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,Introduction to Information Systems, 7Ce (Rainer)
Tech Guide 1 Hardware
1) ________ refers to the physical equipment used for the input, processing, output, and storage
activities of a computer system.
A) Hardware
B) Infrastructure
C) Networking
D) Software
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Section Reference: TG 1.1 Introduction to Hardware
Learning Objective: TG 1.1: Identify the major hardware components of a computer system.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard: AACSB || Technology
2) Which of the following is NOT an area of focus for decisions about hardware?
A) Appropriateness for the task
B) Cost
C) Integration capability
D) Speed
Answer: C
Diff: 2
Section Reference: TG 1.1 Introduction to Hardware
Learning Objective: TG 1.1: Identify the major hardware components of a computer system.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard: AACSB || Technology
3) Which of the following is NOT a trend in hardware?
A) Faster
B) More expensive
C) More powerful
D) Smaller
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Section Reference: TG 1.1 Introduction to Hardware
Learning Objective: TG 1.1: Identify the major hardware components of a computer system.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard: AACSB || Technology
1
,4) Which of the following statements about the current trends in hardware is NOT true?
A) Cost is an issue as hardware is becoming cheaper.
B) Current trends are developing slowly.
C) Current trends are developing rapidly.
D) Due to current trends, computer technologies become obsolete more quickly than other
organizational technologies.
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Section Reference: TG 1.1 Introduction to Hardware
Learning Objective: TG 1.1: Identify the major hardware components of a computer system.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard: AACSB || Technology
5) Which of the following is NOT a trend in hardware?
A) Cheaper
B) Faster
C) Larger
D) More powerful
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Section Reference: TG 1.1 Introduction to Hardware
Learning Objective: TG 1.1: Identify the major hardware components of a computer system.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard: AACSB || Technology
6) Which of the following is a trend in hardware?
A) Faster
B) Larger
C) Less powerful
D) More expensive
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Section Reference: TG 1.1 Introduction to Hardware
Learning Objective: TG 1.1: Identify the major hardware components of a computer system.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard: AACSB || Technology
2
,7) ________ manipulate(s) the data and control(s) the tasks performed by the other components.
A) Communication technologies
B) Input technologies
C) Output technologies
D) The CPU
Answer: D
Diff: 1
Section Reference: TG 1.1 Introduction to Hardware
Learning Objective: TG 1.1: Identify the major hardware components of a computer system.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard: AACSB || Technology
8) The ________ processing unit manipulates the data and controls the tasks performed by the
other components.
A) central
B) middle
C) technical
D) undivided
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Section Reference: TG 1.1 Introduction to Hardware
Learning Objective: TG 1.1: Identify the major hardware components of a computer system.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard: AACSB || Technology
9) The CPU manipulates the ________ and controls the tasks performed by the other
components.
A) data
B) information
C) knowledge
D) wisdom
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Section Reference: TG 1.1 Introduction to Hardware
Learning Objective: TG 1.1: Identify the major hardware components of a computer system.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard: AACSB || Technology
3
,10) ________ temporarily store(s) data and program instructions during processing.
A) Input technologies
B) Primary storage
C) Secondary storage
D) The CPU
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Section Reference: TG 1.1 Introduction to Hardware
Learning Objective: TG 1.1: Identify the major hardware components of a computer system.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard: AACSB || Technology
11) ________ storage temporarily stores data and program instructions during processing.
A) Primary
B) Secondary
C) Tertiary
D) Quaternary
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Section Reference: TG 1.1 Introduction to Hardware
Learning Objective: TG 1.1: Identify the major hardware components of a computer system.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard: AACSB || Technology
12) Primary storage temporarily stores ________ and program instructions during processing.
A) data
B) information
C) knowledge
D) wisdom
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Section Reference: TG 1.1 Introduction to Hardware
Learning Objective: TG 1.1: Identify the major hardware components of a computer system.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard: AACSB || Technology
13) Primary storage ________ stores ________ and program instructions during processing.
A) permanently; data
B) permanently; knowledge
C) temporarily; data
D) temporarily; knowledge
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Section Reference: TG 1.1 Introduction to Hardware
Learning Objective: TG 1.1: Identify the major hardware components of a computer system.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard: AACSB || Technology
4
,14) ________ store(s) data and program instructions for future use.
A) Primary storage
B) Output technologies
C) Secondary storage
D) The CPU
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Section Reference: TG 1.1 Introduction to Hardware
Learning Objective: TG 1.1: Identify the major hardware components of a computer system.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard: AACSB || Technology
15) ________ storage stores data and program instructions for future use.
A) Primary
B) Secondary
C) Tertiary
D) Quaternary
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Section Reference: TG 1.1 Introduction to Hardware
Learning Objective: TG 1.1: Identify the major hardware components of a computer system.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard: AACSB || Technology
16) Secondary storage stores data and program instructions for ________ use.
A) future
B) immediate
C) permanent
D) temporary
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Section Reference: TG 1.1 Introduction to Hardware
Learning Objective: TG 1.1: Identify the major hardware components of a computer system.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard: AACSB || Technology
5
,17) ________ accept(s) data and instructions and convert(s) them to a form that the computer
can understand.
A) Input technologies
B) Primary storage
C) Output technologies
D) The CPU
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Section Reference: TG 1.1 Introduction to Hardware
Learning Objective: TG 1.1: Identify the major hardware components of a computer system.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard: AACSB || Technology
18) ________ technologies accept data and instructions and convert them to a form that
________ can understand.
A) Input; the computer
B) Input; people
C) Output; the computer
D) Output; people
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Section Reference: TG 1.1 Introduction to Hardware
Learning Objective: TG 1.1: Identify the major hardware components of a computer system.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard: AACSB || Technology
19) ________ present(s) data and information in a form people can understand.
A) Communication technologies
B) Input technologies
C) Primary storage
D) Output technologies
Answer: D
Diff: 1
Section Reference: TG 1.1 Introduction to Hardware
Learning Objective: TG 1.1: Identify the major hardware components of a computer system.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard: AACSB || Technology
6
,20) ________ provide(s) for the flow of data from external computer networks to the CPU and
from the CPU to computer networks.
A) Communication technologies
B) Primary storage
C) Output technologies
D) Secondary storage
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Section Reference: TG 1.1 Introduction to Hardware
Learning Objective: TG 1.1: Identify the major hardware components of a computer system.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard: AACSB || Technology
21) ________ allow(s) computers to "talk to each other" over computer networks.
A) Communication technologies
B) Primary storage
C) Output technologies
D) Secondary storage
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Section Reference: TG 1.1 Introduction to Hardware
Learning Objective: TG 1.1: Identify the major hardware components of a computer system.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
Standard: AACSB || Technology
22) ________ provide(s) for the flow of data from external computer networks to ________ and
then to computer networks.
A) Communication technologies; output technologies
B) Communication technologies; the CPU
C) Output technologies; communication technologies
D) The CPU; communication technologies
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Section Reference: TG 1.1 Introduction to Hardware
Learning Objective: TG 1.1: Identify the major hardware components of a computer system.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard: AACSB || Technology
7
, 23) Which of the following statements regarding knowledge of hardware is incorrect?
A) It is unnecessary to understand how hardware works since most people do not choose the
hardware they will have to use.
B) It is important to have a basic understanding of how hardware works to ensure hardware is
performing adequately to serve my business needs.
C) Business users need to understand hardware well enough so that they can assess whether they
need more functionality in the hardware and what functionality would be most helpful.
D) MIS employees typically act as advisors, not decision makers,for hardware decisions for a
specific functional area or department.
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Section Reference: TG 1.1 Introduction to Hardware
Learning Objective: TG 1.1: Identify the major hardware components of a computer system.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard: AACSB || Technology
24) Which of the following statements regarding hardware decisions is correct?
A) The key areas of focus for decisions about hardware are speed and cost.
B) Most organizations allocate the hardware budget strictly to the IT department so that the IT
department makes all the decisions about what technology to purchase.
C) The incredibly rapid rate of innovation in the computer industry simplifies hardware decisions
because computer technologies so easily replace outdated legacy systems.
D) MIS employees typically act as advisors, not decision makers, for hardware decisions for a
specific functional area or department.
Answer: D
Diff: 3
Section Reference: TG 1.1 Introduction to Hardware
Learning Objective: TG 1.1: Identify the major hardware components of a computer system.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard: AACSB || Technology
25) Pedro is a business user in your organization. What level of understanding should they have
about hardware?
A) They need to have an understanding to allocate the IT budget to hardware purchases.
B) They need to understand the hardware well enough so that they can assess whether they need
more functionality in the hardware and what functionality would be most helpful.
C) They need to understand the hardware solutions that help the organization achieve it's long-
term strategy.
D) They need to understand the capabilities required of the IT hardware specialist team.
Answer: B
Diff: 3
Section Reference: TG 1.1 Introduction to Hardware
Learning Objective: TG 1.1: Identify the major hardware components of a computer system.
Bloomcode: Application
Standard: AACSB || Technology
8
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editions.
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chapter.
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correct version, free of charge.
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,Introduction to Information Systems, 7Ce (Rainer)
Tech Guide 1 Hardware
1) ________ refers to the physical equipment used for the input, processing, output, and storage
activities of a computer system.
A) Hardware
B) Infrastructure
C) Networking
D) Software
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Section Reference: TG 1.1 Introduction to Hardware
Learning Objective: TG 1.1: Identify the major hardware components of a computer system.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard: AACSB || Technology
2) Which of the following is NOT an area of focus for decisions about hardware?
A) Appropriateness for the task
B) Cost
C) Integration capability
D) Speed
Answer: C
Diff: 2
Section Reference: TG 1.1 Introduction to Hardware
Learning Objective: TG 1.1: Identify the major hardware components of a computer system.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard: AACSB || Technology
3) Which of the following is NOT a trend in hardware?
A) Faster
B) More expensive
C) More powerful
D) Smaller
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Section Reference: TG 1.1 Introduction to Hardware
Learning Objective: TG 1.1: Identify the major hardware components of a computer system.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard: AACSB || Technology
1
,4) Which of the following statements about the current trends in hardware is NOT true?
A) Cost is an issue as hardware is becoming cheaper.
B) Current trends are developing slowly.
C) Current trends are developing rapidly.
D) Due to current trends, computer technologies become obsolete more quickly than other
organizational technologies.
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Section Reference: TG 1.1 Introduction to Hardware
Learning Objective: TG 1.1: Identify the major hardware components of a computer system.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard: AACSB || Technology
5) Which of the following is NOT a trend in hardware?
A) Cheaper
B) Faster
C) Larger
D) More powerful
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Section Reference: TG 1.1 Introduction to Hardware
Learning Objective: TG 1.1: Identify the major hardware components of a computer system.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard: AACSB || Technology
6) Which of the following is a trend in hardware?
A) Faster
B) Larger
C) Less powerful
D) More expensive
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Section Reference: TG 1.1 Introduction to Hardware
Learning Objective: TG 1.1: Identify the major hardware components of a computer system.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard: AACSB || Technology
2
,7) ________ manipulate(s) the data and control(s) the tasks performed by the other components.
A) Communication technologies
B) Input technologies
C) Output technologies
D) The CPU
Answer: D
Diff: 1
Section Reference: TG 1.1 Introduction to Hardware
Learning Objective: TG 1.1: Identify the major hardware components of a computer system.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard: AACSB || Technology
8) The ________ processing unit manipulates the data and controls the tasks performed by the
other components.
A) central
B) middle
C) technical
D) undivided
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Section Reference: TG 1.1 Introduction to Hardware
Learning Objective: TG 1.1: Identify the major hardware components of a computer system.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard: AACSB || Technology
9) The CPU manipulates the ________ and controls the tasks performed by the other
components.
A) data
B) information
C) knowledge
D) wisdom
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Section Reference: TG 1.1 Introduction to Hardware
Learning Objective: TG 1.1: Identify the major hardware components of a computer system.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard: AACSB || Technology
3
,10) ________ temporarily store(s) data and program instructions during processing.
A) Input technologies
B) Primary storage
C) Secondary storage
D) The CPU
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Section Reference: TG 1.1 Introduction to Hardware
Learning Objective: TG 1.1: Identify the major hardware components of a computer system.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard: AACSB || Technology
11) ________ storage temporarily stores data and program instructions during processing.
A) Primary
B) Secondary
C) Tertiary
D) Quaternary
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Section Reference: TG 1.1 Introduction to Hardware
Learning Objective: TG 1.1: Identify the major hardware components of a computer system.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard: AACSB || Technology
12) Primary storage temporarily stores ________ and program instructions during processing.
A) data
B) information
C) knowledge
D) wisdom
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Section Reference: TG 1.1 Introduction to Hardware
Learning Objective: TG 1.1: Identify the major hardware components of a computer system.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard: AACSB || Technology
13) Primary storage ________ stores ________ and program instructions during processing.
A) permanently; data
B) permanently; knowledge
C) temporarily; data
D) temporarily; knowledge
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Section Reference: TG 1.1 Introduction to Hardware
Learning Objective: TG 1.1: Identify the major hardware components of a computer system.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard: AACSB || Technology
4
,14) ________ store(s) data and program instructions for future use.
A) Primary storage
B) Output technologies
C) Secondary storage
D) The CPU
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Section Reference: TG 1.1 Introduction to Hardware
Learning Objective: TG 1.1: Identify the major hardware components of a computer system.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard: AACSB || Technology
15) ________ storage stores data and program instructions for future use.
A) Primary
B) Secondary
C) Tertiary
D) Quaternary
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Section Reference: TG 1.1 Introduction to Hardware
Learning Objective: TG 1.1: Identify the major hardware components of a computer system.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard: AACSB || Technology
16) Secondary storage stores data and program instructions for ________ use.
A) future
B) immediate
C) permanent
D) temporary
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Section Reference: TG 1.1 Introduction to Hardware
Learning Objective: TG 1.1: Identify the major hardware components of a computer system.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard: AACSB || Technology
5
,17) ________ accept(s) data and instructions and convert(s) them to a form that the computer
can understand.
A) Input technologies
B) Primary storage
C) Output technologies
D) The CPU
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Section Reference: TG 1.1 Introduction to Hardware
Learning Objective: TG 1.1: Identify the major hardware components of a computer system.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard: AACSB || Technology
18) ________ technologies accept data and instructions and convert them to a form that
________ can understand.
A) Input; the computer
B) Input; people
C) Output; the computer
D) Output; people
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Section Reference: TG 1.1 Introduction to Hardware
Learning Objective: TG 1.1: Identify the major hardware components of a computer system.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard: AACSB || Technology
19) ________ present(s) data and information in a form people can understand.
A) Communication technologies
B) Input technologies
C) Primary storage
D) Output technologies
Answer: D
Diff: 1
Section Reference: TG 1.1 Introduction to Hardware
Learning Objective: TG 1.1: Identify the major hardware components of a computer system.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard: AACSB || Technology
6
,20) ________ provide(s) for the flow of data from external computer networks to the CPU and
from the CPU to computer networks.
A) Communication technologies
B) Primary storage
C) Output technologies
D) Secondary storage
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Section Reference: TG 1.1 Introduction to Hardware
Learning Objective: TG 1.1: Identify the major hardware components of a computer system.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard: AACSB || Technology
21) ________ allow(s) computers to "talk to each other" over computer networks.
A) Communication technologies
B) Primary storage
C) Output technologies
D) Secondary storage
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Section Reference: TG 1.1 Introduction to Hardware
Learning Objective: TG 1.1: Identify the major hardware components of a computer system.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
Standard: AACSB || Technology
22) ________ provide(s) for the flow of data from external computer networks to ________ and
then to computer networks.
A) Communication technologies; output technologies
B) Communication technologies; the CPU
C) Output technologies; communication technologies
D) The CPU; communication technologies
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Section Reference: TG 1.1 Introduction to Hardware
Learning Objective: TG 1.1: Identify the major hardware components of a computer system.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard: AACSB || Technology
7
, 23) Which of the following statements regarding knowledge of hardware is incorrect?
A) It is unnecessary to understand how hardware works since most people do not choose the
hardware they will have to use.
B) It is important to have a basic understanding of how hardware works to ensure hardware is
performing adequately to serve my business needs.
C) Business users need to understand hardware well enough so that they can assess whether they
need more functionality in the hardware and what functionality would be most helpful.
D) MIS employees typically act as advisors, not decision makers,for hardware decisions for a
specific functional area or department.
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Section Reference: TG 1.1 Introduction to Hardware
Learning Objective: TG 1.1: Identify the major hardware components of a computer system.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard: AACSB || Technology
24) Which of the following statements regarding hardware decisions is correct?
A) The key areas of focus for decisions about hardware are speed and cost.
B) Most organizations allocate the hardware budget strictly to the IT department so that the IT
department makes all the decisions about what technology to purchase.
C) The incredibly rapid rate of innovation in the computer industry simplifies hardware decisions
because computer technologies so easily replace outdated legacy systems.
D) MIS employees typically act as advisors, not decision makers, for hardware decisions for a
specific functional area or department.
Answer: D
Diff: 3
Section Reference: TG 1.1 Introduction to Hardware
Learning Objective: TG 1.1: Identify the major hardware components of a computer system.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Standard: AACSB || Technology
25) Pedro is a business user in your organization. What level of understanding should they have
about hardware?
A) They need to have an understanding to allocate the IT budget to hardware purchases.
B) They need to understand the hardware well enough so that they can assess whether they need
more functionality in the hardware and what functionality would be most helpful.
C) They need to understand the hardware solutions that help the organization achieve it's long-
term strategy.
D) They need to understand the capabilities required of the IT hardware specialist team.
Answer: B
Diff: 3
Section Reference: TG 1.1 Introduction to Hardware
Learning Objective: TG 1.1: Identify the major hardware components of a computer system.
Bloomcode: Application
Standard: AACSB || Technology
8
