Exam 3: Computers and Mobile Devices: Evaluating the Possibilities

A(n) ____________________ is a device that contains surge protection circuits and one or more batteries that can provide power during a temporary or permanent loss of power.

Which of the following is a network of several servers, like those in the accompanying figure, together in a single location?

A(n) ____________________ is a flat, electronic device divided into panels that users press with their feet in response to instructions from a music video game.

One advantage of dedicated servers is that they usually do not demand as much memory or storage as other computers.

A(n) ____________________ is a computer, usually with limited processing power, that enables users to send data to and/or receive information from a server.

What percent of e-waste is recycled?

In a blade server, like in a rack server, the chassis is fastened in place to a flat surface.

The video clips that users of video message services send are typically how long?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT You received a new portable media player for your birthday. It is less than ideal as a gift, however, because you were hoping to do something with it, and it is not something you can do with the player. What is that thing you were hoping to do?

Which of the following is not a determinant of the category in which a computer best fits?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Your Bluetooth headset is waiting for another Bluetooth device to locate its signal. What is this mode known as?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT When an instrument in the dashboard of your car informs you the air pressure in the right rear tire is low, what type of computer determines the air pressure is low?

Lower back pain sometimes is caused from poor posture.

Which of the following is not a part of a server like the one in the accompanying figure?

The use of software to divide a physical server logically into many virtual servers is known as ____________________.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT You are looking for a port that will work for an audio device. Which of the following is likeliest to work?

People suffering from technology overload feel distressed when deprived of technology, even for a short length of time.

Batteries in a laptop, like the kind shown in the accompanying figure, typically last longer than those in a tablet.

What is another name for a standby UPS?

Most computers and electronic devices are analog, which use continuous signals.