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
Answer: d
Page Reference: 120
Difficulty: Moderate
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2.
Which of the following types of computer is typically used for weather forecasting?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Mainframe
Server
Minicomputer
Supercomputer
Answer: d
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Difficulty: Moderate
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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.
Answer: c
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Difficulty: Moderate
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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.
Answer: b
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Difficulty: Moderate
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5.
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
Answer: a, b
Page Reference: 122
Difficulty: Moderate
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6.
Which of the following is a type of optical disk storage?
a.
b.
c.
d.
CD-ROM
Hard drive
USB Flash drive
Magnetic tape
Answer: a
Page Reference: 123
Difficulty: Easy
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7.
Which of the following storage technology stores data sequentially?
a.
b.
c.
d.
CD-ROM
RAID
Magnetic disks
Magnetic tape
Answer: d
Page Reference: 123
Difficulty: Moderate
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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
Answer: a
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Difficulty: Hard
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9.
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
Answer: b
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Difficulty: Moderate
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10.
Which of the following is not a type of output device?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Speakers
Cathode ray tube
Ink jet printer
Keyboard
Answer: d
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Difficulty: Easy
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