COSC 1200, Computer Information Systems
Spring 2000
Lecture Exam 1 Answers
HOW TO FILL THE BUBBLE SHEETS:
1.
If your bubble sheet is torn or folded the optical mark reader will not properly read it. See your
instructor for another sheet.
2.
Fill in your last name followed by a space followed by your first name and code your name in the
bubble sheet
3.
Put your Social Security Number in spaces A through I beneath your name, and code it in the bubbles.
4.
Put your LAB section number in spaces K and L and code it in the bubbles.
5.
Put your answers on side 1, the side with your name. Put your answers in the bubble sections marked
1 through 30.
AFTER YOU COMPLETE THE EXAM:
1.
Check to make sure that your name, social security number, and lab section number are properly
entered in your bubble sheet.
2.
Submit the bubble sheet to the COSC 1200 instructor in your exam room. You may keep the exam.
CHECK YOUR TEST TO MAKE SURE THE PAGES ARE IN THE PROPER ORDER.
For each of the following questions, choose the best possible answer from choices a - e, and code your
choice on the answer sheet.
1.
a.
b.
c.
*d.
e.
The microprocessor of a PC refers to a computer chip that contains
the data bus, the CPU and ROM
the operating system, RAM, and the ALU
the control unit, RAM and ROM (read only memory)
the control unit (CU), the arithmetic logic unit (ALU), and registers
the local bus, RAM, and the CPU
2.
a.
b.
c.
The primary purpose of an operating system is
formatting diskettes
d. data compression
recovering damaged files
*e. managing computer system resources
copying, moving, deleting and renaming files and folders
3.
Plug and play capabilities mean the operating system automatically sets up the
________________________ for the peripheral equipment plugged into the system.
a. language translators
*b. device drivers
c. virtual memory size
d. register size
e. utility programs
4.
a.
b.
c.
To process a large program, a computer may go through its machine cycle
only once.
d. until power is cut off.
up to ten times.
*e. millions of times.
once per second.
Use the following computer ad specifications to answer the questions 5 through 14
Pentium III 500 MHz with MMX
64 MB SDRAM
8 GB EIDE Hard Drive
40X CD-ROM
Imation LS-120 SuperDisk drive
17” .28 dp 1024 x 768 monitor
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Microsoft Office Professional 2000
5.
a.
b.
c.
The microprocessor completes _______________ clock cycles per second.
64
d. 5,000,000
64,000,000
*e. 500,000,000
5000
6.
a.
b.
c.
*d.
e.
MMX refers to
registers on the microprocessor that store the most often accessed information.
the connection between machine cycles and clock speed.
the microprocessor’s reduced instruction set
code on the microprocessor that accelerates multimedia processing.
the bus width of the internal data bus.
7.
a.
*b.
c.
64 MB SDRAM means that
the cache memory size is 64 MB
d.
the system has 64 MB of dynamic ram
e.
the bus width transfer rate is 64 MB per second
8.
a.
b.
c.
d.
*e.
EIDE is the
size of the hard drive.
manufacturer the hard drive.
cache memory stored on the hard drive.
type of disk controller that allows you to connect many devices from a single board.
type of disk controller that is inexpensive and allows for four device connections
9.
a.
b.
*c.
The SuperDisk drive
can read DVDs
d. can store a 1 GB of information on a single disk
can read CD ROMs
e. c and d
can read and write to both 3.5” diskettes and SuperDisks
10.
*a.
b.
c.
In the description of the monitor, .28 dp (dot pitch) describes
the distance between the pixels in millimeters
d. the screen size
the video card speed
e. the resolution refreshment rate
the type of connection between the computer and the monitor
11.
a.
b.
c.
*d.
e.
The 40X CD-ROM means that
the CD speed is 40 times faster than the speed of the microprocessor
the device can write to the CD 40 times faster that it can read from the CD
the CD runs 40 times faster than the hard drive
the CD runs 40 times faster than the original CD produced by the manufacturer
the CD reads 40 gigabytes per second
the level 2 cache is 64 MB
the static ram manufacturer is SDRAM
12. If the purchaser of the above system wants to run Windows NT, Word, Excel, Access, and several
computer games concurrently (at the same time), he/she may want to
a. get a faster CD-ROM drive
d. get a larger hard drive
b. get a bigger monitor
*e. add more RAM
c. change the operating system to MS-DOS
13.
*a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
The operating system sold with the computer described in the ad
has multitasking capabilities
includes a suite of full featured productivity software
can support only one processor
is best for home use because of it’s plug and play capabilities
must have MS-DOS to run
14.
a.
*b.
c.
The application software sold with the computer described in the ad
does not include Microsoft Access
d. is shareware
is proprietary software
e. includes compilers and interpreters
is referred to as an integrated package
15.
a.
*b.
c.
It takes approximately a___________________ of computer storage to store a single character.
bit
d. megabyte
byte
e. gigabyte
kilobyte
16.
a.
b.
c.
d.
*e.
Which statement is true regarding the size of a computer word?
Word size varies with each use of a computer.
Word size is dependent on the size of the hard drive.
All computers have the same word size.
A computer word is a group of 8 bits.
A computer word is the number of bits that can be held by the registers and processed as a single unit.
17. Jeremy is a student at the University of Wyoming using the student lab system. He adds the office
toolbar to his desktop. He also changes the wallpaper (background ) and adds several shortcut icons to
his desktop. He notices that every time he logs in, no matter where he is, his desktop retains his
customized settings. This is because the Windows NT operating system provides him with a set of
files called his
*a. user profile
d. compiler
b. task bar
e. browser
c. desktop development tool
18.
*a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Instructions stored in ROM
provide the computer with instructions during the startup process
are erased when power is turned off to the computer
can be changed by the user.
are modified by the operating system each time you turn on your computer
all of the above
19.
a.
b.
c.
Sockets that allow you to plug in external hardware devices are called
expansion slots
*d. ports
single inline memory modules
e. expansions buses
coprocessors
20. A processor design architecture that incorporates fewer instructions in CPU circuitry than conventional
computer systems, is referred to by which of the following acronyms?
*a. RISC
d. SCSI
b. SVGA
e. MMX
c. CISC
21. Which is the correct order for a ranking of the storage capacity (from smallest to largest) of the
following storage medium?
a. 3.5" diskette, jaz disk, zip disk, 6 GB hard disk d. 3.5" diskette, 6 GB hard disk, zip disk, jaz disk
b. jaz disk, 3.5" diskette, zip disk, 6 GB hard disk *e. 3.5" diskette, zip disk, jaz disk, 6 GB hard disk
c. 6 GB hard disk , 3.5" diskette, jaz disk, zip disk
22. Allyson is grading tests after the COSC 1200 exam using an automated device, which grades the
exams by passing a light beam over the answer key, recording the amount of reflected light in memory
and comparing subsequent exams to the answer key data in memory. This technology is which type of
source data automation?
a. Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
d. laser magnetized input
*b. optical character recognition
e. biometric character reader
c. exam sensor input
23.
a.
b.
c.
*d.
e.
Which of the following statements regarding CD-Rs and CD-RWs is true?
CD-RWs have a larger storage capacity than CD-Rs
CD-RWs can play DVD movies and CD-Rs cannot
CD-RWs can write to optical disks and CD-Rs can only read optical disks
CD-RWs can rewrite an optical disk and CD-Rs can only write once on an optical disk
CD-RWs must be attached to SCSI controllers and CD-Rs must be attached to IDE controllers
24.
*a.
b.
c.
VGA and SVGA are examples of
standards for display devices
standards for printers
disk controller standards
d.
e.
output specifications for dot matrix printers
different types microprocessor architectures
25. _______________________ are favored mostly for producing multipart forms like those for invoices
and many government forms.
a. Laser printers
d. Electrothermal printers
b. Ink jet printers
e. Thermal-transfer printers
*c. Dot matrix printers
26.
a.
*b.
c.
When buying a printer, dpi refers to
the speed of the printer
the clarity of the printed characters
the dynamic page interval
27.
a.
b.
*c.
Why do diskettes have to be formatted before they can store data?
to increase the density of the diskette
d. to allow for sequential access to data
to defragment the tracks and sectors
e. all of the above
to organize the diskette into addressable storage locations
28.
a.
b.
c.
*d.
e.
Voice recognition devices represent a technological challenge because
computers can't hear.
audio signals stored in secondary storage will corrupt data on the hard drive.
the data bus can carry audio signals but the microprocessor cannot process them.
different people use different speech patterns and individual words cannot always be distinguished by
the computer.
none of the above
29.
a.
b.
c.
_________________ convert photographs, drawings, and documents into digital data.
Optical character readers
d. Light pens
Sensors
*e. Image scanners
Digital video disks
30.
a.
*b.
c.
d.
e.
In Word, a section break
is needed when you insert a table
allows you to change page formatting options on portions of a document.
causes Word to ignore paragraph formatting when advancing the insertion point to the next line
is used when inserting graphics in the header or footer
inserts a section of one document into another document
d.
e.
the printer’s network card specification
the printer’s memory size