Question 1

Mainframes are relatively large computers used by corporations for centralized data processing and maintenance of large databases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

The central processing unit is the same thing as the microprocessor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Which of the following is not an input device?

Accepted Answer

A)  Keyboard 
B)  Touch Screen 
C)  Camera 
D)  Monitor 
A)  Keyboard 
B)  Touch Screen 
C)  Camera 
D)  Monitor D

Question 4

The _____ is the number of bits that can be processed by the CPU at one time.

Accepted Answer

A)  clock speed 
B)  word length 
C)  bus width 
D)  line width 
E)  none of the above 
A)  clock speed 
B)  word length 
C)  bus width 
D)  line width 
E)  none of the above

Question 5

Which of the following categories of general purpose computers is the lest expensive?

Accepted Answer

A)  Supercomputers. 
B)  Midrange Computers 
C)  Microcomputers 
D)  Mainframe Computers 
A)  Supercomputers. 
B)  Midrange Computers 
C)  Microcomputers 
D)  Mainframe Computers

Question 6

The central processing unit performs the actual computation or "number crunching" inside any computer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Registers in the CPU store large amounts of data and instructions for long periods of time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Thin-client systems are more complex than fat client systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Decisions about hardware focus on which of the following factors?

Accepted Answer

A)  power 
B)  appropriateness for the task 
C)  speed 
D)  cost 
E)  all of the above 
A)  power 
B)  appropriateness for the task 
C)  speed 
D)  cost 
E)  all of the above

Question 10

Hardware is simply the computer itself.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Mainframes are relatively large computers used by corporations for centralized data processing and maintenance of large databases.

The central processing unit is the same thing as the microprocessor.

Which of the following is not an input device?

The _____ is the number of bits that can be processed by the CPU at one time.

Which of the following categories of general purpose computers is the lest expensive?

The central processing unit performs the actual computation or "number crunching" inside any computer.

Registers in the CPU store large amounts of data and instructions for long periods of time.

Thin-client systems are more complex than fat client systems.

Decisions about hardware focus on which of the following factors?

Hardware is simply the computer itself.

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Exam 14: Technology Guide 1 - Hardware

Mainframes are relatively large computers used by corporations for centralized data processing and maintenance of large databases.

The central processing unit is the same thing as the microprocessor.

Which of the following is not an input device?

The _____ is the number of bits that can be processed by the CPU at one time.

Which of the following categories of general purpose computers is the lest expensive?

The central processing unit performs the actual computation or "number crunching" inside any computer.

Registers in the CPU store large amounts of data and instructions for long periods of time.

Thin-client systems are more complex than fat client systems.

Decisions about hardware focus on which of the following factors?

Hardware is simply the computer itself.

Introduction to Information Systems

Organizational Strategy, Competitive Advantage, and Information Systems

Ethics and Privacy

Information Security

Data and Knowledge Management

Networks

E-Business and E-Commerce

Wireless, Mobile Computing, and Mobile Commerce

Social Computing

Enterprise Resource Planning Systems

Crm and Scm

Business Intelligence

Acquiring Information Systems and Applications

Technology Guide 2 - Software

Technology Guide 3 - Cloud Computing

Filters