Exam 2: Computers: the Machines Behind Computing

What is an assembly language?

A redundant array of independent disks (RAID)system is a collection of disk drives used for fault tolerance and improved performance.

____ is 1 / 1,000,000,000,000 of a second.

_____ computer languages are machine independent and are called high-level languages.

The control programs managing computer hardware and software perform the ____ function to control and prioritize tasks performed by the CPU.

A(n)____________________ disk made of Mylar or metal is used for random-access processing.

The supervisor program of an OS is called the ____.

Computers and communication systems use data codes to represent and transfer data between computers and network systems.

A SAN offers only storage; a(n)____________________ system offers both storage and file services.

A byte is a single value of 0 or 1.

An example of a(n)_____ is UNIX.

Write a short note on single processor and multiprocessor systems.

A disadvantage of trackball is that positioning is sometimes less precise than with a mouse.

A ____ is the size of a character.

_____ works on the same principle as a barcode reader but reads text instead of barcodes.

Both the ALU and the control unit are part of the BIOS.

IBM System z10 is an example of a ____ computer.

An object code must be translated into source code in order for the computer to be able to read and execute.

What is a bus?

What is a motherboard?