ITE 221 - PC Hardware & OS Architecture - Exam 1
Questions With Correct Answers
A(n) |______ |is |a |group |of |similar |or |identical |computers, |connected |by |a |high-speed |network, |
that |cooperate |to |provide |services |or |runa |a |shared |application. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
cluster
A(n) |______ |is |a |group |of |dissimilar |computer |systems, |connected |by |a |high-speed |network, |
that |cooperate |to |provide |services |or |run |an |application. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-grid
A |CPU |is |a(n) |______ |processor |capable |of |performing |many |different |tasks |simply |by |
changing |the |program. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-general-purpose
Most |programs |are |written |using |a(n) |______ |such |as |FORTRAN |or |Java, |which |is |then |
translated |into |equivalent |CPU |instructions. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-programming |language
The |CPU |______ |progrma |instructions |one |at |a |time. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-executes
A(n) |______ |consists |of |hardware |and |software |components |that |enable |multiple |users |and |
computers |to |share |information, |software, |and |hardware |resources. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
computer |network
______ |is |a |technique |that |enables |a |single |computer |to |host |multiple |virtual |resources. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-virtualization
______ |says |that |larger |compuer |classes |are |more |cost-effective |than |smaller |ones |- |- |a |
statment |that |doesn't |accurately |describe |modern |computing |hardware. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Grosch's |Law
,A(n) |______ |is |the |most |common |type |of |system |software. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-operating |
system
WWW |resources |are |identified |and |access |by |a(n) |______ |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Uniform |
Resource |Locator |(URL)
Key |characteristics |that |distinguish |primary |and |secondary |storage |include |cost, |capacity, |
speed |and |______. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-volatility
A |______ |is |a |set |of |computing |resources |with |front-end |interfaces |and |back-end |resources. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-cloud
Any |matter |that |stores |data |in |multiple |simultaneous |quantum |states |is |called |a |______. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-qubit
The |number |and |complexity |of |network |functions |and |components |have |grown |as |network |
technology |has |matured |and |become |more |widespread. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-TRUE
In |current |computer |hardware, |main |memory |is |implemented |with |silicon-based |
semiconductor |devices |commonly |called |______ |. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-RAM
In |a |computation |device, |a(n0 |______ |is |a |driven |by |a |spring |and |pendulum, |and |each |swing |
of |the |pendulum |allows |a |gear |to |move |one |step |under |pressure |from |the |spring. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-mechanical |clock
A |typical |computer |system |must |have |much |more |secondary |storage |capacity |than |primary |
storage |capacity. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-TRUE
, A |particle |of |light |is |a |called |a |______. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-photon
______ |improved |memory |access |and |raw |CPU |speeds |and |added |features |such |as |support |for
|higher-speed |system |buses, |pipelined |instruction |execution, |and |multimedia |processing |
instructions. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Pentium |processors
Most |application |software |is |used |by |______. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-end |users
Data |can |be |represented |as |pulses |of |light |and |stored |indirectly, |such |as |______. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-on |the |surface |of |a |DVD
A |______ |network |is |a |complex |combination |of |communication, |methods |of |data |
transmission, |and |network |hardware |devices. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-physical
The |term |______ |can |describe |computers |as |samll |as |microcomputers |and |as |large |as |
supercomputers. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-server
______ |signals |can |carry |more |data |than |electrical |signals. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-optical
Data |can |be |represented |as |______ |and |stored |directly, |such |as |an |image |as |a |hologram. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-pulses |of |light
The |biggest |impetus |for |the |change |to |electronic |computing |devices |cam |during |World |War |I. |-
|CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-FALSE
The |complexity |of |modern |networks |arises |from |the |huge |quantity |of |______. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-distributed |resources
Questions With Correct Answers
A(n) |______ |is |a |group |of |similar |or |identical |computers, |connected |by |a |high-speed |network, |
that |cooperate |to |provide |services |or |runa |a |shared |application. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
cluster
A(n) |______ |is |a |group |of |dissimilar |computer |systems, |connected |by |a |high-speed |network, |
that |cooperate |to |provide |services |or |run |an |application. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-grid
A |CPU |is |a(n) |______ |processor |capable |of |performing |many |different |tasks |simply |by |
changing |the |program. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-general-purpose
Most |programs |are |written |using |a(n) |______ |such |as |FORTRAN |or |Java, |which |is |then |
translated |into |equivalent |CPU |instructions. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-programming |language
The |CPU |______ |progrma |instructions |one |at |a |time. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-executes
A(n) |______ |consists |of |hardware |and |software |components |that |enable |multiple |users |and |
computers |to |share |information, |software, |and |hardware |resources. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
computer |network
______ |is |a |technique |that |enables |a |single |computer |to |host |multiple |virtual |resources. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-virtualization
______ |says |that |larger |compuer |classes |are |more |cost-effective |than |smaller |ones |- |- |a |
statment |that |doesn't |accurately |describe |modern |computing |hardware. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Grosch's |Law
,A(n) |______ |is |the |most |common |type |of |system |software. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-operating |
system
WWW |resources |are |identified |and |access |by |a(n) |______ |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Uniform |
Resource |Locator |(URL)
Key |characteristics |that |distinguish |primary |and |secondary |storage |include |cost, |capacity, |
speed |and |______. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-volatility
A |______ |is |a |set |of |computing |resources |with |front-end |interfaces |and |back-end |resources. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-cloud
Any |matter |that |stores |data |in |multiple |simultaneous |quantum |states |is |called |a |______. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-qubit
The |number |and |complexity |of |network |functions |and |components |have |grown |as |network |
technology |has |matured |and |become |more |widespread. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-TRUE
In |current |computer |hardware, |main |memory |is |implemented |with |silicon-based |
semiconductor |devices |commonly |called |______ |. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-RAM
In |a |computation |device, |a(n0 |______ |is |a |driven |by |a |spring |and |pendulum, |and |each |swing |
of |the |pendulum |allows |a |gear |to |move |one |step |under |pressure |from |the |spring. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-mechanical |clock
A |typical |computer |system |must |have |much |more |secondary |storage |capacity |than |primary |
storage |capacity. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-TRUE
, A |particle |of |light |is |a |called |a |______. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-photon
______ |improved |memory |access |and |raw |CPU |speeds |and |added |features |such |as |support |for
|higher-speed |system |buses, |pipelined |instruction |execution, |and |multimedia |processing |
instructions. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Pentium |processors
Most |application |software |is |used |by |______. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-end |users
Data |can |be |represented |as |pulses |of |light |and |stored |indirectly, |such |as |______. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-on |the |surface |of |a |DVD
A |______ |network |is |a |complex |combination |of |communication, |methods |of |data |
transmission, |and |network |hardware |devices. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-physical
The |term |______ |can |describe |computers |as |samll |as |microcomputers |and |as |large |as |
supercomputers. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-server
______ |signals |can |carry |more |data |than |electrical |signals. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-optical
Data |can |be |represented |as |______ |and |stored |directly, |such |as |an |image |as |a |hologram. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-pulses |of |light
The |biggest |impetus |for |the |change |to |electronic |computing |devices |cam |during |World |War |I. |-
|CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-FALSE
The |complexity |of |modern |networks |arises |from |the |huge |quantity |of |______. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-distributed |resources
