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BUS 401 Ch5 comprehensive questions and answers 2024/25Software that organizes, manages, and processes business data concerned with
inventory,customers, and vendors is called:
a. system software.
b. application software.
c. data management software.
d. network software. - (answer)c. data management software.
Software that manages the resources of the computer is called:
a. system software.
b. application software.
c. data management software.
d. network software. - (answer)a. system software.
Your text defines a legacy system as:
a. traditional mainframe-based business information systems.
b. electronic spreadsheets used on a PC.
c. computerized account inquiry system for access by customers.
d. systems found on services. - (answer)a. traditional mainframe-based business information
systems.
Software used to apply the computer to a specific task for an end user is called:
a. system software.
b. application software.
c. data management software.
,d. network software. - (answer)b. application software.
Legacy systems are still used because:
a. they can only be run on the older mainframe computers.
b. they are too expensive to redesign.
c. many integrate well using new Web services technologies.
d. they contain valuable data that would be lost during redesign. - (answer)b. they are too
expensive to redesign.
In which of the following computer categories will you find the highest FLOPS performance?
a. Server computer
b. Mainframe computer
c. Supercomputer
d. Distributed computing grid - (answer)d. Distributed computing grid
A microcomputer is a:
a. minicomputer.
b. workstation.
c. personal computer.
d. handheld device. - (answer)c. personal computer.
What would be a reason for using a workstation over a personal computer?
a. When you need more powerful computational abilities
b. When you need to access a network
c. When you need to serve applications and data to client computers
, d. When you need to share resources - (answer)a. When you need more powerful computational
abilities
Which of the following is a midrange computer typically found in a university or
research lab setting?
a. Mainframe
b. Server
c. Minicomputer
d. Supercomputer - (answer)c. Minicomputer
Which of the following types of computer are used for weather forecasting?
a. Mainframe
b. Server
c. Minicomputer
d. Supercomputer - (answer)d. Supercomputer
Connecting geographically remote computers in a single network to create a "virtual
supercomputer" is called:
a. co-location.
b. edge computing.
c. grid computing.
d. utility computing. - (answer)c. grid computing.
The use of multiple computers linked by a communications network for processing is called:
a. grid computing.
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