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ISYS 317 test 2

ISYS 317 test 2 ?'s

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1. the CPU is mounted on the motherboard t
2. The cpu reads instructions and data from the memory via the data bus t
3. the cpu in an example of an output device f
4. A byte is a grouping of 8 bit chunks t
5. the speed of a cpu is measured bit per second f
6. a printer is an example of an input hardware device f
7. Memory that is permanent is called “volatile” memory f
8. A gigabyte or GB is 1024 MB t
9. Volatile memory devices maintain their contents without the power being on f
10. Optical disks are an example of main memory f
11. Linux is a version of the Unix operating system that is free of charge and offers multitasking virtual memory management and tcp/ip networking t
12. Wide area network (wan) service area is relatively small such as a network in a office are or . one spread throughout a floor in a building f
13. A tunnel is a virtual private pathway over a public or shared network from the VPN client to the VPN server t
14. In Star topology each device is connected to a central point called a router F
15. A spreadsheet is just another type of relational database F
16. A database application system consists of forms reports and database programs T
17. System software is a set of instructions that service primarily as an intermediary between. .computer hardware and application programs T
18. Application software cannot be run on computer hardware without systems software T
19.A local area network (Lan) would be used to connect computers located in Seattle and Philadelphia F
20. Modulation is a process of modification of a digital signal into an analog signal T
21. Network Topology is the physical and logical design of a network T
22. Ring topology connects all workstations to a single networking cable F
23. SQL stands for “Standard Query Language” F
24. Passive hubs pass the signal onto a segment without modifying it. The signal grows weaker each time it goes through the hub to the next segment T
25. Active hubs amplify the signal to its original strength each time it goes through the hub T
26. is an international standard and comes with all relational DBMS SQL
27.a collection of records in a relational database is called a Relation
28.MYSQL is popular because it is an (open source) DBMS Open source
29. a computer monitor would be an example of Hardware
30. users employ ( ) computers for work processing spreadsheets and database access Client
31. the ( ) system manages the computers resources Operating
32. Volatile memory ( ) data when the power if turned off Losses
33. a bar code scanner would be an example of an Input device
34. Main memory is an example of Volatile memory
35. which device listed below is an example of an output hardware device? Printer
36. Linux is an example of Open source software
37.data moves between main memory and the cpu via the: Data bus
38. one ( ) is equivalent to 1024GB Terabyte
39. A bit has a value of 0 or 1
40. a spread sheet program would be an example of: Horizontal
41. a ( ) is the smallest piece of data: Byte
42. which device listed below is NOT an example of an input hardware device? Printer
43. ( ) describes the structure of a database. Metadata
44. a ( ) must be used to convert an analog signal to a digital one when trying to transmit data over a typical phone line. Modem
45. ( ) is the most popular LAN standard Ethernet
46. IEEE 802.3 is the most popular LAN ( ) in use today. Protocol
47. In order for a printer or laptop to connect to a wireless LAN they must have an: WNIC
48. An ( ) provides you with a legitimate internet address and serves as your gateway to the internet. ISP
49. Hardware includes all of the following EXCEPT Instructions sets
50. ( ) Software is installed in special read only memory in devices like printers or communication devices. Firmware.
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