Computers and Their Business Application True False

Module 02: Computers and Their Business Applications True / False 1.Anobjectcodemustbetranslatedintosourcecodeforacomputertoreadandexecuteit.  a.True  b.False ANSWER:  False RATIONALE:  Correct Asourcecodemustbetranslatedintoobjectcode,consistingofbinary0sand1s,which canbeunderstoodbyacomputer.Binarycode-asetofinstructionsusedtocontrolthe computer-uses0sand1s,whichthecomputerunderstandsasonoroffsignals.See2-1: DefiningaComputer. POINTS:  1 DIFFICULTY:  Easy REFERENCES:  Defineacomputersystem,anddescribeitscomponents. QUESTION TYPE:  True/False HAS VARIABLES:  False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.2.1 TOPICS:  Computerdefined KEYWORDS:  Remember DATE CREATED:  10/22/20191:26PM DATE MODIFIED:  10/22/20191:26PM 2.ThearithmeticlogicunitandthecontrolunitarepartoftheBasicInput/OutputSystem.  a.True  b.False ANSWER:  False RATIONALE:  Correct Thearithmeticlogicunitandthecontrolunitarepartofthecentralprocessingunit.A BasicInput/OutputSystemislocatedonthemotherboard.See2-1:DefiningaComputer POINTS:  1 DIFFICULTY:  Easy REFERENCES:  Defineacomputersystem,anddescribeitscomponents. QUESTION TYPE:  True/False 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 3.ENIACisanexampleofafirst-generationcomputer.  a.True  b.False ANSWER:  True RATIONALE:  Correct ENIACisanexampleofafirst-generationcomputer.First-generationcomputerswere Page1 Module 02: Computers and Their Business Applications bulkyandunreliable,generatedexcessiveheat,andweredifficulttoprogram.See2-2:The HistoryofComputerHardwareandSoftware POINTS:  1 DIFFICULTY:  Easy REFERENCES:  Discussthehistoryofcomputerhardwareandsoftware. QUESTION TYPE:  True/False HAS VARIABLES:  False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.2.2 TOPICS:  Computerhistory KEYWORDS:  Remember DATE CREATED:  10/22/20191:26PM DATE MODIFIED:  10/22/20191:26PM 4.Very-large-scaleintegration(VLSI)circuitswereintroducedinfifth-generationcomputers.  a.True  b.False ANSWER:  False RATIONALE:  Correct Very-large-scaleintegrationcircuitswereintroducedinfourth-generationcomputers. Fourth-generationcomputerscontinuedseveraltrendsthatfurtherimprovedspeedandease ofuse:miniaturization,very-large-scaleintegrationcircuits,widespreaduseofpersonal computers,andopticaldiscs.See2-2:TheHistoryofComputerHardwareandSoftware POINTS:  1 DIFFICULTY:  Easy REFERENCES:  Discussthehistoryofcomputerhardwareandsoftware. QUESTION TYPE:  True/False HAS VARIABLES:  False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.2.2 TOPICS:  Computerhistory Hardware KEYWORDS:  Remember DATE CREATED:  10/22/20191:26PM DATE MODIFIED:  10/22/20191:26PM 5.Abyteisasinglevalueof0or1.  a.True  b.False ANSWER:  False RATIONALE:  Correct 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:  Analyzetheimpactofthethreefactorsofcomputingpoweronabusinesssetting. QUESTION TYPE:  True/False Page2 Module 02: Computers and Their Business Applications 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 6.ExtendedASCIIisadatacodethatallowstherepresentationof1024characters.  a.True  b.False ANSWER:  False RATIONALE:  Correct ExtendedASCIIcodeisan8-bitcodethatallowsrepresentationof256characters. Computersandcommunicationsystemsusedatacodestorepresentandtransferdata betweencomputersandnetworksystems.See2-3:ThePowerofComputers POINTS:  1 DIFFICULTY:  Easy REFERENCES:  Analyzetheimpactofthethreefactorsofcomputingpoweronabusinesssetting. QUESTION TYPE:  True/False 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 7.Computersperformalltasksusingacombinationofarithmeticandlogicaloperations.  a.True  b.False ANSWER:  False 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:  True/False HAS VARIABLES:  False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.2.4 TOPICS:  Computerfunctions KEYWORDS:  Apply DATE CREATED:  10/22/20191:26PM DATE MODIFIED:  10/22/20191:26PM Page3 Module 02: Computers and Their Business Applications 8.Computerscannotstoremassiveamountsofdatainsmallspaces.  a.True  b.False ANSWER:  False RATIONALE:  Correct Computerscanstoremassiveamountsofdatainsmallspacesandlocateaparticularitem quickly.Forexample,youcanstorethetextofmorethanone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:  True/False HAS VARIABLES:  False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.2.4 TOPICS:  Computerfunctions KEYWORDS:  Apply DATE CREATED:  10/22/20191:26PM DATE MODIFIED:  10/22/20191:26PM 9.Inkjetprintersproducecharactersbyprojectingontopaperelectricallychargeddropletsofinkthatcreateanimage.  a.True  b.False ANSWER:  True RATIONALE:  Correct Inkjetprintersproducecharactersbyprojectingontopaperelectricallychargeddropletsof inkthatcreateanimage.Inkjetprintersaresuitableforhomeuserswhohavelimitedtext andphotoprintingneeds.See2-5:Input,Output,andMemoryDevices POINTS:  1 DIFFICULTY:  Easy REFERENCES:  Discussthetypesofinput,output,andmemorydevices. QUESTION TYPE:  True/False HAS VARIABLES:  False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.2.5 TOPICS:  Outputdevices KEYWORDS:  Understand DATE CREATED:  10/22/20191:26PM DATE MODIFIED:  10/22/20191:26PM 10.Innetwork-attachedstorage(NAS),asthenumberofusersincreases,itsperformanceincreases.  a.True  b.False ANSWER:  False RATIONALE:  Correct ThebiggestissuewithNASisthat,asthenumberofusersincreases,itsperformance deteriorates.However,itcanbeexpandedeasilybyaddingmoreserversorupgradingthe CPU.See2-5:Input,Output,andMemoryDevices Page4 Module 02: Computers and Their Business Applications POINTS:  1 DIFFICULTY:  Easy REFERENCES:  Discussthetypesofinput,output,andmemorydevices. QUESTION TYPE:  True/False 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 11.Aserverisasetofprogramsforcontrollingandmanagingcomputerhardwareandsoftware.  a.True  b.False ANSWER:  False RATIONALE:  Correct Aserverisacomputerandallthesoftwareformanagingnetworkresourcesandoffering servicestoanetwork.Forexample,remoteaccessservers(RAS),applicationservers,and databaseservers.See2-6:ClassesofComputers POINTS:  1 DIFFICULTY:  Easy REFERENCES:  Explainhowcomputersareclassifiedandtheirbusinessapplications. QUESTION TYPE:  True/False 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 12.Spreadsheetsoftwareismorepowerfulthanfinancialplanningsoftware.  a.True  b.False ANSWER:  False RATIONALE:  Correct Financialplanningsoftware,whichismorepowerfulthanspreadsheetsoftware,iscapable ofperformingmanytypesofanalysisonlargeamountsofdata.Theseanalysesinclude presentvalue,futurevalue,rateofreturn,cashflow,depreciation,retirementplanning,and budgeting.See2-7:WhatIsSoftware? POINTS:  1 DIFFICULTY:  Easy REFERENCES:  Applyknowledgedoftwomajortypesofsoftwareandtheiruseinabusiness setting. QUESTION TYPE:  True/False HAS VARIABLES:  False Page5 Module 02: Computers and Their Business Applications LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.2.7 TOPICS:  Applicationssoftware Software KEYWORDS:  Apply DATE CREATED:  10/22/20191:26PM DATE MODIFIED:  10/22/20191:26PM 13.Fourth-generationlanguages(4GLs)arealsocalledprocedurallanguages.  a.True  b.False ANSWER:  False RATIONALE:  Correct Sometimes,4GLsarecallednonprocedurallanguages,whichmeansyoudonotneedto followarigorouscommandsyntaxtousethem.Theyarealsotheeasiestcomputer languagestouse.See2-8:ComputerLanguages POINTS:  1 DIFFICULTY:  Easy REFERENCES:  Listthefivegenerationsofcomputerlanguages. QUESTION TYPE:  True/False 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 14.Modularity,reuseofcodesforotherpurposes,andeffectiveproblemsolvingaremajoradvantagesofobject-oriented programming.  a.True  b.False ANSWER:  True RATIONALE:  Correct.MajoradvantagesofOOParethefollowing:Modularity—Codesarewrittenfor specificandself-containedmodules.Thismakesiteasiertowritecodes,modifythem,and troubleshootthemeasierthantraditionalcodes.Newfeaturescaneasilybeaddedasnew moduleswithoutanyimpactonexistingmodules.Reuseofcodesforotherpurposes— Codeswrittenforoneobjectcanbesimplymodifiedbymaintainingitsmajorpartsand applyingittoanotherobject.Effectiveproblemsolving—OOPlanguagesallowthe programmertobreakdownaprogramintosmall-sizedproblemsthataprogrammercan solveonemoduleoroneobjectatatime.See2-9:Object-OrientedProgramming:AQuick Overview POINTS:  1 DIFFICULTY:  Easy REFERENCES:  Defineobject-orientedprogramming. QUESTION TYPE:  True/False HAS VARIABLES:  False Page6 Module 02: Computers and Their Business Applications LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.2.9 KEYWORDS:  Remember DATE CREATED:  11/23/20195:57PM DATE MODIFIED:  11/23/20196:01PM 15.Twomainpartsofanobject-orientedprogramminglanguageincludeobjectsandmodels.  a.True  b.False ANSWER:  False RATIONALE:  Correct.TwomainpartsofanOOPincludeobjectsandclasses.Anobjectisanitemthat containsbothdataandtheproceduresthatreadandmanipulateit.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:  True/False HAS VARIABLES:  False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.2.9 KEYWORDS:  Remember DATE CREATED:  11/23/20196:03PM DATE MODIFIED:  11/23/20196:05PM 16.Theobject-orientedprogramminglanguageprincipleofinheritanceisafeaturethatreducesapplicationdevelopment timebyusingexistingcodes.  a.True  b.False ANSWER:  True RATIONALE:  Correct.Abstraction,inheritance,polymorphism,andencapsulationarefourkeyprinciples ofOOP.Inheritanceenablesnewobjectstotakeonthepropertiesofexistingobjects.This featurereducesapplicationdevelopmenttimebyusingexistingcodes.See2-9:ObjectOrientedProgramming:AQuickOverview POINTS:  1 DIFFICULTY:  Easy REFERENCES:  Defineobject-orientedprogramming. QUESTION TYPE:  True/False HAS VARIABLES:  False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.2.9 KEYWORDS:  Remember DATE CREATED:  11/23/20196:10PM DATE MODIFIED:  11/23/20196:17PM 17.Theobject-orientedprogramminglanguageprincipleofencapsulationistheabilitytoprocessobjectsdifferently dependingontheirdatatypeorclass.  a.True  b.False Page7 Module 02: Computers and Their Business Applications False Correct.Abstraction,inheritance,polymorphism,andencapsulationarefourkeyprinciples ofOOP.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:  True/False HAS VARIABLES:  False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.2.9 KEYWORDS:  Remember DATE CREATED:  11/23/20196:14PM DATE MODIFIED:  11/23/20196:16PM ANSWER:  RATIONALE:  18.Object-orientedprogramminglanguagesarenottailoredtoanyspecificOSorprogrammingenvironment.  a.True  b.False ANSWER:  False RATIONALE:  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:  True/False HAS VARIABLES:  False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MIS.10e.2.9 KEYWORDS:  Remember DATE CREATED:  11/23/20196:26PM DATE MODIFIED:  11/23/20196:28PM Multiple Choice 19.A(n)_____isastep-by-stepdirectionforperformingaspecifictask,whichiswritteninalanguagethecomputercan understand.  a.array  b.server  c.cache  d.program ANSWER:  d RATIONALE:  Correct.Aprogramisastep-by-stepdirectionforperformingaspecifictask,writtenina languagethecomputercanunderstand.Towriteacomputerprogram,firstyoumustknow whatneedstobedone,andthenyoumustplanamethodtoachievethisgoal,including Page8 Module 02: Computers and Their Business Applications selectingtherightlanguageforthetask.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:  10/22/20191:26PM 20.A_____isalinkbetweendevicesconnectedtoacomputer.  a.motherboard  b.controlunit  c.diskdrive  d.bus ANSWER:  d RATIONALE:  Correct.Abusisalinkbetweendevicesconnectedtoacomputer.Aninternalbusenables communicationbetweeninternalcomponents,suchasavideocardandmemory;an externalbusiscapableofcommunicatingwithexternalcomponents,suchasaUSBdevice. 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 Computerdefined KEYWORDS:  Remember DATE CREATED:  10/22/20191:26PM DATE MODIFIED:  10/22/20191:26PM           Page9