Exam 3: Computer Hardware

_______________ computers continue to handle the information processing needs of major corporations and governmental agencies with high transaction processing volumes or complex computational problems.

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Question 121

The capacity of memory chips is usually expressed in terms of bytes. A _______________ is a basic grouping of bits that the computer operates as a single unit.

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Question 122

Experts predict the merging or disappearance of several computer categories. For example, many midrange and mainframe systems have been made obsolete by the power and versatility of client/server networks composed of microcomputers and servers.

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Question 123

A computer is a system, an interrelated combination of components that perform the basic system functions of _______________, processing, output, storage, and control.

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Question 124

Which of the following does not apply to a personal digital assistant (PDA)?

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Question 125

Random Access Memory (RAM) is non-volatile memory.

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Question 126

In the 1950s, _______________ were invented and quickly replaced the thousands of vacuum tubes used in electronic computers.

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Question 127

Personal digital assistants most commonly use which of these technologies?

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Question 128

Printing information on paper is the most common form of information output.

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Question 129

The most recent entries to the information appliance and PDA market, from Apple, are ________________________________.

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Question 130

Microcomputers can act as powerful workstations for computer-aided design and other computation and graphics-intensive applications.

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Question 131

Speaker independent voice recognition systems:

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Question 132

According to the text, what are the current types of RFID chips?

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Question 133

An electronic _______________ is a pointing device that is used to move the cursor on the screen, as well as to issue commands and make icon and menu selections. It is the most popular pointing device used today.

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Question 134

The control unit of the CPU interprets instructions and directs processing.

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Question 135

According to the text, using web-enabled PDAs allows workers to realize all the following benefits except:

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Question 136

Which of the following is an advantage of RAID?

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Question 137

According to the text, which of the following is considered by millions of computer users to be the primary function of the desktop PC?

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Question 138

Active RFID chips are self-powered and must be close to the reader to transmit their signal.

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Question 139

A touchpad is best described as a:

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Question 140

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_______________ computers continue to handle the information processing needs of major corporations and governmental agencies with high transaction processing volumes or complex computational problems.

The capacity of memory chips is usually expressed in terms of bytes. A _______________ is a basic grouping of bits that the computer operates as a single unit.

Experts predict the merging or disappearance of several computer categories. For example, many midrange and mainframe systems have been made obsolete by the power and versatility of client/server networks composed of microcomputers and servers.

A computer is a system, an interrelated combination of components that perform the basic system functions of _______________, processing, output, storage, and control.

Which of the following does not apply to a personal digital assistant (PDA)?

Random Access Memory (RAM) is non-volatile memory.

In the 1950s, _______________ were invented and quickly replaced the thousands of vacuum tubes used in electronic computers.

Personal digital assistants most commonly use which of these technologies?

Printing information on paper is the most common form of information output.

The most recent entries to the information appliance and PDA market, from Apple, are ________________________________.

Microcomputers can act as powerful workstations for computer-aided design and other computation and graphics-intensive applications.

Speaker independent voice recognition systems:

According to the text, what are the current types of RFID chips?

An electronic _______________ is a pointing device that is used to move the cursor on the screen, as well as to issue commands and make icon and menu selections. It is the most popular pointing device used today.

The control unit of the CPU interprets instructions and directs processing.

According to the text, using web-enabled PDAs allows workers to realize all the following benefits except:

Which of the following is an advantage of RAID?

According to the text, which of the following is considered by millions of computer users to be the primary function of the desktop PC?

Active RFID chips are self-powered and must be close to the reader to transmit their signal.

A touchpad is best described as a:

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