1-7.
Which of the following types
of storage is normally
outside the main body of the
computer and is used to
store programs and data for
future use?
1.
Map storage
2.
Hyper storage
3.
Secondary storage
4.
Peripheral storage
1-8.
Anytime an input or output
device is under the direct
control of the CPU, we say
the device is in what mode?
1.
Online
2.
Offline
3.
Stand-by
4.
Parallel
1-9.
Which of the following
components is NOT considered
an input/output (I/O)
device?
1.
Computer terminal
2.
Scanners
3.
Floppy disks
4.
Magnetic tape unit
1-10.
Whether an I/O channel is
input only,
output only, or
both input and output is
determined by what person or
primary factor?
1.
2.
3.
4.
The systems analyst
The maintenance
programmer
The design of the CPU
itself
The specific type of
peripheral device
1-11.
An I/O channel that is
capable of communicating in
both directions but in only
one direction at a time is
what type of channel?
1.
Half-duplex
2.
Full-duplex
3.
Half-simplex
4.
Simplex
1-12.
Under full-duplex I/O
channel operations,
communications are possible
in which of the following
directions?
1.
From the computer to the
terminal only
2.
From the terminal to the
computer only
3.
In both directions
simultaneously
4.
In both directions, one
direction at a time
1-13.
When data is transmitted
over a communications
channel in a serial fashion,
the data is sent or received
in which of the following
forms?
1.
Bits
2.
Words
3.
Records
4.
Characters
1-14.
Which of the following
devices is used to convert a
digital signal produced by
your terminal to an audio
signal suitable for
transmission over a
communication line?
1.
A line conditioner
2.
A signal generator
3.
A
modulator-demodulator
4.
An analog-to-digital
simulator
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