Test Bank for Understanding Computers: Today and Tomorrow, Comprehensive, 16th Edition, Deborah Morley, Charles S. Parker
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Test Bank for Understanding Computers: Today and Tomorrow, Comprehensive, 16th Edition, Deborah Morley, Charles S. ParkerTable of Contents1. Introduction to the World of Technology.2. The System Unit, Processing, and Memory3. Storage.4. Input and Output.5. System Software: Operating Systems and Utility Programs.6. Application Software: Desktop and Mobile Apps.7. Networks and Communication Devices.8. The Internet.9. Security and Privacy.10. Information Systems and System Development.11. Program Development and Programming Languages.12. Databases and Database Management Systems.13. Intellectual Property Rights, Ethics, Health, Access, and the Environment.References and Resources Guide.Glossary.
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1. With a DVD, the storage medium and the storage device are permanently sealed together to form one piece of hardware called a fixed-media storage system. a. True b. False ANSWER: False POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: 93 |
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2. Storage devices can be internal (located inside the system unit), external (plugged into an external port on the system unit), or remote (located on another computer). a. True b. False ANSWER: True POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: 93 |
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3. Storage media are volatile. a. True b. False ANSWER: False POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: 94 |
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4. Users do not have to be concerned with how files are physically stored on a storage medium. a. True b. False ANSWER: True POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: 95 |
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5. With rewritable optical media, the laser permanently alters the disc surface. a. True b. False ANSWER: False POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: 96 |
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6. Traditionally, the magnetic particles on a hard disk have been aligned vertically, perpendicular to the hard disk’s surface. a. True b. False ANSWER: False POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: 99 |
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7. “Tracking up data” refers to creating a second copy of important files. a. True b. False ANSWER: False POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: 100 |
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8. SSDs are not subject to mechanical failures like magnetic hard drives, and are more resistant to shock and vibration. a. True b. False ANSWER: True POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: 100 |
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9. SSDs are becoming the norm for netbooks, mobile devices, and other very portable devices. a. True b. False ANSWER: True POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: 100 |
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10. Since retrieving data from memory is much faster than from a magnetic hard disk, disk caching can speed up performance.. a. True b. False ANSWER: True POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: 103 |
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