, have many applications open at once, or need lots of data storage capacity.

Question 55

LCD monitors generally use between 35 and 50 percent less power than plasma screens, and OLED monitors use even less power than LCD monitors.

Question 56

The devices used to sequentially access secondary storage devices are called DASD devices.

Question 57

The overall trend in secondary storage devices is toward use of direct access methods, higher capacity, and increased volatility.

Question 58

Solid state storage devices store data in memory chips rather than magnetic or optical media, and they require less power to operate while providing slower data access than magnetic data storage devices.

Question 59

MICR is a technology from the 1950s still used to speed the processing of cheques.

Question 60

Like a display screen, the quality or resolution of a printer's output depends on the number of dots per inch.

Question 61

A blade server houses many computer motherboards that include one or more processors, computer memory, secondary storage, network connections, and a common power supply and air-cooling source within a single chassis.

Question 62

A Universal Serial Bus ____________________ drive is one example of a commonly used solid state secondary storage device.

Question 63

The ____________________ unit performs mathematical calculations and makes logical comparisons.

Question 64

The scope of green computing is limited to the efficient and environmentally responsible design and manufacture of all types of computers.

Question 65

Support for green computing is emerging as a new business strategy for computer manufacturers to distinguish themselves from the competition.

Question 66

The ____________________ tape is used primarily to back up disk drives and store critical data for recovery in case of disaster.

Question 67

Primary memory, which holds program instructions and data, is closely associated with the ____________________.

Question 68

____________________ is a method of storing data so that if a hard drive fails, the lost data on that drive can be rebuilt.

Question 69

____________________ involves the simultaneous execution of two or more computer instructions.

Question 70

____________________ are three rival manufacturers of computer processing chips.

Question 71

____________________ and output devices are part of a computer's user interface that allows you to interact with a computer system.

Question 72

When making ____________________ decisions, the overriding consideration of a business should be how hardware can support the objectives of the information system and the goals of the organization.

Question 73

Advances in screen technology allow display screens to function as ____________________ as well as output devices.

Question 74

Key to the success of grid computing is a(n) ____________________ that acts as a grid leader and traffic monitor.

Question 75

The potential loss of critical business data can put an organization out of business and should be considered a serious business ____________________.

Question 76

The clock speed for personal computers is in the multiple ____________________, or billions of cycles per second, range.

Question 77

The _________________________ is a special-purpose, high-speed network that provides high-speed connectivity among data storage devices and computers over a network.

Question 78

With ____________________ access, it is possible to go directly to and access the needed data.

Question 79

____________________ is the component of the computer that rapidly provides data and instructions to the CPU.

Question 80

The two categories of optical data readers are ______________________________ and optical character recognition.