Exam 4: Hardware, Software, and Mobile Systems

The term open source means that the source code of the program is ________.

Mobile devices lack wireless connectivity features.

Briefly describe the nonmobile client operating system Microsoft Windows.

Android is a nonmobile client operating system.

Internet of Things (IoT) is one of the disruptive force that change the power of business allowing objects to connect to the Internet so they can interact with other devices, applications, or services

Which of the following is an example of an open-source desktop operating system?

Bits are grouped into 8-bit chunks called ________.

Programs that perform business functions, such as general ledger and accounting tasks, are examples of ________.

In ________ process, a server hosts many versions of desktop operating systems.

Thin-client applications are developed using ________.

Desktop computers and Xboxes are not mobile devices.

Which of the following is a characteristic of volatile memory?

Source code is computer code as written by humans and understandable by humans.

________ applications are programs that are written to use a particular operating system.

Which of the following operating systems was designed by Apple?

The process of showrooming enables each virtual machine to operate exactly the same as it would operate in a stand-alone, nonvirtual environment.

Linux is an example of a(n) ________.

Object-oriented languages can only be used by professional programmers who have devoted years to learning object-oriented design and coding skills.

________ refers to data delivered to the user at the precise moment it is needed.

A client-server application that requires nothing more than a browser is called ________.