Review for Test 2

1. Review for Test 2 Chapter 2 & 3

2. The 1s and 0s that a digital device works with are referred to as ____ digits. • Character data • Numeric Data • Binary Numbers • ASCII

3. The speed specifications that you see in a computer ad indicate the speed of the microprocessor ____. • Control Unit • Register • RAM • Clock

4. Intel’s budget processor is called the ____. • Athalon • Pentium • Celeron • Titanium

5. C++, Java, COBOL, and Visual Basic are ______ languages. • High level • Machine • Microprocessor • Foreign

6. Software ____ are companies that specialize in packaging, marketing, and selling commercial software. • Marketers • Produces • Publishers • Makers

7. The ____ operating system was developed in 1969 at AT&T's Bell Labs. • Windows • Mac OS X • Linux • Unix

8. ____ means a billion cycles per second. • Gigahertz • Megahertz • Exahertz • Kilohertz

9. Hard disk and tape storage technologies can be classified as ____ storage. • Optical • Magnetic • Slow • Volatile

10. ____ access is the ability of a device to "jump" directly to the requested data. • Random • Volatile • Directed • Sequential

11. Which of the following is considered to be optical storage? • Floppy Disk • DVD • RAM • Tape

12. DPI is a measurement of quality for what? • Monitor • Printer • Hard drive • Memory

13. CRT stands for: • Common RAM techonolgy • Computer read technology • Cathode ray tube • Computer ROM tube

14. The program that starts the computer is called the: • Operating system • Bootstrap • DOS • GUI

15. The two parts of the processor are the ____ & the _______. • Control Unit, ALU • ALU, RAM • RAM, Virtual Memory • ALU, registers

16. A computer with fewer instructions on the ROM chip is considered to be: • RISC • CISC • TISC • TASC

17. All of the following increase processing speed except… • Parallel processing • Pipelining • Serial Processing • All of the above increase processing

18. Software built for a certain type of business is called: • Horizontal market software • Flat market software • Vertical market software • Specialized market software

19. Microsoft Office is an example of a(n): • Spreadsheet Program • Vertical Market Program • Software Suite • Operating System

20. All of the following are examples of application software except: • Powerpoint • Internet Explorer • Instant Messenger • Windows XP

21. Which of the following is best suited for answering what-if questions? • Word • Excel • Powerpoint • Outlook

22. All of the data about one entity in a database is entered into a _____. • Field • File • Disk Space • Record

23. Which software program would you use to create blueprints and product specifications? • CAD • CD Ripper • MIDI • Database

24. Accounting software is a good example of: • Vertical market software • Horizontal market software • Software suite • Networking Software

25. A programmer uses a _____ to prepare instructions into a format the computer can read. • Object coder • Suite • Transformer • Compiler

26. RAM is considered to be: • Magnetic Memory • Volatile Memory • Non-volatile Memory • Permanent

27. _____ is the rate that the computer redraws the screen. • Plasma Rate • Refresh Rate • Redraw Rate • Flicker Rate

28. A printer that spits ink onto the paper through small nozzles is: • Ink jet • Laser jet • Dot matrix • Thermal Transfer

29. Which of the following optical media stores the most data? • CD-R • CD-ROM • DVD-ROM • CD-RW

30. Tape drives read data through: • Random access • Sequential access • Straight Access • Limted Access

31. Character data can be represented in all of the following except: • ASCII • Unicode • EBCIDIC • PORTI

32. The chip that stores your computer configuration and requires a small battery is: • ROM • RAM • CMOS • DOS

33. ROM’s function is: • Tell the computer where the hard drive is during booting • Remember computer’s name on the network • Control configuration files • Temporarily store instructions for the ALU

34. All of the following are volatile memory storage devices except: • RAM • Registers • CMOS • ROM

35. Higher disk ____ allows for increased storage. • Quality • Density • Allocation • Volatility

36. _______time is the average time the computer takes in locating the media and reading it. • Access time • Read time • Focus time • Refresh time

37. Generally, which of the following is the least expensive monitor type? • CRT • LCD • Plasma • They’re all about the same

38. SVGA and XGA are examples of: • Print quality • Monitor resolutions • Expansion cards • Vertical market software

39. A GUI interface : • Allows you to manipulate icons and files in a graphical environment • Requires the user to memorize commands • Was first developed by Microsoft in AT&T labs in the 1960s • Is another name for the surface of a magnetic disk

40. If plug and play doesn’t work, you’ll need to install a ____ to get your peripheral to work. • Operating System • BIOS software • Device driver • Helper file

41. Magnetic storage can be endangered by: • Dust • Magnets • Heat • All of the above

42. ALU stands for • Arithmetic Learning Unit • Arithmetic Linking Unit • Arithmetic Logic Unit • Arithmetic Load Unit

43. The light data areas on a CD or DVD are called: • Lands • Pits • Scratches • Cells

44. All of the following are magnetic storage devices except: • Floppy disk • Hard drive • Zip Disk • Compact Flash Card

45. Tests run to test the overall speed of a processor are called: • Comparison matches • Benchmarks • Quality Control • Prototyping

46. RAM is generally measured in: • Kilobytes • Megabytes • Exabytes • Megabits

47. A file that runs when you click on it is generally called a(n): • Operating system • Office suite • Executable file • Compressed file

48. The compiled code that the computer understands is called: • Source Code • Object Code • Secret Code • Machine Code

49. The operating system is responsible for: • Booting the computer • Storing records in databases • Providing the user interface • Keeping the time when the computer is turned off.