ITE 221 - PC Hardware & O/S Architecture - Exam 1
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ANSWERS\ACTUAL EXAM ITE 221 EXAM 2026-2027
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application development _ _ software describes programs used to develop other
programs.
Workstation hardware capabilities depend on the
FALSE
resources being shared and the number of
simultaneous users.
All computers are automated computing devices,
FALSE
and all automated computing devices are
computers.
_ _ are typically implemented by installing softare on each
grids
machine that accepts
tasks from a central server and performs them when not busy
doing other work.
laser Storing data optically involves using a(n) and an optical disc's
reflective coating.
" _ " is the concept that the per-unit cost of producing goods or
Economies of scale
providing services
decreases as the organization size increases.
_ _ is targeted to general-purose tasks that support many
System software
applicaiton programs and
usrs.
A__ consists of hardware and software components that enable
computer network
users and
computer systems to share information, software, and hardware
resources.
The Difference Engine computed logarithms by moving
TRUE
gears and other mechanical components.
A machine capable of addition can perform
TRUE
multiplcation by executing the addition function
multiple times.
, A(n) is a stored set of instructions for responding to a specific
application program
request, much as
you might look up a recipe to prepare a particular dish.
A__ is a computer system designed to meet a single user's
microcomputer
information-processing
needs.
Today, a computer is considered useful even if it
FALSE
doesn't have the capability to interact with other
comptuers.
A personal digital assistant is a laptop computer that
FALSE emphasizes small size, reduced weight, low cost, and
wireless networking and is capable of performing only
light- duty tasks, such as web browsing, e-mailing, and
word processing.
, Some experimental computers have used quantum
TRUE
physics to perform data storage and computation.
Windows OSs tend toward an all-inclusing approach to
TRUE
system software, bundling most system software
functions in the OS.
The evolution of Microsoft OSs is a good example of
TRUE
how software development depends on hardware
technology.
A(n) is a program in which different sets of instructions are
algorithm
applied to different
data input values.
doubly linked list An element in a(n) contains pointers to both the next and
previous list elements.
_ _ notation encodes a real number as a mantissa multiplied by a
Floating-point
power (exponent)
of 2.
long integer (double- A(n) is an integer stored in double the normal number of bit
precision) positions.
Increasing a numeric representation format s size (number
numeric range
of bits) increases the _____ of values that can be
represented.
Assembly (machine) language programs for most computers use
hexadecimal
_________________________________________ notation to
represent memory address values.
data structure A(n) is a data item composed of multiple primitive data items.
Extended Binary Coded In older IBM mainframe computers, characters were
Decimal Interchange Code encoded according to the ____ coding scheme.
(EBCDIC)
pointer A(n) _is the address of another data item or structure.
In a positional numbering system, the separates digits
radix point
representing whole
number quantities from digits representing fractional quantities.
string A(n) is an array of characters.
Most Intel CPUs use the , in which each memory address is
segmented memory model
represented by two
integers.
A set of data items that can be accessed in a
linked list
specified order by using pointers is called a(n) _.
byte, bits A(n) _____ contains 8 _.
Northern Virginia Community College NEWEST VERSION
WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS\ACTUAL EXAM ITE 221 EXAM 2026-2027
\LATEST VERSION
application development _ _ software describes programs used to develop other
programs.
Workstation hardware capabilities depend on the
FALSE
resources being shared and the number of
simultaneous users.
All computers are automated computing devices,
FALSE
and all automated computing devices are
computers.
_ _ are typically implemented by installing softare on each
grids
machine that accepts
tasks from a central server and performs them when not busy
doing other work.
laser Storing data optically involves using a(n) and an optical disc's
reflective coating.
" _ " is the concept that the per-unit cost of producing goods or
Economies of scale
providing services
decreases as the organization size increases.
_ _ is targeted to general-purose tasks that support many
System software
applicaiton programs and
usrs.
A__ consists of hardware and software components that enable
computer network
users and
computer systems to share information, software, and hardware
resources.
The Difference Engine computed logarithms by moving
TRUE
gears and other mechanical components.
A machine capable of addition can perform
TRUE
multiplcation by executing the addition function
multiple times.
, A(n) is a stored set of instructions for responding to a specific
application program
request, much as
you might look up a recipe to prepare a particular dish.
A__ is a computer system designed to meet a single user's
microcomputer
information-processing
needs.
Today, a computer is considered useful even if it
FALSE
doesn't have the capability to interact with other
comptuers.
A personal digital assistant is a laptop computer that
FALSE emphasizes small size, reduced weight, low cost, and
wireless networking and is capable of performing only
light- duty tasks, such as web browsing, e-mailing, and
word processing.
, Some experimental computers have used quantum
TRUE
physics to perform data storage and computation.
Windows OSs tend toward an all-inclusing approach to
TRUE
system software, bundling most system software
functions in the OS.
The evolution of Microsoft OSs is a good example of
TRUE
how software development depends on hardware
technology.
A(n) is a program in which different sets of instructions are
algorithm
applied to different
data input values.
doubly linked list An element in a(n) contains pointers to both the next and
previous list elements.
_ _ notation encodes a real number as a mantissa multiplied by a
Floating-point
power (exponent)
of 2.
long integer (double- A(n) is an integer stored in double the normal number of bit
precision) positions.
Increasing a numeric representation format s size (number
numeric range
of bits) increases the _____ of values that can be
represented.
Assembly (machine) language programs for most computers use
hexadecimal
_________________________________________ notation to
represent memory address values.
data structure A(n) is a data item composed of multiple primitive data items.
Extended Binary Coded In older IBM mainframe computers, characters were
Decimal Interchange Code encoded according to the ____ coding scheme.
(EBCDIC)
pointer A(n) _is the address of another data item or structure.
In a positional numbering system, the separates digits
radix point
representing whole
number quantities from digits representing fractional quantities.
string A(n) is an array of characters.
Most Intel CPUs use the , in which each memory address is
segmented memory model
represented by two
integers.
A set of data items that can be accessed in a
linked list
specified order by using pointers is called a(n) _.
byte, bits A(n) _____ contains 8 _.
