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1Storage devices communicate with a computer using protocols. One such protocol is:
- ASata
- BPata
- Cserial encoded messages (SEM)
- Dhard-disk parallel communications protocol (HDPC)
2Which of the following is not a feature defined in a protocol specification for communication?
- Amessage format
- Bdata representation
- Coperating system vendor
- Didentification and authentication
3MP3 is a(n)
- Atext standard
- Bvideo standard
- Caudio standard
- Dgraphic standard
4MPEG-4 is a(n)
- Atext standard
- Bvideo standard
- Caudio standard
- Dgraphic standard
5Unicode is a(n)
- Acharacter encoding standard
- Bvideo encoding standard
- Caudio encoding standard
- Dgraphic encoding standard
6_________ are agreements among interested parties, often manufacturers, to assure that various system components will work together interchangeably.
- AManuals
- BStandards
- CReference
- DOperating procedures
7The word, "virtual," as used in the text, is most synonymous with which word?
- Alogical
- Bnotional
- Ctangible
- Dtheoretical
8The fact that different types of computers can work together, share files, and communicate successfully is known as
- Asupercomputing
- Bopen computing
- Cdistributed computing
- Dcoupled systems computing
9When the computer is started, a bootstrap or IPL (Initial Program Load) begins testing the system. Where is this bootstrap program stored?
- ARAM
- BROM
- Chard drive
- Dvirtual memory
10The operating system's ________________________ acts as an interface for application programs and utilities to access the internal services provided by the operating system.
- Aapplication subsystem
- Bapplication program interface
- Csupervising system
- Dmonitoring system
11Many of the internal OS services are provided by the ___________ module, which contains the most important operating system processing functions.
- ACPU
- Broot
- Ckernel
- Dcentral
12The idea that the program instructions and data are both stored in memory while being processed is known as the
- Aprocessing concept
- Bstored program concept
- Cdata instructions
- Dmemory data instruction
13The main memory, often known as primary storage, working storage, or RAM (for random access memory), holds
- Adata
- Bprogram instructions
- Cprogram instructions and data
- Dprogram instructions, data, and instructions for booting the computer.
14Which of the following is not part of the conceptual view of a CPU?
- AALU
- BControl Unit
- CInterface
- DMain Memory
15What is the only requirement for data to be manipulated and processed by a computer?
- AThe data type must be numeric.
- BThe data must be represented in binary form.
- CThe data type must be alphanumeric, graphic, sound or color.
- DThe size of the data must be smaller than the capacity of the hard drive.
16The _____________ provides the physical mechanisms to input and output data, to manipulate and process data, and to electronically control the various input, output, and storage components.
- Adata
- Bnetwork
- Ccomputer hardware
- Dcomputer software
17 The components of an individual computer system consist of processing hardware, input devices, output devices, storage devices,
- Aapplication software, file storage, and data processing.
- Band application programs.
- Cand operating system software.
- Dapplication software and operating system software
18As a matter of necessity, network interfaces must conform to standard agreements, known as ___________ , for messages to be understood by both computers during a message exchange between a pair of computers.
- Aprotocols
- BI/O service
- Cdevice controllers
- DEthernet Standards
19The work performed by an individual computer system within the IT system can be characterized by
- Ainput, processing, and output
- Bhardware and software
- Cinput, storage and output
- Dstorage processing and output
20The architecture of the computer system rests on a solid foundation that has changed only slightly and gradually since the __________ .
- Alate 1930s
- Blate 1940s
- Clate 1950s
- Dlate 1960s
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- Quiz on C1, created by Juan Encarnocion on 27/01/2016.
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