7, 9, 10-11) EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
(1) As a matter of necessity, network interfaces must conform to
standard agreements, known as ___________ , for messages to be
understood by both computers during a message exchange
between a pair of computers.
a) protocols
b) I/O services
c) device controllers
d) Ethernet standards -
correct answer ✅a) protocols
(1) The components of an individual computer system consist of
processing hardware, input devices, output devices, storage
devices,
a) and application programs.
b) and operating system software.
c) application software and operating system software.
d) application software, file storage, and data processing. -
correct answer ✅c) application software and operating system
software.
,ITEC-1000 EXAM REVIEW - (CH. 1-2, 4,
7, 9, 10-11) EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
(1) The _____________ provides the physical mechanisms to input
and output data, to manipulate and process data, and to
electronically control the various input, output, and storage
components.
a) data
b) network
c) computer hardware
d) computer software -
correct answer ✅c) computer hardware
(1) What is the only requirement for data to be manipulated and
processed by a computer?
a) The data type must be numeric.
b) The data must be represented in binary form.
c) The data type must be alphanumeric, graphic, sound or color.
d) The size of the data must be smaller than the capacity of the
hard drive. -
correct answer ✅b) The data must be represented in binary form.
(1) Which of the following is not part of the conceptual view of a
CPU?
,ITEC-1000 EXAM REVIEW - (CH. 1-2, 4,
7, 9, 10-11) EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
a) ALU
b) Control Unit
c) Interface Unit
d) Main memory -
correct answer ✅d) Main memory
(1) The work performed by an individual computer system within
the IT system can be characterized by
a) hardware and software
b) input, storage and output
c) storage processing and output
d) input, processing, and output. -
correct answer ✅d) input, processing, and output.
(1) The main memory, often known as primary storage, working
storage, or RAM (for random access memory), holds
a) data.
b) program instructions.
c) program instructions and data.
, ITEC-1000 EXAM REVIEW - (CH. 1-2, 4,
7, 9, 10-11) EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
d) program instructions, data, and instructions for booting the
computer. -
correct answer ✅c) program instructions and data.
(1) The idea that the program instructions and data are both stored
in memory while being processed is known as the
a) processing concept.
b) stored program concept.
c) data-instruction concept.
d) memory-data-instruction concept. -
correct answer ✅b) stored program concept.
(1) Many of the internal OS services are provided by the
___________ module, which contains the most important
operating system processing functions.
a) CPU
b) root
c) kernel
d) central -
correct answer ✅c) kernel