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What is a form of a stationary mouse on which the movement of a finger causes the pointer on the screen to move?


A) Microphone
B) Touch pad
C) Pointing stick
D) Touch screen

E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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Utility software provides additional functionality to the operating system.

A) True
B) False

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Identify the different computer categories, and explain their potential business uses.

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Personal digital assistant (PDA: A small...

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What is the arithmetic logic unit?


A) The actual hardware that interprets and executes the program (software) instructions and coordinates how all the other hardware devices work together
B) Equipment that interprets software instructions and literally tells the other hardware devices what to do, based on the software instructions
C) A type of CPU that can recognize as many as 100 or more instructions, enough to carry out most computations directly
D) Equipment that performs all arithmetic operations (e.g., addition and subtraction) and all logic operations (such as sorting and comparing numbers)

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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____________ allows more than one piece of software to be used at a time.

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____________ access memory is the computer's primary working memory, in which program instructions and data are stored so that they can be accessed directly by the CPU via the processor's high-speed external data bus.

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Describe the six major categories of hardware, and provide an example of each.

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The six major categories of hardware are...

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What is similar to a desktop but has more powerful mathematical and graphics processing capabilities and can perform more complicated tasks in less time?


A) Tablet
B) PDA
C) Workstation
D) Minicomputer

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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What is the size of the internal electrical pathway along which signals are sent from one part of the computer to another?


A) Clock speed
B) Word length
C) Bus width
D) Chip line width

E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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Magnetic _________ is a secondary storage medium that uses magnetic techniques to store and retrieve data on disks or tapes coated with magnetically sensitive materials.

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A cathode-ray tube (CRT) is a _________ tube that uses an electron gun (cathode) to emit a beam of electrons that illuminates phosphors on a screen as the beam sweeps across the screen repeatedly.

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What organizes information on a hard disk in the most efficient way?


A) Text protect
B) Disk optimization
C) File recovery
D) Cash proof

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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What is the number of bits (0s and 1s) that can be processed by the CPU at any one time?


A) Clock speed
B) Word length
C) Bus width
D) Chip line width

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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A (An) ____________ device is equipment used to send information and receive it from one location to another.

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Describe the eight categories of computers by size.

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Personal digital assistant (PDA): A smal...

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What is system software?


A) Controls how the various technology tools work together along with the application software
B) Controls the application software and manages how the hardware devices work together
C) Provides additional functionality to the operating system
D) Is used for specific information processing needs, including payroll, customer relationship management, project management, training, and many others

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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What is a complex instruction set computer chip?


A) The actual hardware that interprets and executes the program (software) instructions and coordinates how all the other hardware devices work together
B) Equipment that interprets software instructions and literally tells the other hardware devices what to do, based on the software instructions
C) A type of CPU that can recognize as many as 100 or more instructions, enough to carry out most computations directly
D) Equipment that performs all arithmetic operations (e.g., addition and subtraction) and all logic operations (such as sorting and comparing numbers) This is the definition of CISC.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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What is information technology?


A) Any computer-based tool that people use to work with information and support the information and information-processing needs of an organization
B) The set of instructions that the hardware executes to carry out specific tasks
C) The physical devices associated with a computer system
D) An electronic device operating under the control of instructions stored in its own memory that can accept, manipulate, and store data

E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Which of the following represents megahertz?


A) The number of millions of CPU cycles per second
B) The number of billions of CPU cycles per second
C) A type of CPU that can recognize as many as 100 or more instructions, enough to carry out most computations directly
D) A limit on the number of instructions the CPU can execute to increase processing speed

E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

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