80.
(p. 88)
_______________ are popular for process monitoring and instrumentation because these are narrow
in scope and do not require demanding processing versatility.
81.
Which of the following is a common application for a midrange computer?
82.
According to the text, which of the following is not true of Mainframes?
83.
Which of the following would not be considered a characteristic of supercomputer systems?
84.
The function of an input device is:
85.
The central processing unit (CPU):
86.
The output devices of a computer system include:
87.
The central processing unit (CPU) consists of:
88.
(p. 93)
Which of the following would perform the required mathematical and logic operations of a central
processing unit (CPU)?
89.
The function of an output device is to:
90.
Which of the following is a secondary storage device?
91.
According to Moore’s Law, _______________ doubles every 18 to 24 months.
92.
Which of the following would not fit the typical classification of a computer peripheral?
93.
Offline devices:
94.
The most popular pointing device used today is the _______________.
95.
All of the following relate to Peripherals except:
96.
(p. 97)
One device used as an input device in a computer system is a pointing stick, which is best described
as:
97.
A touchpad is best described as a:
98.
Continuous speech recognition systems:
99.
Speaker dependent voice recognition systems:
100.
Speaker independent voice recognition systems:
101.
Which of the following best describes optical scanning devices?
102.
Which of the following best describes magnetic stripe technology?
103.
(p. 105)
The dark, magnetic stripe on the back of credit cards can hold about _______________ of
information.
104.
Smart card technology:
105.
Banks use _______________ technologies for check processing.
106.
The most common output trend is _______________.
107.
Which of the following is not a valid storage medium?
108.
High speed storage media _______________ than lower-speed storage media.
109.
_______________ bytes of storage are needed to represent the name “Sarah.”
110.
(p. 108)
Data are processed and stored in a computer system through the presence or absence of electronic or
magnetic signals to the computer. This is called a _______________ representation of data, because
the computer and the media can exhibit only two states or conditions.
111.
(p. 108)
Data are processed and stored in a computer system through the presence or absence of electronic
or magnetic signals to the computer. This is called a “binary” representation of data, because the
computer and the media can exhibit only _______________ states or conditions.
112.
A bit, the smallest element of data, can have values of:
113.
A gigabyte (GB) is used to express which of the following approximate measures?
114.
Which of the following is an advantage of RAID?
115.
The primary storage (main memory) of a computer is also called:
116.
(p. 110)
Most semiconductor memory must receive a continuous supply of electricity because most
semiconductor memory is volatile. This means:
117.
Which of the following applies best to CD-RW optical disk technology?
118.
Which of the following statements about optical disks is true?
119.
According to the text, which of the following is not a current use of RFID chips?
120.
The word calculate is derived from calculus, the Latin word for _______________.
121.
A computer that uses vacuum tube technology is called a __________-generation computer.
122.
(p. 81)
The principal drawback of the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC) was its
__________ and processing ability.
123.
In the 1950s, _______________ replaced the vacuum tubes used in electronic computers.
124.
(p. 83)
Industry experts predict that the emergence of network computers and _______________ appliances
for applications on the Internet and corporate intranets will replace many personal computers.
125.
(p. 83)
_______________ are the most important category of computer systems for both business people and
individual consumers.
126.
(p. 83)
A _______________ server is a powerful microcomputer that is used to coordinate
telecommunications and resource sharing in small local area networks (LANs) and Internet and
intranet web sites.
127.
(p. 86)
The _______________ is a recent entrant into PDA technology that enables the user to manage
information, such as appointments, to-do lists, and sales contracts. It also allows them to receive E-
mail, access the Web, and exchange such information with a desktop PC or network server.
128.
The most recent entry to the information appliance and PDA market, from Apple, is _____.
129.
(p. 87-88)
_______________ systems include servers used in industrial process-control and manufacturing
plants, and they play a major role in computer-aided manufacturing (CAM).
130.
(p. 92)
A special type of parallel computing that relies on complete computers connected to a network by a
conventional network interface is called _______________.
131.
(p. 89)
_______________ computers continue to handle the information processing needs of major
corporations and governmental agencies with high transaction processing volumes or complex
computational problems.
132.
(p. 90)
A _______________ is an extremely powerful mainframe computer system, which is specifically
designed for high-speed numeric computations and is used by government research agencies and
national weather forecasting agencies.
133.
(p. 93)
A computer is a system, an interrelated combination of components that perform the basic system
functions of _______________, processing, output, storage, and control.
134.
The _______________ is the main processing component of a computer system.
135.
(p. 93)
The _______________ devices of a computer system include video display units, printers, audio
response units, and so on.
136.
(p. 92)
A computer is a _______________, an interrelated combination of components that performs the
basic system functions of input, processing, output, storage, and control.
137.
(p. 93)
The central processing unit (CPU) of a computer system is divided into two major subunits: the
arithmetic-logic unit and the _______________ unit.
138.
Computers today operate in the nanosecond range, which is one _______________ of a second.
139.
(p. 94)
Most computers today can process program instructions in MIPS, which is
____________________.
140.
(p. 94)
Moore’s Law states that the number of transistors on an integrated circuit will __________ every
_______________.
141.
(p. 97)
A _______________ user interface presents a user with icons, bars, buttons, boxes, and other images
to initiate computer-based tasks.
142.
(p. 97)
An electronic _______________ is a pointing device that is used to move the cursor on the screen, as
well as to issue commands and make icon and menu selections. It is the most popular pointing device
used today.
143.
(p. 97)
A _______________ is a stationary pointing device. You turn a roller with only its top exposed
outside its case to move the cursor on the screen.
144.
(p. 126)
According to the Real World Case, the __________ is one of several commercial devices that takes
the human-computer interface to a new level.
145.
(p. 100)
A _______________ allows users to use a computer by touching the surface of its video display
screen.
146.
(p. 101)
Computing technology that can be used to draw or write on a pressure-sensitive graphics table is
called _______________-based technology.
147.
(p. 101)
When using _______________ speech recognition, software recognizes continuous, conversationally
paced speech.
148.
(p. 103)
Optical _______________ devices read text or graphics and then convert them into digital input for
your computer.
149.
OCR stands for ____________________.
150.
(p. 105)
_______________ technology is a form of input technology commonly used by banks on their ATM
cards.
151.
(p. 105)
_______________ cards are a form of input technology. These cards have an embedded
microprocessor chip and several kilobytes of memory.
152.
(p. 105)
_______________ ink allows the computer systems of the banking industry to read checks and
deposit slips.
153.
(p. 106)
Use of _______________ panel video monitors for desktop systems has become more common as
their cost has become more affordable.
154.
(p. 108)
The capacity of memory chips is usually expressed in terms of bits. A _______________ is a basic
grouping of bits that the computer operates as a single unit.
155.
(p. 109)
The storage capacities in computer systems are frequently measured in kilobytes (KB), megabytes
(MB), _______________ (GB), or terabytes (TB).
156.
(p. 110-
There are two basic types of semiconductor memory: Read Only Memory (ROM) and
_______________.
157.
(p. 111)
A _______________ drive is a new, innovative form of storage that uses semiconductor memory and
transistors that can be programmed to store data for virtually unlimited periods without power.
158.
Floppy disks consists of a polyester film disk covered with an _______________ compound.
159.
(p. 114)
The primary advantage of CD-RW disks over CD-ROM and CD-R disks is that they can be recorded
and _______________ many times.
160.
RFID stands for ____________________.
ch3 Summary
Category # of Questions
AACSB: Technology 160
Blooms: Knowledge 160
Difficulty: Easy 35
Difficulty: Hard 30
Difficulty: Medium 95
Learning Objective: 1 23
Learning Objective: 2 32
Learning Objective: 3 99
Learning Objective: 4 3
Learning Objective: 5 3
OBrien – Chapter 03 160