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Test Bank For Computing Essentials 2023,29th Edition All Chapters – 9781264136780
, Test Bank for Computing Essentials 2023 - 29 - O'Leary - Chapter 01 : Information
Technology, the Internet, and You
1) Which part of an information system consists of the rules or guidelines for people to follow?
A) People
B) Procedures
C) Internet
D) Data
2) The equipment that processes data in order to create information is called the ________.
A) typology
B) compiler
C) hardware
D) software
3) In most cases, the word "software" is interchangeable with the word ________.
A) procedure
B) application
C) program
D) computer
4) What are the two major software types?
A) System analysis software and data warehousing software
B) Operating system software and utilities software
C) System software and application software
D) Database management software and application software
5) Which of the following is a collection of programs rather than a single program?
A) Procedures
B) System software
C) Hardware
D) Microsoft Access
6) "Background" software that helps the computer manage its own internal resources is called
________.
A) shareware
B) application software
C) desktop
D) system software
,Test Bank for Computing Essentials 2023 - 29 - O'Leary - Chapter 01 : Information
Technology, the Internet, and You
7) Identify the program that coordinates computer resources, provides an interface between
users and the computer, and runs applications.
A) System software
B) Operating system
C) Application software
D) Device driver
8) Antivirus programs protect your computer system from viruses or malicious programs. This
is an example of which type of software?
A) Browser software
B) Operating system
C) Application software
D) Utilities
9) System software includes all the following except:
A) Stand-alone operating systems
B) Real-time operating systems
C) Utilities
D) Browsers
10) Which of the following computers is also referred to as a server and is used to support end
users for things such as retrieving data from a database or providing access to application
software?
A) Midrange
B) Mainframe
C) Supercomputer
D) Microcomputer
11) Desktop, laptop, and tablet computers, and mobile devices are classified as ________.
A) mainframe computers
B) supercomputers
C) midrange computers
D) personal computers
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12) The most widely used personal computers are ________.
A) laptops
B) smartphones
C) notebooks and laptops
D) tablets
13) A microcomputer that is smaller, lighter, and less powerful than a notebook, and which has a
touch-sensitive screen, is called a ________.
A) laptop
B) desktop
C) subnotebook
D) tablet
14) This computer component holds the program and data that is currently being processed.
A) RAM
B) ROM
C) Bus
D) Ports
15) Which of the following will not retain data after the computer is turned off?
A) DVD
B) RAM
C) ROM
D) Hard drive
16) Identify the four basic categories of hardware in a personal computer system.
A) Hard disk, input/output, secondary storage, and display devices
B) System unit, input/output, secondary storage, and primary storage
C) System unit, input/output, secondary storage, and communication D) Hard disk,
modem, RAM, and microprocessor
17) This hardware houses most of the electronic components that make up a computer system.
A) System unit
B) Input/output devices
C) Secondary storage
D) Communication
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