CGS2060 Study Chapt.7-9

Which of the following kinds of devices are servers connected to a network with the sole purpose of providing storage?

NAS

Which of the following is least likely to happen if problems are identified during startup?

The computer or device may restore itself to its default settings.

Over time, which of the following is true of thermal printers?

They are inexpensive, but the print quality is low and the images tend to fade.

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of external hard drives over internal hard drives?

They leave data in the computer.

Where may an operating system reside in a mobile device?

firmware

Which of the following kinds of storage is NOT used by NAS and SAN solutions?

flash memory

Which of the following kinds of scanners works in a manner similar to a copy machine except it creates a file of the document in memory instead of a paper copy?

flatbed

What is the term for a motion you make on a touch screen with the tip of one or more fingers or your hand?

gesture

With which of the following do users interact with menus and visual images such as icons, buttons, and other objects to issue commands?

graphical user interface (GUI)

The inflexible, circular platters on which kind of disks use magnetic particles to store data, instructions, and information?

hard

Which of the following are audio output devices that cover or are placed outside the ear?

headphones

Which of the following is a disadvantage of an all-in-one printer?

if the device breaks down, users lose all four functions

How do discs, like the one in the accompanying figure, commonly store items?

in a single track that spirals from the center of the disc to the edge of the disc

Which of the following is a touch-sensitive device, resembling a dry-erase board, that displays the image on a connected computer screen?

interactive white board

What browser is included with Windows?

internet explorer

Which of the following is the core of an operating system that maintains the computer's clock, starts applications, and assigns the computer's resources, such as devices, programs, apps, data, and information?

kernel

An important measure of LCD monitors is the time in milliseconds (ms) that it takes to turn a pixel on or off. What is this called?

response time

The process of copying audio and/or video data from a purchased disc and saving it on digital media is called ____.

ripping

Which browser is included with the Mac OS?

safari

Which of the following kinds of access refers to reading or writing data consecutively?

sequential

Which of the following kinds of interfaces sends data one bit at a time?

serial

Which of the following do software makers provide to users who have registered and/or activated their software?

service pack

Embedded computers and some mobile devices often use which of the following kinds of operating system?

single user/single tasking

Which of the following kinds of operating systems allow only one user to run one program or app at a time?

single user/single tasking

A standard CD-ROM is referred to as this kind of disc because manufacturers write all items on the disc at one time. What is the term used?

single-session

Which of the following kinds of cards stores data on an integrated circuit embedded in the card?

smart

Which of the following can be used to store a prepaid amount of money, such as for student purchases on campus?

smart cards

As illustrated in the accompanying figure, which of the following processes sends documents to a buffer instead of sending them immediately to the printer?

spooling

Which of the following devices is the computer hardware that records and/or retrieves items to and from a flash drive or external hard drive, for example?

storage

Which of the following kinds of software consists of the programs that control or maintain the operations of a computer and its devices?

system

Some input devices include a kind of output that provides the user with a physical response from the device. What kind of output is this?

tactile

Which of the following does NOT use direct access?

tape

Which of the following is a small, rectangular, plastic housing for tape?

tape catridge

Which of the following terms refer to an operation that the processor manages, one example of which is sending data to the printer as shown in the accompanying figure?

task

Many retailers see the technology shown in the accompanying figure as an alternative to bar codes because which of the following is true?

does not require a line of sight transmission

What is pixel pitch sometimes called?

dot-pitch

Which of the following are audio output devices that rest inside the ear canal?

earbuds

Which of the following is NOT a cloud storage provider?

ecloud

What is the term for the case that contains the same adapters found on a motherboard with which to connect the internal hard drive?

enclosure

Which of the following kinds of keyboard has a design that reduces the chance of wrist and hand injuries?

ergonomic

What do discs, like the kind shown in the accompanying figure, usually measure?

4.75 inches in diameter and less than one-twentieth of an inch thick

Which of the following requires any company with 15 or more employees to make reasonable attempts to accommodate the needs of physically challenged workers?

ADA

Who can establish standard user accounts that allow alterations to security settings?

Administrators

Which of the following is a multisession optical disc on which users can write, but not erase, their own items such as text, graphics, and audio?

CD-R

Which of the following overcomes the major disadvantage of CD-R disks, which is being able to write on them only once?

CD-RW

Which of the following is NOT a cloud storage provider that places a folder on your computer with contents you can synchronize across multiple devices?

Cloudrive

Which of the following is not a competing rewritable DVD format?

DVD+R

Which of the following is a type of optical disc that users can read from but not write to or erase?

DVD-ROM

To display the highest quality images, an LCD monitor should plug in which of the following?

DVI port, DisplayPort, and HDMI port

Which of the following is NOT a desktop operating system?

Google android

Which of the following is the most advanced form of digital television?

HDTV

Which of the following is a good practice to follow to avoid scratching or damaging a disc like the one in the accompanying figure?

Hold the disc by its edges.

Which of the following is true of tape?

It is no longer used as a primary method of storage but is used most often for long-term storage and backup.

Which of the following is used almost exclusively by the banking industry for check processing?

MICR

Which of the following is NOT a common type of memory card?

MX6

Which of the following is a vendor of antivirus software?

Norton

Many scanners include a certain kind of software, which can read and convert text documents into electronic files. What is that kind of software?

OCR

Which of the following is a technology that reads hand-drawn marks such as small circles or rectangles?

OMR

What term is sometimes used to describe a computer that runs a Windows operating system?

PC

A group of two or more integrated hard disks is referred to as which of the following?

RAID

Which of the following kinds of devices duplicates data, instructions, and information to improve data reliability?

RAID

Which of the following consists of one or more chips on the motherboard that hold items such as data and instructions while the processor interprets and executes them?

RAM

Which of the following is a technology, as shown in the accompanying figure, that uses radio signals to communicate with a tag placed in or attached to an object, an animal, or a person?

RFID

Which of the following is true of SSDs compared to traditional hard disks?

SSDs have faster transfer rates.

Which of the following provides a myriad of financial reporting requirements and guidelines for public companies?

Sarbanes-Oaxley act

Which file and disk management tool attempts to locate a file on your computer or mobile device based on specified criteria?

Search

What is the name of Microsoft's cloud server?

Skydrive

Which of the following is a multitasking operating system developed in the early 1970s by scientists at Bell Laboratories?

UNIX

Retail and grocery stores use which kind of bar code?

UPC

Retail and grocery stores use which kind of bar code?

UPC (Universal Product Code)

Which of the following is the largest from among the following?

YB

What is the definition of software?

a series of related instructions that tells a computer or mobile device the tasks to perform and how to perform them

Which of the following kinds of RFID tags contains a battery that runs the chip's circuitry and broadcasts a signal to the RFID reader?

active

To display the highest quality images, an LCD monitor should plug in which of the following?

all of the above

What is the definition of a command?

an instruction that causes a program or app to perform a specific action

what is the definition of a command?

an instruction that causes a program or app to perform a specific action

Which of the following is unlikely to be tested during the startup process?

application files

Which of the following kinds of backup is another name for a full backup?

archival

Which of the following regularly provides new features or corrections to a program?

automatic update

Which of the following is an identification code that consists of a set of vertical lines and spaces of different widths?

barcode

Which of the following kinds of printers offers an alternative for blind users?

braille

Which of the following is a segment of memory or storage, such as the disk in the accompanying figure, in which items are placed while waiting to be transferred from an input device or to an output device?

buffer

Some computers improve hard disk access time by using which of the following, which consists of memory chips that store frequently accessed items?

disk cache

Which of the following terms is the number of bytes (characters) a storage medium can hold?

capacity

What kind of storage is an Internet service that provides storage to computer or mobile users?

cloud

When using the interface shown in the accompanying figure, the set of instructions entered into a computer is called which of the following languages?

command

Which of the following describes the difference in light intensity between the brightest white and the darkest black that can be displayed on an LCD monitor?

contrast ratio

Which of the following consists of a special-purpose chip and electronic circuits that govern the transfer of data, instructions, and information from a drive to and from the system bus and other components in the computer?

controller

Instead of reading or scanning data from a source document, which of the following kinds of devices obtain data directly at the location where the transaction or event takes place?

data collection

Which of the following kinds of printer is a small printer that prints on an adhesive-type material that can be placed on a variety of items such as envelopes, packages, optical discs, photos, and file folders?

label

Using ink-jet printer technology, but on a much larger scale, which of the following creates photo-realistic-quality color prints?

large-format printer

Which of the following are NOT commonly used nonimpact printers?

line printers and dot-matrix printers

What word is used with a type of media and usually means the media can be used to start the computer?

live

Which of the following reads the magnetic stripe on the back of credit cards, entertainment cards, bank cards, and other similar cards?

magstripe reader

Users subscribe to a cloud storage service, like the kind advertised in the accompanying figure, to do all of the following EXCEPT to ____.

make enterprises provide data center functions

A DVD-ROM uses all of the following to achieve a higher storage capacity than a CD-ROM EXCEPT ____.

making the disc single session

The kernel remains in memory while the computer is running. In this way, the kernel is said to be which of the following?

memory resident

Which of the following is a small sheet of film, usually about 4 X 6 inches, that stores microscopic images of documents?

microfiche

Storage devices access items in which of the following units of time?

miliseconds

Networks, servers, mainframes, and supercomputers allow hundreds to thousands of users to connect at the same time, and thus their operating systems are referred to as which of the following?

multiuser

Which kind of software allows users to record, compose, mix, and edit music and sounds?

music production

Memory (chips) accesses items in which of the following units of time?

nanoseconds

Displays are geared for a specific resolution. What is this resolution called?

native

With which of the following are users who shut down their computer or mobile device regularly least likely to be concerned?

natural user interface

Which kind of printer forms characters and graphics on a piece of paper without actually striking the paper?

nonimpact

Linux is a kind of software whose code is provided for use, modification, and redistribution. What kind of software is this?

open source

Which of the following is a set of programs containing instructions that coordinate all the activities among computer hardware resources?

operating system

Two types of system software are which of the following?

operating systems and tools that enable you to perform maintenance tasks

What kind of disc is a type of storage media that consists of a flat, round, portable disc made of metal, plastic, and lacquer that is written to and read by a laser?

optical

What kind of mouse, like the ones shown in the accompanying figure, uses devices that emit and sense light to detect movement?

optical

Which of the following is a device that reads from and writes on memory cards?

reader/writer

Which of the following is a device that uses a light source to read characters, marks, and codes and then converts them into digital data that a computer can process?

optical reader

Which of the following is data that has been processed into a useful form?

output

What is the term for the process of swapping items between memory and storage?

paging

Which of the following interfaces sends several bits at once?

parallel

Which of the following kinds of backup is another name for a selective backup?

partial

Which of the following is a private combination of characters associated with a user name that allows access to certain computer resources?

password

Which of the following printer is a color printer that produces photo-lab-quality pictures?

photo

Which kind of monitor sandwiches a layer of gas between two glass plates?

plasma

The operating system that a computer uses sometimes is called which of the following?

platform

Which of the following is made of aluminum, glass, or ceramic and is coated with an alloy material that allows items to be recorded magnetically on its surface?

platter

Which of the following use a row of charged wires to draw an electrostatic pattern on specially coated paper and then fuse toner to the pattern?

plotters

Which of the following means the operating system automatically configures new devices as users install them?

plug and play

In a graphical user interface, which of the following is a small symbol on the screen whose location and shape changes as a user moves a pointing device?

pointer

Which of the following is a pressure-sensitive input device that allows a user to control a pointer on the screen?

pointing stick

Which of the following is least likely to be the reason for an automatic update?

providing decryption

Where do multiple documents line up in a printer

queue

Which of the following is the mechanism that reads and writes items in the drive as it barely touches the disk's recording surface?

read/write head

A cross-platform application is one that runs in what way?

the same on multiple operating systems

The use of microfilm and microfiche provides all of the following advantages EXCEPT ____.

they can be read without a reader

A printer, such as that shown in the accompanying figure, creates images using a laser beam and powdered ink. What is this ink called?

toner

The kind of mouse on the right in the accompanying figure is motion-sensing. What kind of mouse is this?

touch

Which of the following is a touch-sensitive display device that users interact with by touching the screen with a finger or a stylus?

touch screen

Which of the following is a small, flat, rectangular pointing device that is sensitive to pressure and motion?

touchpad

What term refers to the process of entering input by speaking into a microphone?

voice input

Which of the following is a type of DV camera that enables a home or small business user to capture video and still images, send email messages with video attachments, add live images to instant messages, broadcast live images over the Internet, and make video calls?

webcam

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a hard disk?

write-protect notch