ITE 221 - PC Hardware & O/S Architecture -
Exam 1 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Cluster - CORRECT ANSWER A(n) ______ is a group of similar or identical computers,
connected by a high-speed network, that cooperate to provide services or runa a shared application.
Grid - CORRECT ANSWER A(n) ______ is a group of dissimilar computer systems,
connected by a high-speed network, that cooperate to provide services or run an application.
General-purpose - CORRECT ANSWER A CPU is a(n) ______ processor capable of
performing many different tasks simply by changing the program.
Programming language - CORRECT ANSWER Most programs are written using a(n) ______
such as FORTRAN or Java, which is then translated into equivalent CPU instructions.
Executes - CORRECT ANSWER The CPU ______ progrma instructions one at a time.
Computer network - CORRECT ANSWER A(n) ______ consists of hardware and software
components that enable multiple users and computers to share information, software, and hardware
resources.
Virtualization - CORRECT ANSWER ______ is a technique that enables a single computer to
host multiple virtual resources.
Grosch's Law - CORRECT ANSWER ______ says that larger compuer classes are more cost-
effective than smaller ones - - a statment that doesn't accurately describe modern computing hardware.
Operating system - CORRECT ANSWER A(n) ______ is the most common type of system
software.
Uniform Resource Locator (URL) - CORRECT ANSWER WWW resources are identified and
access by a(n) ______
,Volatility - CORRECT ANSWER Key characteristics that distinguish primary and secondary
storage include cost, capacity, speed and ______.
Cloud - CORRECT ANSWER A ______ is a set of computing resources with front-end
interfaces and back-end resources.
Qubit - CORRECT ANSWER Any matter that stores data in multiple simultaneous quantum
states is called a ______.
TRUE - CORRECT ANSWER The number and complexity of network functions and
components have grown as network technology has matured and become more widespread.
RAM - CORRECT ANSWER In current computer hardware, main memory is implemented
with silicon-based semiconductor devices commonly called ______ .
Mechanical clock - CORRECT ANSWER In a computation device, a(n0 ______ is a driven by
a spring and pendulum, and each swing of the pendulum allows a gear to move one step under
pressure from the spring.
TRUE - CORRECT ANSWER A typical computer system must have much more secondary
storage capacity than primary storage capacity.
Photon - CORRECT ANSWER A particle of light is a called a ______.
Pentium processors - CORRECT ANSWER ______ improved memory access and raw CPU
speeds and added features such as support for higher-speed system buses, pipelined instruction
execution, and multimedia processing instructions.
End users - CORRECT ANSWER Most application software is used by ______.
On the surface of a DVD - CORRECT ANSWER Data can be represented as pulses of light and
stored indirectly, such as ______.
, Physical - CORRECT ANSWER A ______ network is a complex combination of
communication, methods of data transmission, and network hardware devices.
Server - CORRECT ANSWER The term ______ can describe computers as samll as
microcomputers and as large as supercomputers.
Optical - CORRECT ANSWER ______ signals can carry more data than electrical signals.
Pulses of light - CORRECT ANSWER Data can be represented as ______ and stored directly,
such as an image as a hologram.
FALSE - CORRECT ANSWER The biggest impetus for the change to electronic computing
devices cam during World War I.
Distributed resources - CORRECT ANSWER The complexity of modern networks arises from
the huge quantity of ______.
TRUE - CORRECT ANSWER Electronic computers addressed most shortcomings of
mechanical computation.
FALSE - CORRECT ANSWER Mechanical computers were used during World War I to
compute trajectory tables for naval guns and torpedoes.
FALSE - CORRECT ANSWER A computer system requires at least two hardware devices to
connect to a network.
FALSE - CORRECT ANSWER In classical physics, a subatomic particle such as a photon, can
be in multiple places at one time.
FALSE - CORRECT ANSWER Mechanical computation devices cannot perform complex
calculations.
Exam 1 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Cluster - CORRECT ANSWER A(n) ______ is a group of similar or identical computers,
connected by a high-speed network, that cooperate to provide services or runa a shared application.
Grid - CORRECT ANSWER A(n) ______ is a group of dissimilar computer systems,
connected by a high-speed network, that cooperate to provide services or run an application.
General-purpose - CORRECT ANSWER A CPU is a(n) ______ processor capable of
performing many different tasks simply by changing the program.
Programming language - CORRECT ANSWER Most programs are written using a(n) ______
such as FORTRAN or Java, which is then translated into equivalent CPU instructions.
Executes - CORRECT ANSWER The CPU ______ progrma instructions one at a time.
Computer network - CORRECT ANSWER A(n) ______ consists of hardware and software
components that enable multiple users and computers to share information, software, and hardware
resources.
Virtualization - CORRECT ANSWER ______ is a technique that enables a single computer to
host multiple virtual resources.
Grosch's Law - CORRECT ANSWER ______ says that larger compuer classes are more cost-
effective than smaller ones - - a statment that doesn't accurately describe modern computing hardware.
Operating system - CORRECT ANSWER A(n) ______ is the most common type of system
software.
Uniform Resource Locator (URL) - CORRECT ANSWER WWW resources are identified and
access by a(n) ______
,Volatility - CORRECT ANSWER Key characteristics that distinguish primary and secondary
storage include cost, capacity, speed and ______.
Cloud - CORRECT ANSWER A ______ is a set of computing resources with front-end
interfaces and back-end resources.
Qubit - CORRECT ANSWER Any matter that stores data in multiple simultaneous quantum
states is called a ______.
TRUE - CORRECT ANSWER The number and complexity of network functions and
components have grown as network technology has matured and become more widespread.
RAM - CORRECT ANSWER In current computer hardware, main memory is implemented
with silicon-based semiconductor devices commonly called ______ .
Mechanical clock - CORRECT ANSWER In a computation device, a(n0 ______ is a driven by
a spring and pendulum, and each swing of the pendulum allows a gear to move one step under
pressure from the spring.
TRUE - CORRECT ANSWER A typical computer system must have much more secondary
storage capacity than primary storage capacity.
Photon - CORRECT ANSWER A particle of light is a called a ______.
Pentium processors - CORRECT ANSWER ______ improved memory access and raw CPU
speeds and added features such as support for higher-speed system buses, pipelined instruction
execution, and multimedia processing instructions.
End users - CORRECT ANSWER Most application software is used by ______.
On the surface of a DVD - CORRECT ANSWER Data can be represented as pulses of light and
stored indirectly, such as ______.
, Physical - CORRECT ANSWER A ______ network is a complex combination of
communication, methods of data transmission, and network hardware devices.
Server - CORRECT ANSWER The term ______ can describe computers as samll as
microcomputers and as large as supercomputers.
Optical - CORRECT ANSWER ______ signals can carry more data than electrical signals.
Pulses of light - CORRECT ANSWER Data can be represented as ______ and stored directly,
such as an image as a hologram.
FALSE - CORRECT ANSWER The biggest impetus for the change to electronic computing
devices cam during World War I.
Distributed resources - CORRECT ANSWER The complexity of modern networks arises from
the huge quantity of ______.
TRUE - CORRECT ANSWER Electronic computers addressed most shortcomings of
mechanical computation.
FALSE - CORRECT ANSWER Mechanical computers were used during World War I to
compute trajectory tables for naval guns and torpedoes.
FALSE - CORRECT ANSWER A computer system requires at least two hardware devices to
connect to a network.
FALSE - CORRECT ANSWER In classical physics, a subatomic particle such as a photon, can
be in multiple places at one time.
FALSE - CORRECT ANSWER Mechanical computation devices cannot perform complex
calculations.
