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CGS 1060 CHAPTERS 1-4 QUESTIONSWITH CORRECT ANSWERS
1.sThesequipmentsthatsprocessessdatasinsorderstoscreatesinformationsisscalledsthes_______
_.s-sans✔✔Hardware
2.sInsmostscases,stheswords"software"sissinterchangeableswithstheswords________.s-
sans✔✔Program
3.sWhatsaresthestwosmajorssoftwarestypes?s-sans✔✔SystemsSoftware
ApplicationsSoftware
4.sUnderstandswhatsissascollectionsofsprogramssrathersthansassinglesprograms-
sans✔✔SystemsSoftwares(OperatingssystemssandsUtilities)
5.s"Background"ssoftwaresthatshelpssthescomputersmanagesitssownsinternalsresourcessissca
lleds________.s-sans✔✔SystemsSoftware
6.sIdentifysthesprogramsthatscoordinatesscomputersresources,sprovidessansinterfacesbetwe
ensuserssandsthescomputer,sandsrunssapplications.s-sans✔✔operatingssystems
7.sAntivirussprogramssprotectsyourscomputerssystemsfromsvirusessorsmalicioussprograms.s
Thississansexamplesofswhichstypesofssoftware?s-sans✔✔Utilities
Whatsdoesssystemssoftwaresinclude?s-
sans✔✔Operatingssystemssaresprogramssthatscoordinatescomputersresources,sprovidesans
interfacesbetweensuserssandsthescomputer,sandsrunsapplications.sSmartphones,stablets,sa
ndsmanysothersmobilesdevicessuseembeddedsoperatingssystems,salsosknownsassreal-
timesoperatingssystemss(RTOS).sDesktopscomputerssusesstand-
alonesoperatingssystemsslikesWindowss10sorsmacOS.
Utilitiessperformsspecificstaskssrelatedstosmanagingscomputersresources.sOnesofsthesmosts
essentialsutilitysprogramssthatseveryscomputerssystemsshouldshavesissansantivirussprogram
.sThesesprogramssprotectsyourscomputerssystemsfromsvirusessorsmalicioussprogramssthatsa
resallstoosoftensdepositedsontosyourscomputersfromsthesInternet.sThesesprogramsscansdama
gessoftwaresandshardware,sasswellsasscompromisesthessecuritysandsprivacysofsyoursperson
alsdata.sIfsyourscomputersdoessnotshavesansantivirussprogramsinstalledsonsit,syousneedstosge
tsone.
9.sMidrangescomputerss-
sans✔✔knownsassserverss(keysterm),sarescomputersswithsprocessingscapabilitiesslessspow
,erfulsthansasmainframescomputersyetsmorespowerfulsthansaspersonalscomputer.sTodaysthey
saresusedstossupportsorsservesendsuserssforsspecificsneedsssuchsasretrievingsdatasfromsasdat
abasesorssupplyingsaccessstosapplicationssoftware.
10.sDesktop,slaptop,sandstabletscomputers,sandsmobilesdevicessaresclassifiedsass________
.s-sans✔✔PersonalsComputers
11.sThesmostswidelysusedspersonalscomputerssares________.s-sans✔✔smartphones
12.sAsmicrocomputersthatsisssmaller,slighter,sandslessspowerfulsthansasnotebook,sandswhich
shassastouchssensitive sscreen,sisscalledsas________.s-sans✔✔Tablet
13.sThisscomputerscomponentsholdssthesprogramsandsdatasthatsisscurrentlysbeingsprocesse
d.s-sans✔✔Random-accesssmemory
14.sThisswillsnotsretainsdatasaftersthescomputersissturnedsoff?s-sans✔✔Random-
AccesssMomory
15.sIdentifysthesfoursbasicscategoriessofshardwaresinsaspersonalscomputerssystem.s-
sans✔✔•Supercomputerss(keysterm)s-sthesmostspowerful;sspecialshigh-
capacityscomputerssusedsinsveryslargescorporations
•Mainframescomputerss(keysterm)s-
sarescapablesofsgreatsprocessingsspeedsandsdatasstorage;soccupysspeciallyswired,sair-
conditionedsrooms;sinsurancescompaniessusestosprocesssinformationsaboutsmillionssofspoli
cyholders
•Midrangescomputerss(keysterm)s-
sknown sassserverss(keysterm),sarescomputersswithsprocessingscapabilitiesslessspowerfulsth
ansasmainframescomputersyetsmorespowerfulsthansaspersonalscomputer.sTodaystheysaresus
edstossupportsorsservesendsuserssforsspecificsneedsssuchsasretrievingsdatasfromsasdatabases
orssupplyingsaccessstosapplicationssoftware.
•Personalscomputerssorspcss(keysterm)s-sleastspowerfulsbutsmostswidelysusedsandsfastest-
growingstypesofscomputers.sTheresaresfives(5)stypessofspcs.
16.sThisshardwareshousessmostsofstheselectronicscomponentssthatsmakesupsascomputerssy
stem.s-sans✔✔SystemsUnit
17.sWhatsaresthesimportantscomponentssofsthessystemsunit?s-
sans✔✔•Inputsdevicess(keysterm)stranslatesdatasandsprogramssfromsasformshumanssunders
tandstosasformscomputersscansprocess;sOutputsdevicess(keysterm)stranslatesthesprocessedsi
nformationsfromsthescomputersintosasformsthatshumansscansunderstand
, 18.sKnowsseveralsformssofssecondarysstorage.s-
sans✔✔•Unlikesmemorys(keysterm),ssecondarysstoragesholdssdatasandsprogramssevensafte
rstheselectricalspowershassbeensturnedsoff—
examplessofssecondarysstoragesincludesUSBsdrives,shardsdrivessandsopticalsdrives
19.s________saresthesmostsimportantspartsofsanysinformationssystem.s-sans✔✔People
20.sThestypesofsmediasthatsusesslaserstechnologystosstoresdatasandsprogramssiss________.
s-sans✔✔OpticalsDisks
21.sKnowsexamplessofsdocumentsfilesscreatedsbysaswordsprocessors-
sans✔✔createdsbyswordsprocessorsstossave sdocumentsssuchsassmemos,stermspapers,sand
sletters
22.sAsfinancialsbudgetswouldstypicallysbescreatedsinswhatstypesofsdatasfile?s-
sans✔✔WorksheetsFiles
23.sEmployeesrecords,sincludingsnames,ssocialssecuritysnumbers,sandsrelatedsinformation,
swouldstypicallysbe sstoredsinswhatstypesofsdatasfile?s-sans✔✔DatabasesFiles
24.sThesInternetsisstheslargests________sinsthesworld.s-sans✔✔network
25.sWhichstechnologysallowssusersstosshiftstheirsdesktopscomputingsactivitiesstoscomputers
sonsthesInternet?s-sans✔✔CloudsComputing
26.s________saresallsaboutsmakingspeoples(endsusers)smoresproductive.s-
sans✔✔PersonalsComputers
27.sInsansinformationssystem,sthesrulessorsguidelinessforspeoplestosfollowsarescalleds______
__.s-sans✔✔Procedures
28.s________sissthescomponentsofsthesinformationssystemsthatsissdescribedsassthesequipm
entsthatsprocessessdatastoscreatesinformations-sans✔✔
29.sThescomponentsofsthesinformationssystemsthatsissdescribedsassraw,sunprocessedsfacts,
sincludingstext,snumbers,simages,sandssounds,sisscalleds________.s-sans✔✔Data
30.s________ssoftwaresissascollectionsofsprogramssthatshelpssthescomputersmanagesitssow
nsresourcessandsenablessapplicationssoftwarestosinteractswithscomputershardware.s-
sans✔✔systemsSoftware
31.sThes________sissthescontinuingsdevelopmentsofsthesInternetsthatsallowsseverydaysobje
ctssembeddedswithselectronicsdevicesstossendsandsreceivesdatasoversthesInternet.s-
sans✔✔ThesInternetsofsThingss(IoT)
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