Computers and Their Business Application Multiple Choice Part 1

Module 02: Computers and Their Business Applications 66.JavaandC++areexamplesof_____.  a.assemblylanguage  b.high-levellanguages  c.machinelanguage  d.compilerlanguages ANSWER:  b RATIONALE:  Correct.Java,C++,andVB.NETareexamplesofhigh-levellanguages.High-level languagesaremorelikeEnglish,sotheyareeasiertolearnandcode.See2-8:Computer Languages POINTS:  1 DIFFICULTY:  Easy REFERENCES:  Listthegenerationsofcomputerlanguages. QUESTION TYPE:  MultipleChoice HAS VARIABLES:  False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.2.8 TOPICS:  Programminglanguages Software KEYWORDS:  Remember DATE CREATED:  10/22/20191:26PM DATE MODIFIED:  11/20/20197:02PM 67.Whichistrueoffourth-generationlanguages(4GLs)?  a.Theyaretheeasiestcomputerlanguagestouse.  b.Theyarecomposedofrigorouscommandsyntaxes.  c.Theycontainaseriesof0sand1srepresentingdataorinstructions.  d.Theyuseartificialintelligencetechnologies,suchasknowledge-based systems. ANSWER:  a RATIONALE:  Correct.4GLsaretheeasiestcomputerlanguagestouse.Thecommandsarepowerfuland easytolearn,evenforpeoplewithlittlecomputertraining.See2-8:ComputerLanguages POINTS:  1 DIFFICULTY:  Moderate REFERENCES:  Listthegenerationsofcomputerlanguages. QUESTION TYPE:  MultipleChoice HAS VARIABLES:  False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.2.8 TOPICS:  Programminglanguages Software KEYWORDS:  Remember DATE CREATED:  10/22/20191:26PM DATE MODIFIED:  10/22/20191:26PM 68.Structuredquerylanguage(SQL)isanexampleofa(n)_____. a.assemblylanguage  Page31 Module 02: Computers and Their Business Applications   b.high-levellanguage c.fourth-generationlanguage  d.fifth-generationlanguage ANSWER:  c RATIONALE:  Correct.SQLisanexampleofafourth-generationlanguage.Fourth-generationlanguages aretheeasiestcomputerlanguagestouse.Thecommandsarepowerfulandeasytolearn, evenforpeoplewithlittlecomputertraining.See2-8:ComputerLanguages POINTS:  1 DIFFICULTY:  Easy REFERENCES:  Listthegenerationsofcomputerlanguages. QUESTION TYPE:  MultipleChoice HAS VARIABLES:  False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.2.8 TOPICS:  Programminglanguages KEYWORDS:  Remember DATE CREATED:  10/22/20191:26PM DATE MODIFIED:  10/22/20191:26PM 69.Whichistrueoffifth-generationlanguages(5GLs)?  a.Theyaretheeasiestcomputerlanguagestouse.  b.Theycontainaseriesof0sand1srepresentingdataorinstructions.  c.Theyaremachinedependentandneedtobechangedaftereveryuse.  d.Theyuseartificialintelligencetechnologies,suchasknowledge-based systems. ANSWER:  d RATIONALE:  Correct.5GLsusesomeoftheartificialintelligencetechnologies,suchasknowledgebasedsystems,naturallanguageprocessing,visualprogramming,andagraphicalapproach toprogramming.Codesareautomaticallygeneratedanddesignedtomakethecomputer solveagivenproblemwithoutaprogrammerorwithminimumprogrammingeffort.See28:ComputerLanguages POINTS:  1 DIFFICULTY:  Moderate REFERENCES:  Listthegenerationsofcomputerlanguages. QUESTION TYPE:  MultipleChoice HAS VARIABLES:  False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.2.8 TOPICS:  Programminglanguages Software KEYWORDS:  Remember DATE CREATED:  10/22/20191:26PM DATE MODIFIED:  10/22/20191:26PM 70.Tomakeacomputerunderstandaprogram,thesourcecodemustbefirsttranslatedinto_____code. a.ASCII  b.object  Page32 Module 02: Computers and Their Business Applications   c.ternary d.UTF-8 ANSWER:  RATIONALE:  b Regardlessofthelanguage,aprogramisalsoreferredtoasthesourcecode.Thissource codemustbetranslatedintoobjectcode—consistingofbinary0sand1s.See2-1:Defining aComputer POINTS:  1 DIFFICULTY:  Easy REFERENCES:  Defineacomputersystem,anddescribeitscomponents. QUESTION TYPE:  MultipleChoice HAS VARIABLES:  False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.2.1 TOPICS:  Computerdefined KEYWORDS:  Remember DATE CREATED:  10/22/20191:26PM DATE MODIFIED:  11/20/20197:06PM 71.The_____istheheartofacomputer.  a.mainmemory  b.basicinput/output system  c.centralprocessingunit  d.serialport ANSWER:  c RATIONALE:  Thecentralprocessingunit(CPU)istheheartofacomputer.Itisdividedintotwo components:thearithmeticlogicunit(ALU)andthecontrolunit.See2-1:Defininga Computer POINTS:  1 DIFFICULTY:  Easy REFERENCES:  Defineacomputersystem,anddescribeitscomponents. QUESTION TYPE:  MultipleChoice HAS VARIABLES:  False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.2.1 TOPICS:  Computerdefined Computersystemcomponents KEYWORDS:  Remember DATE CREATED:  10/22/20191:26PM DATE MODIFIED:  10/22/20191:26PM 72.The_____tellsthecomputerwhattodo,suchasinstructingthecomputerwhichdevicetoreadorsendoutputto.  a.mainmemory  b.motherboard  c.operatingsystem  d.controlunit ANSWER:  d Page33 Module 02: Computers and Their Business Applications RATIONALE:  Thecentralprocessingunit(CPU)istheheartofacomputer.Itisdividedintotwo components:thearithmeticlogicunit(ALU)andthecontrolunit.Thecontrolunittellsthe computerwhattodo,suchasinstructingthecomputerwhichdevicetoreadorsendoutput to.See2-1:DefiningaComputer POINTS:  1 DIFFICULTY:  Easy REFERENCES:  Defineacomputersystem,anddescribeitscomponents. QUESTION TYPE:  MultipleChoice HAS VARIABLES:  False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.2.1 TOPICS:  Computersystemcomponents KEYWORDS:  Remember DATE CREATED:  10/22/20191:26PM DATE MODIFIED:  10/22/20191:26PM 73.A(n)_____istheenclosurecontainingthecomputer’smaincomponents.  a.diskdrive  b.computerchassis  c.expansionslot  d.parallelport ANSWER:  b RATIONALE:  Acentralprocessingunit(CPU)case(alsoknownasacomputerchassisortower)isthe enclosurecontainingthecomputer’smaincomponents.See2-1:DefiningaComputer POINTS:  1 DIFFICULTY:  Easy REFERENCES:  Defineacomputersystem,anddescribeitscomponents. QUESTION TYPE:  MultipleChoice HAS VARIABLES:  False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.2.1 TOPICS:  Computersystemcomponents KEYWORDS:  Remember DATE CREATED:  10/22/20191:26PM DATE MODIFIED:  10/22/20191:26PM 74._____includegalliumarsenidechipsthatrunathigherspeedsandconsumelesspowerthansiliconchipsandoptical technologies.  a.Second-generation computers  b.Third-generationcomputers  c.Fourth-generationcomputers  d.Fifth-generationcomputers ANSWER:  d RATIONALE:  Thecurrentfifth-generationcomputersincludeparallelprocessing(computerscontaining hundredsorthousandsofCPUsforrapiddataprocessing),galliumarsenidechipsthatrun athigherspeedsandconsumelesspowerthansiliconchips,andopticaltechnologies.See Page34 Module 02: Computers and Their Business Applications 2-2:TheHistoryofComputerHardwareandSoftware POINTS:  1 DIFFICULTY:  Easy REFERENCES:  Discussthehistoryofcomputerhardwareandsoftware. QUESTION TYPE:  MultipleChoice HAS VARIABLES:  False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.2.2 TOPICS:  Computerhistory Hardware KEYWORDS:  Understand DATE CREATED:  10/22/20191:26PM DATE MODIFIED:  10/22/20191:26PM 75._____bitsequalonebyte.  a.Six  b.Eight  c.Thirty-two  d.Sixty-four ANSWER:  b RATIONALE:  Abitisasinglevalueof0or1,and8bitsequal1byte.Abyteisthesizeofacharacter. See2-3:ThePowerofComputers POINTS:  1 DIFFICULTY:  Easy REFERENCES:  Explainthefactorsdistinguishingthecomputingpowerofcomputers. QUESTION TYPE:  MultipleChoice HAS VARIABLES:  False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.2.3 TOPICS:  Computingpower KEYWORDS:  Analyze DATE CREATED:  10/22/20191:26PM DATE MODIFIED:  10/22/20191:26PM 76.A_____isaninputdeviceforcomputers.  a.mouse  b.printer  c.monitor  d.speaker ANSWER:  a RATIONALE:  Aninputdevice,suchasakeyboardoramouse,isusedtosenddataandinformationtothe computer.Themousemovesthecursoronthescreen,allowingfast,precisecursor positioning.See2-5:Input,Output,andMemoryDevices POINTS:  1 DIFFICULTY:  Easy REFERENCES:  Discussthetypesofinput,output,andmemorydevices. Page35 Module 02: Computers and Their Business Applications QUESTION TYPE:  MultipleChoice HAS VARIABLES:  False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.2.5 TOPICS:  Inputdevices KEYWORDS:  Understand DATE CREATED:  10/22/20191:26PM DATE MODIFIED:  10/22/20191:26PM 77.Themostcommontypeofmainmemoryisasemiconductormemorychipmadeof_____.  a.arsenic  b.germanium  c.silicon  d.manganese ANSWER:  c RATIONALE:  Themostcommontypeofmainmemoryisasemiconductormemorychipmadeofsilicon. Asemiconductormemorydevicecanbevolatileornonvolatile.See2-5:Input,Output,and MemoryDevices POINTS:  1 DIFFICULTY:  Easy REFERENCES:  Discussthetypesofinput,output,andmemorydevices. QUESTION TYPE:  MultipleChoice HAS VARIABLES:  False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.2.5 TOPICS:  Storagedevices KEYWORDS:  Understand DATE CREATED:  10/22/20191:26PM DATE MODIFIED:  10/22/20191:26PM 78.A(n)_____,madeofMylar,isusedforrandom-accessprocessingofdatainacomputer.  a.videoadapter  b.opticaldisc  c.cassettetape  d.magneticdisk ANSWER:  d RATIONALE:  Amagneticdisk,madeofMylarormetal,isusedforrandom-accessprocessing.Inother words,datacanbeaccessedinanyorder,regardlessofitsorderonthesurface.See2-5: Input,Output,andMemoryDevices POINTS:  1 DIFFICULTY:  Easy REFERENCES:  Discussthetypesofinput,output,andmemorydevices. QUESTION TYPE:  MultipleChoice HAS VARIABLES:  False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.2.5 TOPICS:  Storagedevices Page36 Module 02: Computers and Their Business Applications KEYWORDS:  DATE CREATED:  DATE MODIFIED:  Understand 10/22/20191:26PM 10/22/20191:26PM 79._____arecompatiblewiththeIBMSystem/360lineintroducedin1965.  a.Minicomputers  b.Mainframecomputers  c.Personalcomputers  d.Supercomputers ANSWER:  b RATIONALE:  MainframecomputersarecompatiblewiththeIBMSystem/360lineintroducedin1965. SystemsthatarenotbasedonSystem/360arereferredtoas“servers”orsupercomputers. See2-6:ClassesofComputers POINTS:  1 DIFFICULTY:  Easy REFERENCES:  Explainhowcomputersareclassifiedandtheirbusinessapplications. QUESTION TYPE:  MultipleChoice HAS VARIABLES:  False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.2.6 TOPICS:  Computertypes KEYWORDS:  Understand DATE CREATED:  10/22/20191:26PM DATE MODIFIED:  10/22/20191:26PM 80.A(n)_____isatypeofserverthatstorescomputersoftware,whichuserscanaccessfromtheirworkstations.  a.databaseserver  b.Webserver  c.application server  d.fileserver ANSWER:  c RATIONALE:  Applicationserversstorecomputersoftware,whichuserscanaccessfromtheir workstations.Aserverisacomputerandallthesoftwareformanagingnetworkresources andofferingservicestoanetwork.See2-6:ClassesofComputers POINTS:  1 DIFFICULTY:  Easy REFERENCES:  Explainhowcomputersareclassifiedandtheirbusinessapplications. QUESTION TYPE:  MultipleChoice HAS VARIABLES:  False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.2.6 TOPICS:  Servers KEYWORDS:  Understand DATE CREATED:  10/22/20191:26PM DATE MODIFIED:  10/22/20191:26PM Page37 Module 02: Computers and Their Business Applications 81.CorelQuattroProisanexampleof_____.  a.word-processingsoftware  b.spreadsheetsoftware  c.databasesoftware  d.desktoppublishing software ANSWER:  b RATIONALE:  CorelQuattroProisanexampleofspreadsheetsoftware.MicrosoftExcelandIBM’s Lotus1-2-3areamongotherexamples.See2-7:WhatIsSoftware? POINTS:  1 DIFFICULTY:  Easy REFERENCES:  Describethetwomajortypesofsoftware. QUESTION TYPE:  MultipleChoice HAS VARIABLES:  False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.2.7 TOPICS:  Applicationssoftware Software KEYWORDS:  Apply DATE CREATED:  10/22/20191:26PM DATE MODIFIED:  11/20/20197:22PM 82.MicrosoftPowerPointisthemostcommonlyused_____software.  a.desktoppublishing  b.presentation  c.graphics  d.projectmanagement ANSWER:  b RATIONALE:  MicrosoftPowerPointisthemostcommonlyusedpresentationsoftware;otherexamples includeGoogleSlidesandCanva.Presentationsoftwareisusedtocreateanddeliverslide shows.See2-7:WhatIsSoftware? POINTS:  1 DIFFICULTY:  Easy REFERENCES:  Describethetwomajortypesofsoftware. QUESTION TYPE:  MultipleChoice HAS VARIABLES:  False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.2.7 TOPICS:  Applicationssoftware Software KEYWORDS:  Apply DATE CREATED:  10/22/20191:26PM DATE MODIFIED:  11/20/20197:24PM 83.Codeswrittenforonetypeofcomputerusing_____donotworkonanothertypeofcomputer. a.assemblylanguage  b.structuredquerylanguage  Page38 Module 02: Computers and Their Business Applications   c.afourth-generationlanguage d.afifth-generationlanguage ANSWER:  a RATIONALE:  Assemblylanguage,thesecondgenerationofcomputerlanguages,isahigher-level languagethanmachinelanguagebutisalsomachinedependent;hence,codewrittenfor onetypeofcomputerdoesnotworkonanothertypeofcomputer.See2-8:Computer Languages POINTS:  1 DIFFICULTY:  Easy REFERENCES:  Listthegenerationsofcomputerlanguages. QUESTION TYPE:  MultipleChoice HAS VARIABLES:  False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.2.8 TOPICS:  Programminglanguages Software KEYWORDS:  Remember DATE CREATED:  10/22/20191:26PM DATE MODIFIED:  10/22/20191:26PM 84.Whichistrueofassemblylanguage?  a.Moredifficultthanmachinelanguagetowriteprogramsfor.  b.Usesaseriesofshortcodes,ormnemonics,torepresentdataor instructions.  c.Facilitatesnaturalconversationsbetweentheuserandthecomputer.  d.UsedmostlyforWebdevelopment. ANSWER:  b RATIONALE:  Correct.Assemblylanguage,thesecondgenerationofcomputerlanguages,isahigherlevellanguagethanmachinelanguagebutisalsomachinedependent.Itusesaseriesof shortcodes,ormnemonics,torepresentdataorinstructions.Forexample,ADDand SUBTRACTaretypicalcommandsinassemblylanguage.Writingprogramsinassembly languageiseasierthaninmachinelanguage.See2-8:ComputerLanguages POINTS:  1 DIFFICULTY:  Easy REFERENCES:  Listthegenerationsofcomputerlanguages. QUESTION TYPE:  MultipleChoice HAS VARIABLES:  False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.2.8 TOPICS:  Programminglanguages Software KEYWORDS:  Remember DATE CREATED:  11/22/20191:23PM DATE MODIFIED:  11/22/20191:52PM Page39 Module 02: Computers and Their Business Applications 85.______containlarge-capacityharddrivesandenableuserstostorefilesandapplicationsforlaterretrieval.  a.Applicationservers  b.Diskservers  c.Fileservers  d.Databaseservers ANSWER:  b RATIONALE:  Diskserverscontainlarge-capacityharddrivesandenableuserstostorefilesand applicationsforlaterretrieval.See2-6:ClassesofComputers. POINTS:  1 DIFFICULTY:  Easy REFERENCES:  Explainhowcomputersareclassifiedandtheirbusinessapplications. QUESTION TYPE:  MultipleChoice HAS VARIABLES:  False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.2.6 TOPICS:  Servers KEYWORDS:  Understand DATE CREATED:  11/22/20191:43PM DATE MODIFIED:  11/22/20191:47PM 86.Wearabledevicesmayprovidewhichpossiblebenefitinthemanufacturingfield?  a.Improveemployeesafetybyprovidingahands-freework environment.  b.Abilitytostoremoredatathanapersonalcomputer.  c.StorageofWebpagesforaccessovertheInternet.  d.Magnetictapebackup. ANSWER:  a RATIONALE:  Correct.Wearabledevicescouldbeusedforimprovingproductivity.Forexample, inthemanufacturingfieldtheymight: Improveemployeesafetybyprovidingahands-freeenvironmenttowork. Improveemployeemonitoringbyhelpingtokeeptrackofwhat’sgoingon. Provideservicesupportbyhelpingemployeestoaccessonlinetoolsaiding inresolvingissuesfaster. Providesupportforplantmonitoringbyofferingwarningswhena componentfails. Providesupportforvideoapplicationsbyofferinghands-freereal-time videothatcanbesavedandanalyzedlater. See2-6:ClassesofComputers POINTS:  1 DIFFICULTY:  Moderate REFERENCES:  Explainhowcomputersareclassifiedandtheirbusinessapplications. QUESTION TYPE:  MultipleChoice HAS VARIABLES:  False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.2.6 TOPICS:  Computertypes Page40 Module 02: Computers and Their Business Applications KEYWORDS:  DATE CREATED:  DATE MODIFIED:  Understand 11/22/20191:54PM 11/22/20192:16PM 87.Abstraction, inheritance, polymorphism, and encapsulation are four key principles of ________.  a.network-attachedstorage  b.machinelanguage  c.fifth-generationlanguages  d.object-orientedprogramming ANSWER:  d RATIONALE:  Correct.Abstraction,inheritance,polymorphism,andencapsulationarefourkeyprinciples ofobject-orientedprogramming(OOP).Abstractionisusedtohandlecomplexityby hidingunnecessarydetailsfromtheuser.Inheritanceenablesnewobjectstotakeonthe propertiesofexistingobjects.Polymorphismistheabilitytoprocessobjectsdifferently dependingontheirdatatypeorclass.Encapsulationmeansgroupingrelateditemsintoa singleunit.See2-9:Object-OrientedProgramming:AQuickOverview POINTS:  1 DIFFICULTY:  Easy REFERENCES:  Defineobject-orientedprogramming. QUESTION TYPE:  MultipleChoice HAS VARIABLES:  False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.2.9 KEYWORDS:  Remember DATE CREATED:  11/23/20192:38PM DATE MODIFIED:  11/23/20192:43PM 88.Inobject-orientedprogramming,aclass__________.  a.isanitemthatcontainsdataandtheproceduresthatreadandmanipulateit  b.definestheformatofanobject  c.usesaseriesofshortcodestorepresentdataorinstructions  d.controlsandprioritizestasksperformedbytheCPU ANSWER:  b RATIONALE:  Correct.Aclassdefinestheformatoftheobjectandtheactionthatitperforms.See2-9: Object-OrientedProgramming:AQuickOverview POINTS:  1 DIFFICULTY:  Easy REFERENCES:  Defineobject-orientedprogramming. QUESTION TYPE:  MultipleChoice HAS VARIABLES:  False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.2.9 KEYWORDS:  Remember DATE CREATED:  11/23/20195:28PM DATE MODIFIED:  11/23/20195:36PM 89.Anitemthatcontainsbothdataandtheproceduresthatreadandmanipulateitiscalleda(n)________. Page41 Module 02: Computers and Their Business Applications   a.class b.module  c.object  d.application ANSWER:  RATIONALE:  c Correct.Anobjectisanitemthatcontainsbothdataandtheproceduresthatreadand manipulateit.Examplesincludeaperson,anevent,oratransaction.See2-9:ObjectOrientedProgramming:AQuickOverview POINTS:  1 DIFFICULTY:  Easy REFERENCES:  Defineobject-orientedprogramming. QUESTION TYPE:  MultipleChoice HAS VARIABLES:  False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.2.9 KEYWORDS:  Remember DATE CREATED:  11/23/20195:39PM DATE MODIFIED:  11/23/20195:43PM 90.Theprincipleof_________inobject-orientedprogrammingisusedtohandlecomplexitybyhidingunnecessary detailsfromtheuser.  a.inheritance  b.encapsulation  c.abstraction  d.polymorphism ANSWER:  c RATIONALE:  Correct.Abstraction,inheritance,polymorphism,andencapsulationarefourkeyprinciples ofOOP.Abstractionisusedtohandlecomplexitybyhidingunnecessarydetailsfromthe user.Thisprinciplelooksataproblemfromahigherlevelandthengetsintodetailinlater stagesofcodedevelopment.See2-9:Object-OrientedProgramming:AQuickOverview POINTS:  1 DIFFICULTY:  Easy REFERENCES:  Defineobject-orientedprogramming. QUESTION TYPE:  MultipleChoice HAS VARIABLES:  False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.2.9 KEYWORDS:  Remember DATE CREATED:  11/23/20195:44PM DATE MODIFIED:  11/23/20195:49PM 91.Theobject-orientedlanguage_______isusedtodevelopappsforMacOSandiOS.  a.Swift  b.C#  c.SQL  d.ActiveX Page42 Module 02: Computers and Their Business Applications a Correct.EachOOPistailoredtoaspecificOSandprogrammingenvironment.For example,Swiftismostlyusedforprogrammingenvironmentandappsdevelopmentfor MacOSandiOS;C#,developedbyMicrosoft,ismostlyusedforWindowsappsand Windowsprogrammingenvironment;andJavaisusedforcross-platformdevelopment. See2-9:Object-OrientedProgramming:AQuickOverview POINTS:  1 DIFFICULTY:  Easy REFERENCES:  Defineobject-orientedprogramming. QUESTION TYPE:  MultipleChoice HAS VARIABLES:  False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.2.9 KEYWORDS:  Remember DATE CREATED:  11/23/20195:51PM DATE MODIFIED:  11/23/20195:55PM ANSWER:  RATIONALE:  92.Multiplicationisa(n)_________operationinthecontextofcomputeroperations.  a.logic  b.retrieval  c.storage  d.arithmeti c ANSWER:  d RATIONALE:  Correct.Computerscanperformthreebasictasks:arithmeticoperations,logical operations,andstorageandretrievaloperations.Allothertasksareperformedusingoneor acombinationoftheseoperations. Computerscanadd,subtract,multiply,divide,andraisenumberstoapower (exponentiation).See2-4ComputerOperations. POINTS:  1 DIFFICULTY:  Easy REFERENCES:  Summarizethethreebasiccomputeroperations. QUESTION TYPE:  MultipleChoice HAS VARIABLES:  False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.2.4 KEYWORDS:  Apply DATE CREATED:  11/25/20191:40PM DATE MODIFIED:  11/25/20191:46PM 93.Inthecontextofcomputeroperations,comparingtwonumbersisa(n)_______operation.  a.arithmeti c  b.logical  c.storage  d.retrieval ANSWER:  b RATIONALE:  Correct. Page43 Module 02: Computers and Their Business Applications Computerscanperformthreebasictasks:arithmeticoperations,logicaloperations,and storageandretrievaloperations. Computerscanperformcomparisonoperationsbycomparingtwonumbers.Forexample,a computercancomparextoyanddeterminewhichnumberislarger. See2-4ComputerOperations. POINTS:  1 DIFFICULTY:  Easy REFERENCES:  Summarizethethreebasiccomputeroperations. QUESTION TYPE:  MultipleChoice HAS VARIABLES:  False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.2.4 KEYWORDS:  Apply DATE CREATED:  11/25/20191:48PM DATE MODIFIED:  11/25/20191:53PM 94.Writingdatatoaharddriveisanexampleofa(n)________operation.  a.arithmeti c  b.storage  c.retrieval  d.logical ANSWER:  b RATIONALE:  Correct. Computerscanperformthreebasictasks:arithmeticoperations,logicaloperations,andstorageand retrievaloperations. Computerscanstoremassiveamountsofdatainverysmallspacesandlocateaparticularitem quickly.Forexample,youcanstorethetextof morethan1millionbooksinamemorydeviceaboutthesizeofyourfist. See2-4ComputerOperations. POINTS:  1 DIFFICULTY:  Easy REFERENCES:  Summarizethethreebasiccomputeroperations. QUESTION TYPE:  MultipleChoice HAS VARIABLES:  False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.2.4 KEYWORDS:  Apply DATE CREATED:  11/25/20191:58PM DATE MODIFIED:  11/25/20192:03PM 95.Obtainingthedataofavideofilefromaflashdriveisanexampleofa(n)_________operation.  a.exponentiation  b.storage  c.comparison  d.retrieval ANSWER:  d RATIONALE:  Correct. Page44 Module 02: Computers and Their Business Applications Computerscanperformthreebasictasks:arithmeticoperations,logicaloperations,and storageandretrievaloperations. Duringagame,yourcomputermayperformcalculationsinordertomakeadecision(such aswhethertomovefrompointAtopointB),itmaycomparetwonumbers,anditmay performstorageandretrievalfunctionsforgoingforwardwiththeprocess.See2-4 ComputerOperations. POINTS:  1 DIFFICULTY:  Easy REFERENCES:  Summarizethethreebasiccomputeroperations. QUESTION TYPE:  MultipleChoice HAS VARIABLES:  False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.2.4 KEYWORDS:  Apply DATE CREATED:  11/25/20192:06PM DATE MODIFIED:  11/25/20192:11PM 96.Whichofthefollowingisconsideredabasictaskinthecontextofcomputeroperations?  a.Logicaloperations  b.ConnectingtotheInternet  c.Wordprocessing  d.Naturallanguage processing ANSWER:  a RATIONALE:  Correct.Computerscanperformthreebasictasks:arithmeticoperations,logical operations,andstorageandretrievaloperations.Allothertasksareperformedusingoneor acombinationoftheseoperations. See2-4ComputerOperations. POINTS:  1 DIFFICULTY:  Easy REFERENCES:  Summarizethethreebasiccomputeroperations. QUESTION TYPE:  MultipleChoice HAS VARIABLES:  False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.2.4 KEYWORDS:  Apply DATE CREATED:  11/25/20193:03PM DATE MODIFIED:  11/25/20193:10PM 97.Inthecontextofcomputeroperations,whichofthefollowingisconsideredanarithmeticoperation?  a.Savingafile  b.Retrievingdata  c.Comparingxtoy  d.Subtraction ANSWER:  d RATIONALE:  Correct.Computerscanperformthreebasictasks:arithmeticoperations,logical operations,andstorageandretrievaloperations.Allothertasksareperformedusingoneor acombinationoftheseoperations.Computerscanadd,subtract,multiply,divide,andraise Page45 Module 02: Computers and Their Business Applications numberstoapower(exponentiation).See2-4ComputerOperations. POINTS:  1 DIFFICULTY:  Easy REFERENCES:  Summarizethethreebasiccomputeroperations. QUESTION TYPE:  MultipleChoice HAS VARIABLES:  False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.2.4 KEYWORDS:  Apply DATE CREATED:  11/25/20193:16PM DATE MODIFIED:  11/25/20193:20PM