Exam 16: Plug It in 2 Hardware and Soft Ware

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List and describe the four main categories of computers in the computer hierarchy. Who would use each type of computer and how could they use it? Hint: you could describe an industry, company, or individual.

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Supercomputer - fastest computer available at any given time; governments for managing their military and/or citizens, labs/research facilities like healthcare, banks for running analyses, etc. ( HYPERLINK "https://www.top500.org/lists/2016/06/" https://www.top500.org/lists/2016/06/)
Mainframe computers - running extensive computing applications that are accessed by thousands of users at one time; any company that has an ERP, DSS, TPS, CRM, SCM, etc.
Microcomputers - smallest and least expensive category of general-purpose computers; anyone who has a PC, tablet, etc.
Wearable computers - miniature computers that people wear under, with, or on top of their clothing; any individual who has an Apple Watch, Google Glass, Fitbit, etc.

________ is a type of secondary storage.

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_________ is a disadvantage of open-source software.

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__________ are the most commonly used mass storage devices.

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Secondary storage is cheaper than primary storage.

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When you click on a picture on your computer to open a software program, you are using a(n) _____________.

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_____________ stores data and programs for future use.

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___________ are the smallest and least expensive category of general-purpose computers.

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Flash memory devices are ________ that contain _____ moving parts.

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_____________ present data and information in a form people can understand.

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_________ holds a software program and is _______.

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Which of the following is FALSE of a thin client?

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A bit is the smallest unit of measure in a computer.

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___________ is the place where certain critical instructions are safeguarded.

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_________ software provides specific functionality to a user like word processing or payroll.

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Hardware can do nothing until it is instructed by software.

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A Mac is a PC.

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__________________________ supervises the overall operation of the computer by monitoring the computer's status, scheduling operations, and managing input and output processes.

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____________ storage is used to store small amounts of data and information that the CPU will use immediately.

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The term supercomputer does not refer to a specific technology.

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