I, II, and III - True

I and II only - False

II and III only - False

I and III only - False

1. Which of the following is not an equipment manufacturer?

EDS - True

AMD - False

Intel - False

Dell - False

1. Which of the following companies offers service as its primary product?

AOL - True

IBM - False

Microsoft - False

Intel - False

1. A degree in _____ focuses on the design of computer hardware and peripheral devices, often at the chip level.

Computer engineering - True

Software engineering - False

Information systems - False

Computer science - False

1. A degree in _____ focuses on computer architecture and how to program computers to make them work effectively and efficiently.

Computer science - True

Network administration - False

Information systems - False

Computer engineering - False

1. A degree in _____ focuses on applying computers to business problems.

Information systems - True

Computer science - False

Software engineering - False

Computer engineering - False

1. In which category are IT companies that create operating systems, programming languages, and applications?

Software publishers - True

Chipmakers - False

Retailers - False

Equipment manufacturers - False

1. Which of the following is (are) true regarding the abacus?

• It uses gears to perform calculations.
• It uses punched cards to store information.
• It has beads that represent the quantities 1, 5, 10, etc.

III only - True

I and II only - False

II and III only - False

I only - False

1. Which of the following is a mechanical calculator invented in the 1600s that used wheels to move counters?

Pascaline - True

Abacus - False

Hollerith's machine - False

Jacquard loom - False

1. Which of the following is (are) true of vacuum tubes?

• They typically respond faster than mechanical components.
• They burn out more quickly than transistors.
• They were replaced by transistors.

I, II, and III - True

I and III only - False

II and III only - False

II only - False

1. Which of the following is (are) true of transistors?

• They are typically smaller than vacuum tubes.
• They are generally more expensive than vacuum tubes.
• They are typically more reliable than vacuum tubes.

I and III only - True

I and II only - False

II and III only - False

I, II, and III - False

1. Thin slices of silicon packed with thousands of microscopic circuit elements are known as

Microchips - True

Transistors - False

Vacuum tubes - False

Punched cards - False

1. Technological advances allowing more transistors to be placed on a microchip result in which of the following benefits?

• Faster processing speeds
• Greater data storage capacity

I and II - True

I only - False

II only - False

None - False

1. Multimedia can include the representation of which of the following?

• Text
• Sound
• Video

I, II, and III - True

I and III only - False

I and II only - False

II and III only - False

1. Applications that manage and track raw components, their usage in the manufacturing process, and delivery of finished products are known as _____ software.

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