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MIS 2223 ch 7-9 (2)
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what is the definition of a command?
an instruction that causes a program or an app to perform a specific action
Which of the following is a touch-sensitive display device that users interact with by
touching the screen with a finger or a stylus?
touch screen
Which of the following is a type of optical disc that users can read from but not write or erase?
DVD-ROM
If you copied the Excel formula located in cell A6 that contained =SUM($A$1:$A$5)and copied
that formula to B6 how will the formula appear?
=SUM($A$1:$A$5)
Which kind of printer forms characters and graphics on a piece of paper without actually
striking the paper?
nonimpact printer
What term refers to the time it takes a storage device to locate an item on a storage medium
access time
When you launch Excel 2013, you open up a ____. In there by default are ___worksheets.
workbook; one
When you launch Excel 2013, you open up a ____. In there by default are ___worksheets.
workbook, one
This acronym refers to a server that is placed on a network with the sole purpose of
providingstorage to users, computers, and devices.
NAS
The inflexible, circular platters on which kinds of disks use magnetic particles to store
data, instructions, and information?
hard
In Excel 2013, how many rows and columns are there?
Over 16,000 columns and over 1 million rows
Some computers improve hard disk access time by using which of the following, which consist of
memory chips that store frequently accessed i
disk cache
What term refers to the process of entering input by speaking into a microphone
voice input
What is the definition of software?
a series of related instructions that tells a computer or mobile device the tasks to perform
and how to perform them
A group of two or more integrated hard disks is referred to as?
RAID
SSD contains its own processor, which of the following is NOT an advantage of using a SSD
compared to a traditional hard drive?
more heat generated
What kind of camera is found on a computer that allows you to be seen during a video telephone
call?
webcam
Which of the following is a device that uses a light source to read characters, marks, and codes
and then converts them into digital data?
optical reader
When using Excel 2013, you can copy formulas easily using this tool which is located in the
bottom right corner of the active cell
autofill handle
The keys at the top of the keyboard that are identified by the letter F are called what?
function keys
If you see an Excel formula that contains $A$21 and you copy that formula to another cell, this
form of copying is referred to as?
absolute cell addressing
What kind of storage is an internet service that provides storage to computer or mobile users?
cloud
Which of the following terms is the number of bytes (characters) a storage medium can hold?
capacity
Which kind of keyboard has a design that reduces the chance of hand and wrist injuries?
ergonomic
Many mobile computers and mobile devices use LCD monitors. What does LCD stand for?
liquid crystal display
Many mobile computers and mobile devices use LCD monitors. What does LCD stand for?
liquid crystal display
Which of the following is not a characteristic of a hard disk?
write-protect notch
Which of the following devices is the computer hardware that records and/or retrieves items
to and from a flash drive or external hard drive
storage
This type of technology uses radio signals to communicate with a tag placed in or attached to an
object, animal, or person.
RFID
This stores microscopic images of documents on roll or sheet film. Genealogy records can
often be viewed from them
microfilm and microfiche
Which of the following does NOT use direct access?
tape
A wireless keyboard is a battery powered device that transmits data to the system unit using
wireless technology. Which is used for this?
bluetooth
Software that sees and possibly records everything that is typed on a keyboard raises the
issue of privacy for the person doing the typing.
keyboard monitoring
Some users prefer a wireless mouse because it eliminates the clutter of a cord.
true
Which of the following describes the difference in light intensity between the brightest
white and the darkest black that can be displayed o
contrast ratio
Pixel pitch describes the difference in light intensity between the brightest white and the
darkest black that can be displayed on an LCD mo
false, contrast ratio
Portable media players that do not have touch screens typically have a touch-sensitive pad.
true
Nonimpact printers are ideal for printing multipart forms because they can print through
layers of paper.
false, impact printers
When a bank receives a check for payment, it uses an OCR inscriber to print the amount of the
check in OCR characters in the lower-right cor
false, MICR
Impact printers are noisy because a mechanism strikes against an inked ribbon that
physically contacts the paper.
true
Which of the following are NOT commonly used nonimpact printers?
line printers and dot-matrix printers
Which kind of monitor sandwiches a layer of gas between two glass plates?
plasma
Which of the following technologies uses a separate transistor to apply charges to each
liquid crystal cell?
active-matrix
Several video standards have been developed to define the resolution, number of colors, and
other display properties.
true
How does a DLP projector work?
tiny mirrors reflect light to produce images
Which kind of software allows users to record, compose, mix, and edit music and sounds?
music production
When printing a document, laser printers process and store the entire page before they
actually print it.
true
One exabyte is approximately one trillion bytes.
false, one quintillion
Which of the following is a type of backup you can only perform at your large enterprise?
continuous
Which of the following is a small, rectangular, plastic housing for tape?
tape cartridge
The use of microfilm and microfiche provides all of the following advantages EXCEPT ____.
they can be read without a reader
You are looking for a backup that copies only the files that have changes since the last full
backup. Which of the following will you use?
incremental backup
Which storage term used to measure capacity is approximately a billion bytes?
gigabyte
How do discs, like the one in the accompanying figure, commonly store items?
in a single track that spirals from the center of the disc to the edge of the disc
You want a storage medium that allows you to locate a particular data item immediately,
without having to move consecutively through items
direct
The process of copying audio and/or video data from a purchased disc and saving it on digital
media is called ____.
ripping
What is the usual rate of speed for the platters in a hard disk?
5400-15000
When storage devices write data on storage media, they are creating input.
output
What happens when a computer or mobile device starts up?
the computer locates operating system in storage and loads it into RAM
Which of the following is not true about tape storage?
a benefit of tape is that it allows for nonsequential access
Which RAID level technique splits data, instructions, and information across multiple
disks in the array?
striping
Which of the following storage devices typically has the fastest transfer rate?
RAM
Depending on the card, manufacturers claim memory cards can last from 10 to 100 years.
true
Which of the following includes and profits from installing trial versions of antivirus
software on their computers?
OEMs
What is the name of Microsoft’s cloud server?
SkyDrive
What is the name of Microsoft’s cloud server?
SkyDrive
Which of the following is an alternative to a password you can use on your new mobile device?
swiping areas of the screen in a specified order
What is the term for the process of swapping items between memory and storage?
paging
What is the definition of nonresident in terms of parts of the operating system?
instructions that remain on a storage medium until they are needed
Which of the following are shortcuts to an app or other content in Windows?
tiles
The method used to restart a computer or device differs, depending on the situation and the
hardware.
true
In an interface like the one shown in the accompanying figure, a user types commands or presses
special keys on the keyboard (such as functi
command line interface
Which of the following is unlikely to be tested during the startup process?
application files
What program is used to start and shut down a computer or mobile device, provide a user
interface, manage programs , management
an operating system
Because virtual memory is faster than RAM, users may notice the computer speeding up while it
uses virtual memory.
False; is slower than RAM, slowing down
A cross-platform application is one that runs in what way?
the same on multiple operating systems
The kernel remains in memory while the computer is running. In this way, the kernel is said to be
which of the following?
memory resident
You are using a technology to enable two devices to share contacts when they touch. What is the
name for this technology?
NFC
With which of the following do users interact with menus and visual images such as icons,
buttons, and other objects to issue commands?
graphical user interface
In Windows, the ribbon presents information about the progress of certain tasks, for
example, and controls for viewing documents.
false, status bar
When a computer is running multiple programs concurrently, the one in the background is
theactive program; that is the one currently in use
false, inactive program
Which of the following kinds of operating systems allow only one user to run one program or app
at a time?
single tasking
Which of the following is the core of an operating system that maintains the computer’s clock,
starts applications, and assigns the computer
kernel
When turning on a computer that has been powered off completely, users are performing a warm
boot.
false, cold boot