ban exam 1 questions & answers
2024/2025
_____ are the most powerful computers with the fastest processing speed and highest performance. -
ANSWERSsuper computers
_____ are used to grade standardized tests, including the SAT and GMAT tests, and to record votes in
elections. - ANSWERSOptical mark recognition (OMR) systems
_____ is an approach concerned with the efficient and environmentally responsible design, manufacture,
operation, and disposal of IS-related products. - ANSWERSGreen computing
_____ is the use of a collection of computers, often owned by many people or different organizations, to
work in a coordinated manner to solve a common problem. - ANSWERSgrid computing
_____ are used to support engineering and technical users who perform heavy mathematical computing,
computer-assisted design (CAD), video editing, and other applications requiring a high-end processor. -
ANSWERSworkstations
3D printing is ________. - ANSWERSused to make solid objects from filaments or powder
A _____ is a climate- and access-controlled building or a set of buildings that houses the computer
hardware that delivers an organization's data and information services. - ANSWERSdata center
A _____ is a low-cost, centrally managed computer with limited capabilities and no internal or external
attached drives for data storage. - ANSWERSthin client
A tier 1 or 2 data center would be most appropriate for an organization with which characteristic? -
ANSWERScapable of conducting critical operations manually
, A tier 3 or 4 data center would be most necessary for an organization with which characteristic? -
ANSWERSdependent on computers to manage manufacturing operations
A type of memory whose contents are not lost if the power is turned off or interrupted is said to be
_____. - ANSWERSnonvolatile
Because electronic devices are composed of materials such as beryllium, cadmium, lead, mercury, BFRs,
selenium, and polyvinyl chloride, one of the three goals of green computing is to _____. -
ANSWERSreduce the use of hazardous material
Completing an instruction involves two phases—instruction and execution—which are each broken
down into two steps for a total of four steps. Which of the following is NOT one of the four steps? -
ANSWERSprocess data
CPU clock speed is the predetermined rate at which the processor _____. - ANSWERSproduces a series
of electronic pulses
Hardware utilization can be improved by logically dividing the resources of a single physical server to
create multiple logical servers. This approach is known as _____. - ANSWERSserver virtualization
In the data center for Mack's company, one server is dedicated to each application. In contrast, the data
center for Jack's company uses virtualized servers. Which statement would you expect to be true? -
ANSWERSJack's company pays for fewer software licenses
The class of computer systems used by multiple concurrent users offers businesses the potential to
increase their processing capability to handle more users, more data, or more transactions in a given
period, which is known as _____. - ANSWERSscalability
The component of a computer that provides the CPU with a working storage area for program
instructions and data is called the __________. - ANSWERSmain memory
The set of instructions that signal the CPU to perform circuit-switching operations is known as _____. -
ANSWERSprogram code
2024/2025
_____ are the most powerful computers with the fastest processing speed and highest performance. -
ANSWERSsuper computers
_____ are used to grade standardized tests, including the SAT and GMAT tests, and to record votes in
elections. - ANSWERSOptical mark recognition (OMR) systems
_____ is an approach concerned with the efficient and environmentally responsible design, manufacture,
operation, and disposal of IS-related products. - ANSWERSGreen computing
_____ is the use of a collection of computers, often owned by many people or different organizations, to
work in a coordinated manner to solve a common problem. - ANSWERSgrid computing
_____ are used to support engineering and technical users who perform heavy mathematical computing,
computer-assisted design (CAD), video editing, and other applications requiring a high-end processor. -
ANSWERSworkstations
3D printing is ________. - ANSWERSused to make solid objects from filaments or powder
A _____ is a climate- and access-controlled building or a set of buildings that houses the computer
hardware that delivers an organization's data and information services. - ANSWERSdata center
A _____ is a low-cost, centrally managed computer with limited capabilities and no internal or external
attached drives for data storage. - ANSWERSthin client
A tier 1 or 2 data center would be most appropriate for an organization with which characteristic? -
ANSWERScapable of conducting critical operations manually
, A tier 3 or 4 data center would be most necessary for an organization with which characteristic? -
ANSWERSdependent on computers to manage manufacturing operations
A type of memory whose contents are not lost if the power is turned off or interrupted is said to be
_____. - ANSWERSnonvolatile
Because electronic devices are composed of materials such as beryllium, cadmium, lead, mercury, BFRs,
selenium, and polyvinyl chloride, one of the three goals of green computing is to _____. -
ANSWERSreduce the use of hazardous material
Completing an instruction involves two phases—instruction and execution—which are each broken
down into two steps for a total of four steps. Which of the following is NOT one of the four steps? -
ANSWERSprocess data
CPU clock speed is the predetermined rate at which the processor _____. - ANSWERSproduces a series
of electronic pulses
Hardware utilization can be improved by logically dividing the resources of a single physical server to
create multiple logical servers. This approach is known as _____. - ANSWERSserver virtualization
In the data center for Mack's company, one server is dedicated to each application. In contrast, the data
center for Jack's company uses virtualized servers. Which statement would you expect to be true? -
ANSWERSJack's company pays for fewer software licenses
The class of computer systems used by multiple concurrent users offers businesses the potential to
increase their processing capability to handle more users, more data, or more transactions in a given
period, which is known as _____. - ANSWERSscalability
The component of a computer that provides the CPU with a working storage area for program
instructions and data is called the __________. - ANSWERSmain memory
The set of instructions that signal the CPU to perform circuit-switching operations is known as _____. -
ANSWERSprogram code
