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- 1. Multiple Choice________ are the most important part of any information systemPeopleSoftware applicationsHardware applicationsPrograms
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe five types of personal computers are: desktops, laptops, tablets, smartphones, and ________microcomputersmidrangeswearablesmacrocomputers
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following will not retain data after the computer is turned off?RAMDVDROMhard drive
- 4. Multiple Choice________ is the component of the information system that is described as the equipment that processes data to create informationHardwareProgrammingSystem softwareCompiler
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe Internet is the largest ________ in the worldsystem unitoperating systemdatabase programnetwork
- 6. Multiple Choice________ software is a collection of programs that helps the computer manage its own resources and enables application software to interact with computer hardwareApplicationDatabase managementOperatingSystem
- 7. Multiple Choice________ storage devices do not lose data or programs after the electrical power is turned offInput/outputCommunicationSecondaryPrimary
- 8. Multiple Choice"Background" software that helps the computer manage its own internal resources is called ________desktopsharewaresystem softwareapplication software
- 9. Multiple ChoiceSystem software includes all of the following except:utilitiesstand-alone operating systemsbrowsersreal-time operating systems
- 10. Multiple ChoiceA microcomputer that is smaller, lighter, and less powerful than a notebook, and which has a touch-sensitive screen, is called a ________desktoplaptopsubnotebooktablet
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThis hardware houses most of the electronic components that make up a computer systemsystem unitsecondary storageinput/output devicescommunication
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThe ________ is the continuing development of the Internet that allows everyday objects embedded with electronic devices to send and receive data over the Internetsolid state of thingscloudInternet of ThingsWorld Wide Web or "the web"
- 13. Multiple ChoiceDesktop, laptop, and tablet computers, and mobile devices are classified as ________supercomputersmidrange computerspersonal computersmainframe computers
- 14. Multiple Choice
Identify the FIVE components of hardware in a personal computer system
hard disk, modem, RAM, and microprocessor
hard disk, input/output, secondary storage, and display devices
system unit, input device, output device, secondary storage, and communication
system unit, input/output, secondary storage, and primary storage
- 15. Multiple Choice________ use(s) rigid metallic platters to store programs and very large data filesRAMSolid-state storageHard disksROM
- 16. Multiple ChoiceA(n) ________ is a communications system connecting two or more computersnetworkcloudsystems unitoperating system
- 17. Multiple ChoiceAntivirus programs protect your computer system from viruses or malicious programsoperating systembrowser softwareutilitiesapplication software
- 18. Multiple ChoiceIdentify the program that coordinates computer resources, provides an interface between users and the computer, and runs applicationsapplication softwaredevice driveroperating systemsystem software
- 19. Multiple Choice________ computers are not nearly as powerful as supercomputers, but are capable of great processing speeds and data storage and occupy specially wired, air-conditioned roomsLaptopMidrangeMicroMainframe
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhich one of the following is not considered a form of secondary storage?optical discshard disksolid-state storageRAM
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the two major software types?database management software and application softwaresystem software and application softwareoperating system software and utilities softwaresystem analysis software and data warehousing software
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is not an example of a document file created by a word processor?term papermemospreadsheetletter
- 23. Multiple ChoiceSmartphones are the most widely used ________ computers and are designed to fit into the palm of one handmidrangemacrohandheldlaptop
- 24. Multiple ChoiceA financial budget would typically be created in what type of data file?presentationdatabaseworksheetdocument
- 25. Multiple ChoiceIn an information system, the rules or guidelines for people to follow are called ________compilingdata processingdatabase managementprocedures
- 26. Multiple ChoiceThe most widely used handheld computers are ________tabletsnotebooks and laptopslaptopssmartphones
- 27. Multiple Choice________ are secondary storage devices that use laser technologyHard disksOptical disksRAMROM
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhich part of an information system consists of the rules or guidelines for people to follow?Internetpeopledataprocedures
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhich technology allows users to shift their desktop computing activities to computers on the Internet?solid-state storagecloud computingdistributed databaseshandheld computers
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following are two important components of the system unit?keyboard and mousemonitor and printermicrophone and speakersmicroprocessor and memory
- 31. Multiple ChoiceSoftware is another name for ________the cloudthe equipment that processes dataprogramsthe Internet
- 32. Multiple ChoiceThe component of the information system that is described as raw, unprocessed facts, including text, numbers, images, and sounds, is called ________datasoftwarecloud computingthe Internet
- 33. Multiple ChoiceThe type of media that uses laser technology to store data and programs is ________solid stateoptical dischard diskflash
- 34. Multiple Choice________ computing uses the Internet and the web to shift many computer activities from a user's computer to computers on the InternetCloudMidrangeWirelessSuper
- 35. Multiple ChoiceThe equipment that processes data in order to create information is called the ________typologyhardwarecompilersoftware
- 36. Multiple ChoiceThis computer component holds the program and data that is currently being processedportsRAMbusROM
- 37. Multiple ChoiceEmployee records, including names, social security numbers, and related information, would typically be stored in what type of data file?worksheetdatabasedocumentpresentation
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