CS 3321 - Quiz 1 Questions With 100% Correct Answers!!

1. How would you characterize the physical size of a mainframe computer (not including its I/O (or peripheral) equipment)? A) About the size of a pickup truck B) About the size of a large refrigerator C) About the size of a large hotel ballroom D) About the size of a desktop computer E) About the size of a microwave oven - Answer-B 2. Which mainframe job/role would you expect to perform software customization, capacity planning and performance tuning? A) End User B) Application Developer C) Systems programmer D) System Operator E) Database Administrator - Answer-C 3. A number of non-mainframe computer systems are available today which claim to be "mainframe like" or provide the same value as mainframes. A) True B) False - Answer-True 4. The S/360 eliminated several problems that were inherent in computers that preceded it including: the inability to upgrade to a larger computer, proprietary and incompatible peripheral interfaces, and the ability to run both engineering and commercial work on the same computer.A) True B) False - Answer-True 5. The "360" in the name "System/360" is a reference to what? A) The 360 degrees of a compass B) The revenue expected to be generated by S/360 sales ($360 Million) C) None of the above D) The projected number of systems that were expected to be sold (360) E) Nothing, it is an arbitrary number that "sounds good" for marketing - Answer-A 6. Which customer enterprises would likely be interested in the System z On/Off Capacity on Demand feature? A) Customer enterprises that would like to deploy new applications with temporary extra capacity B) All of the above C) Customer enterprises that would like to pilot new applications with temporary extra capacity D) Customer enterprises with a need for predictable short term capacity growth E) Customer enterprises with a need for unpredictable capacity growth - Answer-B 7. Since its introduction in 1964, the IBM mainframe has A) Evolved and in many ways leads in delivering modern computing technologies B) Remained stagnant C) Evolved and incorporates some modern computing technologies D) Evolved but only supports 32 bit addressing; PC's support 64 bit addressing E) Evolved but only supports "green screen" terminals and interfaces - Answer-A8. Which two operating systems are the most prevalent operating systems running on System z mainframes? A) z/OS and Linux for zSeries B) z/VM and Linux for zSeries C) zTPF and z/VM D) z/OS and VSE E) VSE and z/VM - Answer-A