MIDTERM EXAM IN IT IN NEW ERA

Name: __________________________________________ Date: _________

True-False Questions
1. Managers and business professionals must have a basic understanding of the role of
hardware and software in the IT infrastructure.

Answer:

2. Computer hardware provides the underlying physical foundation for the firm’s IT
infrastructure.

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3. Primary storage is temporary.

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4. The CPU contains both the ALU and a control unit.

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5. A machine cycle is the series of operations required to process a single machine instruction.

Answer:

6. Primary storage is composed of semiconductor chips.

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7. Microprocessors integrate memory, logic, and control circuits for an entire CPU onto a single
chip.

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8. ROM can be written to.

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9. Secondary storage is sometimes contained in the CPU.

Answer:

10. The two major types of software are programming languages and applications.

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Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the main function of the motherboard? Answer:

a. It ties together all of the functions of a computer
b. It allows a computer to display video
c. It processes the instructions given to a computer
d. It acts as the brains of a computer

2. What is software? Answer:

a. Instructions that tell the hardware what to do

b. Flexible parts of a computer case
c. Clothing designed to be worn by computer users
d. Any part of the computer that has a physical structure

3. What is a computer? Answer:

a. A programmable electronic device that processes data via instructions to output information
for future use.
b. Raw facts and figures that has no meaning processed via a set of instructions.
c. Meaning attached to data letters, pictures, symbols or sounds.
d. All of the above

4. What is Data and Information? Answer:

a. Raw facts and figures that has no meaning processed via a set of instructions and Meaning
attached to data letters, pictures, symbols or sounds.
b. Raw information and meaningful data.
c. Symbols, pictures or sounds.
d. All of the above.

5. Why do users use computers? Answer:

a. For their data processing speeds, accuracy, storage capacity and ability to work for long
periods.
b. Computers are very fast and not very accurate.
c. Computers work for long periods without the need for maintenance.
d. Computers stores large amounts of data.

6. Which of the following are types of computer hardware? Select all that apply: Answers:

a. Microsoft Windows
b. Keyboard
c. Hard Drive
d. RAM
e. Processor
f. FireFox
7. Tasks the computer usually performs is/are: Answer:

a. Drawing a picture, typing a letter and perform calculations.

b. Word processors, spreadsheets and graphic packages.
c. Hardware and software used to process data.
d. All of the above.

8. What is software? Answer:

a. Instructions that tell the hardware what to d.

b. Clothing designed to be worn by the computer users
c. Any part of the computer that has a physical structure
d. flexible parts of a computer case.

9. The CPU is also known as:

a. The Brain
b. The Processor
c. The Central Processing Unit
d. All of the above.

10. What is a machine cycle:

a. Data measured in megahertz.

b. Data measured in gigahertz.
c. A sequence of instructions performed to execute one program instruction.
d. All of the above.

11. This type of memory is commonly called temporary or volatile storage

a. ROM
b. RAM
c. Flash Memory
d. Virtual Memory

12. The microprocessor was introduced in

a. first generation computers

b. second generation computers
c. third generation computers
d. fourth generation computer
NUMBER SYSTEM
Convert the following show your solution.

1. 100 (base 10) = __________________ (base 2) = ____________ (base 8) = ____________ (base 16)

2. ________ (base 10) = 10010100101001 (base 2) = ____________ (base 8) = ____________ (base 16)

3. ________ (base 10) = ___________________ (base 2) = 246 (base 8) = ____________ (base 16)

4. ________ (base 10) = 10010100101001 (base 2) = ____________ (base 8) = E5A (base 16)

5. 27.5 (base 10) = _____________ (base 2) = ____________ (base 8) = ____________ (base 16)
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