Chaper 4 (Hardware)

Chaper 4 (Hardware) Review Questions Laudon & Laudon book (2007) 1.

In which of the following computer categories will you find the highest FLOPS performance? a. b. c. d.

Server computer desktop computer mainframe computer Grid computing

Answer: d

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Difficulty: Moderate

AACSB: Reflective Thinking 2.

Which of the following types of computer is typically used for weather forecasting? a. b. c. d.

Mainframe Server Minicomputer Supercomputer

Answer: d

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Difficulty: Moderate

AACSB: Reflective Thinking 3.

Connecting geographically remote computers in a single network to create a “virtual supercomputer” is called: a. b. c. d.

co-location. edge computing. grid computing. utility computing.

Answer: c

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Difficulty: Moderate

AACSB: Reflective Thinking 4.

The business case for using grid computing involves all of the following except: a. b. c. d.

cost savings. centralized maintenance. speed of computation. reliability.

Answer: b

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Difficulty: Moderate

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5.

Which of the following can be considered magnetic storage device (Choose all that apply): a. b. c. d.

Hard disks Floppy disk CD ROM DVD

Answer: a, b

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Difficulty: Moderate

AACSB: Reflective Thinking 6.

Which of the following is a type of optical disk storage? a. b. c. d.

CD-ROM Hard drive USB Flash drive Magnetic tape

Answer: a

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Difficulty: Easy

AACSB: Reflective Thinking 7.

Which of the following storage technology stores data sequentially? a. b. c. d.

CD-ROM RAID Magnetic disks Magnetic tape

Answer: d

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Difficulty: Moderate

AACSB: Reflective Thinking 8.

Which of the following is a device used to collect data directly from the environment for input into a computer system? a. b. c. d.

Sensor Touch screen Audio input Trackball

Answer: a

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Difficulty: Hard

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9.

What type of device gathers data and converts them into electronic form for use by the computer? a. b. c. d.

Output device Input device Optical storage Magnetic storage

Answer: b

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Difficulty: Moderate

AACSB: Reflective Thinking 10.

Which of the following is not a type of output device? a. b. c. d.

Speakers Cathode ray tube Ink jet printer Keyboard

Answer: d

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Difficulty: Easy

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