Management information system

Please answer the following question

QUESTION 1

1. If the contents of a device are lost when the power is turned off, the memory of the device is said to be ________.

   		discrete
   		nonvolatile
   		volatile
   		random

QUESTION 2

1. Bits are grouped into 8-bit chunks called ________.

   		terabytes
   		kilobytes
   		bytes
   		megabytes

QUESTION 3

1. One ________ is equivalent to 1,024 kilobytes.

   		megabyte
   		bit
   		gigabyte
   		terabyte

QUESTION 4

1. One ________ is equivalent to 1,024 gigabytes.

   		megabyte
   		kilobyte
   		petabyte
   		terabyte

QUESTION 5

1. McCann Systems, a leading IT firm, develops a customized billing software to meet the needs of its individual customers. In this case, the software developed by the firm is referred to as a(n) ________.

   		horizontal-market application software
   		application simulation software
   		open source software
   		vertical-market application software

QUESTION 6

1. The ________ selects instructions, processes them, performs arithmetic and logical comparisons, and stores results of operations in memory.

   		random access memory (RAM)
   		plotter
   		central processing unit (CPU)
   		hard disk

QUESTION 7

1. The memory of a device is said to be nonvolatile if ________ when the system is restarted.

   		its contents are retained
   		its contents are destroyed
   		a new memory is replicated
   		the memory becomes unusable

QUESTION 8

1. When individuals buy a computer program, they buy a license to ________.

   		sell the program
   		modify the features of the program
   		use the program
   		convert the program into open source software

QUESTION 9

1. Which of the following is an advantage of custom-developed software?

   		They are easier to develop than using horizontal applications.
   		They are less expensive than off-the-shelf software.
   		They need not be adapted to changing needs.
   		They can be tailored according to an organization's requirements.

QUESTION 10

1. Which of the following is an open-source operating system?

   		Linux
   		Mac OS
   		Unisys
   		Windows

QUESTION 11

1. Which of the following statements is TRUE of a server?

   		It stores the results of computations in the main memory.
   		It creates a backup of all information within a system.
   		It provides access only for one user at a time.
   		It supports processing requests from remote computers.

QUESTION 12

1. Which of the following statements is TRUE of an operating system?

   		It has to be the same across all computers in a network in order to process application programs.
   		It does only little or no memory management.
   		It comes in particular versions that are written for particular types of hardware.
   		It does a lot of application-specific work.

QUESTION 13

1. A gigabyte (GB) is used to express which of the following approximate measures?

   		1,000 byes of storage
   		1,000,000 bytes of storage
   		1,000,000,000 bytes of storage
   		1,000,000,000,000 bytes of storage

QUESTION 14

1. According to Moore's Law, _______________ doubles every 18 to 24 months.

   		computing power
   		computer prices
   		computer storage capacity
   		the number of functioning computers

QUESTION 15

1. All of the following are popular programming languages for developing multimedia web pages, websites, and web-based applications except:

   		XML
   		HTML
   		Java
   		COBOL

QUESTION 16

1. An accounting program is an example of _______________ software.

   		System
   		CASE
   		Application-specific
   		General purpose

QUESTION 17

1. COTS software stands for:

   		Custom off-the-shelf software
   		Commercial off-the-shelf software
   		Combined off-the-shelf software
   		Contaminated on-the-surface software

QUESTION 18

1. Cloud computing is best described as:

   		Grid computing
   		A style of computing where applications are provided by unknown sources "hidden in the clouds"
   		A style of computing where resources are provided as a service over the Internet
   		A style of computing where a network is not connected to the Internet