Exam 16: Plug It in 2 Hardware and Soft Ware

Microsoft Windows is an example of a(n) __________.

Moore's Law, predicted in 1965, stopped being accurate in 2010.

___________ accept data and instructions and convert them to a form that the computer can understand.

__________ software services as an intermediary between hardware and functional applications.

It takes more time to retrieve data from secondary storage than primary storage.

Exploiting computer hardware is a key to achieving competitive advantage.

_________ are more commonly referred to as hard drives.

____________________ reality is a live, direct or indirect, view of physical, real-world environment whose elements are augmented, or enhanced, by computer-generated sensory input such as sound, video, graphics, or GPS data.

The ________ sequentially accesses program instructions, decodes them, and controls the flow of data and is part of the ________.

Which of the following is FALSE of secondary storage.

_____________ provide for the flow of data from external computer networks to the CPU, and from the CPU to computer networks.

Making a copy of software for your roommate is piracy and is illegal.

A ___________ is a computer that does not offer the full functionality of a PC.

A(n) __________ is a source-data automation input device.

____________ are the fastest computers available at any given time.

The smallest unit of measurement for memory capacity is ________.

From smallest to largest, which of the following is the correct order for memory capacity.

A bit is an 8-byte string.

__________ is the part of primary storage that holds a software program and small amounts of data for processing.

_____________ temporarily stores data and program instructions during processing.