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List the common input, output, storage, and communication devices.

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Input devices: Equipment used to capture...

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What detects the presence or absence of a mark in a predetermined place (popular for multiple-choice exams) ?


A) Magnetic ink character reader
B) Optical-character recognition
C) Optical-mark recognition
D) Point-of-sale

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

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Volatility is a protected memory space created by the CPU allowing the computer to create virtual machines.

A) True
B) False

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What is software?


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) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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What is hardware?


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

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What is a CPU?


A) The actual hardware that interprets and executes the program (software) instructions and coordinates how all the other hardware devices work together
B) The computer's main memory, which consists of the random access memory (RAM) , cache memory, and the read-only memory (ROM) that is directly accessible to the central processing unit (CPU)
C) Equipment designed to store large volumes of data for long-term storage
D) Equipment used to capture information and commands

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

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Define the relationship between operating system software and utility software.

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Operating system software controls the a...

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A tablet is a pen-based computer that provides the screen capabilities of a PDA with the functional capabilities of a laptop or desktop computer.

A) True
B) False

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What is an older secondary storage medium that uses a strip of thin plastic coated with a magnetically sensitive recording medium?


A) Magnetic medium
B) Magnetic tape
C) Hard drive
D) RAM

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

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A (An) ____________ is designed to meet the computing needs of several people simultaneously in a small to medium-size business environment.

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Minicomputer

____________ is the number of billions of CPU cycles per second.

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Explain the difference between primary and secondary storage.

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Primary storage: The computer's main mem...

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A (An) ____________ device is the equipment used to see, hear, or otherwise accept the results of information processing requests.

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Output

____________ is the set of instructions that the hardware executes to carry out specific tasks.

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What is roughly 1 million bytes?


A) Megabyte
B) Terabyte
C) Kilobyte
D) Gigabyte

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

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Disk optimization software helps save information if a computer crashes.

A) True
B) False

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What provides the tools for data retrieval, modification, deletion, and insertion?


A) Data management
B) Desktop publishing
C) Email
D) Groupware

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

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What is an input device?


A) The actual hardware that interprets and executes the program (software) instructions and coordinates how all the other hardware devices work together
B) The computer's main memory, which consists of the random access memory (RAM) , cache memory, and the read-only memory (ROM) that is directly accessible to the central processing unit (CPU)
C) Equipment designed to store large volumes of data for long-term storage
D) Equipment used to capture information and commands

E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

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Complex instruction set computer chips limit the number of instructions the CPU can execute to increase processing speed.

A) True
B) False

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What is application 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) All of the above
F) A) and D)

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