Exam 6: Hardware and Software

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Magnetic and optical disks are considered to be nonvolatile memory.

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One ________ is equivalent to 1024 GB.

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Which device listed below is an example of a storage hardware device?

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Gigahertz (GHz) stands for ________ of cycles per second.

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Some larger corporations and government organizations still use ________ computers.

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Main memory is an example of volatile memory.

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As predicted by Moore's Law, the capacity of storage devices is ________ as the costs ________.

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A bit is a character of data.

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The CPU reads instructions and data from memory via the data bus.

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The term "byte" stands for binary digit.

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Software that is tailor-made for special applications is called ________ software.

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________ application software serves the needs of a specific industry.

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Which of the following is an example of an output device?

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A CPU is sometimes called the "brain" of the computer.

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Reading articles about technology trends specific to your business, attending workshops on technology trends, and reading technology ads are all examples of

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Memory that is permanent is called "volatile" memory.

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The speed of a CPU is measured bits per second.

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What is firmware?

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The CPU reads instructions and data from ________ via the data bus.

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Software vendors should make it easy for users to download and apply ________ to fix known holes in their software.

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