Question 1

A (An) ____________ device is the equipment used to see, hear, or otherwise accept the results of information processing requests.

Accepted Answer

Output

Question 2

What is software?

Accepted Answer

A)  Any computer-based tool that people use to work with information and support the information and information-processing needs of an organization
B)  The set of instructions that the hardware executes to carry out specific tasks
C)  The physical devices associated with a computer system
D)  An electronic device operating under the control of instructions stored in its own memory that can accept, manipulate, and store data B

Question 3

A (An) ____________ is designed to meet the computing needs of several people simultaneously in a small to medium-size business environment.

Accepted Answer

Minicomputer

Question 4

List the common input, output, storage, and communication devices.

Accepted Answer

The answer of List the common input, output, storage, and...

Question 5

Define the relationship between operating system software and utility software.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Define the relationship between operating system software...

Question 6

Complex instruction set computer chips limit the number of instructions the CPU can execute to increase processing speed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What detects the presence or absence of a mark in a predetermined place (popular for multiple-choice exams)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Magnetic ink character reader
B)  Optical-character recognition
C)  Optical-mark recognition
D)  Point-of-sale

Question 8

What is an older secondary storage medium that uses a strip of thin plastic coated with a magnetically sensitive recording medium?

Accepted Answer

A)  Magnetic medium
B)  Magnetic tape
C)  Hard drive
D)  RAM

Question 9

Volatility is a protected memory space created by the CPU allowing the computer to create virtual machines.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What is application software?

Accepted Answer

A)  Controls how the various technology tools work together along with the application software
B)  Controls the application software and manages how the hardware devices work together
C)  Provides additional functionality to the operating system
D)  Is used for specific information processing needs, including payroll, customer relationship management, project management, training, and many others

Question 11

A tablet is a pen-based computer that provides the screen capabilities of a PDA with the functional capabilities of a laptop or desktop computer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

____________ is the set of instructions that the hardware executes to carry out specific tasks.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________ is the set of instructions that...

Question 13

What provides the tools for data retrieval, modification, deletion, and insertion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Data management
B)  Desktop publishing
C)  Email
D)  Groupware

Question 14

Explain the difference between primary and secondary storage.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Explain the difference between primary and secondary...

Question 15

Disk optimization software helps save information if a computer crashes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What is roughly 1 million bytes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Megabyte
B)  Terabyte
C)  Kilobyte
D)  Gigabyte

Question 17

____________ is the number of billions of CPU cycles per second.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________ is the number of billions of...

Question 18

What is an input device?

Accepted Answer

A)  The actual hardware that interprets and executes the program (software)  instructions and coordinates how all the other hardware devices work together
B)  The computer's main memory, which consists of the random access memory (RAM) , cache memory, and the read-only memory (ROM)  that is directly accessible to the central processing unit (CPU) 
C)  Equipment designed to store large volumes of data for long-term storage
D)  Equipment used to capture information and commands

Question 19

What is a CPU?

Accepted Answer

A)  The actual hardware that interprets and executes the program (software)  instructions and coordinates how all the other hardware devices work together
B)  The computer's main memory, which consists of the random access memory (RAM) , cache memory, and the read-only memory (ROM)  that is directly accessible to the central processing unit (CPU) 
C)  Equipment designed to store large volumes of data for long-term storage
D)  Equipment used to capture information and commands

Question 20

What is hardware?

Accepted Answer

A)  Any computer-based tool that people use to work with information and support the information and information-processing needs of an organization
B)  The set of instructions that the hardware executes to carry out specific tasks
C)  The physical devices associated with a computer system
D)  An electronic device operating under the control of instructions stored in its own memory that can accept, manipulate, and store data

Exam 12: Designing Databases

A (An) ____________ device is the equipment used to see, hear, or otherwise accept the results of information processing requests.

What is software?

A (An) ____________ is designed to meet the computing needs of several people simultaneously in a small to medium-size business environment.

List the common input, output, storage, and communication devices.

Define the relationship between operating system software and utility software.

Complex instruction set computer chips limit the number of instructions the CPU can execute to increase processing speed.

What detects the presence or absence of a mark in a predetermined place (popular for multiple-choice exams) ?

What is an older secondary storage medium that uses a strip of thin plastic coated with a magnetically sensitive recording medium?

Volatility is a protected memory space created by the CPU allowing the computer to create virtual machines.

What is application software?

A tablet is a pen-based computer that provides the screen capabilities of a PDA with the functional capabilities of a laptop or desktop computer.

____________ is the set of instructions that the hardware executes to carry out specific tasks.

What provides the tools for data retrieval, modification, deletion, and insertion?

Explain the difference between primary and secondary storage.

Disk optimization software helps save information if a computer crashes.

What is roughly 1 million bytes?

____________ is the number of billions of CPU cycles per second.

What is an input device?

What is a CPU?

What is hardware?