BCIS Quiz 4

Which of the following devices is an example of a storage hardware device?

A) random access memory
B) central processing unit
C) universal serial bus
D) optical disk

Main memory is also known as ________.

A) read-only memory
B) cache memory
C) optical memory
D) random access memory

A spreadsheet program is an example of a(n) ________.

A) vertical-market application software
B) operating system
C) horizontal-market application software
D) firmware

Which of the following statements is true of closed source projects?

A) Only users and developers are allowed to alter the source code in closed source projects.
B) Programmers alter or add to closed source code based on their interests and goals.
C) Only trusted programmers are allowed to make changes to a closed source project.
D) Anyone can obtain the source code for a closed source project.

When you buy an operating system for your personal computer, you are actually buying a software ________.

A) license
B) upgrade
C) patent
D) copyright

10 TB is equivalent to ________ gigabytes.

A) 1,000
B) 1,024
C) 10,240
D) 102.4

Linux applications are developed using ________.

A) C#
B) Objective C
C) VB.Net
D) Java

Which of the following is the operating system designed by Apple?

A) Mac OS
B) Linux
C) Unix
D) Android

A ________ is equivalent to 1,024 bytes.

A) gigabyte
B) megabyte
C) kilobyte
D) terabyte

Which of the following is a nonvolatile memory device?

A) main memory
B) random access memory
C) optical memory device
D) cache memory

Programs that perform business functions, such as general ledger and accounting, are known as ________.

A) system software
B) application software
C) operating systems
D) firmware

Mac OS and iOS applications are constructed using ________.

A) Objective C
B) VB.Net
C) C#
D) Java

Which of the following is an output device?

A) video camera
B) bar code scanner
C) mouse
D) projector

Ronald runs both Windows 7 and Linux on his desktop computer. This process is called ________.

A) PC virtualization
B) server virtualization
C) desktop virtualization
D) cloud computing

Which of the following terms refers to a collection of servers?

A) server database
B) data server
C) server farm
D) portal

Which of the following is an example of an application program?

A) Linux
B) Unix
C) Microsoft Word
D) Windows

A ________ is a small, lightweight, power-conserving, computing device that is capable of wireless access.

A) server
B) mainframe computer
C) mobile device
D) PC

A user interface (UI) is the ________ format of an application.

A) presentation
B) graphical
C) web-based
D) underdeveloped

Which of the following is an advantage to the organization, if its BYOD policy offers wireless network to mobile devices?

A) The policy appears to be permissive without actually being so.
B) Employees resist turning over the management of their own hardware to the
organization.
C) The organization can sniff employees' mobile traffic.
D) Employees gain public access from any device, not just mobile devices.

Thin-client applications are limited by the capabilities of the ________.

A) operating system
B) browser
C) programing language
D) hardware

The term "open source" means that the source of the code of the program is ____.

A) available to the public
B) available for licensing if desired
C) available only to carefully vetted contractors
D) less stable and platform dependent

Linux is an example of a(n) ____.

A) open source operating system
B) user community
C) mobile operating system
D) application software that creates documents

Thin-client applications are developed using ____.

A) Java
B) HTML5
C) Objective-C
D) C#

Bits are grouped into 8-bit chunks called ____.

A) switches
B) nibbles
C) strings
D) bytes

Machine code ________.

A) is usually written by humans
B) is the simplest mode of communicating with computers
C) cannot be modified by humans
D) is written in high-level languages

Which of the following terms refers to the process of a single server hosting many versions of desktop operating systems?

A) server virtualization
B) PC virtualization
C) desktop virtualization
D) cloud computing

With ________, a computer, such as a desktop or portable computer, hosts several different operating systems.

A) PC virtualization
B) parallel computing
C) cloud computing
D) grid computing

Which of the following is a function of an application program?

A) accessing a customer database
B) allocating main memory to programs
C) performing memory swapping
D) allocating resources to a computer

________ is installed in special, read-only memory in devices like printers or communication devices.

A) Vertical-market software
B) Firmware
C) Operating system
D) Application software

Bits are used for computer data because they ________.


A) are easy to represent electronically
B) do not function as switches in networks
C) are used in common calculations
D) do not support multiple voltage levels

Server application programs are programs that ________.


A) are processed on client computers
B) control the client computer's resources
C) control the server computer's resources
D) are processed on server computers

An application that requires support beyond a browser on the user's computer is known as a(n) ________.

A) open source program
B) thin-client application
C) cloud application
D) thick-client application

________ is data delivered to the user at the precise time it is needed.

A) Raw data
B) Real-time data
C) Just-in-time data
D) Block data

Which of the following memory devices is volatile in nature?

A) magnetic disk
B) hard drive
C) cache
D) optical disk

Which of the following is an example of an open source operating system?

A) MySQL
B) MS Office
C) Apache
D) Ubuntu

Android applications are developed using _______.

A) C#
B) VB.Net
C) Objective C
D) Java

Which of the following is an open source browser?

A) Internet Explorer
B) Ubuntu
C) Apache
D) Firefox

________ is a version of Unix that was developed by an open source community.


A) Android
B) Mac OS
C) Symbian OS
D) Linux

To run a program or process data, the computer first transfers the program or data from disk to the ________.

A) cache memory
B) main memory
C) central processing unit
D) input device

Which of the following is an example of a closed source project?

A) Ubuntu
B) Android
C) Firefox
D) Microsoft Office

A client-server application that nothing more than a browser is called a ________.

A) thick-client application
B) thin-client application
C) firmware
D) desktop application

Which of the following statements is true of firmware?

A) The software is coded differently from other software.
B) Users do not need to load firmware into the a device's memory.
C) Firmware is the same as system cache.
D) Firmware cannot be changed or upgraded.

________ occurs when users move their activities, especially long-running transactions, across devices.

A) Reaping
B) Tracking
C) Formatting
D) Roaming

When using volatile memory, the ________.

A) files are stored permanently
B) processor heats up during operation
C) processing becomes very slow
D) contents are lost when power is off

DenTimes, a software package for dentists, is an example of a ________.

A) horizontal-market application software
B) one-of-a-kind application software
C) vertical-market application software
D) generic market application software

Which of the following is an example of a vertical-market application software?

A) Microsoft PowerPoint used to create presentations
B) at-home tax preparation software
C) Adobe suite used by graphic designers
D) inventory tracking software for an auto manufacturer

Which of the following is an input hardware device?

A) printer
B) projector
C) plotter
D) bar code scanner

________ install and update software, back up and restore mobile devices, wipe software and data from devices in the event the device is lost or the employee leaves the
company, report usage, and provide other mobile device management data.

A) MDM software
B) Data managers
C) IS departments
D) BYOD managers