MIS CH 3

What is not true of secondary storage? A. it is non-volatile B. it is faster to retrieve data from a secondary storage than from main memory C. it offers higher storage capacity than main memory D. It offers greater economy than main memory

?? not a

Which optical storage device will you choose to backup 500 MB of data periodically A. CD-ROM B. CD-R C. CD-RW

?? not a

Which memory is non-volatile (not lost if the power is turned off or interrupted) A. RAM B. Cache memory C. ROM D. None of the above

?? not b

_______ is a storage technology that is primarily used for only backups. A. Magnetic disk B. Compact disc C. Magnetic tape D. Cache memory

?? not b

Pinterest, a visual bookmarking Website, logs more than 14 terabytes of new data each day, which means its storage needs are constantly changing. As a result, Pinterest has turned to Amazon for _________. A. Storage as a service B. Grid Computing C. Cloud Computing D. Infrastructure as a service

?? not c

The toughest challenge in designing a processor for a smartphone or table is balancing ________. A. Performance and price B. Performance and power consumption C. Heating problems and battery drain D. Efficiency and price

?? not c

The component of a computer that provides the CPU with a working storage area for program instructions and data is called the ________. A. main memory B. input/output device C. bus D. precessor

A

Which of the following types of credit cards is currently diminishing in popularity and being replaced by the other three types? A. Magnetic Stripe B. Chip card C. Smart card D. Contact-less payment card

A.

_____ is a program concerned with the efficient and enviornmentally responsible design, manufacture, operation, and disposal of IS-related products. A. Green computing B. Grid computing C. Cloud computing D. Utility Computing

A.

A type of memory whose contents are not lost if the power is turned off or interrupted is said to be _______. A. unarbitrary B. nonvolatile C. inaccessible D. nonadjacent

B.

When choosing from various types of flat panel display, choose ______ for low power consumption. A. Liquid crystal display (LCD) B. Light-emitting diode (LED) C. plasma D. organic LED

B.

______ is the use of a collection of computers, often owned by many people or different organizations, to work in a coordinated manner to solve a common problem. A. cloud computing B. Grid computing C. Parallel computing D. Web computing

B.

_______ is used to temporarily hold small units of program instructions and data immediately before, during, and after execution by the central processing unit (CPU). A. main memory B. A register C. The control unit D. The motherboard

B.

________ are used in standardized tests, including SAT and GMAT tests, and to record votes in elections. A. Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR) devices B. Optical mark recognition (OMR) Systems C. Speech recognition devices D. Optical character recognition (OCR) systems

B.

Carson's supervisor has asked him to review a variety of portable computers for possible purchase for their company's employees. Which of the following should Carson NOT consider buying? A. Laptops B. Notebooks C. Nettops D. Tablets

C

The process of converting human-readable data into machine-readable form is called ______. A. source data automation B. Data input C. Data entry D. Data conversion

C

A _____ is a computer employed by many users to perform a specific task, such as running network or Internet applications. A. Cache B. Register C. Server D. bus

C.

A ______ is a climate-and-access-controlled building or a set of buildings that houses the computer hardware that delivers an organization's data and information services. A. Datamart B. Data warehouse C. Data center D. Date mine

C.

A ______ is a low-cost, centrally managed computer with no internal or external attached drives for data storage with limited capabilities. A. nettop computer B. cloud computer C. thin client D. workstation

C.

Parker has an Android smartphone. Which type of processor is used in his mobile device? A. x86 B. Intel Atom C. ARM D. None of these

C.

Which one of the following statements is true? A. A microprocessor executes one instruction for each cycle B. Clock speed is the only factor that affects processor performance C. A multi-core processor can outperform a single core that has a faster clock speed D. A 2.4 GHz Intel i5 processor with 2 cores is faster than 1.5 GHz Intel i7 processor with 4 cores

C.

______ are used to support engineering and technical users who perform heavy mathematical computing, computer-assisted design (CAD), video editing, and other applications requiring a high-end processor. A. desktops B. Netbooks C. Workstations D. Notebooks

C.

Completing an instruction involves two phases-instruction and execution- which are each broken down into two steps for a total of four steps. Which of the following is NOT one of the four steps? A. fetch instruction B. Store results C. Execute instruction D. Process data

D.

Helen is 72 years old and is a retired school teacher on a fixed income. She would like to buy a new computer so that she can communicate via email, follow friends and family of social media, and occasionally access recipes and gardening tips from the Web. An important thing to consider is that Helen has arthiritis in her hands, making it difficult of her to work with small buttons and gadgets, So, of the following options, her best choice is probably a(n) ______. A. smartphone B. e-book C. Desktop D. nettop

D.

When the control unit swings into action, which step comes first? A. Load data into ALU B. Execute the instruction C. Perform arithmetic operation D. Fetch the instruction

D.

_____ is a hard disk drive storage device that is set up with its own network address and provides file-based storage services to other devices on the network. A. The motherboard B. A thin client C. A storage are network (SAN) D. Network-attached storage

D.

A redundant array of independent/inexpensive disks (RAID) is a method of storing data so that data can be accessed more quickly. T/F

F

A tablet computer is a low-cost, centrally managed computer with no internal or external attached drives for data storage. T/F

F

Thin client computers are a type of portable single-user computers. T/F

F

When making hardware decisions, the overriding considerations of a business should be technology cost and currency. T/F

F

Virtual tape technology can decrease data access time, lower the total coast of ownership, and reduce the amount of floor space consumed by tape operations. T/F

T