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UMBC IS 310 Exam 1True - ANS-Large computer systems and the software that runs of them use more complex
technology than smaller ones do.
True
False
double-precision - ANS-A _____ data format combines two adjacent fixed-length data items to
hold a single value.
a. scentific
b. single-precision
c. double-precision
d. standard-precision
Hardware - ANS-______ is typically the cheapest component of current information systems.
a. Application Software
b. Hardware
c. System Software
d. Middleware
nonvolatile - ANS-A storage device or medium is _____ if it holds data without loss over long
periods.
a. archival
b. dynamic
c. nonvolatile
d. volatile
False - ANS-The complexity of data structures is limited only by the software.
True
False
False - ANS-Low voltage circuits are less susceptible to damage from voltage surges and static
electricity.
True
False
, rotational delay - ANS-The time the disk controller must wait for the right sector to rotate
beneath the heads is called _____.
a. synchronization delay
b. track-to-track seek time
c. average access time
d. rotational delay
False - ANS-Intel microprocessors have been used in PCs since 1961
True
False
False - ANS-The control unit cannot execute instructions without assistance from the ALU.
True
False
URL - ANS-A specific shared resource within the World Wide Web is identified by a(n) _______.
a. URL
b. ALU
c. WWW
d. CPU
False - ANS-Magnetic tape and disk are considered volatile storage media.
True
False
methods - ANS-The programs in a class are called ______.
a. attributes
b. methods
c. children
d. properties
True - ANS-Volatility is a matter of degree and conditions.
True
False
True - ANS-In numbering systems other than decimal, the term radix point is used for the period
or comma.
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