ITSS 3300 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Software c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔is can corganized cset cof cdata cand cinstructions cthat
cgovern cthe coperation cof ca ccomputer.
Hardware c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔where cthe csoftware cis cstored cand cexecuted
Application cSoftware c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔what cthe cend cuse csees/touches
System cSoftware c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔makes cthe csystem ccomponents cwork
ctogether
Operation cSystem c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Manages cHW cto cHW cinteractions.
cManages cHW cto cSW cinteractions.
Kernel c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔the ccomponent cof can cOperating csystem cthat cmanages
cthe cinteraction
Application cProgram cInterface c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔provides capplication
cprogrammers cwith ca cset cof cpredefined croutines cor cprotocols cfor casking cthe ckernel
cto cperform ca ctask.
Vertical cApplication cSoftware c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔is cspecific cto ca cparticular
cindustry
Horizontal cApplication csoftware c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔is cspecific cto ca cparticular
cfunction cand ccould cbe cused cin cmany cindustries
Personal cUse cApplication c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔have cvery cbroad capplication cat cthe
cindividual cuser clevel
Hardware cfive ctransitions c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔1)input
2)processing
3)output
4)storage
, 5)control cactivities
Central cProcessing cUnit c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔is cthe ccomponent cof ca ccomputer
cwhere cthe cprocessing cor chandling cof ccomputations cor cinstructions cis cdone
Input cDevice c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔is ca cperipheral c(piece cof ccomputer chardware
cequipment) cused cto cprovide cdata cand ccontrol csignals co can cinformation cprocessing
csystem clike ca cmouse
Output cdevice c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔any cpiece cof ccomputer chardware citem cused cto
ccommunicate cthe cresults cof cdata cprocessing ccarried cout cby can cinformation
cprocessing csystem cwhich cconverts cthe celectronically cgenerated cinformation cinto
chuman-consumable cform
Storage cDevice c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔hardware cthat cis ccapable cof cholding
cinformation ceither ctemporarily cor cpermanently
Primary cStorage cDevice c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔RAM c(random caccess cmemory),
cwhich cis cresident cin cthe cCPU cand cdisappears cwhen cpower cis cshut cdown.
RAM c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔is cthe cfastest, cmost caccessible cstorage cfor cdata, cbut
calso cthe cmost cresource cintensive cfor cthe ccomputer.
Secondary cStorage cDeice c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Hard cdrive, ccan cbe cinternal cto cthe
ccomputer, cremovable, cor cexternal.
Read-Only-Memory c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔is ca cspecial ctype cof csecondary cstorage
cwhere cthe ccomputer ccan cread cdata cfrom cthe cdevice cbut ccannot cwrite cto cthe
cdevice
Mainframe cComputers c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Computers cused cprimarily cby clarge
corganizations cfor ccritical capplications, cbulk cdata cprocessing csuch cas ccensus.
Microcomputers c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Small ccomputers cfor cindividual cuse: claptops
cand ctablets.
Midrange ccomputers c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔between cmicro cand cmainframe.
cComputers cthat coffer cgreater ccomputing ccapacity cthan cpersonal ccomputers cand
ccan cbe caccessed cand cused cby cseveral cusers csimultaneously.
Cloud cComputing c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The cpractice cof cusing ca cnetwork cof cremote
cservers chosted con cthe cinternet cstore, cmanage cand cprocess cdata, crather cthan ca
clocal cserver.
Clustering c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔creating ca cvery clarge ccompute ccapacity
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Software c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔is can corganized cset cof cdata cand cinstructions cthat
cgovern cthe coperation cof ca ccomputer.
Hardware c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔where cthe csoftware cis cstored cand cexecuted
Application cSoftware c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔what cthe cend cuse csees/touches
System cSoftware c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔makes cthe csystem ccomponents cwork
ctogether
Operation cSystem c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Manages cHW cto cHW cinteractions.
cManages cHW cto cSW cinteractions.
Kernel c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔the ccomponent cof can cOperating csystem cthat cmanages
cthe cinteraction
Application cProgram cInterface c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔provides capplication
cprogrammers cwith ca cset cof cpredefined croutines cor cprotocols cfor casking cthe ckernel
cto cperform ca ctask.
Vertical cApplication cSoftware c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔is cspecific cto ca cparticular
cindustry
Horizontal cApplication csoftware c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔is cspecific cto ca cparticular
cfunction cand ccould cbe cused cin cmany cindustries
Personal cUse cApplication c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔have cvery cbroad capplication cat cthe
cindividual cuser clevel
Hardware cfive ctransitions c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔1)input
2)processing
3)output
4)storage
, 5)control cactivities
Central cProcessing cUnit c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔is cthe ccomponent cof ca ccomputer
cwhere cthe cprocessing cor chandling cof ccomputations cor cinstructions cis cdone
Input cDevice c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔is ca cperipheral c(piece cof ccomputer chardware
cequipment) cused cto cprovide cdata cand ccontrol csignals co can cinformation cprocessing
csystem clike ca cmouse
Output cdevice c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔any cpiece cof ccomputer chardware citem cused cto
ccommunicate cthe cresults cof cdata cprocessing ccarried cout cby can cinformation
cprocessing csystem cwhich cconverts cthe celectronically cgenerated cinformation cinto
chuman-consumable cform
Storage cDevice c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔hardware cthat cis ccapable cof cholding
cinformation ceither ctemporarily cor cpermanently
Primary cStorage cDevice c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔RAM c(random caccess cmemory),
cwhich cis cresident cin cthe cCPU cand cdisappears cwhen cpower cis cshut cdown.
RAM c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔is cthe cfastest, cmost caccessible cstorage cfor cdata, cbut
calso cthe cmost cresource cintensive cfor cthe ccomputer.
Secondary cStorage cDeice c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Hard cdrive, ccan cbe cinternal cto cthe
ccomputer, cremovable, cor cexternal.
Read-Only-Memory c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔is ca cspecial ctype cof csecondary cstorage
cwhere cthe ccomputer ccan cread cdata cfrom cthe cdevice cbut ccannot cwrite cto cthe
cdevice
Mainframe cComputers c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Computers cused cprimarily cby clarge
corganizations cfor ccritical capplications, cbulk cdata cprocessing csuch cas ccensus.
Microcomputers c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Small ccomputers cfor cindividual cuse: claptops
cand ctablets.
Midrange ccomputers c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔between cmicro cand cmainframe.
cComputers cthat coffer cgreater ccomputing ccapacity cthan cpersonal ccomputers cand
ccan cbe caccessed cand cused cby cseveral cusers csimultaneously.
Cloud cComputing c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The cpractice cof cusing ca cnetwork cof cremote
cservers chosted con cthe cinternet cstore, cmanage cand cprocess cdata, crather cthan ca
clocal cserver.
Clustering c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔creating ca cvery clarge ccompute ccapacity
