Exam 14: Hardware

________ accept(s) data and instructions and convert(s) them to a form that the computer can understand.

________ remain popular because they are the cheapest secondary storage medium and can handle enormous amounts of data.

___ devices input data with minimal human intervention.

________ are the smallest and least expensive category or general-purpose computers.

___ reality is a term that refers to information technologies that use software to provide a realistic, three-dimensional, computer-generated environment that replicates sight, touch, hearing, and in some cases, smell.

Computers that run the Mac operating system are called PCs.

________ refers to the physical equipment used for the input, processing, output, and storage activities of a computer system.

An ________ string is known as a _______.

________ are also called PCs.

Which of the following is NOT a trend in hardware?

________ are an example of source-data automation.

Which of the following is the correct order for the class of computers from most powerful to least powerful?

Augmented reality and virtual reality use the same kind of technology.

Thin clients work better than fat clients when a network fails.

Gesture recognition technology is a type of input technology.

___ provide(s) for the flow of data from external computer networks to the CPU and from the CPU to computer networks.

________ are the slowest secondary storage medium.

Registers are part of the ________ and are a type of ________ storage.

Which of the following is TRUE of thin clients?

An eight-bit string is known as a byte.