Question 1

________________ provide for the flow of data from external computer networks to the CPU and vice versa.

Accepted Answer

A) Communication technologies 
B) Input technologies 
C) Output technologies 
D) Secondary storage devices 
A) Communication technologies 
B) Input technologies 
C) Output technologies 
D) Secondary storage devices

Question 2

Computer technologies become obsolete faster than other technologies in the organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The mouse is the most common input device.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following is not a type of primary storage?

Accepted Answer

A) Random access memory 
B) Registers 
C) Cache 
D) Read-only memory 
E) Optical 
A) Random access memory 
B) Registers 
C) Cache 
D) Read-only memory 
E) Optical

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of an input technology?

Accepted Answer

A) Monitor 
B) Mouse 
C) Printer 
D) Plotter 
A) Monitor 
B) Mouse 
C) Printer 
D) Plotter

Question 6

If you wished to store a large amount of archival data for a long period of time, you would choose which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Magnetic disk 
B) Magnetic tape 
C) Read-only chips 
D) Cache chips 
E) Thumb drives 
A) Magnetic disk 
B) Magnetic tape 
C) Read-only chips 
D) Cache chips 
E) Thumb drives

Question 7

NASA's computer system is an example of ___________

Accepted Answer

A) mainframe computers 
B) microcomputers 
C) midrange computers 
D) supercomputers 
A) mainframe computers 
B) microcomputers 
C) midrange computers 
D) supercomputers

Question 8

The type of primary storage, located closest to the CPU, where the computer can temporarily store blocks of data used most often is called:

Accepted Answer

A) Read-only memory. 
B) Registers. 
C) Random access memory. 
D) Cache memory. 
E) Flash memory. 
A) Read-only memory. 
B) Registers. 
C) Random access memory. 
D) Cache memory. 
E) Flash memory.

Question 9

If your computer loses its power supply, you will not lose the contents of your random access memory, because it is not volatile.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A super computer is the term given to the latest technology

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Random access memory is _____ and _____.

Accepted Answer

A) Volatile, temporary 
B) Nonvolatile, permanent 
C) Nonvolatile, temporary 
D) Volatile, permanent 
E) Volatile, inexpensive 
A) Volatile, temporary 
B) Nonvolatile, permanent 
C) Nonvolatile, temporary 
D) Volatile, permanent 
E) Volatile, inexpensive

Question 12

A byte represents a particular alphanumeric character or a simple mathematical operation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Secondary storage has which of the following characteristics?

Accepted Answer

A) It is nonvolatile. 
B) It is more cost effective than primary storage. 
C) It is slower than primary storage. 
D) It can utilize a variety of media. 
E) All of these 
A) It is nonvolatile. 
B) It is more cost effective than primary storage. 
C) It is slower than primary storage. 
D) It can utilize a variety of media. 
E) All of these

Question 14

___________ input data with minimal human intervention.

Accepted Answer

Source-dat

Question 15

RAM is ___________ storage that is ____________.

Accepted Answer

A) primary, nonvolatile 
B) primary, volatile 
C) secondary, nonvolatile 
D) secondary, volatile 
A) primary, nonvolatile 
B) primary, volatile 
C) secondary, nonvolatile 
D) secondary, volatile

Question 16

The characteristics of magnetic tape include all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) It is the fastest magnetic storage medium. 
B) It is the cheapest magnetic storage medium. 
C) It provides sequential access to the data. 
D) It has greater storage capacity than thumb drives. 
E) It is often used for archival storage. 
A) It is the fastest magnetic storage medium. 
B) It is the cheapest magnetic storage medium. 
C) It provides sequential access to the data. 
D) It has greater storage capacity than thumb drives. 
E) It is often used for archival storage.

________________ provide for the flow of data from external computer networks to the CPU and vice versa.

Computer technologies become obsolete faster than other technologies in the organization.

The mouse is the most common input device.

Which of the following is not a type of primary storage?

Which of the following is an example of an input technology?

If you wished to store a large amount of archival data for a long period of time, you would choose which of the following?

NASA's computer system is an example of ___________

The type of primary storage, located closest to the CPU, where the computer can temporarily store blocks of data used most often is called:

If your computer loses its power supply, you will not lose the contents of your random access memory, because it is not volatile.

A super computer is the term given to the latest technology

Random access memory is _ and _.

A byte represents a particular alphanumeric character or a simple mathematical operation.

Secondary storage has which of the following characteristics?

___________ input data with minimal human intervention.

RAM is _ storage that is __.

The characteristics of magnetic tape include all of the following except:

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________________ provide for the flow of data from external computer networks to the CPU and vice versa.

Computer technologies become obsolete faster than other technologies in the organization.

The mouse is the most common input device.

Which of the following is not a type of primary storage?

Which of the following is an example of an input technology?

If you wished to store a large amount of archival data for a long period of time, you would choose which of the following?

NASA's computer system is an example of ___________

The type of primary storage, located closest to the CPU, where the computer can temporarily store blocks of data used most often is called:

If your computer loses its power supply, you will not lose the contents of your random access memory, because it is not volatile.

A super computer is the term given to the latest technology

Random access memory is _____ and _____.

A byte represents a particular alphanumeric character or a simple mathematical operation.

Secondary storage has which of the following characteristics?

___________ input data with minimal human intervention.

RAM is ___________ storage that is ____________.

The characteristics of magnetic tape include all of the following except:

Introduction to Information Systems

Organizational Strategy, Competitive Advantage, and Information Systems

Data and Knowledge Management

Networks

E-Business and E-Commerce

Wireless, Mobile Computing, and Mobile Commerce

Web 2.0 and Social Networks

Information Systems Within the Organization

Customer Relationship Management and Supply Chain Management

Business Intelligence

Acquiring Information Systems and Applications

Ethics and Privacy

Information Security

Tech Guide 2: Software

Tech Guide 3: Emerging types of enterprise computing

Tech Guide 4: Intelligent Systems

Tech Guide 5: Protecting your information assets

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Random access memory is _ and _.

RAM is _ storage that is __.