Chaper 4 (Hardware) Review Questions Laudon & Laudon book (2007)

1. In which of the following computer categories will you find the highest FLOPS performance? a. b. c. d. Server computer desktop computer mainframe computer Grid computing Page Reference: 120 Difficulty: Moderate

Answer: d

AACSB: Reflective Thinking 2. Which of the following types of computer is typically used for weather forecasting? a. b. c. d. Mainframe Server Minicomputer Supercomputer Page Reference: 121 Difficulty: Moderate

Answer: d

AACSB: Reflective Thinking 3. Connecting geographically remote computers in a single network to create a virtual supercomputer is called: a. b. c. d. co-location. edge computing. grid computing. utility computing. Page Reference: 121 Difficulty: Moderate

Answer: c

AACSB: Reflective Thinking 4. The business case for using grid computing involves all of the following except: a. b. c. d. cost savings. centralized maintenance. speed of computation. reliability. Page Reference: 121 Difficulty: Moderate

Answer: b AACSB: Use of IT

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Which of the following can be considered magnetic storage device (Choose all that apply): a. b. c. d. Hard disks Floppy disk CD ROM DVD Page Reference: 122 Difficulty: Moderate

Answer: a, b

AACSB: Reflective Thinking 6. Which of the following is a type of optical disk storage? a. CD-ROM b. Hard drive c. USB Flash drive d. Magnetic tape Answer: a Page Reference: 123 Difficulty: Easy

AACSB: Reflective Thinking 7. Which of the following storage technology stores data sequentially? a. b. c. d. CD-ROM RAID Magnetic disks Magnetic tape Page Reference: 123 Difficulty: Moderate

Answer: d

AACSB: Reflective Thinking 8. Which of the following is a device used to collect data directly from the environment for input into a computer system? a. b. c. d. Sensor Touch screen Audio input Trackball Page Reference: 124 Difficulty: Hard

Answer: a

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What type of device gathers data and converts them into electronic form for use by the computer? a. b. c. d. Output device Input device Optical storage Magnetic storage Page Reference: 124 Difficulty: Moderate

Answer: b

AACSB: Reflective Thinking 10. Which of the following is not a type of output device? a. b. c. d. Speakers Cathode ray tube Ink jet printer Keyboard Page Reference: 124 Difficulty: Easy

Answer: d

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