Chapter 3 Sample Questions
Parker has an Android smartphone, Which type of processor is used in his mobile device?
ARM
A ___ is a climate and access controlled that houses the computer hardware that delivers an organizations's data and information systems
Data Center
___ is a program concerned with the efficient and environmentally responsible design, manufacture, operation, and disposal of IS-related products
Green Computing
A __ is a computer employed by many users to perform a specific task, such as running network or Internet applications
Server
Pintrest, a visual booking Website, logs more than 14 terabytes of new data each day, which means its storage needs are constantly changing. As a result, pintrest has turned to Amazon for
Storage as a service
___ are the most powerful computers
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 process of converting human readable data into machine readable form is called
data entry
The component of a computer that provides the CPU with a working storage area for program instructions and data is called the
main memory
Helen is 72 years old, a new computer, arthritis, so she should get a
nettop
A type of memory where contents are not lost if the power is turned off
nonvolatile
CPU clock speed is the _______________ at a predetermined rate.
number of electronic pulsesctreated
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 are NOT one of the four steps
process data
A _____ is a low cost centrally managed computer with no internal or external attached drives for data storage with limited capabilities
thin client