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Which of the following devices is used during the processing stage of computing? |
main memory |
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Which of the following is an input hardware device? |
bar code scanner |
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Which of the following is an output device? |
Projector |
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The ________ is called the "brain" of the computer. |
central processing unit |
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Which of the following devices is an example of an output hardware device? |
overhead projector |
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Main memory is also known as ________. |
random access memory |
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Which of the following devices is an example of a storage hardware device? |
optical disk |
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Bits are used for computer data because they ________. |
are easy to represent electronically |
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Bits are grouped into 8-bit chunks called |
Bytes |
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A ________ is equivalent to 1,024 bytes. |
Kilobyte |
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10 TB is equivalent to ________ Gigabytes. |
10,240 |
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To run a program or process data, the computer first transfers the program or data from disk to the ________. |
main memory |
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Instructions are moved from main memory to the CPU via the ________. |
data channel |
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Which of the following refers to a program that controls the computer’s resources? |
operating system |
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The CPU keeps frequently used instructions in the ________. |
cache |
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If there is not enough memory for a newly requested program, the operating system will remove something to place the just-requested program into the vacated space. This process is called ________. |
memory swapping |
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When using volatile memory, the ________. |
contents are lost when power is off |
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Which of the following memory devices is volatile in nature? |
cache |
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Which of the following is a nonvolatile memory device? |
optical memory device |
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Users employ client computers for ________. |
word processing |
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Users employ servers for ________. |
processing shared databases |
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Identify a key difference between a client computer and a server computer. |
Servers are faster and usually have multiple central processing units |
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Which of the following terms refers to a collection of servers? |
server farm |
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Server farms are used when ________. |
the website has large numbers of users |
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Which of the following is a program that controls the computer’s resources? |
operating system |
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A client operating system is a program that ________. |
controls the client computer’s resources |
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Server application programs are programs that ________. |
are processed on server computers |
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Which of the following is an example of an application program? |
Microsoft Word |
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Which of the following is a function of an application program? |
accessing a customer database |
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________ are commands that the central processing unit can process. |
Instruction sets |
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Which of the following is the operating system designed by Apple? |
Mac OS |
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________ is a version of Unix that was developed by an open source community. |
Linux |
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Linux is an example of a(n) ________. |
open source operating system |
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Which of the following is a mobile operating system licensed by Google? |
Android |
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When you buy an operating system for your personal computer, you are actually buying a software ________. |
license |
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Virtualization is the process by which ________. |
one computer hosts the appearance of many computers |
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With ________, a personal computer, such as a desktop or portable computer, hosts several different operating systems. |
PC virtualization |
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Ronald runs both Windows 7 and Linux on his desktop computer. This process is called ________. |
PC virtualization |
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With server virtualization, a server computer hosts ________. |
one or more server computers |
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Programs that perform business functions such as general ledger and accounting are known as ________. |
application software |
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Which of the following terms refers to the process of a single server hosting many versions of desktop operating systems? |
desktop virtualization |
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A spreadsheet program is an example of a(n) ________. |
horizontal-market application |
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Which of the following is an example of a vertical-market software? |
inventory tracking software for an auto manufacturer |
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DenTimes, a software package for dentists, is an example of a(n) ________. |
vertical-market software |
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A client-server application that requires nothing more than a browser is called a ________. |
thin-client application |
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An application that requires support beyond a browser on the user’s computer is known as a(n) ________. |
thick-client application |
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________ is installed in special, read-only memory in devices like printers or communication devices. |
Firmware |
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Which of the following statements is true of firmware? |
Users do not need to load firmware into the devices’ memory. |
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Which of the following is an open source browser? |
Firefox |
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Which of the following is an example of an open source operating system? |
Ubuntu |
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The term "open source" means that the source code of the program is ________. |
available to the public |
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Source code is computer code ________. |
as written by humans |
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Machine code ________. |
cannot be modified by humans |
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Which of the following statements is true of closed source projects? |
Only trusted programmers are allowed to make changes to a closed source project. |
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Which of the following is an example of a closed source project? |
Microsoft Office |
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Which of the following is a development cost of an information system? |
data conversion costs |
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Which of the following is an operational cost of an information system? |
data acquisition costs |
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An organization purchases server and client computers to build an information system. This is an example of a(n) ________ cost. |
developmental |
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In most cases, a business manager has no role in the specification of a ________. |
server computer’s hardware |
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Which of the following is the first step in preparing a departmental hardware budget? |
determining the base requirements of the system |
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