Test Bank For Information Systems Essentials International Edition 6th Edition by George Walter Reynolds

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Test Bank For Information Systems Essentials International Edition 6th Edition by George Walter Reynolds

Chapter 02: Hardware and Software

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1.When making hardware decisions, the overriding considerations of a business should be technology cost and currency.

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2.Business needs and their importance are roughly the same for all companies so the IS solutions they choose are quite similar.

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3.People involved in selecting their organization’s computer hardware need to clearly understand current and future business requirements so they can make informed acquisition decisions.

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4.The components responsible for processing – the CPU and memory – are housed together in the same box or cabinet, called the chip set.

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5.The clock speed affects machine cycle time and the rate at which the computer executes instructions.

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6.RAM stands for random access memory and loses its contents if the current is turned off or disrupted.

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7.Parallel processing is a form of multiprocessing and speeds processing by linking several processors to operate at the same time.

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8.Compared to main memory, secondary storage offers the advantages of volatility, increased capacity, and lower costs.

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9.RAID is a method of storing data so that it can be accessed more quickly.

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10.Solid state storage devices store data in memory chips rather than magnetic or optical media and require less power to operate while providing slower data access than magnetic data storage devices.

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11.The overall trend in secondary storage devices is toward use of direct access methods, higher capacity, and increased volatility.

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12.MICR is a technology from the 1950s still used to speed the processing of checks.

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13.Netbook computers are ideal for users who need to run demanding applications, have many applications open at once, or need lots of data storage capacity.

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14.A blade server houses many computer motherboards that include one or more processors, computer memory, secondary storage, network connections, and a common power supply and air-cooling source within a single chassis.

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15.Support for green computing is emerging as a new business strategy for computer manufacturers to distinguish themselves from the competition.

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16.Systems software consists of programs that help users solve particular computing problems.

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17.Information systems that operate within the enterprise sphere of influence support the firm in its interaction with customers, suppliers, shareholders, competitors, special-interest groups, the financial community, and government agencies.

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18.To run, applications request services from the operating system through a defined application program interface.

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19.Most operating systems support virtual memory, which allocates space on the hard disk to supplement the immediate, functional memory capacity of ROM.

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20.The ability of a computer to handle an increasing number of concurrent users smoothly is called multitasking.

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21.The Snow Leopard operating system allows users to view their system as it looked in the past and resurrect deleted files.

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22.Linux is not a full operating system and many distibutions of Linux are available with various sets of capabilities and applications to form a full operating system.

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23.Utility programs help to perform maintenance, correct problems, merge and sort sets of data, keep track of computer jobs, and compress files of data.

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24.Application programs interact with systems software, and the systems software directs computer hardware to perform the necessary tasks.

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25.An application server provider is a company that can provide the software, support, and computer hardware on which to run the software from the user’s facilities over a network.

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26.Software as a service allows businesses to subscribe to Web-delivered business application software by paying a monthly service charge or a per use fee.

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27.A software suite is a collection of single programs packaged together as a bundle and typically include word processing, spreadsheet, graphics, and more.

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28.There are free Web-based productivity software suites that require no installation on the computer.

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29.Programming languages are sets of keywords, symbols, and rules for constructing statements that people can use to communicate instructions to a computer.

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30.Outsourcing global software support to one or more third-party distributors is gaining acceptance in North America.

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