Exam 2: Computers: the Machines Behind Computing

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The hardware components of a computer system consist of programs written in computer languages.

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A SAN is a dedicated high-speed network consisting of both hardware and software used to connect and manage shared storage devices,such as disk arrays,tape libraries,and optical storage devices.

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____________________ servers store Web pages for access over the Internet.

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_____ is a function performed by control programs that controls the transfer of data among parts of a computer system,such as exchange of information between the CPU and I / O devices.

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C++ and Java are examples of high-level language

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Describe the use of gallium arsenide as a replacement for silicon.

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What are the most common output devices for soft copy?

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Trackballs are ideal for notebook computers because they occupy less space than a mouse.

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_____ allow off-site users to connect to network resources,such as network file storage,printers,and databases.

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What is a print server?

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ROM is different from RAM in that:

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A magnetic disk is a type of secondary memory device.

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The most common type of main memory is a semiconductor memory chip made of ____________________.

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A magnetic tape stores data sequentially.

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What is the most common type of main memory? Describe the purpose of cache RAM.

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____ means saving data in computer memory and retrieval is accessing data from memory.

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Random access memory can be read from and written to.

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____________________ computers are usually compatible with the IBM System / 360 line introduced in 1965.

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Java and C++ are ____ languages.

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What is a fax server?

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