Exam 2: Introduction to Systems Architecture

____________________ offers flexibility in server configuration and deployment, including the ability to "resize" virtual machines easily to match changing requirements.

A particle of light is called a ____.

A(n) ____ is a stored set of instructions for responding to a specific request, much as you might look up a recipe to prepare a particular dish.

​A simple definition of a(n) ____________________ is any device that can accept numeric inputs, perform computational functions, such as addition and subtraction, and communicate results.

A specific shared resources within the World Wide Web is identified by a(n) ____.

Mechanical computers such as the Mark One were used during World War I to compute trajectory tables for naval guns and torpedoes.

A(n) ____________________ is software accessed over the Internet using Web protocols, such as shipping cost calculator accessed by an online shopping application.

​The ____ software layer has utility programs used by system management and application programs to perform common functions

A(n) ____________________ is a computer or group of computers that manages shared resources and enables users and other computer to access those resources over a network.

In a modern digital computer, data is represented by groups of ____.