Deck 14: Technology Guide 1 : Hardware

Question 1

______________________ technologies present data and information in a form people can understand.

A)Input
B)Primary
C)Output
D)Secondary

Answer 1

C

Question 2

__________________ storage stores data and programs for future use.

A)Input
B)Primary
C)Output
D)Secondary

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of what a client does?

A)Processing email
B)Processing web sites
C)Running networks
D)Word processing

Answer 3

D

Question 4

__________ organizations typically utilize supercomputers.

A)Small
B)Medium
C)Large
D)Extra-large

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT an example of a supercomputer or mainframe application?

A)Augmented reality technologies
B)Corporate payroll programs
C)Student grade calculation and reporting
D)Web site transaction processing systems

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT an overall trend in hardware?

A)Cheaper
B)Faster
C)More complex
D)Smaller

Question 7

Portable computers and advanced ___________ have enabled employees to work from home or from anywhere.

A)communication technologies
B)input technologies
C)output technologies
D)primary storage devices

Question 8

Which of the following is an example of what a server does?

A)Processing email
B)Running spreadsheets
C)Tracking user activity
D)Word processing

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT one of the most important issues for businesspeople in regard to hardware?

A)What the hardware enables
B)How it is advancing
C)How much it costs
D)How rapidly it is advancing

Question 10

___________ have the highest performance and greatest reliability

A)Laptop computers
B)Mainframes
C)Microcomputers
D)Tablets

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT a microcomputer?

A)Desktop personal computer
B)PC
C)Mac
D)Mainframe

Question 12

Decisions about hardware are NOT focused on __________.

A)Appropriateness for the task
B)Cost
C)Speed
D)Strategic value

Question 13

_____________ manipulates the data and controls the tasks performed by the other components.

A)AI
B)EDI
C)ERP
D)The CPU

Question 14

The BYOD phenomenon addresses the use of ___________ devices at _________.

A)personal; home
B)personal; work
C)work; home
D)work; work

Question 15

Computer technologies become obsolete _________ other organizational technologies.

A)at the same time as
B)less often than
C)more quickly than
D)irrelevantly different than

Question 16

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

A)Input
B)Primary
C)Output
D)Secondary

Question 17

While the ______________ of hardware is constantly decreasing, the ______________ is constantly increasing.

A)complexity; cost
B)cost; complexity
C)cost; performance
D)performance; cost

Question 18

____________________ storage temporarily stores data and program instructions during processing.

A)Input
B)Primary
C)Output
D)Secondary

Question 19

Which of the following is FALSE?

A)Hardware becomes obsolete more quickly than other organizational technologies.
B)Knowing when to purchase hardware is one of the biggest difficulties.
C)Technology is getting more advanced, so it tends to get more expensive as time progresses.
D)You need to understand hardware because you may be making decisions about hardware purchases or upgrades.

Question 20

The ____________ phenomenon addresses the use of personal devices at work.

A)BYOD
B)CIC
C)RFID
D)SFA

Question 21

___________ use computer-directed pens for creating high-quality images, blueprints, schematics, drawing of new products, etc.

A)Monitors
B)Plotters
C)Pocket projectors
D)Printers

Question 22

A byte is ______ bits.

A)2
B)8
C)16
D)32

Question 23

Which of the following is NOT a PC?

A)Desktop personal computer
B)Mac
C)Mainframe
D)Microcomputer

Question 24

Primary storage does NOT store the following:

A)Data to be processed by the CPU
B)Information for the organization's ERP system
C)Instructions for the CPU as to how to process the data
D)Operating system programs that manage various aspects of the computer's operation

Question 25

____________ is a human data-entry device.

A)An ATM
B)A barcode scanner
C)A trackball
D)RFID

Question 26

_____________________ is a source-data automation input device.

A)A digital pen
B)A graphics tablet
C)A point-of-sale terminal
D)Voice recognition

Question 27

_____________________ is the most common input device for text and numerical data.

A)A keyboard
B)A touch screen
C)A web camera
D)Voice-recognition

Question 28

If ________ clients lose access to the internet, they are still useable.

A)Fat
B)Heavy
C)Skinny
D)Thin

Question 29

If ________ clients lose access to the internet, they can't do much.

A)Fat
B)Heavy
C)Skinny
D)Thin

Question 30

You purchased a laptop and installed Word, Excel, Outlook, and other useful applications on it; this makes your laptop a _______________-client system.

A)Cloud
B)Fat
C)Thin
D)Open

Question 31

_________ is a gesture-based input device.

A)A touchpad
B)A trackball
C)Microsoft Kinect
D)Microsoft Office

Question 32

A keyboard is an example of __________________.

A)a communication device
B)an output device
C)human data-entry
D)source-data automation

Question 33

From smallest to largest, which of the following is in the correct order?

A)KB, MB, GB, TB, PB, EB, ZB
B)KB, MB, TB, GB, PB, EB, ZB
C)MB, KB, GB, TB, PB, EB, ZB
D)MB, KB, TB, GB, PB, EB, ZB

Question 34

The __________________ performs the mathematic calculations and makes logical comparisons.

A)ALU
B)Control unit
C)Primary storage
D)Registers

Question 35

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

A)Keyboard
B)Monitor
C)Mouse
D)Trackball

Question 36

Moore's law predicted microprocessor complexity would double approximately every _______ months.

A)6
B)12
C)18
D)24

Question 37

A _____ is 8 ________.

A)bit; bytes
B)blip; bytes
C)byte; bits
D)byte; blips

Question 38

Which of the following types of primary storage is part of the CPU?

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

Question 39

A kilobyte is _____________ bytes.

A)1000
B)1024
C)1,000,000
D)1,000,024

Question 40

Moore's law has NOT had an impact on ______.

A)Cost
B)Performance
C)Productivity
D)Speed

Question 41

__________ are the fastest form of secondary storage.

A)Optical storage devices
B)Magnetic disks
C)Magnetic tapes
D)Solid-state drives

Question 42

__________________________________ are the fastest, highest performance, and greatest reliability computers available.

Question 43

Hardware purchases can be a strategic decision.

Question 44

Which of the following is FALSE of secondary storage?

A)It is nonvolatile.
B)It takes more time to retrieve data from it than from RAM.
C)It is more expensive than primary storage.
D)It can utilize a variety of media, each with its own technology.

Question 45

Hardware prices are constantly ________________ while performance is ____________.

Question 46

Hard drives are a type of _____________ that are ______________ access.

A)Magnetic disks; direct
B)Magnetic disks; sequential
C)Magnetic tapes; direct
D)Magnetic tapes; sequential

Question 47

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of solid state drives over hard drives?

A)Cost
B)Heat production
C)Power use
D)Speed

Question 48

CDs are an example of _________.

A)Optical storage devices
B)Magnetic disks
C)Magnetic tapes
D)Solid-state drives

Question 49

Which of the following is primary storage?

A)Magnetic disk
B)Magnetic tape
C)RAM
D)SSDs

Question 50

_____________________ storage temporarily stores data and program instructions during processing.

Question 51

ROM is ____________ storage that is _______________.

A)Primary; non-volatile
B)Primary; volatile
C)Secondary; non-volatile
D)Secondary; volatile

Question 52

Source-data automation devices output data with minimal human intervention.

Question 53

____________________________________ devices input data with minimal human intervention.

Question 54

___________ is the cheapest form of memory.

A)Cache
B)Magnetic disk
C)Magnetic tape
D)RAM

Question 55

All primary storage is volatile.

Question 56

Google Glasses are an example of virtual reality.

Question 57

Which of the following is secondary storage?

A)Cache memory
B)ROM
C)Registers
D)SSDs

Question 58

Moore's Law states that microprocessor complexity will double every year.

Question 59

Communication technologies provide for the flow of data from external computer networks to the CPU and from the CPU to computer networks.

Question 60

Which of the following is TRUE of secondary storage?

A)It is volatile.
B)It takes less time to retrieve data from it than from RAM.
C)It is more expensive than primary storage.
D)It can utilize a variety of media, each with its own technology.

Question 61

RAM is __________________________________, meaning it loses its contents if power is lost.

Question 62

Can hardware provide a strategic advantage? Why or why not?

Question 63

List, describe, and provide an example of the six types of hardware.

Question 64

What are the differences between primary and secondary storage?

Question 65

What is the difference between fat and thin clients? Suppose your local computer lab utilizes thin clients; what are the advantages and disadvantages of this configuration? From your perspective as a user, what are the advantages and disadvantages for you personally?