ITEC-1000 EXAM REVIEW 2022 - (CH.
1-2, 4, 7, 9, 10-11)
(1) As a matter of necessity, network interfaces must conform to standard agreements, known
as ___________ , for messages to be understood by both computers during a message
exchange between a pair of computers.
a) protocols
b) I/O services
c) device controllers
d) Ethernet standards - ANSWERSa) protocols
(1) The components of an individual computer system consist of processing hardware, input
devices, output devices, storage devices,
a) and application programs.
b) and operating system software.
c) application software and operating system software.
d) application software, file storage, and data processing. - ANSWERSc) application software and
operating system software.
(1) The _____________ provides the physical mechanisms to input and output data, to
manipulate and process data, and to electronically control the various input, output, and
storage components.
a) data
b) network
c) computer hardware
d) computer software - ANSWERSc) computer hardware
,(1) What is the only requirement for data to be manipulated and processed by a computer?
a) The data type must be numeric.
b) The data must be represented in binary form.
c) The data type must be alphanumeric, graphic, sound or color.
d) The size of the data must be smaller than the capacity of the hard drive. - ANSWERSb) The
data must be represented in binary form.
(1) Which of the following is not part of the conceptual view of a CPU?
a) ALU
b) Control Unit
c) Interface Unit
d) Main memory - ANSWERSd) Main memory
(1) The work performed by an individual computer system within the IT system can be
characterized by
a) hardware and software
b) input, storage and output
c) storage processing and output
d) input, processing, and output. - ANSWERSd) input, processing, and output.
(1) The main memory, often known as primary storage, working storage, or RAM (for random
access memory), holds
a) data.
b) program instructions.
c) program instructions and data.
d) program instructions, data, and instructions for booting the computer. - ANSWERSc) program
instructions and data.
,(1) The idea that the program instructions and data are both stored in memory while being
processed is known as the
a) processing concept.
b) stored program concept.
c) data-instruction concept.
d) memory-data-instruction concept. - ANSWERSb) stored program concept.
(1) Many of the internal OS services are provided by the ___________ module, which contains
the most important operating system processing functions.
a) CPU
b) root
c) kernel
d) central - ANSWERSc) kernel
(1) The operating system's ________________________ acts as an interface for application
programs and utilities to access the internal services provided by the operating system.
a) monitoring system
b) supervising system
c) application subsystem
d) application program interface - ANSWERSd) application program interface
(1) When the computer is started, a bootstrap or IPL (Initial Program Load) begins testing the
system. Where is this bootstrap program stored?
a) RAM
b) ROM
c) hard drive
, d) virtual memory - ANSWERSb) ROM
(1) The fact that different types of computers can work together, share files, and communicate
successfully is known as
a) supercomputing
b) open computing
c) distributed computing
d) coupled systems computing - ANSWERSb) open computing
(1) The word, "virtual," as used in the text, is most synonymous with which word?
a) logical
b) notional
c) tangible
d) theoretical - ANSWERSa) logical
(1) ___________ are agreements among interested parties, often manufacturers, to assure that
various system components will work together interchangeably.
a) Manuals
b) Standards
c) References
d) Operating procedures - ANSWERSb) Standards
(1) Unicode is a(n)
a) character encoding standard
b) video encoding standard
c) audio encoding standard
d) graphic encoding standard - ANSWERSa) character encoding standard
1-2, 4, 7, 9, 10-11)
(1) As a matter of necessity, network interfaces must conform to standard agreements, known
as ___________ , for messages to be understood by both computers during a message
exchange between a pair of computers.
a) protocols
b) I/O services
c) device controllers
d) Ethernet standards - ANSWERSa) protocols
(1) The components of an individual computer system consist of processing hardware, input
devices, output devices, storage devices,
a) and application programs.
b) and operating system software.
c) application software and operating system software.
d) application software, file storage, and data processing. - ANSWERSc) application software and
operating system software.
(1) The _____________ provides the physical mechanisms to input and output data, to
manipulate and process data, and to electronically control the various input, output, and
storage components.
a) data
b) network
c) computer hardware
d) computer software - ANSWERSc) computer hardware
,(1) What is the only requirement for data to be manipulated and processed by a computer?
a) The data type must be numeric.
b) The data must be represented in binary form.
c) The data type must be alphanumeric, graphic, sound or color.
d) The size of the data must be smaller than the capacity of the hard drive. - ANSWERSb) The
data must be represented in binary form.
(1) Which of the following is not part of the conceptual view of a CPU?
a) ALU
b) Control Unit
c) Interface Unit
d) Main memory - ANSWERSd) Main memory
(1) The work performed by an individual computer system within the IT system can be
characterized by
a) hardware and software
b) input, storage and output
c) storage processing and output
d) input, processing, and output. - ANSWERSd) input, processing, and output.
(1) The main memory, often known as primary storage, working storage, or RAM (for random
access memory), holds
a) data.
b) program instructions.
c) program instructions and data.
d) program instructions, data, and instructions for booting the computer. - ANSWERSc) program
instructions and data.
,(1) The idea that the program instructions and data are both stored in memory while being
processed is known as the
a) processing concept.
b) stored program concept.
c) data-instruction concept.
d) memory-data-instruction concept. - ANSWERSb) stored program concept.
(1) Many of the internal OS services are provided by the ___________ module, which contains
the most important operating system processing functions.
a) CPU
b) root
c) kernel
d) central - ANSWERSc) kernel
(1) The operating system's ________________________ acts as an interface for application
programs and utilities to access the internal services provided by the operating system.
a) monitoring system
b) supervising system
c) application subsystem
d) application program interface - ANSWERSd) application program interface
(1) When the computer is started, a bootstrap or IPL (Initial Program Load) begins testing the
system. Where is this bootstrap program stored?
a) RAM
b) ROM
c) hard drive
, d) virtual memory - ANSWERSb) ROM
(1) The fact that different types of computers can work together, share files, and communicate
successfully is known as
a) supercomputing
b) open computing
c) distributed computing
d) coupled systems computing - ANSWERSb) open computing
(1) The word, "virtual," as used in the text, is most synonymous with which word?
a) logical
b) notional
c) tangible
d) theoretical - ANSWERSa) logical
(1) ___________ are agreements among interested parties, often manufacturers, to assure that
various system components will work together interchangeably.
a) Manuals
b) Standards
c) References
d) Operating procedures - ANSWERSb) Standards
(1) Unicode is a(n)
a) character encoding standard
b) video encoding standard
c) audio encoding standard
d) graphic encoding standard - ANSWERSa) character encoding standard
