Question 1

For some commercial Web sites,the server is actually a large collection of computers,called a ________,that coordinates all of their activities.

Accepted Answer

A)  networking terminal 
B)  workstation 
C)  server farm 
D)  data bus 
A)  networking terminal 
B)  workstation 
C)  server farm 
D)  data bus

Question 2

Which of the following is true of in-house custom-developed software?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are less expensive than off-the-shelf software. 
B)  The organization has to tailor its applications to the software. 
C)  They are easy and comparatively cheap to make. 
D)  The developing company pays the adaptation costs itself. 
A)  They are less expensive than off-the-shelf software. 
B)  The organization has to tailor its applications to the software. 
C)  They are easy and comparatively cheap to make. 
D)  The developing company pays the adaptation costs itself.

Question 3

Microsoft Windows works only on processors from Intel and companies that make processors that conform to the Intel ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  site license 
B)  machine code 
C)  input hardware 
D)  instruction set 
A)  site license 
B)  machine code 
C)  input hardware 
D)  instruction set

Question 4

Describe the basic components of a generic computer.

Accepted Answer

In a generic computer,hardware consists

Question 5

What is unique about Linux as an operating system?

Accepted Answer

Linux is a version of Unix that was deve

Question 6

What is cloud computing?

Accepted Answer

Cloud computing is a form of hardware/so

Question 7

Memory swapping is the process of transferring data between the main memory and the cache.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A grocery scanning checkout system is an example of a(n)________.

Accepted Answer

A)  vertical-market software 
B)  horizontal market software 
C)  one-of-a-kind application 
D)  operating system 
A)  vertical-market software 
B)  horizontal market software 
C)  one-of-a-kind application 
D)  operating system

Question 9

Users employ ________ computers for word processing,spreadsheets,database access,and so forth.

Accepted Answer

A)  client 
B)  cached 
C)  licensed 
D)  volatile 
A)  client 
B)  cached 
C)  licensed 
D)  volatile

Question 10

Large sites that require numerous servers will organize them through a data farm.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What is virtualization?

Accepted Answer

Virtualization is the process whereby mu

Question 12

A switch representation of the binary notation 1011 will be open;closed;open;open.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following patterns represents the value 11011?

Accepted Answer

A)  closed; closed; open; closed; closed 
B)  open; closed; open; open; closed 
C)  closed; open; open; open; closed 
D)  open; open; closed; open; open. 
A)  closed; closed; open; closed; closed 
B)  open; closed; open; open; closed 
C)  closed; open; open; open; closed 
D)  open; open; closed; open; open.

Question 14

A server farm can process only one service request per minute.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Describe how computer data is sized.

Accepted Answer

All computer data are represented by bit

Question 16

Which of the following is part of volatile memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  magnetic disk 
B)  magnetic tape 
C)  optical disk 
D)  cache 
A)  magnetic disk 
B)  magnetic tape 
C)  optical disk 
D)  cache

Question 17

Server computers need lots of main memory and very large disks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

When contents of the memory are lost when the power is off,the memory is said to be ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  cached 
B)  volatile 
C)  random 
D)  swapped 
A)  cached 
B)  volatile 
C)  random 
D)  swapped

Question 19

Saving your work frequently is advised to tackle the issue of memory volatility.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following is true of thick-client applications?

Accepted Answer

A)  A thick-client application is an application program that need not be preinstalled on the client. 
B)  All other things being equal, thin-client applications are preferred over thick client applications. 
C)  A thick client application does not require preinstallation of client codes. 
D)  With a thick-client application, a system administrator must install the new version on each user computer. 
A)  A thick-client application is an application program that need not be preinstalled on the client. 
B)  All other things being equal, thin-client applications are preferred over thick client applications. 
C)  A thick client application does not require preinstallation of client codes. 
D)  With a thick-client application, a system administrator must install the new version on each user computer.

Exam 4: Hardware and Software

For some commercial Web sites,the server is actually a large collection of computers,called a ________,that coordinates all of their activities.

Which of the following is true of in-house custom-developed software?

Microsoft Windows works only on processors from Intel and companies that make processors that conform to the Intel ________.

Describe the basic components of a generic computer.

What is unique about Linux as an operating system?

What is cloud computing?

Memory swapping is the process of transferring data between the main memory and the cache.

A grocery scanning checkout system is an example of a(n)________.

Users employ ________ computers for word processing,spreadsheets,database access,and so forth.

Large sites that require numerous servers will organize them through a data farm.

What is virtualization?

A switch representation of the binary notation 1011 will be open;closed;open;open.

Which of the following patterns represents the value 11011?

A server farm can process only one service request per minute.

Describe how computer data is sized.

Which of the following is part of volatile memory?

Server computers need lots of main memory and very large disks.

When contents of the memory are lost when the power is off,the memory is said to be ________.

Saving your work frequently is advised to tackle the issue of memory volatility.

Which of the following is true of thick-client applications?

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