Question 1

Why would a company want to use a thin client? How could your college benefit from using thin clients?

Accepted Answer

easier and less expensive to operate and

Question 2

__________ is NOT an overall trend in hardware.

Accepted Answer

A)  Faster 
B)  More expensive 
C)  More powerful 
D)  Smaller 
A)  Faster 
B)  More expensive 
C)  More powerful 
D)  Smaller

Question 3

Some organizations allocate hardware and software decisions to business functional areas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

________________________ are the fastest computers available at any given time.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________________________ are the fastest computers available at...

Question 5

Magnetic tapes are an archaic technology that is no longer used by organizations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The first step in "how the CPU works" is ________, which occurs in the _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Execute; control unit 
B)  Execute; ALU 
C)  Fetch; control unit 
D)  Fetch; ALU 
A)  Execute; control unit 
B)  Execute; ALU 
C)  Fetch; control unit 
D)  Fetch; ALU

Question 7

________ stores critical instructions and is _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  RAM; nonvolatile 
B)  RAM; volatile 
C)  ROM; nonvolatile 
D)  ROM; volatile 
A)  RAM; nonvolatile 
B)  RAM; volatile 
C)  ROM; nonvolatile 
D)  ROM; volatile

Question 8

___________ is a human data-entry device.

Accepted Answer

A)  A point-of-sale terminal 
B)  An ATM 
C)  RFID 
D)  Voice recognition 
A)  A point-of-sale terminal 
B)  An ATM 
C)  RFID 
D)  Voice recognition

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT a type of microcomputer?

Accepted Answer

A)  Laptop computer 
B)  Tablet computer 
C)  Thin client 
D)  Wearable computer 
A)  Laptop computer 
B)  Tablet computer 
C)  Thin client 
D)  Wearable computer

Question 10

Individuals who write or code software are called _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Analysts 
B)  Programmers 
C)  Softwriters 
D)  Techies 
A)  Analysts 
B)  Programmers 
C)  Softwriters 
D)  Techies

Question 11

A byte is an ________-bit string.

Accepted Answer

A)  2 
B)  4 
C)  6 
D)  8 
A)  2 
B)  4 
C)  6 
D)  8

Question 12

If I'm a business manager, I don't need to understand hardware.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

____________ is an advantage of open-source software.

Accepted Answer

A)  Compatibility 
B)  Ease of use 
C)  Reliability 
D)  Training 
A)  Compatibility 
B)  Ease of use 
C)  Reliability 
D)  Training

Question 14

___________ stores extremely limited amounts of instructions and data only immediately before and after processing.

Accepted Answer

A)  A register 
B)  Cache memory 
C)  RAM 
D)  ROM 
A)  A register 
B)  Cache memory 
C)  RAM 
D)  ROM

Question 15

Secondary storage is nonvolatile while primary storage is volatile.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

___________________________ is the computer-based integration of text, sound, still images, animation, and digitized motion video.

Accepted Answer

Multimedia

Question 17

Speed and cost are the major factors associated with decisions about hardware.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

All types of primary storage is volatile.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

An ERP system would most likely be installed on a __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Mainframe computers 
B)  Microcomputers 
C)  Supercomputers 
D)  Wearable computers 
A)  Mainframe computers 
B)  Microcomputers 
C)  Supercomputers 
D)  Wearable computers

Question 20

Hardware costs __________ today than it did years ago. Software costs _______ today than it did years ago.

Accepted Answer

A)  Less; less 
B)  Less; more 
C)  More; less 
D)  More; more 
A)  Less; less 
B)  Less; more 
C)  More; less 
D)  More; more

Why would a company want to use a thin client? How could your college benefit from using thin clients?

__________ is NOT an overall trend in hardware.

Some organizations allocate hardware and software decisions to business functional areas.

________________________ are the fastest computers available at any given time.

Magnetic tapes are an archaic technology that is no longer used by organizations.

The first step in "how the CPU works" is __, which occurs in the _.

__ stores critical instructions and is _.

___________ is a human data-entry device.

Which of the following is NOT a type of microcomputer?

Individuals who write or code software are called _________.

A byte is an ________-bit string.

If I'm a business manager, I don't need to understand hardware.

____________ is an advantage of open-source software.

___________ stores extremely limited amounts of instructions and data only immediately before and after processing.

Secondary storage is nonvolatile while primary storage is volatile.

___________________________ is the computer-based integration of text, sound, still images, animation, and digitized motion video.

Speed and cost are the major factors associated with decisions about hardware.

All types of primary storage is volatile.

An ERP system would most likely be installed on a __________.

Hardware costs ____ today than it did years ago. Software costs _ today than it did years ago.

Introduction to Information Systems

Organizational Strategy, Competitive Advantage, and Information Systems

Data and Knowledge Management

Telecommunications and Networking

Business Analytics

Ethics and Privacy

Information Security

Social Computing

E-Business and E-Commerce

Wireless, Mobile Computing, and Mobile Commerce

Information Systems Within the Organization

Customer Relationship Management

Supply Chain Management

Acquiring Information Systems and Applications

Plug It in 1 Business Processes and Business Process Management

Plug It in 4 Cloud Computing

Plug It in 5 Artificial Intelligence

Plug It in 6 Project Management

Plug It in 7 Protecting Your Information Assets

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Exam 16: Plug It in 2 Hardware and Soft Ware

Why would a company want to use a thin client? How could your college benefit from using thin clients?

__________ is NOT an overall trend in hardware.

Some organizations allocate hardware and software decisions to business functional areas.

________________________ are the fastest computers available at any given time.

Magnetic tapes are an archaic technology that is no longer used by organizations.

The first step in "how the CPU works" is ________, which occurs in the _______.

________ stores critical instructions and is _______.

___________ is a human data-entry device.

Which of the following is NOT a type of microcomputer?

Individuals who write or code software are called _________.

A byte is an ________-bit string.

If I'm a business manager, I don't need to understand hardware.

____________ is an advantage of open-source software.

___________ stores extremely limited amounts of instructions and data only immediately before and after processing.

Secondary storage is nonvolatile while primary storage is volatile.

___________________________ is the computer-based integration of text, sound, still images, animation, and digitized motion video.

Speed and cost are the major factors associated with decisions about hardware.

All types of primary storage is volatile.

An ERP system would most likely be installed on a __________.

Hardware costs __________ today than it did years ago. Software costs _______ today than it did years ago.

Introduction to Information Systems

Organizational Strategy, Competitive Advantage, and Information Systems

Data and Knowledge Management

Telecommunications and Networking

Business Analytics

Ethics and Privacy

Information Security

Social Computing

E-Business and E-Commerce

Wireless, Mobile Computing, and Mobile Commerce

Information Systems Within the Organization

Customer Relationship Management

Supply Chain Management

Acquiring Information Systems and Applications

Plug It in 1 Business Processes and Business Process Management

Plug It in 4 Cloud Computing

Plug It in 5 Artificial Intelligence

Plug It in 6 Project Management

Plug It in 7 Protecting Your Information Assets

Filters

The first step in "how the CPU works" is __, which occurs in the _.

__ stores critical instructions and is _.

Hardware costs ____ today than it did years ago. Software costs _ today than it did years ago.