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CHAPTER 1:

COMPUTER CURRENTS AND INTERNET WAVES

Multiple Choice:

1. The early machine that could be programmed with punched cards to carry out repetitive calculations was

known as a(n):

A. Analytical Engine.

B. Dierence Engine.

!. !"#.

D. Electron Engine.

Anse!: A Re"e!ence: !omputing Beore !omputers Di""icult#: $oderate

$. All computers take in inormation which% in computer terminology% is known as:

A. input.

B. sotcopy.

!. processing.

D. !"# data.

Anse!: A Re"e!ence: The &normation'"rocessing $achine Di""icult#: Easy

%. utput is:

A. inormation that computers take in.

B. not available through most computer systems.

!. inormation that computers give out.

D. the source inormation that enters a computer system.

Anse!: ! Re"e!ence: The &normation'"rocessing $achine Di""icult#: Easy

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!hapter : !omputer !urrents and &nternet /aves

&. $odern computers are general'purpose tools% not speciali0ed devices. 111111111111 are primarily

responsible or this diversity.

A. -ardware devices

B. 2otware programs

!. &nput devices

D. !hanges in hardware eatures

Anse!: B Re"e!ence: The &normation'"rocessing $achine Di""icult#: $oderate

'. /hat controls the process o what happens to the input that enters the computer until it becomes output3

A. Data

B. The peripheral devices

!. -ardware

D. 2otware

Anse!: D Re"e!ence: The &normation'"rocessing $achine Di""icult#: $oderate

(. The physical components o the computer are known as:

A. sotware.

B. keyboard.

!. hardware.

D. data.

Anse!: ! Re"e!ence: The &normation'"rocessing $achine Di""icult#: Easy

). Two computer terms that are synonymous and used interchangeably are:

A. hardware and irmware.

B. data and output.

!. keyboard and mouse.

D. sotware and programs.

Anse!: D Re"e!ence: The &normation'"rocessing $achine Di""icult#: $oderate

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*. The real power% le4ibility% and unctionality o a computer is in the:

A. sotware.

B. !"#.

!. hardware.

D. data.

Anse!: A Re"e!ence: The &normation'"rocessing $achine Di""icult#: $oderate

+. /hen a user writes a term paper on a computer% a(n) 111111111111 is controlling what the hardware does.

A. irmware program

B. sotware program

!. hardware device

D. input device

Anse!: B Re"e!ence: The &normation'"rocessing $achine Di""icult#: $oderate

1,. The irst computers were designed to:

A. perorm repetitive calculations and tasks.

B. compose music.

!. use punch cards.

D. assist the #.2. government with deense.

Anse!: A Re"e!ence: The 5irst 6eal !omputers Di""icult#: !hallenging

11. The irst general'purpose commercial computer was known as the:

A. #7&8A! &.

B. E7&A!.

!. Dierence Engine.

D. Analytical Engine.

Anse!: A Re"e!ence: The 5irst 6eal !omputers Di""icult#: !hallenging

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1$. &n the late ;+s and <+s% what invention helped computers become more widely used by businesses% as

well as in science and engineering3

A. Transistors

B. 8acuum tubes

!. !"#=s

D. 6A$

Anse!: A Re"e!ence: Evolution and Acceleration Di""icult#: !hallenging

1%. /hat invention% developed in ;>% replaced vacuum tubes3

A. 2ilicon waers

B. Transistors

!. The !"#

D. 6A$

Anse!: B Re"e!ence: Evolution and Acceleration Di""icult#: !hallenging

1&. Due to a need or smaller and more powerul computers% the 11111111111 was invented and replaced the

transistor'based computers by the mid',+s.

A. keyboard

B. 6A$ chip

!. vacuum tube

D. integrated circuit

Anse!: D Re"e!ence: Evolution and Acceleration Di""icult#: !hallenging

1'. The name o the rule or law that predicted the power o silicon chips (the !"#) would double about every

> months is:

A. the !"# doubling rule.

B. $oore=s ?aw.

!. the &ntel ?aw.

D. 2mith=s ?aw.

Anse!: B Re"e!ence: Evolution and Acceleration Di""icult#: !hallenging

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1(. The invention o the 11111111111 has had the greatest impact on computers.

A. !"#

B. 6A$ chip

!. microprocessor

D. monitor

Anse!: ! Re"e!ence: The $icrocomputer 6evolution Di""icult#: $oderate

1). 111111111111 developed the microprocessor.

A. &ntel

B. &B$

!. $icrosot

D. Apple

Anse!: A Re"e!ence: The $icrocomputer 6evolution Di""icult#: $oderate

1*. The 2ilicon 8alley% where numerous microprocessor manuacturing companies are located% is in:

A. regon.

B. !aliornia.

!. Te4as.

D. /ashington.

Anse!: B Re"e!ence: The $icrocomputer 6evolution Di""icult#: Easy

1+. "! stands or:

A. personal comprehension.

B. personal computing.

!. personal computer.

D. personal calculations.

Anse!: ! Re"e!ence: The $icrocomputer 6evolution Di""icult#: Easy

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$,. !omputers that once occupied ull rooms% but are now appro4imately the si0e o a rerigerator% are used by

large organi0ations and known as:

A. terminals.

B. personal computers.

!. mainrame computers.

D. supercomputers.

Anse!: ! Re"e!ence: $ainrames and 2upercomputers Di""icult#: $oderate

$1. The communication process between a mainrame and several users simultaneously is known as:

A. timesharing.

B. networking.

!. serving.

D. processing.

Anse!: A Re"e!ence: $ainrames and 2upercomputers Di""icult#: $oderate

$$. A keyboard and screen that has little% i any% local processing power is known as a:

A. supercomputer.

B. mainrame computer.

!. timesharing device.

D. terminal.

Anse!: D Re"e!ence: $ainrames and 2upercomputers Di""icult#: $oderate

$%. 2upercomputers:

A. are smaller in si0e and processing capability than mainrame computers.

B. are common in the ma@ority o #.2. households.

!. contain thousands o microprocessors.

D. are rarely used by researchers due to their lack o computing capacity.

Anse!: ! Re"e!ence: $ainrames and 2upercomputers Di""icult#: $oderate

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$&. /hat is a computer that provides sotware and other resources to computers over a network3

A. 2erver

B. /orkstation

!. $ainrame

D. 2upercomputer

Anse!: A Re"e!ence: 2ervers% /orkstations% and "!s Di""icult#: $oderate

$'. /hen a user has access to a high'end desktop computer with a large amount o processing power% he or she

is using a:

A. server.

B. workstation.

!. supercomputer.

D. terminal.

Anse!: B Re"e!ence: 2ervers% /orkstations% and "!s Di""icult#: $oderate

$(. /hen multiple users sharing data and hardware resources need access to one application% a 111111111111

is necessary.

A. mainrame

B. server

!. supercomputer

D. workstation

Anse!: B Re"e!ence: 2ervers% /orkstations% and "!s Di""icult#: Easy

$). E4tra'light% ultramobile notebook computers are sometimes known as:

A. workstations.

B. notebooks.

!. subnotebooks.

D. laptops.

Anse!: ! Re"e!ence: "ortable !omputers Di""icult#: $oderate


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$*. &n regard to a notebook computer% a docking station allows a user to:

A. connect three or more notebook together into a network.

B. hook up the notebook computer to optical drives such as a !D or D8D that are never included on

notebook computers.

!. lock the notebook into a secure location because o the high risk o thet o notebook computers.

D. connect the notebook to other e4ternal devices.

Anse!: D Re"e!ence: "ortable !omputers Di""icult#: $oderate

$+. A computer small enough to it into a shirt pocket or purse is a:

A. notebook.

B. subnotebook.

!. handheld computer.

D. mainrame.

Anse!: ! Re"e!ence: "ortable !omputers Di""icult#: Easy

%,. "robably the astest growing segment o the "! market is the area o:

A. supercomputers.

B. workstations.

!. portable computers.

D. $acintoshes by Apple.

Anse!: ! Re"e!ence: "ortable !omputers Di""icult#: $oderate

%1. A negative aspect o portable computers is:

A. the low price% thus low uality.

B. the relatively high price and upgrade diiculties.

!. their non'portability since they all weigh at least + pounds.

D. the unlikelihood that the same high uality sotware can be loaded on a portable.

Anse!: B Re"e!ence: "ortable !omputers Di""icult#: $oderate

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%$. A handheld computer known as a "DA stands or:

A. personal digital assistant.

B. personali0ed digital assistance.

!. planned digital associate.

D. practical digiti0ed associate.

Anse!: A Re"e!ence: "ortable !omputer Di""icult#: !hallenging

%%. 2pecial'purpose computers use silicon chips that have the program etched into them. This hybrid o

hardware and sotware is called:

A. networked.

B. irmware.

!. speciali0ed sotware.

D. embedded.

Anse!: B Re"e!ence: Embedded !omputers and 2pecial'"urpose !omputers Di""icult#: Easy

%&. A ?A7 shares all o the ollowing EC!E"T:

A. resources such as storage.

B. processing power.

!. resources such as printers.

D. resources such as monitors.

Anse!: D Re"e!ence: The Emergence o 7etworks Di""icult#: $oderate

%'. The primary dierence between a ?A7 and a /A7 is the:

A. distance that the network spans.

B. si0e o the servers.

!. dierence in the variety and number o output devices.

D. power o the terminals.

Anse!: A Re"e!ence: The Emergence o 7etworks Di""icult#: !hallenging


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%(. /hat is the name o the e4perimental network developed by the #.2. government that eventually became

the &nternet3

A. A6"A'&7TE67ET

B. A6"A wide'area network

!. /orld /ide /eb

D. A6"A7ET

Anse!: D Re"e!ence: The Emergence o 7etworks Di""icult#: !hallenging

%). -ow are the /orld /ide /eb (///) and the &nternet dierent3

A. They aren=t dierent they are two dierent names or the same thing.

B. The &nternet is te4t only the /// incorporates multimedia.

!. The &nternet is primarily used by businesses the /// can be used by home users.

D. The /// is aster than the more archaic &nternet.

Anse!: B Re"e!ence: The &nternet E4plosion Di""icult#: !hallenging

%*. /hich country leads the world in &nternet access3

A. #.2.

B. Europe (as a whole)

!. apan

D. !hina

Anse!: A Re"e!ence: The &nternet E4plosion Di""icult#: $oderate

%+. "rivate networks that are accessed rom users within an organi0ation and have characteristics similar to the

&nternet are known as:

A. intranets.

B. wide area networks.

!. &nternets with rights.

D. workstations.

Anse!: A Re"e!ence: The &nternet E4plosion Di""icult#: $oderate

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&&. Applications that are designed to do calculations% such as the e4penses o a student or sales o a business%

are known as:

A. databases.

B. ta4 sotware.

!. spreadsheets.

D. word processors.

Anse!: ! Re"e!ence: Applications: !omputers in Action Di""icult#: Easy

&'. Tasks that have traditionally been perormed by people but are now duplicated in an application are part o

the sotware that is known as:

A. artiicial intelligence.

B. networking.

!. artiicial knowledge sotware.

D. networking knowledgeable sotware.

Anse!: A Re"e!ence: Applications: !omputers in Action Di""icult#: $oderate

&(. /hen a student posts a clip rom a recent movie on her /eb site% the ethical issue o 111111111111 is at

issue.

A. protecting intellectual property

B. protecting privacy

!. using private university property or personal gain

D. All o these answers are ethical issues related to this action.

Anse!: A Re"e!ence: &mplications: 2ocial and Ethical &ssues Di""icult#: $oderate

&). The uture could bring the emergence o 111111111111% computer chips embedded within human bodies.

A. bio'electronic imaging

B. human'scanning technology

!. digital'assistance human'e4istence technology

D. biodigital technology

Anse!: D Re"e!ence: &mplications: 2ocial and Ethical &ssues Di""icult#: !hallenging

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-ill in the l/n0:

&*. &n computer language% inormation that is taken into the computer is known as 111111111111.

Anse!: input Re"e!ence: The &normation'"rocessing $achine Di""icult#: Easy

&+. The 111111111111 is really what controls the processing and activities o a computer.

Anse!: sotware Re"e!ence: The &normation'"rocessing $achine Di""icult#: $oderate

',. 111111111111 is the prediction by a chairman o &ntel in the ,+=s that !"# power would double

appro4imately every > months.

Anse!: $oore=s ?aw Re"e!ence: Evolution and Acceleration Di""icult#: !hallenging

'1. Thomas /atson 2r. ounded the 11111111111% which had a huge eect on the advancement o computers.

Anse!: microprocessor Re"e!ence: The $icrocomputer 6evolution Di""icult#: !hallenging

'$. A bank teller or a travel agent most likely will use a(n) 111111111111% which is a combination o keyboardand monitor with little% i any% local power.

Anse!: terminal Re"e!ence: $ainrames and 2upercomputers Di""icult#: $oderate

'%. 111111111111 are the most powerul o all computers.

Anse!: 2upercomputers Re"e!ence: $ainrames and 2upercomputers Di""icult#: Easy

'&. A networked computer that contains sotware and data or other computers is a(n) 111111111111.

Anse!: server Re"e!ence: 2ervers% /orkstations% and "!s Di""icult#: !hallenging

''. The &B$ "ersonal !omputer came out in the year 11111111111.

Anse!: > Re"e!ence: 2ervers% /orkstations% and "!s Di""icult#: !hallenging

'(. A light'weight% lat'screen% battery'powered computer carried in a briecase is known as a(n) 11111111111.

Anse!: portable computer or 2ubnotebook Re"e!ence: "ortable !omputers Di""icult#: $oderate

'). -andheld computers are reerred to as 111111111111.

Anse!: personal digital assistants or "DAs Re"e!ence: "ortable !omputers Di""icult#: $oderate

'*. ver +F o the world=s microprocessors are ound in 111111111111 computers.

Anse!: embedded Re"e!ence: Embedded !omputers and 2pecial'"urpose !omputers

Di""icult#: $oderate

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'+. /A7 stands or 11111111111.

Anse!: wide area network Re"e!ence: The Emergence o 7etworks Di""icult#: !hallenging

(,. A(n) 111111111111 is a device that translates computer data into signals that can be read through

telephone lines.

Anse!: modem Re"e!ence: The Emergence o 7etworks Di""icult#: $oderate

(1. The global collection o networks is known as the 111111111111.

Anse!: &nternet Re"e!ence: The Emergence o 7etworks Di""icult#: Easy

($. &n the early +s% the &nternet transormed into a multimedia environment known as the 111111111111.

Anse!: /orld /ide /eb Re"e!ence: The &nternet E4plosion Di""icult#: Easy

(%. A(n) 111111111111 is a program that allows access to the ///.

Anse!: /eb browser Re"e!ence: The &nternet E4plosion Di""icult#: $oderate

(&. A(n) 111111111111 is a private network inside an organi0ation that unctions much like the &nternet.

Anse!: intranet Re"e!ence: The &nternet E4plosion Di""icult#: !hallenging

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M/tchin:

('. $atch the ollowing terms to their meanings:

&. &ntranet A. a private intra'organi0ational network

&&. &nternet B. the way that millions o /eb pages are tied together

&&&. A6"A7ET !. the graphical portion o the &nternet

&8. /orld /ide /eb D. program to cruise the ///

8. modem E. linking computers together to share data and devices

8&. ?A7 5. a hardware device that translates computer data into signals that can

be read over standard telephone lines

8&&. /eb browser G. the predecessor o the &nternet

8&&&. hyperte4t link -. global collection o networks

Anse!s: A% -% G% !% 5% E% D% B Re"e!ence: !omputer !onnections: The &nternet 6evolution


((. $atch the ollowing terms to their meanings:

&. subnotebook A. a computer that provides sotware% data% and other resources to other

computers over a network

&&. server B. a high'end "!

&&&. workstation !. handheld computer

&8. supercomputer D. e4tra'light% ultra'mobile notebook computer

8. mainrame E. rerigerator si0ed computer used by large organi0ations

8&. terminal 5. @ust a monitor and keyboard

8&&. "DA G. the astest% most powerul computer

Anse!s: D% A% B% G% E% 5% ! Re"e!ence: !omputers Today: A Brie Ta4onomy


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