Sample Test 4Multiple ChoiceIdentify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.____ 1. To start up, a computer locates ____.a. application software in storage and loads it into memoryb. application software in memory and loads it onto storagec. an operating system in storage and loads it into memoryd. an operating system in memory and loads it onto storage____ 2. Examples of nonvolatile storage media include all of the following except ____.a. memory c. microficheb. floppy disks d. PC Cards____ 3. With respect to a storage medium, the term ____ means users can remove the medium from one computer andcarry it to another computer.a. volatile c. nonvolatileb. fixed d. portable____ 4. The hard disk that is mounted inside the system unit sometimes is called a(n) ____ disk.a. removable c. portableb. optical d. fixed____ 5. A(n) ____ is a thin, credit-card-sized device that fits into a PC Card slot.a. Flash Card c. Smart Cardb. Key Card d. PC Card____ 6. The use of microfilm and microfiche provides all of the following advantages except ____.a. they greatly reduce the amount of paper firms must handleb. they are inexpensivec. they have the longest life of any storage mediad. they can be read without a microfilm or microfiche reader____ 7. On desktop computers, platters have a(n) ____ factor, or size, of approximately 3.5 inches in diameter.a. base c. formb. shape d. dimensionality____ 8. Tape ____.a. no longer is used as a primary method of storage but is used most often for long-term storage and backupb. is used as a primary method of storage and for long-term storage and backupc. no longer is used for long-term storage and backup but is used most often as a primary method of storaged. no longer is used as a primary method of storage or for long-term storage and backup____ 9.Figure 7-1A ____ on a hard disk, such as that shown in Figure 7-1, is made of aluminum, glass, or ceramic and is coatedwith an alloy material that allows items to be recorded magnetically on its surface.a. cluster c. read/write headb. platter d. cache____ 10. A ____ occurs when a read/write head touches the surface of a hard disk platter, such as that shown in Figure 7-1, usually resulting in a loss of data and sometimes loss of the entire drive.a. disk crash c. drive crashb. head crash d. data crash____ 11. All of the following are characteristics of hard disks, except ____.a. write-protect notch c. sectors and tracksb. read/write head d. capacity____ 12. An advantage of portable hard disks and removable hard disks is that users can ____.a. transport a large number of filesb. add storage space to a notebook computer or Tablet PCc. share a drive with multiple computersd. all of the above____ 13.Figure 7-2As shown on the left in Figure 7-2, a(n) ____ hard disk is a separate free-standing hard disk that connects with a cable to a USB port or FireWire port on the system unit.a. removable c. mobileb. portable d. external____ 14. As shown on the right in Figure 7-2, a(n) ____ hard disk is a hard disk that users insert and remove from either a dock or drive.a. mobile c. removableb. external d. portable____ 15. Most computers today do not include a floppy disk drive as standard equipment and on those computers, you can use a(n) ____ floppy disk drive.a. removable c. basicb. external d. integrated____ 16. Smaller computers and devices use ____ discs that have a diameter of 3 inches or less.a. minor c. magneticb. track d. mini____ 17. All of the following may scratch or damage an optical disc except ____.a. holding a disk by its edges c. touching the underside of a discb. stacking disks d. exposing disks to any type of contaminant____ 18. Instead of using CD-R, many users opt for ____, which is an erasable multisession disc users can write on multiple times.a. CD-W c. CD-RWb. CD-WR d. CD-X____ 19. BD-R and ____ are competing high-capacity DVD-recordable formats.a. DD DVD-R c. CD DVD-Rb. HD DVD-R d. UMD DVD-R____ 20. The primary advantage of the ____ interface is the cables are thinner, longer, more flexible, and less susceptible to interference.a. EIDE c. SCSIb. SATA d. FireWire____ 21. Two types of system software are ____.a. application software and utility programs c. operating systems and utility programsb. Web browsers and application software d. operating systems and Web browsers____ 22. A(n) ____ system is a set of programs containing instructions that coordinate all the activities among computer hardware resources.a. operating c. managementb. disk-based d. platform____ 23. A cross-platform program is one that runs ____.a. only on one operating system c. the same on multiple operating systemsb. differently on every operating system d. differently on one operating system____ 24. With Windows Vista, a warm boot can be performed by ____.a. pressing the power button on the computerb. clicking a button on the task bar, then a Start menu button, then a Lock menu button, then a command on the Lock button menuc. pressing the restart button on the computerd. all of the above____ 25. During a cold boot on a personal computer, the POST (power-on self test) results are compared with data in a ____ chip.a. CMOS c. BIOSb. UNIX d. SCSI____ 26. ____ is the process of starting or restarting a computer.a. Launching c. Bootingb. Loading d. Keying____ 27.Figure 8-3In a ____ like the one shown in Figure 8-3, a user types commands or presses special keys on the keyboard (such as function keys or key combinations) to enter data and instructions.a. command-line interface c. performance-monitor interfaceb. menu-driven interface d. graphical user interface (GUI)____ 28. With a ____, users interact with menus and visual images such as icons, buttons, and other objects to issue commands.a. command-line interface c. performance-monitor interfaceb. menu-driven interface d. graphical user interface (GUI)____ 29. A(n) ____ operating system supports two or more processors running programs at the same time.a. virtual c. multiprocessingb. indexed d. fault-tolerant____ 30. If a new device, such as a printer or scanner, is attached to a computer, its ____ must be installed before the device can be used.a. driver c. managerb. platform d. kernel____ 31. A performance ____ is a program that assesses and reports information about various computer resources and devices.a. roster c. reporterb. monitor d. manager____ 32. A(n) ____ is a type of system software that allows a user to perform maintenance-type tasks, usually related to