MIS 502 Ch2 Questions Drilled Down -
14 Questions
| Total Attempts: 63
MIS 502 Ch2 Questions Drilled Down -
Questions and Answers
- 1.A powerful CPU needs a high-capacity I/O unit to keep it supplied with instructions and data from primary storage.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.The ALU retrieves input data directly from primary storage.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.A(n) ____is a device that performs data manipulation and transformation functions.
- A.
Instruction
- B.
Processor
- C.
Algorithm
- D.
Operating system
- 4.For which of the following computing problem types have experimental quantum computers already been developed?
- A.
Simulation
- B.
Transaction Processing
- C.
Cryptography
- D.
Data Mining
- 5.Comparison instructions are used to solve algorithmic but not formulaic problems.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.Which of the following is not one of the major functions of computer hardware?
- A.
Processing
- B.
Storage
- C.
External communication
- D.
Data manipulation
- 7.Which of the following multicomputer configurations doesn't require specialized hardware?
- A.
Blade
- B.
Cluster computer
- C.
Grid
- D.
Network computer
- 8.What is the purpose of the I/O units within a computer system?
- A.
To execute instructions.
- B.
To hold programs not currently being executed.
- C.
To implement external communication functions
- D.
To connect all other communication devices.
- 9.Which of the following is not one of the major functions of computer hardware?
- A.
Processing
- B.
Storage
- C.
External communication
- D.
Data manipulation
- 10.Most of a currently executing program's data is held in registers.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.A special-purpose processor is capable of executing many different instructions in many different sequences or combinations.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.A(n) ____ is a collection of utility programs that supports users and application programs, allocates computer resources among multiple users and application programs, and controls access to computer hardware.
- A.
Operating system
- B.
Systems software
- C.
Network software
- D.
Computer network
- 13.The computer scientist ____ asserted that computing power, as measured by millions of instructions per second (MIPS), is proportional to the square of the cost of hardware.
- A.
Moore
- B.
Grosch
- C.
Rock
- D.
Mammoth
- 14.A grid is a group of similar or identical computers, connected by a high speed network, that cooperate to provide services or execute a common application.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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