7th Edition, Lawrence Snyder Ray Henry
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, SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
1) In tech speak, processor is a synonym for _ . 1)
Answer: computer
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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
2) The ARM is a 2)
A) type of processor B) type of software
C) brand of microwave oven D) variety of boot ROM
Answer: A
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SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
3) is the collective term for computer programs. 3)
Answer: Software
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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
4) In the 1950s and 1960s before integrated circuits were used, memory was made 4)
A) by using a single transistor
B) by a process of printing bits, similar to film photography
C) by creating a standing wave on a tightened electrical wire
D) by stringing tiny magnetic "donuts" onto a grid of wire threads
Answer: D
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5) In the story of the tortoise and the hare, the abstraction is 5)
A) that speed is deceiving B) that slow and steady wins the race
C) the hare D) the tortoise
Answer: B
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TRUE/FALSE. Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
6) The camera in a smart phone can be classified as an input device. 6)
Answer: True False
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SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
7) The replacement of hardware with software, integrated circuits, and layered software are 7)
all techniques to .
Answer: reduce the impact of complexity
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