Deck 1: Computers and Computer Systems

Question 1

A network drive can be a hard drive or a tape drive located on a computer other than the user's local system.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Arithmetic computations involve comparisons, such as asking the computer to determine if two numbers are equal.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT true about the earliest computers?

A) They had less processing power than an iPhone.
B) They occupied small buildings or entire city blocks.
C) They were so expensive only major companies or government organizations could afford them.
D) They were first developed in the 1970s.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Notebook computers are another term for laptop computers.

Question 5

Special-purpose computers are used mostly to control something else, such as a dishwasher or airport radar system.

Question 6

The control unit reads and interprets the program instruction and changes the instruction into machine language.

Question 7

As electricity travels through processor pathways, it turns switches on and off. The absence of electricity represents a 0.

Question 8

Computers have been around for more than 80 years.

Question 9

A mainframe is the fastest type of computer. Government agencies and large corporations use them for specialized applications to process enormous amounts of data.

Question 10

Fifty years ago, only a handful of people were computer programmers.

Question 11

The ALU can execute complex tasks, such as what a video game uses to determine what appears on your screen.

Question 12

A computer performs operations use ____ operators such as AND, OR, and NOT.

A) arithmetic
B) simple
C) logical
D) analytical

Question 13

The first step in the information processing cycle is ____.

A) outputs information
B) stores data and information
C) inputs data
D) processes data

Question 14

The motherboard is housed on a tiny silicon chip that contains millions of switches and pathways that help your computer make important decisions.

Question 15

The components that the computer uses to process data are contained within the hard drive.

Question 16

The motherboard is also called the circuit board.

Question 17

Fetching is the process of translating the instruction into signals the computer can execute.

Question 18

ROM chips are nonvolatile.

Question 19

A computer that delivers Web pages to browsers and other files to applications via the HTTP protocol is considers a ____ server.

A) file
B) Web
C) database
D) mobile

Question 20

Data is ____.

A) text, numbers, sound, images, or video.
B) information
C) output
D) software

Question 21

The system case includes all of the following EXCEPT ____.

A) processor
B) monitor
C) video card
D) memory

Question 22

Tarun is researching various storage devices. As he learns how to care for his storage media, Tarun discovers that all of the following are true EXCEPT ____.

A) He should keep media away from magnetic fields.
B) He should avoid extreme temperatures.
C) He should only remove the media from a drive when the drive indicator light is on.
D) He should remove his media from drives when not in use.

Question 23

A(n) ____________________ is an electronic device that receives, process, stores data, and produces a result.

Question 24

A(n) ____________________ generally is used by small to medium-size companies and can support a few users or hundreds of users.

Question 25

Key drive, thumb drive, and jump drive are all other names for ____.

A) hard drives
B) USB flash drives
C) memory sticks
D) SD cards

Question 26

The above figure shows an example of a(n) ____.

A) CPU
B) circuit board
C) system unit
D) motherboard

Question 27

CPU stands for Central ____ Unit.

A) Processing
B) Programming
C) Port
D) Precision

Question 28

____ is a set of special instructions that control the activities of a computer.

A) A program
B) Software
C) CPU
D) Both a. and b.

Question 29

____ discs are optical storage media that provide more than five times the storage capacity of traditional DVDs.

A) CD-ROM
B) DVD-R
C) Solid state
D) Blu-ray

Question 30

Gemma starts her computer and begins working on a new Microsoft Word document. As Gemma works, the amount of time it takes the CPU to execute an instruction such as printing her document, and store the results in RAM is called the ____ cycle.

A) machine
B) instruction
C) processing
D) execution

Question 31

The above figure shows an example of a(n) ____.

A) circuit board
B) motherboard
C) microprocessor
D) expansion port

Question 32

A ____ is approximately a billion bytes.

A) kilobyte
B) megabyte
C) gigabyte
D) terabyte

Question 33

Which of the following is NOT true about microprocessors?

A) A dual-core processor is a single chip that contains two separate processors.
B) Microprocessor speed is generally measured in megahertz (MHz).
C) A multicore processor is an expansion that provides for more than two separate processors.
D) The switches on a microprocessor control the flow of electricity.

Question 34

____________________ is the process of carrying out commands.

Question 35

RAM stands for ____ Access Memory

A) Remote
B) Return
C) Random
D) Regular

Question 36

Java, COBOL, and C++ are all examples of ____ languages.

A) programming
B) machine
C) basic
D) binary

Question 37

Gemma starts her computer and begins working on a new Microsoft Word document. When Gemma starts Microsoft Word, the computer loads the word-processing instructions into ____.

A) RAM
B) ROM
C) the operating system
D) the motherboard

Question 38

A computer understands only machine language, or ____________________ code.

Question 39

Tarun is researching various storage devices. Tarun learns that ____ devices are nonvolatile, removable medium that use integrated circuits.

A) optical
B) solid state
C) magnetic
D) Blu-ray

Question 40

In 1980, Bill Gates worked with ____________________ to develop the disk operating system.

Question 42

Describe the four steps of the machine cycle. How does the speed of the machine cycle affect your computer? How are machine cycles measured?