Rainer 5th Canadian Edition Complete Test Bank

Package Title: Practice Questions

Course Title: Rainer, Introduction to Information Systems, Fifth Canadian Edition

Chapter Number: Tech Guide 1

Shuffle: No

Question Type: True/False

1) Computer technologies become obsolete faster than other technologies in the organization.

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Identify the major hardware components of a computer system.

Section Reference 1: Introduction to Hardware

2) Hardware is becoming smaller, faster, and cheaper over time.

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective: Identify the major hardware components of a computer system.

Section Reference: Introduction to Hardware

3) One key issue with hardware is how to keep up with rapid price/performance increases.

Difficulty: Medium

Bloomcode: Comprehension

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Discuss the strategic issues that link hardware design to business strategy.

Section Reference 1: Strategic Hardware Issues

4) A supercomputer is a term given to the latest technology.

Difficulty: Medium

Bloomcode: Comprehension

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the various types of computers in the computer hierarchy.

Section Reference 1: Computer Hierarchy

5) A mainframe is a type of server.

Difficulty: Medium

Bloom: Comprehension

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the various types of computers in the computer hierarchy.

Section Reference 1: Computer Hierarchy

6) A thin-client system is a desktop computer that does not have locally installed software.

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the various types of computers in the computer hierarchy.

Section Reference 1: Computer Hierarchy

7) Laptop, notebook, and netbook computers cost more than desktops because of their portability.

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the various types of computers in the computer hierarchy.

Section Reference 1: Computer Hierarchy

8) Each generation of computer hardware has exhibited increased processing power and decreased costs.

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the various types of computers in the computer hierarchy.

Section Reference 1: Computer Hierarchy

9) Minicomputers are relatively small, inexpensive computers that perform the same functions as mainframe computers, but to a limited extent.

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the various types of computers in the computer hierarchy.

Section Reference 1: Computer Hierarchy

10) A thin client offers the full functionality of a PC but is much lighter.

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the various types of computers in the computer hierarchy

Section Reference 1: Computer Hierarchy

11) The mouse is the most common input device.

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Differentiate the various types of input and output technologies and their uses.

Section Reference 1: Input and Output Technologies

12) Source data automation uses various technologies to input data with minimal human intervention.

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Differentiate the various types of input and output technologies and their uses.

Section Reference 1: Input and Output Technologies

13) Multimedia technologies integrate text, sounds, still images, animation, and digitized motion video.

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Differentiate the various types of input and output technologies and their uses.

Section Reference 1: Input and Output Technologies

14) Microcontrollers are computer chips that are embedded in products and technologies of various types and sizes.

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the design and functioning of the central processing unit.

Section Reference 1: The Central Processing Unit

15) Computers can run any type of program regardless of the amount and type of memory that the computer has.

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the design and functioning of the central processing unit.

Section Reference 1: The Central Processing Unit

16) A byte represents a particular alphanumeric character or a simple mathematical operation.

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the design and functioning of the central processing unit.

Section Reference 1: The Central Processing Unit

17) Primary storage is the main memory of a computer, in which small amounts of data that will be used immediately are stored.

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the design and functioning of the central processing unit.

Section Reference 1: The Central Processing Unit

18) Random access memory is that part of primary storage that holds a software program (or a portion of it) and small amounts of data when they are brought from secondary storage.

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the design and functioning of the central processing unit.

Section Reference 1: The Central Processing Unit

19) If your computer loses its power supply, you will not lose the contents of your random access memory because it is not volatile.

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the design and functioning of the central processing unit.

Section Reference 1: The Central Processing Unit

20) Sequential access is a type of data access that is associated primarily with magnetic disks.

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the design and functioning of the central processing unit.

Section Reference 1: The Central Processing Unit

21) Magnetic tape provides faster access to data than magnetic disks.

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the design and functioning of the central processing unit.

Section Reference 1: The Central Processing Unit

22) An optical storage device is a form of secondary storage device on which data are recorded and read by laser in a computer’s disk drive.

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the design and functioning of the central processing unit.

Section Reference 1: The Central Processing Unit

23) Digital video disks (DVDs) have higher storage capacities than CD-ROMs.

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the design and functioning of the central processing unit.

Section Reference 1: The Central Processing Unit

24) The cost per megabyte of storage is greater for traditional hard disk storage than for PC memory cards.

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the design and functioning of the central processing unit.

Section Reference 1: The Central Processing Unit

25) Secondary storage is volatile.

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the design and functioning of the central processing unit.

Section Reference 1: The Central Processing Unit

Question Type: Multiple Choice

26) Which of the following factors does NOT usually affect decisions about hardware?

a) power

b) appropriateness for the task

c) size

d) cost

e) speed

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Identify the major hardware components of a computer system.

Section Reference 1: Introduction to Hardware

27) Which of the following is NOT a component of hardware?

a) primary and secondary storage

b) the operating system

c) input and output technologies

d) the central processing unit

e) communication technologies

Difficulty: Medium

Bloomcode: Comprehension

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Identify the major hardware components of a computer system.

Section Reference 1: Introduction to Hardware

28)_______________ manipulates the data and controls the tasks performed by other components.

a) CPU

b) Primary storage

c) Output technologies

d) Secondary storage

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Identify the major hardware components of a computer system.

Section Reference 1: Introduction to Hardware

29) _____________________ stores data and programs for future use.

a) CPU

b) Primary storage

c) Output technologies

d) Secondary storage

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Identify the major hardware components of a computer system.

Section Reference 1: Introduction to Hardware

30) ________________ provide for the flow of data from external computer networks to the CPU and vice versa.

a) Communication technologies

b) Input technologies

c) Output technologies

d) Secondary storage devices

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Identify the major hardware components of a computer system.

Section Reference 1: Introduction to Hardware

31) Which of the following is NOT a strategic hardware issue?

a) price and performance

b) personal and organizational productivity

c) BYOD

d) need for the latest and greatest applications

Difficulty: Medium

Bloomcode: Comprehension

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Discuss the strategic issues that link hardware design to business strategy.

Section Reference 1: Strategic Hardware Issues

32) To model the weather or simulate nuclear weapons testing, you would most likely use a(n)

a) mainframe computer.

b) workstation.

c) supercomputer.

d) personal computer.

e) active badge.

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the various types of computers in the computer hierarchy.

Section Reference 1: Computer Hierarchy

33) A _____ refers to the fastest computing engines available at any given time.

a) supercomputer

b) mainframe

c) midrange computer

d) microcomputer

e) laptop computer

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the various types of computers in the computer hierarchy.

Section Reference 1: Computer Hierarchy

34) A ___________ is an example of a computer system that is designed to accommodate multiple users simultaneously.

a) microcomputer

b) mainframe

c) laptop

d) palmtop

e) wearable computer

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the various types of computers in the computer hierarchy.

Section Reference 1: Computer Hierarchy

35) A _____ is used in large enterprises for extensive computing applications that are accessed by thousands of concurrent users.

a) supercomputer

b) mainframe

c) midrange computer

d) microcomputer

e) laptop computer

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the hierarchy of computers according to power and their respective roles.

Section Reference 1: Computer Hierarchy

36) Jennifer is getting ready to open a store in her hometown to sell unique lamp bases and shades. What kind of computer does she need at this point?

a) mainframe computer

b) server

c) supercomputer

d) personal computer

e) iPad

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the various types of computers in the computer hierarchy.

Section Reference 1: Computer Hierarchy

37) In her first location, Jennifer has been in business, selling unique lamp bases and shades for two years. She is getting ready to open a second location two towns over. What kind of computer does she need at this point?

a) mainframe computer

b) server

c) supercomputer

d) personal computer

e) iPad

Difficulty: Medium

Bloomcode: Comprehension

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the various types of computers in the computer hierarchy.

Section Reference 1: Computer Hierarchy

38) Jennifer really likes your Apple iPad and wants to get one for her lamp business. What kind of computer would the iPad replace?

a) mainframe computer

b) workstation

c) server

d) personal computer

e) smartphone

Difficulty: Medium

Bloomcode: Comprehension

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the various types of computers in the computer hierarchy.

Section Reference 1: Computer Hierarchy

39) Which of the following is the correct order of the computer hierarchy, from smallest to largest?

a) supercomputers – mainframe computers – midrange computers – microcomputers

b) microcomputers – midrange computers – mainframe computers – supercomputers

c) microcomputers – mainframe computers – midrange computers – supercomputers

d) supercomputers – midrange computers – mainframe computers – microcomputers

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the various types of computers in the computer hierarchy.

Section Reference 1: Computer Hierarchy

40) Desktop PCs are an example of _____________.

a) mainframe computers

b) microcomputers

c) midrange computers

d) supercomputers

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective: 3. Describe the various types of computers in the computer hierarchy.

Section Reference: TG 1.3 Computer Hierarchy

41) Environment Canada’s computer system is an example of ___________.

a) mainframe computers

b) microcomputers

c) midrange computers

d) supercomputers

Difficulty: Medium

Bloomcode: Comprehension

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the various types of computers in the computer hierarchy.

Section Reference 1: Computer Hierarchy

42) Airline reservation systems are an example of ___________.

a) mainframe computers

b) microcomputers

c) midrange computers

d) supercomputers

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the various types of computers in the computer hierarchy.

Section Reference 1: Computer Hierarchy

43) Which of the following is an example of an output technology?

a) joystick

b) keyboard

c) printer

d) RFID scanner

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Differentiate the various types of input and output technologies and their uses.

Section Reference 1: Input and Output Technologies

44) Which of the following is an example of an input technology?

a) monitor

b) mouse

c) printer

d) plotter

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Differentiate the various types of input and output technologies and their uses.

Section Reference 1: Input and Output Technologies

45) Which of the following is an example of source-data automation?

a) keyboard

b) mouse

c) barcode reader

d) voice recognition

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Differentiate the various types of input and output technologies and their uses.

Section Reference 1: Input and Output Technologies

46) Which of the following is NOT a component of the central processing unit?

a) registers

b) control unit

c) secondary storage

d) arithmetic-logic unit

e) keyboard

Difficulty: Medium

Bloomcode: Comprehension

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the design and functioning of the central processing unit.

Section Reference 1: The Central Processing Unit

47) Which of the following does NOT affect the speed of the machine instruction cycle?

a) clock speed

b) word length

c) bus width

d) line width

e) physical design of the chip

Difficulty: Medium

Bloomcode: Comprehension

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the design and functioning of the central processing unit.

Section Reference 1: The Central Processing Unit

48) Moore’s Law predicted that microprocessor complexity would

a) double every year.

b) double every two years.

c) increase slowly.

d) decrease slowly.

e) decrease rapidly.

Difficulty: Medium

Bloomcode: Comprehension

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the design and functioning of the central processing unit.

Section Reference 1: The Central Processing Unit

49) The amount and type of memory that a computer possesses affects which of the following?

a) the type of program the computer can run

b) the speed of the computer

c) the cost of the computer

d) the cost of processing data

e) all of the above

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the design and functioning of the central processing unit.

Section Reference 1: The Central Processing Unit

50) The amount and type of memory that a computer possesses affects all the following EXCEPT

a) the type of program the computer can run.

b) the speed of the computer.

c) the cost of the computer.

d) the cost of processing data.

e) the speed of data entry.

Difficulty: Medium

Bloomcode: Comprehension

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the design and functioning of the central processing unit.

Section Reference 1: The Central Processing Unit

51) Arrange the hierarchy of terms to describe memory capacity in the correct sequence, from smallest to largest.

a) megabyte – kilobyte – gigabyte – terabyte – exabyte – petabyte

b) exabyte – petabyte – terabyte – gigabyte – megabyte – kilobyte

c) kilobyte – megabyte – gigabyte – terabyte – petabyte – exabyte

d) petabyte – exabyte – kilobyte – gigabyte – kilobyte – terabyte

e) kilobyte – gigabyte – megabyte – exabyte – petabyte – terabyte

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the design and functioning of the central processing unit.

Section Reference 1: The Central Processing Unit

52) Primary storage stores which of the following for very brief periods of time?

a) Data to be processed by the CPU

b) instructions for the CPU as to how to process the data

c) operating system programs that manage various aspects of the computer’s operations

d) all of the above

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the design and functioning of the central processing unit.

Section Reference 1: The Central Processing Unit

53) Which of the following is NOT stored in primary storage?

a) Data to be processed by the CPU

b) instructions for the CPU as to how to process the data

c) archival data

d) operating system programs

e) All of the above are stored in primary storage.

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the design and functioning of the central processing unit.

Section Reference 1: The Central Processing Unit

54) The main types of primary storage are

a) registers.

b) random access memory.

c) cache memory.

d) read-only memory.

e) all of the above

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the design and functioning of the central processing unit.

Section Reference 1: The Central Processing Unit

55) _____________ is(are) the part of primary storage that holds a software program (or a portion of it) and small amounts of data when they are transferred from secondary storage.

a) Read-only memory

b) Random access memory

c) Cache memory

d) Registers

e) Flash memory

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the design and functioning of the central processing unit.

Section Reference 1: The Central Processing Unit

56) Random access memory is _____ and _____.

a) volatile; temporary

b) non-volatile; permanent

c) non-volatile; temporary

d) volatile; permanent

e) volatile; inexpensive

Difficulty: Medium

Bloomcode: Comprehension

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective: Describe the design and functioning of the central processing unit.

Section Reference: The Central Processing Unit

57) Registers have all of the following characteristics EXCEPT

a) they are a type of primary storage.

b) they can store only small amounts amounts of instructions and data.

c) they provide the fastest storage.

d) they are slower than RAM.

e) All of the above are characteristics of registers.

Difficulty: Medium

Bloomcode: Comprehension

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the design and functioning of the central processing unit.

Section Reference 1: The Central Processing Unit

58) Which of the following is NOT a type of primary storage?

a) random access memory

b) registers

c) cache

d) read-only memory

e) optical

Difficulty: Medium

Bloomcode: Comprehension

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the design and functioning of the central processing unit.

Section Reference 1: The Central Processing Unit

59) The type of primary storage that is located closest to the CPU, where the computer can temporarily store regularly used blocks of data, is called

a) read-only memory.

b) registers.

c) random access memory.

d) cache memory.

e) flash memory.

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the design and functioning of the central processing unit.

Section Reference 1: The Central Processing Unit

60) The type of primary storage where specific critical instructions are safeguarded (because the storage is non-volatile) and the instructions can be read-only by the computer (and not changed by the user) is called

a) read-only memory.

b) random access memory.

c) cache memory

d) registers

e) flash memory

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the design and functioning of the central processing unit.

Section Reference 1: The Central Processing Unit

61) Secondary storage has which of the following characteristics?

a) it is non-volatile

b) it is more cost-effective than primary storage

c) it is slower than primary storage

d) it can utilize a variety of media

e) all of the above

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the design and functioning of the central processing unit.

Section Reference 1: The Central Processing Unit

62) Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of secondary storage?

a) it is non-volatile

b) it is more cost-effective than primary storage

c) it is slower than primary storage

d) it cannot utilize any media except chips

e) none of the above

Difficulty: Medium

Bloomcode: Comprehension

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the design and functioning of the central processing unit.

Section Reference 1: The Central Processing Unit

63) The characteristics of magnetic tape include all of the following EXCEPT

a) it is the fastest magnetic storage medium.

b) it is the cheapest magnetic storage medium.

c) it provides sequential access to the data.

d) it has greater storage capacity than thumb drives.

e) it is often used for archival storage.

Difficulty: Medium

Bloomcode: Comprehension

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the design and functioning of the central processing unit.

Section Reference 1: The Central Processing Unit

64) If you wished to store a large amount of archival data for an extended period, which of the following would you choose?

a) magnetic disk

b) magnetic tape

c) read-only chips

d) cache chips

e) thumb drives

Difficulty: Medium

Bloomcode: Comprehension

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the design and functioning of the central processing unit.

Section Reference 1: The Central Processing Unit

65) To access a specific piece of information, _____ are usually faster than _____.

a) sequential access storage devices; direct access storage devices

b) direct access storage devices; sequential access storage devices

c) streaming tape devices; DVDs

d) optical storage devices; random access memory

e) sequential access storage devices; thumb drives

Difficulty: Medium

Bloomcode: Comprehension

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the design and functioning of the central processing unit.

Section Reference 1: The Central Processing Unit

66) _____ are electronic storage devices that contain no moving parts.

a) Hard drives

b) Flash memory devices

c) Streaming tape devices

d) DVDs

e) CDs

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode:

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the design and functioning of the central processing unit.

Section Reference 1: The Central Processing Unit

67) Registers are high-speed storage areas that store __________ amounts of data and instructions for ___________ periods of time.

a) very large; long

b) very large; short

c) very small; long

d) very small; short

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the design and functioning of the central processing unit.

Section Reference 1: The Central Processing Unit

68) Which of the following arranges the hierarchy of memory capacity, from largest to smallest?

a) ZB – EB – PB – TB – GB – MB – KB

b) ZB – EB – PB – TB – MB – GM – KB

c) ZB – EB – PB – TB – GB – KB – MB

d) ZB – EB – PB – TB – MB – KB – MB

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the design and functioning of the central processing unit.

Section Reference 1: The Central Processing Unit

69) __________ is main memory.

a) ALU

b) Primary storage

c) A register

d) Secondary storage

Difficulty: Medium

Bloomcode: Comprehension

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective: Describe the design and functioning of the central processing unit.

Section Reference: The Central Processing Unit

70) RAM is ___________ storage that is ____________.

a) primary; non-volatile

b) primary; volatile

c) secondary; non-volatile

d) secondary; volatile

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the design and functioning of the central processing unit.

Section Reference 1: The Central Processing Unit

71) __________ is an example of secondary storage.

a) A hard drive

b) Cache memory

c) RAM

d) ROM

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the design and functioning of the central processing unit.

Section Reference 1: The Central Processing Unit

72) A(n) _________ is the cheapest storage medium.

a) hard drive

b) magnetic tape

c) magnetic disk

d) optical storage device

Difficulty: Medium

Bloomcode: Comprehension

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the design and functioning of the central processing unit.

Section Reference 1: The Central Processing Unit

73) Moore’s Law refers to microprocessor complexity increasing at the following rate.

a) doubling every year

b) tripling every year

c) doubling every two years

d) tripling every three years

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the design and functioning of the central processing unit.

Section Reference 1: The Central Processing Unit

Question Type: Essay

74) Discuss why it is challenging to make hardware decisions today.

Difficulty: Medium

Bloomcode: Comprehension

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Identify the major hardware components of a computer system.

Section Reference 1: Introduction to Hardware

75) Describe the components that hardware comprises.

Difficulty: Medium

Bloomcode: Comprehension

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Identify the major hardware components of a computer system.

Section Reference 1: Introduction to Hardware

76) Compare and contrast supercomputers, mainframes, midrange computers, and microcomputers.

Difficulty: Medium

Bloomcode: Comprehension

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the various types of computers in the computer hierarchy.

Section Reference 1: Computer Hierarchy

77) What are the types of primary storage?

Difficulty: Medium

Bloomcode: Comprehension

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the design and functioning of the central processing unit.

Section Reference 1: The Central Processing Unit

78) What are the types of secondary storage?

Difficulty: Medium

Bloomcode: Comprehension

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the design and functioning of the central processing unit.

Section Reference 1: The Central Processing Unit

Question Type: Fill-in-the-Blank

79) _______________ refers to the physical equipment for the input, processing, output, and storage activities of a computer system.

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Identify the major hardware components of a computer system.

Section Reference 1: Introduction to Hardware

80) ___________ input data with minimal human intervention.

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Differentiate the various types of input and output technologies and their uses.

Section Reference 1: Input and Output Technologies

81) Moore’s Law states that microprocessor complexity would ________ every two years.

Difficulty: Easy

Bloomcode: Knowledge

AACSB Code: Technology

Learning Objective 1: Describe the design and functioning of the central processing unit.

Section Reference 1: The Central Processing Unit