Question 1

What is a cellular telephone with a keypad that runs programs, music, photos, email, and includes many features of a PDA?

Accepted Answer

A) Tablet 
B) PDA 
C) Ebook 
D) Smartphone 
A) Tablet 
B) PDA 
C) Ebook 
D) Smartphone

Question 2

Volatility refers to a device's ability to function with or without power. RAM is volatile, meaning it must have constant power to function; its contents are lost when the computer's electric supply fails.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

An input device is equipment used to see, hear, or otherwise accept the results of information processing requests.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What allows more than one piece of software to be used at a time?

Accepted Answer

A) System software 
B) Operating system software 
C) Embedded operating system 
D) Multitasking 
A) System software 
B) Operating system software 
C) Embedded operating system 
D) Multitasking

Question 5

Preventative security software uses programs such as Window Washer, erases file histories, browser cookies, cache contents, and other crumbs that applications and Windows leave on a hard drive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What is application software?

Accepted Answer

A) Controls how the various technology tools work together along with the application software 
B) Controls the application software and manages how the hardware devices work together 
C) Provides additional functionality to the operating system 
D) Used for specific information processing needs, including payroll, customer relationship management, project management, training, and many others 
A) Controls how the various technology tools work together along with the application software 
B) Controls the application software and manages how the hardware devices work together 
C) Provides additional functionality to the operating system 
D) Used for specific information processing needs, including payroll, customer relationship management, project management, training, and many others

Question 7

A handheld computer portable enough to fit in a purse or pocket and has its own power source or battery.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which license restricts the use of the software to one user at a time?

Accepted Answer

A) Single user license 
B) Network user license 
C) Site license 
D) Application service provide license 
A) Single user license 
B) Network user license 
C) Site license 
D) Application service provide license

Question 9

What is hardware?

Accepted Answer

A) Any computer-based tool that people use to work with information and support the information and information-processing needs of an organization 
B) The set of instructions that the hardware executes to carry out specific tasks 
C) Consists of the physical devices associated with a computer system 
D) An electronic device operating under the control of instructions stored in its own memory that can accept, manipulate, and store data 
A) Any computer-based tool that people use to work with information and support the information and information-processing needs of an organization 
B) The set of instructions that the hardware executes to carry out specific tasks 
C) Consists of the physical devices associated with a computer system 
D) An electronic device operating under the control of instructions stored in its own memory that can accept, manipulate, and store data

Question 10

What is an electronic book that can be read on a computer or special reading device. Some are small enough to carry around, while others are the size of a telephone booth?

Accepted Answer

A) Tablet 
B) Ebook 
C) Appliance 
D) Minicomputer 
A) Tablet 
B) Ebook 
C) Appliance 
D) Minicomputer

Question 11

System restore enables a user to return to the previous operating system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Disk optimization software helps save information if a computer crashes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What interprets software instructions and literally tells the other hardware devices what to do, based on the software instructions?

Accepted Answer

A) CPU 
B) Control unit 
C) ALU 
D) Primary storage 
A) CPU 
B) Control unit 
C) ALU 
D) Primary storage

Question 14

Software upgrade occurs when the software vendor releases a new version of the software making significant changes to the program.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Flash memory is a special type of rewritable read-only memory (ROM)that is compact and portable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

A minicomputer is designed to meet the computing needs of several people simultaneously in a small to medium-size business environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What is software?

Accepted Answer

A) Any computer-based tool that people use to work with information and support the information and information-processing needs of an organization 
B) The set of instructions that the hardware executes to carry out specific tasks 
C) Consists of the physical devices associated with a computer system 
D) An electronic device operating under the control of instructions stored in its own memory that can accept, manipulate, and store data 
A) Any computer-based tool that people use to work with information and support the information and information-processing needs of an organization 
B) The set of instructions that the hardware executes to carry out specific tasks 
C) Consists of the physical devices associated with a computer system 
D) An electronic device operating under the control of instructions stored in its own memory that can accept, manipulate, and store data

Question 18

An input device is equipment used to capture information and commands.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What is a secondary storage medium that uses magnetic techniques to store and retrieve data on disks or tapes coated with magnetically sensitive materials?

Accepted Answer

A) Input device 
B) Output device 
C) Magnetic tape 
D) Magnetic medium 
A) Input device 
B) Output device 
C) Magnetic tape 
D) Magnetic medium

Question 20

What is a CPU?

Accepted Answer

A) The actual hardware that interprets and executes the program (software)instructions and coordinates how all the other hardware devices work together 
B) The computer's main memory, which consists of the random access memory (RAM), cache memory, and the read-only memory (ROM)that is directly accessible to the central processing unit (CPU) 
C) Equipment designed to store large volumes of data for long-term storage 
D) Equipment used to capture information and commands 
A) The actual hardware that interprets and executes the program (software)instructions and coordinates how all the other hardware devices work together 
B) The computer's main memory, which consists of the random access memory (RAM), cache memory, and the read-only memory (ROM)that is directly accessible to the central processing unit (CPU) 
C) Equipment designed to store large volumes of data for long-term storage 
D) Equipment used to capture information and commands

What is a cellular telephone with a keypad that runs programs, music, photos, email, and includes many features of a PDA?

Volatility refers to a device's ability to function with or without power. RAM is volatile, meaning it must have constant power to function; its contents are lost when the computer's electric supply fails.

An input device is equipment used to see, hear, or otherwise accept the results of information processing requests.

What allows more than one piece of software to be used at a time?

Preventative security software uses programs such as Window Washer, erases file histories, browser cookies, cache contents, and other crumbs that applications and Windows leave on a hard drive.

What is application software?

A handheld computer portable enough to fit in a purse or pocket and has its own power source or battery.

Which license restricts the use of the software to one user at a time?

What is hardware?

What is an electronic book that can be read on a computer or special reading device. Some are small enough to carry around, while others are the size of a telephone booth?

System restore enables a user to return to the previous operating system.

Disk optimization software helps save information if a computer crashes.

What interprets software instructions and literally tells the other hardware devices what to do, based on the software instructions?

Software upgrade occurs when the software vendor releases a new version of the software making significant changes to the program.

Flash memory is a special type of rewritable read-only memory (ROM)that is compact and portable.

A minicomputer is designed to meet the computing needs of several people simultaneously in a small to medium-size business environment.

What is software?

An input device is equipment used to capture information and commands.

What is a secondary storage medium that uses magnetic techniques to store and retrieve data on disks or tapes coated with magnetically sensitive materials?

What is a CPU?

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Exam 10: Hardware and Software Basics

What is a cellular telephone with a keypad that runs programs, music, photos, email, and includes many features of a PDA?

Volatility refers to a device's ability to function with or without power. RAM is volatile, meaning it must have constant power to function; its contents are lost when the computer's electric supply fails.

An input device is equipment used to see, hear, or otherwise accept the results of information processing requests.

What allows more than one piece of software to be used at a time?

Preventative security software uses programs such as Window Washer, erases file histories, browser cookies, cache contents, and other crumbs that applications and Windows leave on a hard drive.

What is application software?

A handheld computer portable enough to fit in a purse or pocket and has its own power source or battery.

Which license restricts the use of the software to one user at a time?

What is hardware?

What is an electronic book that can be read on a computer or special reading device. Some are small enough to carry around, while others are the size of a telephone booth?

System restore enables a user to return to the previous operating system.

Disk optimization software helps save information if a computer crashes.

What interprets software instructions and literally tells the other hardware devices what to do, based on the software instructions?

Software upgrade occurs when the software vendor releases a new version of the software making significant changes to the program.

Flash memory is a special type of rewritable read-only memory (ROM)that is compact and portable.

A minicomputer is designed to meet the computing needs of several people simultaneously in a small to medium-size business environment.

What is software?

An input device is equipment used to capture information and commands.

What is a secondary storage medium that uses magnetic techniques to store and retrieve data on disks or tapes coated with magnetically sensitive materials?

What is a CPU?

Management Information Systems: Business Driven MIS

Decisions and Processes: Value Driven Business

Ebusiness: Electronic Business Value

Ethics and Information Security: MIS Business Concerns

Infrastructures: Sustainable Technologies

Data: Business Intelligence

Networks: Mobile Business

Enterprise Applications: Business Communications

Systems Development and Project Management: Corporate Responsibility

Networks and Telecommunications

Designing Databases

Emerging Trends and Technologies

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