TEST3 Computer & Applications, spring 2009Multiple Choice (25 questions - 1 point each)Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.____ 1. Examples of nonvolatile storage media include all of the following except ____.a. memory c. microficheb. floppy disks d. PC Cards____ 2. In the hard disk platters, a ____ is a vertical section of track that passes through all platters on a hard disk.a. cylinder c. clusterb. sector d. shutter____ 3. A(n) ____ hard disk is a separate free-standing hard disk that connects with a cable to a USB port or FireWireport on the system unit.a. removable c. mobileb. portable d. external____ 4. 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____ 5. The ____ is a hard disk interface that can support up to eight or fifteen peripheral devices.a. SATA c. EIDEb. SCSI d. uPC____ 6. The transfer rates for floppy disks range from ____.a. 250 to 500 KBpsb. 500 to 1,024 KBpsc. 1 to 2.5 MBpsd. 2.5 to 5 MBps____ 7. A floppy disk has storage capabilities up to ____.a. 1.44 KB c. 1.44 MBb. 1.44 GB d. 1.44 TB____ 8. A typical CD-ROM holds from ____ of data, instructions, and information.a. 450 MB - 650 MB c. 650 GB - 950 GBb. 45 MB - 100 MB d. 650 MB - 1 GB____ 9. A storage technique that a DVD-ROM can use to achieve a higher storage capacity than a CD-ROM is to ____.a. make the disc more dense by packing the pits closer togetherb. use two layers of pitsc. be double-sidedd. all of the above____ 10. One of the first storage media used with mainframe computers was ____. It is magnetically coated plastic ribbon.a. Zip disks c. optical disksb. tape d. microfilm____ 11. All of the following use direct access except ____.a. CDs c. tapeb. DVDs d. hard disks____ 12. 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____ 13. 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____ 14. The ____ is the core of an operating system that maintains the computers’ clock, starts applications, and assigns the computer’s resources, such as devices, programs, data, and information.a. cell c. nexusb. grid d. kernel____ 15. It is a type of user-interface. A user types commands or presses special keys on the keyboard (such as functionkeys or key combinations) to enter data and instructions.a. command-line interface c. performance-monitor interfaceb. menu-driven interface d. graphical user interface (GUI)____ 16. 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)____ 17. PDAs, smart phones, and other small computing devices often use a ____ operating system.a. single user/single tasking c. multiuserb. single user/multitasking d. multiprocessing____ 18. Networks, servers, mainframes, and supercomputers allow hundreds to thousands of users to connect at the same time, and thus are ____. A(n) ____ operating system enables two or more users to run programs simultaneously.a. single user c. multiuserb. single processing d. multiprocessing____ 19. A(n) ____ operating system supports two or more processors running programs at the same time.a. virtual c. multiprocessingb. indexed d. fault-tolerant____ 20. With virtual memory, a ____ is the amount of data and program instructions that can swap at a given time.a. log c. spoolb. page d. boot____ 21. With virtual memory, when an operating system spends much of its time paging, instead of executing application software, it is said to be ____.a. zipping c. restoringb. compressing d. thrashing____ 22. 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____ 23. ____ a disk, or reorganizing it so the files are stored in contiguous sectors, speeds up disk access and thus the performance of the entire computer.a. Formatting c. Spoolingb. Defragmenting d. Compressing____ 24. Bell Labs licensed ____ for a low fee to numerous colleges and universities, where the operating system obtained a wide following.a. Linux c. UNIXb. DOX d. Windows XP____ 25. A ____ is malware that copies itself repeatedly, for example in memory or over a network, using up system resources and possibly shutting the system down.a. Trojan horse c. file compression utilityb. malex d. wormModified True/False (10 questions - 2 points each)Indicate whether the statement is true or false. If false, change the identified word or phrase to make the statement true.____ 26. Users who subscribe to disk-based storage can save on the Internet hard disk in the same manner they save ontheir local hard disk. _____________________________ 27. Many film developers offer Picture CD service for customers when they drop off film to be developed. _____________________________ 28. Instead of recordable DVDs, most users work with reformattable DVDs. _____________________________ 29. A warm boot is the process of using the operating system to restart a computer. _____________________________ 30. Some parts of the operating system are resident; that is, these instructions remain on the hard disk until they are needed. _____________________________ 31. The nexus is the core of an operating system that manages memory and devices. _____________________________ 32. Network administrators can set up a network to decrypt data as it travels over a network to prevent unauthorized users from reading the data. _____________________________ 33. The advantage of device-dependent operating systems is that users can retain existing application software and data even if they change computer models or vendors. _____________________________ 34. Palm users can exchange information with other Palm users wirelessly. _____________________________ 35. When you receive a compressed file, you must zip it. _________________________True/False (12 questions - 1 point each)Indicate whether the