Exam 14: Hardware

Laptop computers are small, easily transportable, lightweight ________ that fit comfortably into a briefcase.

Hardware is getting more expensive over time.

The ALU receives data in tertiary form.

________ is/are the part of primary storage that holds a software program and small amounts of data for processing.

________ sequentially accesses program instructions, decodes them, and controls the flow of data.

Supercomputers are a specific technology that refers to really powerful computers networked together.

The key areas of focus for decisions about hardware are speed and cost.

Hardware is not strategic.

________ provide(s) for the flow of data from external computer networks to the CPU and from the CPU to computer networks.

A ___ client is a computer that has the ability to perform many functions without a network connection.

________ is a disadvantage of SSDs.

Google Chromebook is a ________.

Optical storage devices are faster and more fragile than hard drives.

ROM is volatile.

_______ reality is a term that refers to information technologies that use software to provide a realistic, three-dimensional, computer-generated environment that replicates sight, touch, hearing, and in some cases, smell.

Key features of ________ computers are that there is constant interaction between the computer and the users and that the users can multitask, meaning that they do not have to stop what they are doing to use the device.

SSDs are seamless replacements for hard drives.

Magnetic tapes are no longer used by organizations.

Primary storage ___ store(s) data and program instructions during processing.

The ALU receives data in binary form (0s and 1s).