Question 1

An electronic _______________ is a pointing device that is used to move the cursor on the screen, as well as to issue commands and make icon and menu selections. It is the most popular pointing device used today.

Accepted Answer

The answer of An electronic _______________ is a pointing device...

Question 2

The primary advantage of CD-RW disks over CD-ROM and CD-R disks is that they can be recorded and _______________ many times.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The primary advantage of CD-RW disks over...

Question 3

The most popular pointing device used today is the _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)   pointing stick
B)   light pen
C)   trackball
D)   electronic mouseE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 4

According to the text, which of the following is not a current use of RFID chips?

Accepted Answer

A)   Tagging pets and personal property
B)   Tagging magazines and books in public locations
C)   Tagging spacecraft to follow their location as they orbit the earth
D)   Tagging human beingsE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

One of the biggest advantages of semiconductor memory is its volatility.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The terms direct access and random access describe the same concept.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Magnetic tapes are no longer used by businesses today because the cost of storage on tape is very expensive compared to other types of storage media.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

All computers are systems of input, processing, output, storage, and distribution components.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Data are processed and stored in a computer system through the presence or absence or electronic or magnetic signals to the computer. This is called a "bi-state" representation of data, because the computer and the media can exhibit only two states or conditions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The word calculate is derived from calculus, the Latin word for _______________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The word calculate is derived from calculus,...

Question 11

Offline devices:

Accepted Answer

A)   are directly attached to the CPU
B)   are not controlled by the CPU
C)   are controlled by the CPU
D)   can replace the CPUE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 12

A trackball is a type of pointing device that converts drawings and other graphic images into digital data in order to enter it into a computer system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A byte consists of ten bits and represents one character of data in most computer coding schemes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The third generation of computers relied on _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)   solid state technology and integrated circuits
B)   transistors
C)   vacuum tubes
D)   punch cardsE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 15

Which of the following is an advantage of RAID?

Accepted Answer

A)   It provides virtually unlimited online storage
B)   It provides high access speeds
C)   It provides fault-tolerant storage capacity
D)   All of the choices are advantages.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

Offline devices are separate from, but can be electronically connected to and controlled by, a CPU.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Network servers are the most important category of computer systems for both businesspeople and individual consumers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

A BlackBerry ____________________.

Accepted Answer

A)   performs common PDA functions
B)   doesn't have a visible antenna
C)   uses the same network as most mobile phones
D)   All of the choices are correct.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

The _______________ devices of a computer system include video display units, printers, audio response units, and so on.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The _______________ devices of a computer system...

Question 20

Continuous speech recognition systems:

Accepted Answer

A)   Compare speech patterns to a dictionary
B)   Allow a computer to understand a few words from a voice it has never heard before
C)   Require users to pause between each spoken word
D)   Recognize conversationally paced speechE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Exam 3: Computer Hardware

The terms direct access and random access describe the same concept.

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Offline devices are separate from, but can be electronically connected to and controlled by, a CPU.

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Which of the following is an advantage of RAID?

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The word calculate is derived from calculus, the Latin word for _______________.

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Continuous speech recognition systems:

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A trackball is a type of pointing device that converts drawings and other graphic images into digital data in order to enter it into a computer system.

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One of the biggest advantages of semiconductor memory is its volatility.

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Network servers are the most important category of computer systems for both businesspeople and individual consumers.

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Offline devices:

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All computers are systems of input, processing, output, storage, and distribution components.

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An electronic _______________ is a pointing device that is used to move the cursor on the screen, as well as to issue commands and make icon and menu selections. It is the most popular pointing device used today.

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A BlackBerry ____________________.

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Data are processed and stored in a computer system through the presence or absence or electronic or magnetic signals to the computer. This is called a "bi-state" representation of data, because the computer and the media can exhibit only two states or conditions.

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A byte consists of ten bits and represents one character of data in most computer coding schemes.

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The _______________ devices of a computer system include video display units, printers, audio response units, and so on.

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The third generation of computers relied on _______________.

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According to the text, which of the following is not a current use of RFID chips?

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The primary advantage of CD-RW disks over CD-ROM and CD-R disks is that they can be recorded and _______________ many times.

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Magnetic tapes are no longer used by businesses today because the cost of storage on tape is very expensive compared to other types of storage media.

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The most popular pointing device used today is the _______________.

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