Homework answers / question archive / Washington State University MIS 250 Chapter 4: Technology Briefing: Foundations of Information Systems Infrastructure Hardware and Software 1)Which of the following input technologies has been historically used for entering text and numbers on computers? A)           graphics tablet XB) QWERTY keyboard C)            optical mouse D)           scanner E)            joystick   2)            Which of the following selecting and pointing devices is used to simulate the process of drawing or sketching on a sheet of paper? A)           eye-tracking device B)            joystick XC) optical mouse D)           graphics tablet E)            ergonomic keyboard   3)            The        is an innovative pointing device developed primarily for the disabled for help with computer pointing

Washington State University MIS 250 Chapter 4: Technology Briefing: Foundations of Information Systems Infrastructure Hardware and Software 1)Which of the following input technologies has been historically used for entering text and numbers on computers? A)           graphics tablet XB) QWERTY keyboard C)            optical mouse D)           scanner E)            joystick   2)            Which of the following selecting and pointing devices is used to simulate the process of drawing or sketching on a sheet of paper? A)           eye-tracking device B)            joystick XC) optical mouse D)           graphics tablet E)            ergonomic keyboard   3)            The        is an innovative pointing device developed primarily for the disabled for help with computer pointing

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Chapter 4: Technology Briefing: Foundations of Information Systems Infrastructure Hardware and Software

1)Which of the following input technologies has been historically used for entering text and numbers on computers?

A)           graphics tablet

XB) QWERTY keyboard

C)            optical mouse

D)           scanner

E)            joystick

 

2)            Which of the following selecting and pointing devices is used to simulate the process of drawing or sketching on a sheet of paper?

A)           eye-tracking device

B)            joystick

XC) optical mouse

D)           graphics tablet

E)            ergonomic keyboard

 

3)            The        is an innovative pointing device developed primarily for the disabled for help with computer pointing.

XA) eye-tracking device

B)            graphics tablet

C)            optical mouse

D)           joystick

E)            touch screen

 

4)            Which of the following pointing devices works by moving a small lever that sits in a holder?

A)           QWERTY keyboard

B)            optical mouse

C)            trackball

D)           touch screen XE) joystick

 

 

5)            Entering a large number of separate forms or documents into a computer system and manipulating this data at a single time is referred to as .

A)           cluster analysis

B)            data mining

XC) batch processing

D)           sequential coupling

E)            line coding

 

6)            Which of the following types of specialized scanners is used to scan questionnaires and test answer forms where answer choices are indicated by filling in circles using pencils or pens?

A)           optical mark recognition

B)            biometric scanner

C)            bar code reader

D)           magnetic ink character recognition XE) optical character recognition

 

7)                           is a scanning technology used to read and digitize typewritten, computer-printed, and even handwritten characters such as those on sales tags on department store merchandise, patient information in hospitals, or the address information on a piece of postal mail.

A)           Magnetic ink character recognition XB) Optical mark recognition

C)            Biometric scanning

D)           Optical character recognition

E)            Batch processing

 

8)            Which of the following scanning technologies is used by the banking industry to read data, account numbers, bank codes, and check numbers on preprinted checks?

A)           optical mark recognition XB) bar code reading

C)            magnetic ink character recognition

D)           biometric scanning

E)            optical character recognition

 

9)            Which of the following specialized scanners is used to scan human body characteristics for identification and security purposes?

XA) biometric scanner

B)            optical scanner

C)            bar code scanner

D)           smart card scanner

E)            port scanner

 

10)          Which of the following speech recognition-based technologies is used for telephone surveys and to guide customers through the various menu options when calling a company's customer service line?

A)           transcription

 

B)            telemetrics

C)            speaker diarization

XD) interactive voice response

E) computer-aided translation

 

11)          Which of the following statements accurately describes the difference between digital and film-based cameras?

A)           High-quality digital cameras are generally less expensive than film-based cameras.

B)            The storage capacity of film-based cameras depends on picture resolution, while digital cameras offer consistent storage capacity.

XC) Digital cameras record still images or short video clips in digital form on small, removable memory cards rather than on film.

D)           Film-based cameras offer video recording facilities, while digital cameras are specialized for still photography.

E)            Digital cameras must record images by using a scanner, while film-based cameras do not offer that functionality.

 

12)                         are represented as a series of ones and zeros and are used to relay data and instructions to and from the central processing unit (CPU) of a computer.

XA) Binary codes

B)            Morse codes

C)            Protocols

D)           Hexadecimal codes

E)            Octal codes

 

13)          Which of the following character encoding formats, based on the English alphabet, represents symbols in binary form?

A)           MIME XB) ASCII

C)            UTF

D)           UCS

E)            MAC OS Roman

 

14)          Which of the following encoding formats is the standard coding for e-mail over the Internet?

A)           ACSII

B)            UTF XC) MIME

D)           UCS

E)            MAC OS Roman

 

15)          Which of the following encoding formats has become an industry standard that was designed to allow symbols from all languages, including Arabic and Chinese?

A)           ASCII

B)            MIME

XC) MAC OS Roman

D)           EBCDIC

 

E)            UTF

 

16)          Which of the following is considered as the heart of a computer's system unit? XA) motherboard

B)            random access memory (RAM)

C)            hard drive

D)           central processing unit (CPU)

E)            read-only memory (ROM)

 

17)          The electronic circuit that generates pulses at a rapid rate to set the pace for processing events to take place within a computer is known as the           .

A)           peripheral port

B)            motherboard XC) system clock

D)           universal serial bus

E)            system board

 

18)          In microcomputers, the processor's clock speed is measured in . XA) hertz

B)            milliseconds

C)            angstrom

D)           amperes

E)            nanoseconds

 

19)          A             is a small block of memory used by processors to store those instructions most recently or most often used.

XA) random access memory

B)            BIOS

C)            cache

D)           read-only memory

E)            flash memory

 

20)                         is used to store programs and instructions that are automatically loaded when the computer is turned on.

A)           Random access memory

B)            Cache memory

XC) Read-only memory

D)           Flash memory

E)            Virtual memory

 

21)          Which of the following is an example of secondary storage?

A)           cache memory

B)            read-only memory XC) hard disk drives

D)           random access memory

E)            virtual memory

 

 

22)                         is a technology in which extra copies of data are stored on two or more hard drives to ensure that critical data is not lost.

A)           JBOD XB) RAID

C)            SLED

D)           BIOS

E)            SPAN

 

23)          A(n)       occurs if a read/write head for some reason touches one of the disks in a hard drive, leading to a loss of data.

XA) head crash

B)            click of death

C)            bad sector

D)           disk compression

E)            base isolation

 

24)          Which of the following is a secondary storage technology that uses microchips to store information?

A)           cache memory

B)            virtual memory

C)            redundant array of independent disks XD) solid state drive

E) read-only memory

 

25)          Which of the following is a valid observation regarding the difference between solid state drives and hard disk-based drives?

A)           Hard disk drives are typically faster than solid state drives.

XB) Solid state drives have no moving parts, while hard disk drives have both electronic and mechanical parts.

C)            Solid state drives are louder and less reliable than hard disk drives.

D)           Hard disk drives are more expensive than solid state drives.

E)            Hard disk drives use microchips to store data, while solid state drives use magnetic disks.

 

26)          Data stored on disks is easier and faster to locate than data on magnetic tapes because

                .

XA) the data on disks is stored in binary form

B)            disks have larger and more efficient storage capacities

C)            disks have both mechanical and electronic parts

D)           magnetic tapes store data in tiny magnetic spots

E)            computers do not have to scan an entire tape to find a specific data file

 

27)          A(n)       provides a hardware interface, such as plugs and sockets, for connecting to computers.

A)           input device

B)            Universal Serial Bus

 

C)            removable storage device

D)           motherboard XE) port

 

28)          Which of the following types of ports is used to transfer one bit at a time and hence, has the slowest data transfer rates?

A)           USB port

B)            parallel port

C)            IEEE 1394 port XD) serial port

E) ethernet port

 

29)          Which of the following types of ports used to connect networks, is the most common standard for local area networks?

XA) ethernet port

B)            VGA port

C)            serial port

D)           parallel port

E)            USB port

 

30)          Which of the following types of ports is used to connect printers to computers?

A)           serial ports

B)            HDMI ports XC) parallel ports

D)           ethernet ports

E)            VGA ports

 

31)          Which of the following types of ports is used to connect digital disks and camcorders to computers?

XA) IEEE 1394 port

B)            Ethernet

C)            DVI port

D)           VGA port

E)            HDMI port

 

32)          Which of the following is a multiuser, multitasking operating system that is available for a wide variety of computer platforms, and is commonly used because of its superior security?

A)           Android

B)            iOS

C)            Windows XD) Unix

E) OS/390

 

33)          Which of the following operating systems was the first commercial graphical-based operating system, which made its debut in 1984?

XA) Mac OS

 

B)            Linux

C)            Windows

D)           Unix

E)            OS/390

 

34)          Google's Linux-based operating system for mobile devices is known as  .

A)           iOS

B)            Symbian

C)            Java

D)           Bada XE) Android

 

35)          Which of the following is an operating system designed for mobile devices, jointly developed by Nokia, Ericsson, and Psion?

A)           Linux

B)            iOS

XC) Symbian OS

D)           Android

E)            Mac OS

 

36)          Which of the following types of computer software utilities is used to archive files from hard disks to tapes, flash drives, or other storage devices?

A)           data compression

B)            file defragmentation

C)            disk and data recovery XD) backup

E) device drivers

 

37)          Which of the following types of computer software utilities allows more data to be stored on a disk by substituting short code for frequently repeated patterns of data, allowing more data to be stored on a disk?

A)           file defragmentation XB) data compression

C)            device drivers

D)           file conversion

E)            disk and data recovery

 

38)          Which of the following types of computer software utilities monitors users' incoming e-mail messages and filters unwanted messages from arriving?

XA) spam blockers

B)            antivirus

C)            spyware detection and removal

D)           disk and data recovery

E)            data compression

 

39)          Which of the following types of computer software utilities transfers a file from one format to another so that it can be used by an application other than the one used to create it?

XA) file conversion

B)            data compression

C)            backup

D)           file defragmentation

E)            device drivers

 

40)          Which of the following is an example of a word processing software?

A)           Microsoft Outlook

B)            Opera Presto

C)            Apple Keynote

D)           Lotus Notes

XE) OpenOffice Writer

 

41)          Which of the following is an example of presentation software?

A)           Mozilla Thunderbird

B)            Microsoft Excel

C)            Lotus Notes XD) Apple Keynote

E) ACT!

 

42)          Microsoft Access is an example of            .

A)           word processing software

XB) database management software

C)            presentation software

D)           calendar and contact management software

E)            Web browsers

 

43)          A(n)       is a type of program that translates a program's source code into machine language and executes one statement at a time.

XA) compiler

B)            disassembler

C)            interpreter

D)           executable

E)            linker

 

44)          Which of the following statements accurately reflects a difference between compilers and interpreters?

XA) Interpreters translate assembly language to machine language, while compilers translate machine language to assembly language.

B)            Compilers convert a program's entire source code into an executable, while interpreters translate source code one statement at a time.

C)            Compiled programs run much slower than interpreted programs.

D)           Compiling programs is a slower process compared to their execution, while with interpreters, the translation and execution happens concurrently.

 

E)            Compared to interpreters, it is easier to quickly evaluate the effects of any changes made to a program's source code when using a compiler.

 

45)          Which of the following is the most widely used language for developing Web pages?

A)           C/C++

B)            Java

C)            LISP XD) HTML

E) .NET

 

46)          LISP is a programming language that finds application in .

A)           business

B)            scientific research XC) artificial intelligence

D)           teaching structured programming

E)            developing Web pages

 

47)                         languages use common modules which combine properties and behaviors to define the relevant system components.

XA) Object-oriented

B)            Markup

C)            Structured query

D)           Metaprogramming

E)            Synchronous

 

48)          Which of the following object-oriented programming concepts uses modules that allow programmers to group properties and behavior together?

A)           encapsulation

B)            inheritance XC) class

D)           polymorphism

E)            abstraction

 

49)          Which of the following object-oriented programming concepts is reflected by a word processor that reacts to a user's typing and clicking?

A)           inheritance

XB) event-driven program execution

C)            encapsulation

D)           class

E)            delegation

 

50)          Which of the following programming languages allows programmers to easily add a command button to a screen with a few clicks of a mouse instead of programming the button pixel by pixel and using many lines of code?

A)           object-oriented languages

B)            Web development languages

 

XC) visual programming languages

D)           scripting languages

E)            prototype-based programming languages

 

51)          Which of the following is an example of a visual programming language? XA) VB.NET

B)            Java

C)            HTML

D)           Microsoft.NET

E)            XML

 

52)          Which of the following is an example of an HTML editor? XA) Microsoft Expression Web

B)            Adobe Acrobat Reader

C)            Apple Keynote

D)           OpenOffice Base

E)            Harvard Graphics

 

53)          Which of the following HTML tags sets off the visible portion of the HTML document?

A)           <html> . . . </html>

B)            <head> . . . </head> XC) <body> . . . </body>

D)           <table> . . . </table>

E)            <link> . . . </link>

 

54)          Which of the following HTML tags is used to create a hyperlink?

A)           <html> . . . </html>

B)            <head> . . . </head>

C)            <body> . . . </body>

D)           <object> . . . </object> XE) <a href="URL"> . . . </a>

 

55)          What is the function of markup languages such as HTML?

A)           adding dynamic content to Web pages

B)            developing applications in high-speed arcade graphics

C)            checking the accuracy of user-entered information on Web pages

D)           supplying interactive components to Web pages XE) laying out or formatting Web pages

 

56)                         , a programming language developed by Sun Microsystems in the early 1990s, is used to add dynamic content to Web pages.

A)           HTML

B)            Visual Basic XC) Java

D)           XML

E)            PHP

 

 

57)                         is a programming platform that is used to develop applications that are highly interoperable across a variety of platforms and devices.

A)           Adobe Dreamweaver

B)            Microsoft Expression Web

C)            HTML

D)           PHP

XE) Microsoft.NET

 

58)          Which of the following is used by Web services to support the interoperability between machines?

XA) XML

B)            PHP

C)            HTML

D)           MySQL

E)            Adobe Flash

 

59)          Which of the following purposes was XML designed to serve?

A)           adding dynamic content to Web pages XB) building database queries

C)            developing applications in high-speed arcade graphics

D)           checking the accuracy of user-entered information on Web pages

E)            supplying interactive components to Web pages

 

60)          Which of the following functions do scripting languages perform?

A)           creating animation and video that can be compressed small enough for fast download speeds

B)            developing applications in high-speed arcade graphics

XC) checking the accuracy of user-entered information on Web pages

D)           automating or supporting activities throughout the information systems development process

E)            laying out or formatting Web pages

 

61)          Which of the following statements reflects the difference between Java and JavaScript most accurately?

XA) Java can be used across multiple platforms and operating systems, while JavaScript cannot be used similarly.

B)            JavaScript is used to check accuracy of user-entered information, which Java does not support.

C)            Java is used to supply interactive components to Web pages, while JavaScript is not.

D)           JavaScript can be used as a useful component tool for creating Web pages, while Java is not used to create Web pages.

E)            Java allows users to create or add applets that lend dynamic content to Web pages, while JavaScript does not.

 

62)          Which of the following software tools allows developers to create animation and video that can be compressed small enough for fast download speeds?

XA) Adobe Flash

 

B)            MySQL

C)            PHP

D)           HTML

E)            XML

 

63)          Which of the following computer-aided software engineering (CASE) tools enable system process, data, and control structures to be represented diagrammatically?

A)           repositories

B)            code generators XC) diagramming tools

D)           screen and report generators

E)            analysis tools

 

64)          Which of the following matches the description of screen and report generators?

A)           tools that enable system process, data, and control structures to be represented graphically

B)            tools that automatically check for incomplete, inconsistent, or incorrect specifications in diagrams, screens, and reports

C)            tools that help produce both technical and user documentation in standard formats XD) tools that make it easier for the systems analyst to identify data requirements and relationships and also help model how systems look and feel to users

E) tools that enable the automatic generation of program and database definition code directly from the design documents, diagrams, screens, and reports

 

65)                         are CASE tools that enable the integrated storage of specifications, diagrams, reports, and project management information.

XA) Repositories

B)            Analysis tools

C)            Code generators

D)           Diagramming tools

E)            Documentation generators

 

66)          Which of the following is an example of an open source Web server software that provides access to Web sites?

XA) Ubuntu Linux

B)            GRASS GIS

C)            Mozilla Firefox

D)           MySQL

E)            Apache

 

67)          MySQL is a(n)    .

A)           proprietary application development suite

XB) open source software for accessing and maintaining data in a database

C)            proprietary software that operates the hardware on mainframe computers

D)           open source software used to provide users access to Web sites

E)            automated software tool suite used by systems developers to design and implement information systems