ITE-221 MIDTERM REVIEW EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Some commercial computers have used quantum physics to perform data storage and computation.
a.
True
b.
False - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a. True
The Difference Engine computed logarithms by moving gears and other mechanical components.
a.
True
b.
False - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a. True
Mechanical computers such as the Mark One were used during World War I to compute trajectory
tables for naval guns and torpedoes.
a.
True
b.
False - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅b. False
Mechanical computation devices cannot perform complex calculations.
,a.
True
b.
False - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅b. False
A machine capable of adding whole numbers can multiply whole numbers by executing the addition
function multiple times.
a.
True
b.
False - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a. True
The biggest impetus for the change to electronic computing devices came during World War I.
a.
True
b.
False - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a. True
Electronic computers addressed most shortcomings of mechanical computation.
a.
True
b.
,False - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a. True
Light can be used as a basis for computation.
a.
True
b.
False - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a. True
Optics have little advantage over electronics in most areas of computing technology.
a.
True
b.
False - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅b. False
In classical physics, a subatomic particle, such as a photon, can be in multiple places at one time.
a.
True
b.
False - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅b. False
All computers are automated computing devices, and all automated computing devices are computers.
, a.
True
b.
False - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅b. False
A typical computer system must have much more secondary storage capacity than primary storage
capacity.
a.
True
b.
False - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a. True
A tablet computer is a laptop computer that 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.
a.
True
b.
False - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅b. False
Server hardware capabilities depend on the resources being shared and the number of simultaneous
users.
a.
True
Some commercial computers have used quantum physics to perform data storage and computation.
a.
True
b.
False - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a. True
The Difference Engine computed logarithms by moving gears and other mechanical components.
a.
True
b.
False - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a. True
Mechanical computers such as the Mark One were used during World War I to compute trajectory
tables for naval guns and torpedoes.
a.
True
b.
False - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅b. False
Mechanical computation devices cannot perform complex calculations.
,a.
True
b.
False - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅b. False
A machine capable of adding whole numbers can multiply whole numbers by executing the addition
function multiple times.
a.
True
b.
False - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a. True
The biggest impetus for the change to electronic computing devices came during World War I.
a.
True
b.
False - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a. True
Electronic computers addressed most shortcomings of mechanical computation.
a.
True
b.
,False - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a. True
Light can be used as a basis for computation.
a.
True
b.
False - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a. True
Optics have little advantage over electronics in most areas of computing technology.
a.
True
b.
False - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅b. False
In classical physics, a subatomic particle, such as a photon, can be in multiple places at one time.
a.
True
b.
False - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅b. False
All computers are automated computing devices, and all automated computing devices are computers.
, a.
True
b.
False - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅b. False
A typical computer system must have much more secondary storage capacity than primary storage
capacity.
a.
True
b.
False - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a. True
A tablet computer is a laptop computer that 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.
a.
True
b.
False - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅b. False
Server hardware capabilities depend on the resources being shared and the number of simultaneous
users.
a.
True
