Question 1

What is an assembly language?

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Question 2

A redundant array of independent disks (RAID)system is a collection of disk drives used for fault tolerance and improved performance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

____ is 1 / 1,000,000,000,000 of a second.

Accepted Answer

A) Millisecond 
B) Microsecond 
C) Nanosecond 
D) Picosecond

Question 4

_____ computer languages are machine independent and are called high-level languages.

Accepted Answer

A) First-generation 
B) Second-generation 
C) Third-generation 
D) Fourth-generation

Question 5

The control programs managing computer hardware and software perform the ____ function to control and prioritize tasks performed by the CPU.

Accepted Answer

A) application management 
B) resource allocation 
C) data management 
D) job management

Question 6

A(n)____________________ disk made of Mylar or metal is used for random-access processing.

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Question 7

The supervisor program of an OS is called the ____.

Accepted Answer

A) kernel 
B) resource allocator 
C) job manager 
D) data manager

Question 8

Computers and communication systems use data codes to represent and transfer data between computers and network systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

A SAN offers only storage; a(n)____________________ system offers both storage and file services.

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Question 10

A byte is a single value of 0 or 1.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

An example of a(n)_____ is UNIX.

Accepted Answer

A) SAN 
B) RAID 
C) server 
D) operating system

Question 12

Write a short note on single processor and multiprocessor systems.

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Question 13

A disadvantage of trackball is that positioning is sometimes less precise than with a mouse.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A ____ is the size of a character.

Accepted Answer

A) nibble 
B) bit 
C) byte 
D) word

Question 15

_____ works on the same principle as a barcode reader but reads text instead of barcodes.

Accepted Answer

A) Optical character reader (OCR) 
B) Magnetic ink character recognition (MICR) system 
C) Light pen 
D) Touch screen

Question 16

Both the ALU and the control unit are part of the BIOS.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

IBM System z10 is an example of a ____ computer.

Accepted Answer

A) second-generation 
B) third-generation 
C) fourth-generation 
D) fifth-generation

Question 18

An object code must be translated into source code in order for the computer to be able to read and execute.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What is a bus?

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Question 20

What is a motherboard?

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Exam 2: Computers: the Machines Behind Computing

What is an assembly language?

A redundant array of independent disks (RAID)system is a collection of disk drives used for fault tolerance and improved performance.

____ is 1 / 1,000,000,000,000 of a second.

_____ computer languages are machine independent and are called high-level languages.

The control programs managing computer hardware and software perform the ____ function to control and prioritize tasks performed by the CPU.

A(n)____________________ disk made of Mylar or metal is used for random-access processing.

The supervisor program of an OS is called the ____.

Computers and communication systems use data codes to represent and transfer data between computers and network systems.

A SAN offers only storage; a(n)____________________ system offers both storage and file services.

A byte is a single value of 0 or 1.

An example of a(n) _____ is UNIX.

Write a short note on single processor and multiprocessor systems.

A disadvantage of trackball is that positioning is sometimes less precise than with a mouse.

A ____ is the size of a character.

_____ works on the same principle as a barcode reader but reads text instead of barcodes.

Both the ALU and the control unit are part of the BIOS.

IBM System z10 is an example of a ____ computer.

An object code must be translated into source code in order for the computer to be able to read and execute.

What is a bus?

What is a motherboard?