Deck 3: Hardware and Software

Question 1

What is the arithmetic logic unit?

A) The actual hardware that interprets and executes the program (software) instructions and coordinates how all the other hardware devices work together
B) Interprets software instructions and literally tells the other hardware devices what to do, based on the software instructions
C) A type of CPU that can recognize as many as 100 or more instructions, enough to carry out most computations directly
D) Performs all arithmetic operations (for example, addition and subtraction) and all logic operations (such as sorting and comparing numbers)

Answer 1

D

Question 2

What is an older secondary storage medium that uses a strip of thin plastic coated with a magnetically sensitive recording medium?

A) Magnetic medium
B) Magnetic tape
C) Hard drive
D) RAM

Answer 2

B

Question 3

What is a form of a stationary mouse on which the movement of a finger causes the pointer on the screen to move?

A) Microphone
B) Touch pad
C) Pointing stick
D) Touch screen

Answer 3

B

Question 4

What provides the tools for data retrieval, modification, deletion, and insertion?

A) Data management
B) Desktop publishing
C) Email
D) Groupware

Question 5

Which of the following represents megahertz?

A) The number of millions of CPU cycles per second
B) The number of billions of CPU cycles per second
C) A type of CPU that can recognize as many as 100 or more instructions, enough to carry out most computations directly
D) Limit the number of instructions the CPU can execute to increase processing speed

Question 6

What is a CPU?

A) The actual hardware that interprets and executes the program (software) instructions and coordinates how all the other hardware devices work together
B) The computer's main memory, which consists of the random access memory (RAM), cache memory, and the read-only memory (ROM) that is directly accessible to the central processing unit (CPU)
C) Equipment designed to store large volumes of data for long-term storage
D) Equipment used to capture information and commands

Question 7

What is a complex instruction set computer chip?

A) The actual hardware that interprets and executes the program (software) instructions and coordinates how all the other hardware devices work together
B) Interprets software instructions and literally tells the other hardware devices what to do, based on the software instructions
C) A type of CPU that can recognize as many as 100 or more instructions, enough to carry out most computations directly
D) Performs all arithmetic operations (for example, addition and subtraction) and all logic operations (such as sorting and comparing numbers)
This is the definition of CISC.

Question 8

What is hardware?

A) Any computer-based tool that people use to work with information and support the information and information-processing needs of an organization
B) The set of instructions that the hardware executes to carry out specific tasks
C) Consists of the physical devices associated with a computer system
D) An electronic device operating under the control of instructions stored in its own memory that can accept, manipulate, and store data

Question 9

What detects the presence or absence of a mark in a predetermined place (popular for multiple-choice exams)?

A) Magnetic ink character reader
B) Optical-character recognition
C) Optical-mark recognition
D) Point-of-sale

Question 10

What is similar to a desktop but has more powerful mathematical and graphics processing capabilities and can perform more complicated tasks in less time?

A) Tablet
B) PDA
C) Workstation
D) Minicomputer

Question 11

What is information technology?

A) Any computer-based tool that people use to work with information and support the information and information-processing needs of an organization
B) The set of instructions that the hardware executes to carry out specific tasks
C) Consists of the physical devices associated with a computer system
D) An electronic device operating under the control of instructions stored in its own memory that can accept, manipulate, and store data

Question 12

What is a protected memory space created by the CPU allowing the computer to create virtual machines?

A) Volatility
B) Virtualization
C) Flash memory
D) Cache memory

Question 13

What is the number of bits (0s and 1s) that can be processed by the CPU at any one time?

A) Clock speed
B) Word length
C) Bus width
D) Chip line width

Question 14

What is an input device?

A) The actual hardware that interprets and executes the program (software) instructions and coordinates how all the other hardware devices work together
B) The computer's main memory, which consists of the random access memory (RAM), cache memory, and the read-only memory (ROM) that is directly accessible to the central processing unit (CPU)
C) Equipment designed to store large volumes of data for long-term storage
D) Equipment used to capture information and commands

Question 15

What is roughly 1 million bytes?

A) Megabyte
B) Terabyte
C) Kilobyte
D) Gigabyte

Question 16

What is application software?

A) Controls how the various technology tools work together along with the application software
B) Controls the application software and manages how the hardware devices work together
C) Provides additional functionality to the operating system
D) Used for specific information processing needs, including payroll, customer relationship management, project management, training, and many others

Question 17

What is software?

A) Any computer-based tool that people use to work with information and support the information and information-processing needs of an organization
B) The set of instructions that the hardware executes to carry out specific tasks
C) Consists of the physical devices associated with a computer system
D) An electronic device operating under the control of instructions stored in its own memory that can accept, manipulate, and store data

Question 18

What is system software?

A) Controls how the various technology tools work together along with the application software
B) Controls the application software and manages how the hardware devices work together
C) Provides additional functionality to the operating system
D) Used for specific information processing needs, including payroll, customer relationship management, project management, training, and many others

Question 19

What organizes information on a hard disk in the most efficient way?

A) Text protect
B) Disk optimization
C) File recovery
D) Cash proof

Question 20

What is the size of the internal electrical pathway along which signals are sent from one part of the computer to another?

A) Clock speed
B) Word length
C) Bus width
D) Chip line width

Question 21

List the common input, output, storage, and communication devices.

Question 22

Describe the eight categories of computers by size.

Question 23

Utility software provides additional functionality to the operating system.

Question 24

____________ device is equipment used to see, hear, or otherwise accept the results of information processing requests.

Question 25

Magnetic _________ is a secondary storage medium that uses magnetic techniques to store and retrieve data on disks or tapes coated with magnetically sensitive materials.

Question 26

A ____________ is designed to meet the computing needs of several people simultaneously in a small to medium-size business environment.

Question 27

A tablet is a pen-based computer that provides the screen capabilities of a PDA with the functional capabilities of a laptop or desktop computer.

Question 28

____________ access memory is the computer's primary working memory, in which program instructions and data are stored so that they can be accessed directly by the CPU via the processor's high-speed external data bus.

Question 29

____________ increases the cooperation and joint productivity of small groups of co-workers.

Question 30

Describe the six major categories of hardware and provide an example of each.

Question 31

Complex instruction set computer chips limit the number of instructions the CPU can execute to increase processing speed.

Question 32

Explain the difference between primary and secondary storage.

Question 33

Volatility is a protected memory space created by the CPU allowing the computer to create virtual machines.

Question 34

____________ is the number of billions of CPU cycles per second.

Question 35

____________ is the set of instructions that the hardware executes to carry out specific tasks.

Question 36

Cathode-ray tube (CRT) is a _________ tube that uses an electron gun (cathode) to emit a beam of electrons that illuminates phosphors on a screen as the beam sweeps across the screen repeatedly.

Question 37

Disk optimization software helps save information if a computer crashes.

Question 38

Identify the different computer categories and explain their potential business uses.

Question 39

____________ allows more than one piece of software to be used at a time.

Question 40

A(n) ____________ device is equipment used to send information and receive it from one location to another.

Question 41

Define the relationship between operating system software and utility software.