Question 1

Which of the following is an example of an open source operating system?

Accepted Answer

A)  MS Office 
B)  Apache 
C)  MySQL 
D)  Ubuntu 
A)  MS Office 
B)  Apache 
C)  MySQL 
D)  Ubuntu

Question 2

Which of the following is a program that controls the computer's resources?

Accepted Answer

A)  application program 
B)  server farm 
C)  firmware 
D)  operating system 
A)  application program 
B)  server farm 
C)  firmware 
D)  operating system

Question 3

Which of the following is the operating system designed by Apple?

Accepted Answer

A)  Android 
B)  Unix 
C)  Linux 
D)  Mac OS 
A)  Android 
B)  Unix 
C)  Linux 
D)  Mac OS

Question 4

Which of the following is a mobile operating system licensed by Google?

Accepted Answer

A)  Blackberry OS 
B)  Symbian 
C)  Android 
D)  Windows mobile 
A)  Blackberry OS 
B)  Symbian 
C)  Android 
D)  Windows mobile

Question 5

Client and server computers need to use the same operating system to form a network.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Explain client and server computers.

Accepted Answer

Users employ client computers for word p

Question 7

Which of the following is an operational cost of an information system?

Accepted Answer

A)  software licensing fees 
B)  data acquisition costs 
C)  initial training costs 
D)  design and documentation costs 
A)  software licensing fees 
B)  data acquisition costs 
C)  initial training costs 
D)  design and documentation costs

Question 8

The operating system controls a computer's resources.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

With server virtualization, a server computer hosts ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  multiple operating systems 
B)  one or more server computers 
C)  virtual host operating systems 
D)  databases that contain information about servers 
A)  multiple operating systems 
B)  one or more server computers 
C)  virtual host operating systems 
D)  databases that contain information about servers

Question 10

Which of the following is an output device?

Accepted Answer

A)  video camera 
B)  projector 
C)  mouse 
D)  bar code scanner 
A)  video camera 
B)  projector 
C)  mouse 
D)  bar code scanner

Question 11

Which of the following terms refers to the process of a single server hosting many versions of desktop operating systems?

Accepted Answer

A)  PC virtualization 
B)  cloud computing 
C)  desktop virtualization 
D)  server virtualization 
A)  PC virtualization 
B)  cloud computing 
C)  desktop virtualization 
D)  server virtualization

Question 12

When you buy an operating system for your personal computer, you are actually buying a software ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  copyright 
B)  upgrade 
C)  patent 
D)  license 
A)  copyright 
B)  upgrade 
C)  patent 
D)  license

Question 13

10 TB is equivalent to ________ Gigabytes.

Accepted Answer

A)  10,240 
B)  1,000 
C)  1,024 
D)  102.4 
A)  10,240 
B)  1,000 
C)  1,024 
D)  102.4

Question 14

________ are commands that the central processing unit can process.

Accepted Answer

A)  Recursive functions 
B)  Instruction sets 
C)  Operational bits 
D)  Application programs 
A)  Recursive functions 
B)  Instruction sets 
C)  Operational bits 
D)  Application programs

Question 15

Which of the following is a function of an application program?

Accepted Answer

A)  allocating main memory to programs 
B)  performing memory swapping 
C)  accessing a customer database 
D)  allocating resources to a computer 
A)  allocating main memory to programs 
B)  performing memory swapping 
C)  accessing a customer database 
D)  allocating resources to a computer

Question 16

Which of the following statements is true of firmware?

Accepted Answer

A)  The software is coded differently from other software. 
B)  Users do not need to load firmware into the devices' memory. 
C)  Firmware is the same as system cache. 
D)  Firmware cannot be changed or upgraded. 
A)  The software is coded differently from other software. 
B)  Users do not need to load firmware into the devices' memory. 
C)  Firmware is the same as system cache. 
D)  Firmware cannot be changed or upgraded.

Question 17

Which of the following refers to a program that controls the computer's resources?

Accepted Answer

A)  operating system 
B)  cache 
C)  data channel 
D)  application program 
A)  operating system 
B)  cache 
C)  data channel 
D)  application program

Question 18

Which of the following is an input hardware device?

Accepted Answer

A)  plotter 
B)  bar code scanner 
C)  projector 
D)  printer 
A)  plotter 
B)  bar code scanner 
C)  projector 
D)  printer

Question 19

The CPU keeps frequently used instructions in the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  nonvolatile memory 
B)  main memory 
C)  cache 
D)  hard disk 
A)  nonvolatile memory 
B)  main memory 
C)  cache 
D)  hard disk

Question 20

Ronald runs both Windows 7 and Linux on his desktop computer.This process is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  PC virtualization 
B)  server virtualization 
C)  cloud computing 
D)  desktop virtualization 
A)  PC virtualization 
B)  server virtualization 
C)  cloud computing 
D)  desktop virtualization

Which of the following is an example of an open source operating system?

Which of the following is a program that controls the computer's resources?

Which of the following is the operating system designed by Apple?

Which of the following is a mobile operating system licensed by Google?

Client and server computers need to use the same operating system to form a network.

Explain client and server computers.

Which of the following is an operational cost of an information system?

The operating system controls a computer's resources.

With server virtualization, a server computer hosts ________.

Which of the following is an output device?

Which of the following terms refers to the process of a single server hosting many versions of desktop operating systems?

When you buy an operating system for your personal computer, you are actually buying a software ________.

10 TB is equivalent to ________ Gigabytes.

________ are commands that the central processing unit can process.

Which of the following is a function of an application program?

Which of the following statements is true of firmware?

Which of the following refers to a program that controls the computer's resources?

Which of the following is an input hardware device?

The CPU keeps frequently used instructions in the ________.

Ronald runs both Windows 7 and Linux on his desktop computer.This process is called ________.

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Exam 4: Hardware and Software

Which of the following is an example of an open source operating system?

Which of the following is a program that controls the computer's resources?

Which of the following is the operating system designed by Apple?

Which of the following is a mobile operating system licensed by Google?

Client and server computers need to use the same operating system to form a network.

Explain client and server computers.

Which of the following is an operational cost of an information system?

The operating system controls a computer's resources.

With server virtualization, a server computer hosts ________.

Which of the following is an output device?

Which of the following terms refers to the process of a single server hosting many versions of desktop operating systems?

When you buy an operating system for your personal computer, you are actually buying a software ________.

10 TB is equivalent to ________ Gigabytes.

________ are commands that the central processing unit can process.

Which of the following is a function of an application program?

Which of the following statements is true of firmware?

Which of the following refers to a program that controls the computer's resources?

Which of the following is an input hardware device?

The CPU keeps frequently used instructions in the ________.

Ronald runs both Windows 7 and Linux on his desktop computer.This process is called ________.

The Importance of MIS

Collaboration Information Systems

Strategy and Information Systems

Database Processing

Data Communication and the Cloud

Structured Processes and Information Systems

Social Media Information Systems

Business Intelligence Systems

Business Process and Information Systems Development

Information Systems Management

Information Security Management

The International Dimension

Filters