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PL1.1: COMPUTER HARDWARE

A.1. What is the definition of computer hardware and what does it represent?
(3 points)

A.2. Identify what type of memory in a computer is being described. (3 points)

Type of Memory Description

Refers to working memory used for primary storage and it’s used
as temporary storage.

A smaller form of RAM. Its purpose is to speed up processing by

storing frequently called items in a small, rapid access memory
location.
It’s a form of permanent storage on the computer and carries
instructions that allow the computer to be booted (started), and
other essential machine instruction.

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 A.3. Identify what type of storage media is being described (4 points)
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Type of Storage Media Description

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A form of small removable hard drive that is inserted into a
certain port of the computer. Also known as pen drive, jump
drive, thistle drive, and pocket drive.
A peripheral that has very high speed and high density. It is a
very fast means of storing and retrieving data as well as having
large storage capacity in comparison with the other types of
storage.
An extension of online storage service offered by individual
vendors

Include CDs, DVDs, and Blu-Ray.

A.4. Which of the following best describes virtual storage? Choose one below and
explain why. 3 points)

*storage on a thumb drive *storage in a computer hard drive

*storage on a CD *cloud storage via the Internet

Answer:

Explanation:

A.5. Identify to which type of computer the following items belong. Write the
letter of choice on the line before each number. (10 points)

A. Supercomputers B. Mainframes
C. Microcomputers or PCs D. Handheld Computers

____1. Much smaller and less powerful than a mainframe and were designed to be
used by one person at a time.

____2. It is a large multiuser central computer that meets the computing needs of
large and medium-sized public and private organizations.

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 ____3. The most common fast, large, and expensive type of computer used in large
businesses (including hospitals and other large healthcare facilities) for processing,
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storing, and retrieving data.

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____4. First developed by Seymour Cray in 1972.

____5. Limited in their expansion possibilities, their ability to serve as full

participants in the office network, and the peripherals they can support.

____6. One of the smallest examples of this type are the Personal Digital Assistants
(PDAs). The PDA is a very small special function device which provides calendar,
contacts, and note-taking functions, and may provide word processing, spreadsheet
and a variety of other functions.

____7. They are used primarily in such work as defense and weaponry, weather
forecasting, advanced engineering and physics, and other mathematically intensive
scientific research application.

____8. In hospitals, they are used for an increasing number of independent

applications as well as serving as an intelligent link to the programs of the
mainframe.

____9. Hospital nursing departments use these to process specific applications such
as patient classification, nurse staffing and scheduling, and personnel management
applications.

____10. Used for processing the large amount of repetitive calculations involved in
handling billing, payroll, inventory control, and business operations computing.

A.6 Think Inside the Box!

Pick your answers inside the boxes. Choose well. (7 points)

Amount of
Keyboard Speed Cycles WAN
data transfer
How often
Memory Size Mouse Distance Internet the transfer is
needed
Availability LAN Hard Drive Monitor Cache

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 How is a computer described in terms of characteristics?
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What are the three types of networks or information exchange?

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PL1.2: COMPUTER SOFTWARE

B.1. Categories of Software

Identify what type/category of software is being described. (5 points)

1. “boots up” or starts up and initializes the computer

system
2. helps to maintain the system and clean up unwanted
programs
3. controls input, output, and storage as well as controls
the operations of the application software
4. includes the various programs which users require to
perform day-to-day tasks
5. consists of programs designed to support and optimize
the functioning of the computer itself

B.2. Identify the following. Abbreviations will not be considered. (5 points)

____________ 1. The over-all controller of the work of computer; a software

loaded from the hard drive into RAM as soon as the computer is turned on.

_____________ 2. A language that a CPU can understand. It is a base-2 number

system invented by Gottfried Leibniz that is made up of only two numbers: 0 and 1.

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 ______________3. The true language of the computer and is machine dependent.
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______________4. This language is more like the English language and is very close
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to machine language. This is a low-level programming language designed for a

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specific type of processor

__________________5. This is a multipurpose Information System designed to

support many applications in hospitals and their associated clinics. In most
hospitals, most software systems used by nurses are based on this.

B.3. True or False. (5 points)

1. Information System is the collection and integration of various pieces of

hardware and software and the human resource that meet the data
collection, storage, processing and report generation needs of an
organization.

2. As languages become less like English, they are described in terms of levels,
and the higher the level, the less English-like the language.

3. Computing and software have become pervasive in nurses’ lives and are
tools that nurses use every day to provide high quality nursing care
services.

4. System software supports the efficiency, productivity, and security of the

systems software and applications programs.

5. A computer language cannot naturally “understand” human language.

B.4. Multiple Choice (5 points)

______1. Which of the statement(s) best describe (s) Software?

a. term that applies to the computer equipment

b. term that applies to the instructions that direct the computer’s work
c. term that represents physical components
d. term that handles CPU and peripherals

______2. Name at least 4 of the 6 major tasks that the Utility Software
controls?

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 a. data backup, monitor storage, select programming language and
defragment disk
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b. security software, disk management utility, data backup, and archival

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c. defragment disk, data backup, monitor screen, and antivirus protection
d. data backup, monitor screen, monitor storage, and defragment disk

_______3. What are the major tasks of the Applications software

a. computer programs written to only play games

b. computer programs are used to secure the computer data
c. computer programs written to make the computer function for users
d. computer programs written in machine language

_______4. Describe and/or define what is a computer system

a. It is a system of interrelated components that function together

b. It is a subset with multiple networks
c. It is technology that reads bar coding
d. It is a network based on systems theory

______5. What is the purpose of the Operating System?

a. handles only communication with peripherals

b. overall controller of all computer work
c. allocates data to the CPU
d. represents the hardware architecture

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