ITE 221 - PC Hardware & O/S Architecture - Exam 1 Questions And Correct Answers.
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ITE 221 - PC Hardware & O/S Architecture -
Exam 1 Questions And Correct Answers.
Cluster - answerA(n) ______ is a group of similar or identical computers, connected by a high-
speed network, that cooperate to provide services or runa a shared application.
grid - answerA(n) ______ is a group of ...
ITE 221 - PC Hardware & O/S Architecture -
Exam 1 Questions And Correct Answers.
Cluster - answer✔A(n) ______ is a group of similar or identical computers, connected by a high-
speed network, that cooperate to provide services or runa a shared application.
grid - answer✔A(n) ______ is a group of dissimilar computer systems, connected by a high-
speed network, that cooperate to provide services or run an application.
general-purpose - answer✔A CPU is a(n) ______ processor capable of performing many
different tasks simply by changing the program.
programming language - answer✔Most programs are written using a(n) ______ such as
FORTRAN or Java, which is then translated into equivalent CPU instructions.
executes - answer✔The CPU ______ progrma instructions one at a time.
computer network - answer✔A(n) ______ consists of hardware and software components that
enable multiple users and computers to share information, software, and hardware resources.
virtualization - answer✔______ is a technique that enables a single computer to host multiple
virtual resources.
Grosch's Law - answer✔______ says that larger compuer classes are more cost-effective than
smaller ones - - a statment that doesn't accurately describe modern computing hardware.
operating system - answer✔A(n) ______ is the most common type of system software.
Uniform Resource Locator (URL) - answer✔WWW resources are identified and access by a(n)
______
volatility - answer✔Key characteristics that distinguish primary and secondary storage include
cost, capacity, speed and ______.
cloud - answer✔A ______ is a set of computing resources with front-end interfaces and back-
end resources.
qubit - answer✔Any matter that stores data in multiple simultaneous quantum states is called a
______.
TRUE - answer✔The number and complexity of network functions and components have grown
as network technology has matured and become more widespread.
RAM - answer✔In current computer hardware, main memory is implemented with silicon-based
semiconductor devices commonly called ______ .
mechanical clock - answer✔In a computation device, a(n0 ______ is a driven by a spring and
pendulum, and each swing of the pendulum allows a gear to move one step under pressure from
the spring.
TRUE - answer✔A typical computer system must have much more secondary storage capacity
than primary storage capacity.
photon - answer✔A particle of light is a called a ______.
Pentium processors - answer✔______ improved memory access and raw CPU speeds and added
features such as support for higher-speed system buses, pipelined instruction execution, and
multimedia processing instructions.
end users - answer✔Most application software is used by ______.
on the surface of a DVD - answer✔Data can be represented as pulses of light and stored
indirectly, such as ______.
physical - answer✔A ______ network is a complex combination of communication, methods of
data transmission, and network hardware devices.
server - answer✔The term ______ can describe computers as samll as microcomputers and as
large as supercomputers.
optical - answer✔______ signals can carry more data than electrical signals.
pulses of light - answer✔Data can be represented as ______ and stored directly, such as an
image as a hologram.
FALSE - answer✔The biggest impetus for the change to electronic computing devices cam
during World War I.
distributed resources - answer✔The complexity of modern networks arises from the huge
quantity of ______.
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