MIS 200 Exam 2 Review Greg Cotrell
Exam Questions and Answers
1) Which of the following is an example of storage hardware in computers?
A) plotter
B) magnetic disk
C) projector
D) inkjet printer
E) Web camera - -B) magnetic disk
- 2) A ________ is also called "the brain" of the computer.
A) network card
B) motherboard
C) thumb drive
D) central processing unit
E) CMOS - -D) central processing unit
- 3) Which of the following terms refers to a collection of servers?
A) server database
B) server farm
C) firmware
D) shareware
E) parallel nodes - -B) server farm
- 4) Bits are grouped into 8-bit chunks called ________.
A) switches
B) strings
C) bytes
D) kilobytes
E) nibbles - -C) bytes
- 5) A ________ is equivalent to 1,024 kilobytes.
A) gigabyte
B) kilobyte
C) terabyte
D) zettabyte
E) megabyte - -E) megabyte
- 6) Which of the following is a characteristic of volatile memory?
A) Processor heats up during the operation.
B) Files are stored permanently.
C) Processing of data is very slow.
D) Contents are lost when power is off.
, E) It should be purged at least once a year. - -D) Contents are lost when
power is off.
- 7) Which size of main memory is the largest?
A) kilobyte
B) gigabyte
C) exabyte
D) terabyte
E) petabyte - -C) exabyte
- 8) True or False: Cache memory is also called "the brain" of a computer. - -
False
- 9) Define the terms personal computers, servers, and server farms. - -
Personal computers (PCs) are classic computing devices that are used by
individuals.
A server is a computer that is designed to support processing requests from
many remote computers and users. A server differs from a PC principally
because of what it does.
A server farm is a collection of, typically, thousands of servers.
- 10) ________ is the combination of the real physical world with interactive
virtual images or
objects.
A) Reality
B) Augmented reality (AR)
C) Mixed reality (MR)
D) Virtual reality (VR)
E) Sense of presence - -C) Mixed reality (MR)
- 11) ________ are digital-only currencies.
A) Cryptocurrencies
B) E-checks
C) Debit cards
D) E-wallets
E) Online payments - -A) Cryptocurrencies
- 12) A database is used instead of a spreadsheet when ________.
A) lists of data involve a single theme
B) structures of data lists are simple
C) lists involve data with multiple themes
D) users do not want to store all data in one place
E) users have a small amount of data to store - -C) lists involve data with
multiple themes
Exam Questions and Answers
1) Which of the following is an example of storage hardware in computers?
A) plotter
B) magnetic disk
C) projector
D) inkjet printer
E) Web camera - -B) magnetic disk
- 2) A ________ is also called "the brain" of the computer.
A) network card
B) motherboard
C) thumb drive
D) central processing unit
E) CMOS - -D) central processing unit
- 3) Which of the following terms refers to a collection of servers?
A) server database
B) server farm
C) firmware
D) shareware
E) parallel nodes - -B) server farm
- 4) Bits are grouped into 8-bit chunks called ________.
A) switches
B) strings
C) bytes
D) kilobytes
E) nibbles - -C) bytes
- 5) A ________ is equivalent to 1,024 kilobytes.
A) gigabyte
B) kilobyte
C) terabyte
D) zettabyte
E) megabyte - -E) megabyte
- 6) Which of the following is a characteristic of volatile memory?
A) Processor heats up during the operation.
B) Files are stored permanently.
C) Processing of data is very slow.
D) Contents are lost when power is off.
, E) It should be purged at least once a year. - -D) Contents are lost when
power is off.
- 7) Which size of main memory is the largest?
A) kilobyte
B) gigabyte
C) exabyte
D) terabyte
E) petabyte - -C) exabyte
- 8) True or False: Cache memory is also called "the brain" of a computer. - -
False
- 9) Define the terms personal computers, servers, and server farms. - -
Personal computers (PCs) are classic computing devices that are used by
individuals.
A server is a computer that is designed to support processing requests from
many remote computers and users. A server differs from a PC principally
because of what it does.
A server farm is a collection of, typically, thousands of servers.
- 10) ________ is the combination of the real physical world with interactive
virtual images or
objects.
A) Reality
B) Augmented reality (AR)
C) Mixed reality (MR)
D) Virtual reality (VR)
E) Sense of presence - -C) Mixed reality (MR)
- 11) ________ are digital-only currencies.
A) Cryptocurrencies
B) E-checks
C) Debit cards
D) E-wallets
E) Online payments - -A) Cryptocurrencies
- 12) A database is used instead of a spreadsheet when ________.
A) lists of data involve a single theme
B) structures of data lists are simple
C) lists involve data with multiple themes
D) users do not want to store all data in one place
E) users have a small amount of data to store - -C) lists involve data with
multiple themes
