计算机专业英语后小结和习题Chapter001.docx

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计算机专业英语后小结和习题Chapter001

MultipleChoiceQuestions

1. Whichpartofaninformationsystemconsistsoftherulesorguidelinesforpeopletofollow?

A. People

B. Procedures

C. Internet

D. Data

2. Thephysicalequipmentthatprocessesdatainordertocreateinformationiscalledthe:

A. typology

B. compiler

C. hardware

D. software

3. Theword"software"isinterchangeablewiththeword:

A. procedure

B. application

C. program

D. computer

4. Whatarethetwomajorsoftwaretypes?

A. Systemanalysissoftwareanddatawarehousingsoftware

B. Operatingsystemsoftwareandutilitiessoftware

C. Systemsoftwareandapplicationsoftware

D. Databasemanagementsoftwareandapplicationsoftware

5. Whichofthefollowingisacollectionofprogramsratherthanasingleprogram?

A. Procedures

B. Systemsoftware

C. Hardware

D. MicrosoftAccess

6. "Background"softwarethathelpsthecomputermanageresourcesiscalled:

A. shareware.

B. applicationsoftware.

C. desktop.

D. systemsoftware.

7. Identifytheprogramthatcoordinatescomputerresources,providesaninterfacebetweenusersandthecomputer,andrunsapplications. 

A. Systemsoftware

B. Operatingsystem

C. Applicationsoftware

D. Devicedriver

8. Antivirusprogramsprotectyourcomputersystemfromvirusesormaliciousprograms.Thisisanexampleofwhichtypeofsoftware?

A. Browsersoftware

B. Operatingsystem

C. Applicationsoftware

D. Utilities

9. Systemsoftwareincludesallofthefollowingexcept:

A. Operatingsystems

B. Devicedrivers

C. Utilities

D. Browsers

10. Whichofthefollowingcomputersisalsoreferredtoasaserverandisusedtosupportendusersforthingssuchasretrievingdatafromadatabaseorprovidingapplicationsoftware?

A. Midrange

B. Mainframe

C. Supercomputer

D. Microcomputer

11. Desktop,notebook,tablet,andhandheldcomputersareclassifiedas:

A. Mainframecomputers

B. Supercomputers

C. Midrangecomputers

D. Microcomputers

12. Themostwidelyusedhandheldcomputersare:

A. laptops.

B. PDAsandsmartphones.

C. notebooksandlaptops.

D. tablets.

13. Amicrocomputerthatissmaller,lighterandlesspowerfulthananotebookthathasatouchsensitivescreeniscalleda:

A. laptop

B. desktop

C. subnotebook

D. tablet

14. Thiscomputercomponentholdsdatathatiscurrentlybeingprocessed. 

A. RAM

B. ROM

C. Bus

D. Ports

15. Whichofthefollowingwillnotretaindataafterthecomputeristurnedoff?

A. DVD

B. RAM

C. ROM

D. Harddrive

16. Identifythefourbasiccategoriesofhardwareinamicrocomputersystem. 

A. Harddisk,input/output,secondarystorage,anddisplaydevices

B. Systemunit,input/output,secondarystorage,andprimarystorage

C. Systemunit,input/output,secondarystorage,andcommunication

D. Systemunit,modem,RAM,andmicroprocessor

17. Thishardwarehousesmostoftheelectroniccomponentsthatmakeupacomputersystem. 

A. Systemunit

B. Input/outputdevices

C. Secondarystorage

D. Communication

18. Whichofthefollowingaretwoimportantcomponentsofthesystemunit?

A. Microprocessorandmemory

B. Keyboardandmouse

C. Microphoneandspeakers

D. Monitorandprinter

19. Whichoneofthefollowingisnotconsideredaformofsecondarystorage?

A. Solid-statestorage

B. Opticaldisk

C. RAM

D. Harddisk

20. USBdrivesareatypeofwhatkindofsecondarystorage?

A. Optical

B. Magnetic

C. High-definition

D. Solid-state

21. Thetypeofmediathatuseslasertechnologytostoredataandprogramsis:

A. harddisk.

B. flash.

C. solidstate.

D. optical.

22. Whichofthefollowingisnotanexampleofadocumentfilecreatedbyawordprocessor?

A. Spreadsheet

B. Memo

C. Letter

D. Termpaper

23. Afinancialbudgetwouldbecreatedinwhattypeofdatafile?

A. Database

B. Worksheet

C. Presentation

D. Document

24. Employeerecords,includingnames,socialsecuritynumbers,andrelatedinformation,wouldtypicallybestoredinwhattypeofdatafile?

A. Document

B. Presentation

C. Database

D. Worksheet

25. TheInternetisthelargest_____intheworld. 

A. network

B. systemunit

C. databaseprogram

D. operatingsystem

26. WhichtechnologyallowsuserstoshifttheirdesktopcomputingactivitiestocomputersontheInternet?

A. Distributeddatabases

B. Cloudcomputing

C. Handheldcomputers

D. Solid-statestorage

True/FalseQuestions

27. Thepartsofaninformationsystemare:

people,procedures,software,hardware,data,andconnectivity. 

True    False

28. Thepurposeofsoftwareistoconvertdataintoinformation. 

True    False

29. Softwareisanothernameforaprogramorprograms. 

True    False

30. Tobeacompetentcomputeruser,youmustunderstandtheessentialsofinformationtechnology（IT）. 

True    False

31. Applicationsoftwareis"background"softwarewhichhelpsthecomputermanageitsowninternalresources. 

True    False

32. Systemsoftwareisacollectionofprograms. 

True    False

33. AntivirussoftwareisaWindowsutilitythatisunnecessaryaslongasyouarecarefulbrowsingtheInternet. 

True    False

34. Systemsoftwaremightbedescribedasendusersoftware. 

True    False

35. Abrowserisanexampleofsystemsoftware. 

True    False

36. Anothernameforamidrangecomputerisserver. 

True    False

37. Insurancecompaniesaremostlikelytousemicrocomputerstoprocessinformationaboutmillionsofpolicyholders. 

True    False

38. Smartphonesareatypeofhandheldcomputerthatdonotneedinput,output,processing,andstorage. 

True    False

39. Twoimportantcomponentsofthesystemunitarethekeyboardandtheharddisk. 

True    False

40. Asystemunitconsistsofthekeyboardandthemonitor. 

True    False

41. RAMwillretaindatawhenthecomputeristurnedoff. 

True    False

42. Themostcommoninputdevicesarethemouseandthekeyboard. 

True    False

43. Secondarystoragewillretaindatawhenthecomputeristurnedoff. 

True    False

44. Solid-statestorageusesrigidmetallicplatterstostoredatausingthemagneticchargesofthedisk'ssurface. 

True    False

45. Fourcommontypesoffilesaredocumentfiles,worksheetfiles,databasefiles,andpresentationfiles. 

True    False

46. Highlystructuredandorganizeddataarestoredindatabasefiles. 

True    False

FillintheBlankQuestions

47. Computer_____referstoacquiringcomputer-relatedskills. 

________________________________________

48. Inaninformationsystem,therulesorguidelinesforpeopletofollowarecalled_____. 

________________________________________

49. _____isthecomponentoftheinformationsystemthatisdescribedastheequipmentthatprocessesdatatocreateinformation. 

________________________________________

50. Thecomponentoftheinformationsystemthatisdescribedasraw,unprocessedfacts,includingtext,numbers,images,andsounds,iscalled_____. 

________________________________________

51. _____isacollectionofprogramsthathelpsthecomputermanageitsownresourcesandenablesapplicationsoftwaretointeractwithcomputerhardware. 

________________________________________

52. _____areclassifiedundersystemsoftwareandarespecializedprogramsdesignedtoallowinputoroutputdevicestocommunicatewiththerestofthecomputersystem. 

________________________________________

53. Applicationsoftwarecanbecategorizedaseithergeneral-purposeapplications,specializedapplicationsor_____applications. 

________________________________________

54. Thegeneral-purposeapplicationusedtonavigate,explore,andfindinformationontheInternetiscalleda_____. 

________________________________________

55. _____computersarenotnearlyaspowerfulassupercomputers,butarecapableofgreatprocessingspeedsanddatastorage. 

________________________________________

56. Thefourtypesofmicrocomputersare:

_____computers,notebooks,tablets,andhandheldcomputers. 

________________________________________

57. _____computersarethesmallesttypeofmicrocomputersandaredesignedtofitintothepalmofonehand. 

________________________________________

58. _____arecellphoneswithwirelessconnectionstotheInternet. 

________________________________________

59. _____storagedevicesdonotlosedataorprogramsaftertheelectricalpoweristurnedoff. 

________________________________________

60. _____userigidmetallicplatterstostoreprogramsandverylargedatafiles. 

________________________________________

61. _____aresecondarystoragedevicesthatuselasertechnology. 

________________________________________

62. A_____filemightcontainaudiencehandoutsandspeakernotesinadditiontoelectronicslides. 

________________________________________

63. Increaseduseofmobileorwirelesscommunicationdevicesandcloudcomputinghasbeentermedthe_____revolution. 

________________________________________

64. A_____isacommunicationssystemconnectingtwoormorecomputers. 

________________________________________

65. The_____providesamultimediainterfacetothenumerousresourcesavailableontheInternet. 

________________________________________

66. _____computingusestheInternettoshiftmanycomputeractivitiesfromauser'scomputertocomputersontheInternet. 

________________________________________

EssayQuestions

67. 

Describeallthepartsofaninformationsystem. 

68. Wherewoulditbemostrelevanttousetheterm"data"andtheterm"information?

"Giveanexample