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Introduction to Information Technology Fundamentals 2023-2024
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Introduction to Information Technology Fundamentals 2023-2024

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What is the purpose of software?

  • To store and retrieve data
  • To organize raw facts
  • To control hardware devices
  • To process the data and create information (correct)

    • Which term refers to both the hardware and software used to store, retrieve, and manipulate information?

  • Software
  • Data
  • Hardware
  • Information Technology (IT) (correct)

    • What does hardware include?

  • Keyboard, mouse, and monitor (correct)
  • Programs and instructions
  • Data processing devices
  • Raw unprocessed facts

    • What are raw unprocessed facts known as?

    <p>Data</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which equipment processes the data to create information?

    <p>Hardware</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of software consists of step-by-step instructions that tell the computer how to do its work?

    <p>Programming software</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term refers to the equipment that processes the data to create information?

    <p>Hardware</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of data in the context of information technology?

    <p>To act as raw unprocessed facts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term represents data that have been simplified and organized in a way that people can use?

    <p>Information</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main function of the mouse in a computer system?

    <p>Controlling the movement of the cursor</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of computer can perform numerous mathematical operations simultaneously?

    <p>Analog computers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main disadvantage of digital computers?

    <p>They are incapable of supporting scale mathematical operations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of computer is a combination of both analog and digital computers?

    <p>Hybrid computers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main application of supercomputers?

    <p>Solving massive problems</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of computer enjoys a special high capacity and is used by big companies like NASA for space explorations?

    <p>Supercomputers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of supercomputer architecture is characterized by multiple processors, each capable of executing different instructions on different data?

    <p>MIMD</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the most commonly used language for scientific programming in the context of supercomputers?

    <p>Fortran</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of cooling method is often used for supercomputers due to their need for very fast input/output capability?

    <p>Cryogenic fluids</p> Signup and view all the answers

    For which of the following tasks are supercomputers commonly used?

    <p>Human genome sequencing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the most commonly used operating systems on supercomputers?

    <p>Linux and Unix</p> Signup and view all the answers

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