MIS CH.3 Multiple Choice

One common use of a _______ is in engineering design, when designers need to make a prototype, or model, of the object they're designing

3D Printer

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 register

Which of the following is NOT an example of a common use of a point-of-sale (POS) device?

A teller in a bank uses a POS to withdraw money for a customer.

Parker has an Android smartphone. Which type of processor is used in his mobile device?

ARM

is a program concerned with the efficient and environmentally responsible design, manufacture, operation, and disposal of IS-related products.

Green computing

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.

Grid computing

The _________ of a computer defines the basic set of commands, such as ADD, IN, and LOAD, that the processor can execute. Answer : instruction set architecture

ISA

_____ is a popular format for compressing a sound sequence into a very small file while preserving the original level of sound quality when it is played

MP3

_____ is a storage technology that is primarily used only for backups.

Magnetic tape

_____ input devices, such as Nintendo's Wii remote and PlayStation's Move game controllers, have become very popular in the gaming industry

Motion-sensing

_____ 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.

Network-attached storage (NAS)

_____ are used in standardized tests, including the SAT and GMAT tests, and to record votes in elections.

Optical mark recognition (OMR) systems

_____ is a technology that employs a microchip with an antenna to broadcast its unique identifier and location to receivers.Answer : Radio frequency identification (RFID)

RFID

_____ are the most powerful computers with the fastest processing speed and highest performance.

Supercomputers

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.

Workstations

The _____ unit of the central processing unit (CPU) performs mathematical calculations and makes logical comparisons

arithmetic and logic

A(n) _____ is a server that houses many individual computer motherboards that include one or more processors, computer memory, computer storage, and computer network connections

blade server

If you would like to set up the servers so that it does not take up much space and has multiple CPUs connected to a common power supply, you should choose the __________ setup

blade server

Eight bits together form a(n) _____

byte

Key to the success of grid computing is a(n) _____ that acts as a grid leader and traffic monitor

central server

Another name for an integrated circuit is a(n) ______.

chip

Smart cards are new type of credit cards that have a ____ on them.

computer chip

The _____ takes binary data from the central processing unit (CPU) and translates it into an image a user sees on a display device.

computer graphics card

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.

data center

A(n) _____ is a climate-and-access-controlled building, or set of buildings, that houses the computer hardware that delivers an organization's data and information services.

data center

The process of converting human-readable data into machine-readable form is called _____.

data entry

Lara is spending a day at the beach and she has brought along a mobile device designed specifically for reading books and magazines. Lara is reading the latest issue of Vogue on a(n)

e-book

In the first step of completing an instruction, which is known as _______, the computer reads the next program instruction to be executed, along with any necessary data, into the processor.

fetch instruction

A universal serial bus (USB) _____ drive is one example of a commonly used solid state secondary storage device (SSD

flash

Clock speed of the central processing unit (CPU) is often measured in billions of cycles per second also known as

gigahertz

Paper output from a printer is known as _____

hard copy

A(n) _____ is a direct access storage device that is used to store and retrieve data from rapidly rotating disks coated with magnetic material.

hard disk drive

Registers

high-speed storage areas used to temporarily hold small units of program instructions and data immediately before, during, and after execution by the CPU

A(n) _____ device provides data and instructions to the computer and receives results from it.

input/output

EPEAT (Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool)

is a system that enables purchasers to evaluate, compare, and select electronic products based on a total of 51 environmental criteria. Products are ranked in EPEAT according to three tiers of environmental performance: bronze, silver, and gold ... which relate to various required and optional criteria that are met. Individual purchasers as well as corporate purchasers of computers, printers, scanners, and multifunction devices can use the EPEAT Web site (www.epeat.net) to screen manufacturers and models based on environmental

If you would like a portable computer that has a roughly 13-inch screen, keyboard, and a pointing device, choose a _____ computer.

laptop

Which of the following types of credit cards is currently diminishing in popularity and being replaced by the other three types?

magnetic stripe

The component of a computer that provides the CPU with a working storage area for program instructions and data is called the __________.

main memory

If you wish to power up a gaming application (that does lots of graphics processing), a _______ microprocessor is preferable to a single processor set up.

multicore

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 on social media, and occasionally access recipes and gardening tips from the Web. An important thing to consider is that Helen has arthritis in her hands, making it difficult for her to work with small buttons and gadgets. So, of the following options, her best choice is probably a(n) ________.

nettop

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?

nettops

A type of memory whose contents are not lost if the power is turned off or interrupted is said to be _____.

nonvolatile

CPU clock speed is the _______________ at a predetermined rate.

number of electronic pulses created

Optical mark recognition (OMR) and optical character recognition (OCR) are the two categories of a(n) _____.

optical data reader

When choosing from various types of flat panel display, choose _______ for low power consumption.

organic LED

_____ is the simultaneous execution of the same task on multiple processors to obtain results faster.Answer : Parallel computing

parallel computing

The toughest challenge in designing a processor for a smartphone or tablet is balancing _____________.

performance and power consumption

arithmetic/logic unit (ALU)

performs mathematical calculations and makes logical comparisons

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?

process data

The ability to increase the processing capability of a computer system so that it can handle more users, more data, or more transactions in a given period is known as

scalability

control unit

sequentially accesses program instructions, decodes them, and coordinates the flow of data in and out of the ALU, the registers, the primary storage, and even secondary storage and various output devices

A _____ is a computer employed by many users to perform a specific task, such as running network or Internet applications.

server

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 _______.

storage as a service

advantages of the use of solid state secondary storage devices (SSDs)

store data in memory chips rather than magnetic or optical media. The memory chips require less power and provide faster data access than magnetic data storage devices. In addition, SSDs have no moving parts, so they are less fragile than hard disk drives.

three associated elements of a central processing unit

the arithmetic/logic unit, the control unit, and the register areas.

A _____ is a low-cost, centrally managed computer with no internal or external attached drives for data storage with limited capabilities.

thin client

Grid computing

use of a collection of computers, often owned by many people or organizations, to work in a coordinated manner to solve a common problem. Key to the success of grid computing is a central server that acts as a grid leader and traffic monitor

3D printing is ________.

used to make solid products

RAM chips

volatile storage devices, meaning they lose their contents if the current is turned off or disrupted (as happens in a power surge, brownout, or electrical noise generated by lightning or nearby machines). ROM is nonvolatile meaning that its contents are not lost if the power is turned off or interrupted.

Angelina is trying to get more exercise, so every morning she straps a(n) ________ onto her wrist, which is an electronic device that allows her to keep track of how many steps she is walking each day.

wearable computer