Exam
1
COSC 1300: Fall 2001
Sections 27455, 27463, 27467
Date of Exam: September 20,
2001
INT, HW 1, HW 2, HW 3
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You do not need a Scantron. Mark your answers on your
test. Each question is worth 1.25 points.
1. A computer system consists of
A. the
computer itself.
B. the
computer's peripheral equipment.
C.
machine-readable instructions.
D. data.
E. all of the
above.
2. The processing function in a computer system
is performed by
A. the CPU.
B. the
storage media.
C.
the secondary storage device.
D. memory.
E. peripheral
equipment.
3. Data are
A. meaningful
facts.
B.
information.
C. raw,
unorganized facts.
D. programs.
E. hardware.
4. Of the units listed below, which is the
largest?
A. field
B. file
C. character
D. record
E. database
5. Hardware refers to which of the
following?
A. CPU,
programs, and input and output devices
B. CPU,
programs, and secondary storage
C. CPU,
software, and input and output devices
D. CPU,
storage devices, and input and output devices
E. users and
programmers
6. Software is another name for
A. hardware.
B. input or
output devices.
C. programs.
D. secondary
storage.
E. memory.
7. The part
of a computer system that temporarily stores the data and programs the computer
is currently processing is called
A. secondary
storage.
B. the
central processing unit.
C. the
keyboard.
D. memory.
E. the
display unit.
8. Raw,
unorganized facts are called
A. records.
B. data.
C. programs.
D. information.
E. software.
9. The CPU,
and its input, output, and storage devices are collectively referred to as
A. software.
B.
microcomputers.
C. hardware.
D. programs.
E. peripheral
equipment.
10.
Regardless of the size of a computer system, three basic operations are
performed in the following sequence:
A. input,
output, processing.
B. output,
input, processing.
C.
processing, input, output.
D.
processing, output, input.
E. input,
processing, output.
11. Another
name for the instructions the computer uses is
A. hardware.
B. software.
C. data.
D. storage
media.
E. CPU.
12. Hardware
consists of
A. storage
media and the CPU.
B. programs.
C. data.
D. physical
equipment.
E. only
peripheral equipment.
13.
PC-compatible computers are those that conform to
A. the
Windows platform.
B. the
Macintosh platform.
C. the IBM
Web site.
D. the
DVD-ROM standard.
E.
desktop-case styling.
14. The
control unit of the CPU
A. handles arithmetic but
not logical operations.
B. is not found in
microcomputers.
C. is a staging area for
data being fetched from memory.
D. is the section of the
CPU that directs the computer.
E. is located in the ALU.
15. The CPU contains
A. only programs.
B. only data.
C. two major sections.
D. RAM.
E. a numeric coprocessor.
16. One one-millionth of a
second is a
A. microsecond.
B. picosecond.
C. millisecond.
D. nanosecond.
E. megasecond.
17. Parallel processing is
defined as
A. two or more CPUs working
together, simultaneously.
B. two or more CPUs working
together, but not simultaneously.
C. two or more software
packages working with each other on the same application.
D. the control unit and ALU
processing working jointly.
E. cache memory.
18. Most fingernail-sized
computer chips made today have a backing made of
A. tritanium.
B. kryptonite.
C. plastic.
D. silicon.
E. californium.
19. Machine language
A. is a version of ASCII.
B. varies from computer to
computer.
C. is composed of
alphabetic symbols.
D. is easy for the average
user to work with.
E. is another name for
RISC.
20. Binary 0s and 1s are
referred to as
A. megabytes.
B. words.
C. bytes.
D. bits.
E. kilobytes.
21. During each tick of the
computer's system clock, which of the following is executed?
A. an entire pipeline of
instructions
B. an instruction written
in Microsoft Windows
C. two 32-bit
machine-language instructions
D. an entire computer
program
E. a single piece of
microcode
22. One KB represents
A. one byte.
B. approximately a thousand
bytes.
C. approximately a hundred
thousand bytes.
D. approximately a million
bytes.
E. approximately a billion
bytes.
23. Which of the following
is the smallest in size?
A. byte
B. megabyte
C. gigabyte
D. bit
E. exabyte
24. The number of bits in a
byte is commonly
A. 2.
B. 4.
C. 8.
D. 12.
E. 16.
25. Devices hook up to a
single port, with a single plug, through which of the following standards?
A. PCU
B. USB
C. ISA
D. VESA
E. DSP
26. Comparison operations
are carried out by the computer in
A. the arithmetic/logic
unit.
B. memory.
C. the control unit.
D. secondary storage.
E. firmware.
27. The two types of parity
that computer systems employ are
A. on and off.
B. odd and even.
C. right and left.
D. magnetic and
nonmagnetic.
E. positive and negative.
28. Secondary storage
systems
A. use volatile media.
B. can use either removable
or non-removable media.
C. are used solely for
backup.
D. are only capable of
sequential access.
E. primarily use optical
storage technology.
29. Storage that loses its
contents when the power is shut off is
A. nonvolatile.
B. sequential.
C. direct.
D. volatile.
E. random.
30. The surface of a
magnetic disk is divided into concentric _____ onto which data can be stored.
A. packs
B. sectors
C. clusters
D. tracks
E. blocks
31. The tracks of a
magnetic disk are
A. volatile.
B. concurrent.
C. spiral.
D. parallel.
E. concentric.
32. The time taken for a
disk read/write head to be aligned over the proper position on a track once the
access mechanism has reached the track is known as
A. seek time.
B. rotational delay.
C. data movement time.
D. disk access time.
E. none of the above.
33. A diskette with a 1.44
MB capacity is
A. single density.
B. double density.
C. high density.
D. a SuperDiskette.
E. a Zip disk
34. The acronym EIDE refers
to a
A. manufacturer of disk products.
B. type of optical disk.
C. brand of diskette.
D. tape cartridge
technology.
E. hard-disk standard.
35. Which of the following
represents the smallest storage unit on a PC with a hard disk?
A. a cylinder
B. a cluster
C. a pack
D. a track
E. a surface
36. Of the following, the
one with the smallest data-carrying capacity is the
A. diskette.
B. Jaz disk.
C. CD-ROM optical disk.
D. Zip disk.
E. hard disk.
37. When a disk is divided
into sectors it becomes
A. partitioned.
B. an ESDI disk.
C. formatted.
D. high density.
E. fragmented.
38. Which of the below
involves, during a disk access, fetching data and programs in nearby locations?
A. partitioning
B. cache disk
C. realtime processing
D. sequential access
E. striping
39. The
resolution of a display device
A. is wholly
dependent on the size of the screen.7
B. is
measured by the density of pixels on the screen.
C. determines
the speed of text processing.
D. is always
SVGA or better.
E. is a way to describe its use as an image scanner.
40. VGA and SVGA
are examples of
A.
standards for display devices.
B. standards
for printers.
C. types of
image scanners.
D. output
specifications for different types of plotters.
E. bus architectures.
41. Paper
output is an example of
A. soft copy.
B. hard copy.
C. COM.
D. source
data automation.
E. OCR.
42. Which of
the following devices consists of a sphere (in a casing) that is rolled along a
flat surface?
A. joystick
B. trackball
C. mouse
D. crosshair
cursor
E. light pen
43. Which of
the following terms below is least likely to apply to display
technology?
A. ink-jet
B. SVGA
C.
noninterlaced
D. LCD
E. landscape
44. Which of
the printers listed below is the most widely used today on PCs?
A.
thermal-transfer printer
B. ink-jet
printer
C. snapshot
printer
D. solid-ink
printer
E. impact dot-matrix printer
45. Source
data automation may provide any of the advantages listed below except
A. lower
operating costs.
B. faster
data entry.
C. reduced
data handling.
D. better
output quality.
E. fewer errors.
46. OCR and
MICR are both examples of
A. impact
printing.
B. source
data automation.
C. computer
output microfilm.
D. bar codes.
E. voice input.
47. UPC
refers to
A. soft copy.
B. display
devices.
C. voice
input.
D. voice
output.
E. an optical code.
48. Systems
employed by retail stores that use computer technology to automatically record
sales and provide informative cash-register receipts to customers are probably best
described as _____ systems.
A. MICR
B. COM
C. POS
D. CRT
E. DPI
49. A record
is a(n)
A. collection of related files
B. collection of related folders
C. collection
of related fields
D. example of
applications software
E. example of
systems software
50. Disk is
an example of:
A. memory
B. secondary
storage
C. software
D. a CPU
E. primary storage
51. Today,
with computers streamlining the workplace, fewer and fewer skilled jobs depend
on the dissemination and use of information. T F
52. Input
refers to data and/or programs that are being supplied to the computer system. T F
53.
Meaningful data are called information. T F
54. Computer
programs usually are written in ordinary English. T F
55. Memory is
also called secondary storage. T F
56. A field
is a collection of files. T F
57. In
general usage, "software" and "programs" refer to the same
thing. T F
58. A folder
can contain other folders. T F
59. Programs
are instructions that direct computers to process data. T F
60. A digital computer is one that counts. T F
61. Memory is the section
of the computer that directs the flow of electronic traffic between the control
unit and the ALU. T F
62. The purpose of the
computer's "system clock" is to tell users the time of day. T F
63. A megabyte is equal to
approximately one million bytes. T F
64. A bus is a device that
translates ASCII characters into EBCDIC. T F
65. The principal advantage of RISC machines over conventional computers is that they contain greater amounts of storage. T F
66. Secondary storage media are nonvolatile. T F
67. Retrieving
records in the order in which they are physically stored is called sequential
access. T F
68. The purpose of disk cache is to move onto a partitioned part of the hard disk any data that have a high likelihood of later being read. T F
69. Cache disk refers to a
strategy whereby, during any disk access, program or data contents in neighboring disk areas are also fetched and
transported to RAM. T F
70. A DVD-ROM optical disk cannot be written to by the user. T F
71. Data that have been processed into a meaningful form
are called _____.
72. Another
term for programs is _____.
73. RAM is an acronym for
_____.
74. The piece of hardware that contains the computer, RAM, boards, and the circuitry hooking all of these devices together is known as the _____ unit.
75.
A
highlighted position on a display screen indicating where the operator input
will be placed is called a(n) _____, or insertion point.