UMBC IS 310 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS. VERIFIED 2026.
Large computer systems and the software that runs of them use more complex technology than
smaller ones do.
True
False - ANS True
A _____ data format combines two adjacent fixed-length data items to hold a single value.
a. scentific
b. single-precision
c. double-precision
d. standard-precision - ANS double-precision
______ is typically the cheapest component of current information systems.
a. Application Software
b. Hardware
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,c. System Software
d. Middleware - ANS Hardware
A storage device or medium is _____ if it holds data without loss over long periods.
a. archival
b. dynamic
c. nonvolatile
d. volatile - ANS nonvolatile
The complexity of data structures is limited only by the software.
True
False - ANS False
Low voltage circuits are less susceptible to damage from voltage surges and static electricity.
True
False - ANS False
The time the disk controller must wait for the right sector to rotate beneath the heads is called
_____.
a. synchronization delay
b. track-to-track seek time
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, c. average access time
d. rotational delay - ANS rotational delay
Intel microprocessors have been used in PCs since 1961
True
False - ANS False
The control unit cannot execute instructions without assistance from the ALU.
True
False - ANS False
A specific shared resource within the World Wide Web is identified by a(n) _______.
a. URL
b. ALU
c. WWW
d. CPU - ANS URL
Magnetic tape and disk are considered volatile storage media.
True
False - ANS False
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ANSWERS. VERIFIED 2026.
Large computer systems and the software that runs of them use more complex technology than
smaller ones do.
True
False - ANS True
A _____ data format combines two adjacent fixed-length data items to hold a single value.
a. scentific
b. single-precision
c. double-precision
d. standard-precision - ANS double-precision
______ is typically the cheapest component of current information systems.
a. Application Software
b. Hardware
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,c. System Software
d. Middleware - ANS Hardware
A storage device or medium is _____ if it holds data without loss over long periods.
a. archival
b. dynamic
c. nonvolatile
d. volatile - ANS nonvolatile
The complexity of data structures is limited only by the software.
True
False - ANS False
Low voltage circuits are less susceptible to damage from voltage surges and static electricity.
True
False - ANS False
The time the disk controller must wait for the right sector to rotate beneath the heads is called
_____.
a. synchronization delay
b. track-to-track seek time
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, c. average access time
d. rotational delay - ANS rotational delay
Intel microprocessors have been used in PCs since 1961
True
False - ANS False
The control unit cannot execute instructions without assistance from the ALU.
True
False - ANS False
A specific shared resource within the World Wide Web is identified by a(n) _______.
a. URL
b. ALU
c. WWW
d. CPU - ANS URL
Magnetic tape and disk are considered volatile storage media.
True
False - ANS False
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