Deck 5: Technical Fundamentals

Question 1

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.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

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

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Packet switching is an intelligent connecting device that examines each packet of data it receives and then decides which way to send it onwards towards its destination.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Disk optimisation software helps save information if a computer crashes.

Question 5

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

Question 6

Network transmission media refers to the various types of media used to carry the signal between computers.

Question 7

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 8

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 recognise 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 9

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 10

File Transfer Protocol (FTP)allows files containing text,programs,graphics,numerical data and so on to be downloaded off or uploaded onto a network.

Question 11

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 recognise 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)

Question 12

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 13

What is roughly 1 million bytes?

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

Question 14

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

Question 15

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)is TCP/IP's own messaging system for email.

Question 16

Utility software provides additional functionality to the operating system.

Question 17

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 18

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 recognise 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 19

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 20

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

Question 21

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

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

Question 22

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

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

Question 23

What spans a large geographic area such as a state,province or country?

A) Local area network
B) Wide area network
C) Metropolitan area network
D) Peer-to-peer network

Question 24

What occurs when the sending computer divides a message into a number of efficiently sized units called packets,each of which contains the address of the destination computer?

A) Client
B) Packet-switching
C) Peer-to-peer network
D) Network operating system

Question 25

What is a client?

A) Enables the transmission of data over public or private networks
B) A communications,data exchange and resource-sharing system created by linking two or more computers and establishing standards,or protocols,so that they can work together
C) Any network without a central file server and in which all computers in the network have access to the public files located on all other workstations
D) A computer that is designed to request information from a server

Question 26

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 27

What is a large computer network usually spanning a city?

A) Client/server network
B) Corporate network
C) Metropolitan area network
D) Peer-to-peer network

Question 28

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 29

What is interoperability?

A) An intelligent connecting device that examines each packet of data it receives and then decides which way to send it onwards towards its destination.
B) Refers to the geometric arrangement of the actual physical organisation of the computers and other network devices in a network.
C) A standard that specifies the format of data as well as the rules to be followed during transmission.
D) The capability of two or more computer systems to share data and resources,even though they are made by different manufacturers.

Question 30

What is a network?

A) Enables the transmission of data over public or private networks
B) A communications,data exchange and resource-sharing system created by linking two or more computers and establishing standards,or protocols,so that they can work together
C) Any network without a central file server and in which all computers in the network have access to the public files located on all other workstations
D) A computer that is designed to request information from a server

Question 31

What runs a network,steering information between computers and managing security and users?

A) Client
B) Server
C) Peer-to-peer network
D) Network operating system

Question 32

What is packet-switching?

A) Occurs when the sending computer divides a message into a number of efficiently sized units called packets,each of which contains the address of the destination computer
B) An intelligent connecting device that examines each packet of data it receives and then decides which way to send it onwards towards its destination
C) Refers to the geometric arrangement of the actual physical organisation of the computers and other network devices in a network
D) A model for applications in which the bulk of the back-end processing,such as performing a physical search of a database,takes place on a server,while the front-end processing,which involves communicating with the users,is handled by the clients

Question 33

What is a telecommunications system?

A) Enables the transmission of data over public or private networks
B) A communications,data exchange and resource-sharing system created by linking two or more computers and establishing standards,or protocols,so that they can work together
C) Any network without a central file server and in which all computers in the network have access to the public files located on all other workstations
D) A computer that is designed to request information from a server

Question 34

What is a computer that is designed to request information from a server?

A) Client
B) Packet-switching
C) Peer-to-peer network
D) Network operating system

Question 35

Which of the following is not one of the differentiating factors of a network?

A) Architecture
B) Topology
C) Protocols
D) Telecommunication system

Question 36

What is network topology?

A) Occurs when the sending computer divides a message into a number of efficiently sized units called packets,each of which contains the address of the destination computer
B) An intelligent connecting device that examines each packet of data it receives and then decides which way to send it onwards towards its destination
C) Refers to the geometric arrangement of the actual physical organisation of the computers and other network devices in a network
D) A model for applications in which the bulk of the back-end processing,such as performing a physical search of a database,takes place on a server,while the front-end processing,which involves communicating with the users,is handled by the clients

Question 37

What is a client/server network?

A) Occurs when the sending computer divides a message into a number of efficiently sized units called packets,each of which contains the address of the destination computer
B) An intelligent connecting device that examines each packet of data it receives and then decides which way to send it onwards towards its destination
C) Refers to the geometric arrangement of the actual physical organisation of the computers and other network devices in a network
D) A model for applications in which the bulk of the back-end processing,such as performing a physical search of a database,takes place on a server,while the front-end processing,which involves communicating with the users,is handled by the clients

Question 38

What is a peer-to-peer network?

A) Enables the transmission of data over public or private networks
B) A communications,data exchange and resource-sharing system created by linking two or more computers and establishing standards,or protocols,so that they can work together
C) Any network without a central file server and in which all computers in the network have access to the public files located on all other workstations
D) A computer that is designed to request information from a server

Question 39

What is a router?

A) Occurs when the sending computer divides a message into a number of efficiently sized units called packets,each of which contains the address of the destination computer
B) An intelligent connecting device that examines each packet of data it receives and then decides which way to send it onwards towards its destination.It is hardware to perform traffic control
C) Refers to the geometric arrangement of the actual physical organisation of the computers and other network devices in a network
D) A model for applications in which the bulk of the back-end processing,such as performing a physical search of a database,takes place on a server,while the front-end processing,which involves communicating with the users,is handled by the clients

Question 40

What is designed to connect a group of computers in close proximity to each other such as in an office building,a school or a home?

A) Local area network
B) Wide area network
C) Metropolitan area network
D) Peer-to-peer network

Question 41

What is a protocol?

A) An intelligent connecting device that examines each packet of data it receives and then decides which way to send it onwards towards its destination.
B) Refers to the geometric arrangement of the actual physical organisation of the computers and other network devices in a network.
C) A standard that specifies the format of data as well as the rules to be followed during transmission.
D) The capability of two or more computer systems to share data and resources,even though they are made by different manufacturers.

Question 42

What refers to a type of cable composed of four (or more)copper wires twisted around each other within a plastic sheath?

A) Twisted-pair cable
B) Coaxial cable
C) Fibre-optic cable
D) Transmission control protocol/internet protocol

Question 43

Which of the following represents the bus topology?

A) All devices are connected to a central cable or backbone.
B) All devices are connected to a central device,called a hub.
C) All devices are connected to one another in the shape of a closed loop,so that each device is connected directly to two other devices,one on either side of it.
D) Groups of star-configured workstations are connected to a linear bus backbone cable.

Question 44

Which of the following is not a network topology?

A) Bus
B) Ring
C) Ethernet
D) Star

Question 45

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

Question 46

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

Question 47

How many layers does the OSI model contain?

A) Four
B) Seven
C) Ten
D) Eleven

Question 48

Which of the following is not a commonly used type of guided media?

A) Twisted-pair cable
B) Coaxial cable
C) Fibre-optic cable
D) Transmission control protocol/internet protocol

Question 49

Which of the following represents the TCP/IP four-layer reference model?

A) Application,internet,transport,network interfaces
B) Application,internet,network interfaces,transport
C) Application,transport,internet,network interfaces
D) Application,network interfaces,internet,transport

Question 50

What allows web browsers and servers to send and receive webpages?

A) File transfer protocol (FTP)
B) Simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP)
C) Hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP)
D) Simple network management protocol (SNMP)

Question 51

A _____________ device is equipment used to send information and receive it from one location to another.

Question 52

What is TCP/IP's own messaging system for email?

A) File transfer protocol (FTP)
B) Simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP)
C) Hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP)
D) Simple network management protocol (SNMP)

Question 53

What allows files containing text,programs,graphics,numerical data and so on to be downloaded off or uploaded onto a network?

A) File transfer protocol (FTP)
B) Simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP)
C) Hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP)
D) Simple network management protocol (SNMP)

Question 54

What allows the management of networked nodes to be managed from a single point?

A) File transfer protocol (FTP)
B) Simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP)
C) Hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP)
D) Simple network management protocol (SNMP)

Question 55

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

Question 56

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

Question 57

____________ is a physical and data layer technology for LAN networking.

Question 58

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 59

Which of the following represents the ring topology?

A) All devices are connected to a central cable or backbone.
B) All devices are connected to a central device,called a hub.
C) All devices are connected to one another in the shape of a closed loop,so that each device is connected directly to two other devices,one on either side of it.
D) Groups of star-configured workstations are connected to a linear bus backbone cable.

Question 60

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

Question 61

Identify the different media types found in networks.

Question 62

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

Question 63

Compare LANs,WANs and MANs.

Question 64

____________ is the capability of two or more computer systems to share data and resources,even though they are made by different manufacturers.

Question 65

Explain the difference between primary and secondary storage.

Question 66

List the common input,output and communication devices.

Question 67

Transmission Control Protocol/__________ Protocol provides the technical foundation for the public internet as well as for large numbers of private networks.

Question 68

Compare the two types of network architectures.

Question 69

Explain topology and the different types found in networks.

Question 70

List and describe the four components that differentiate networks.

Question 71

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

Question 72

Describe TCP/IP along with its primary purpose.

Question 73

Define the relationship between operating system software and utility software.