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cb6.001&mcs&0&Y&Which of the following statements best summarizes the material just covered?&Computers process and manage information called data, helping businesses and workers stay productive.&Computers can process credit card orders.;Computers get things done faster than people do.;&&&&a&undefined.0&&&&&1:v&&&N.
cb6.002&mcs&0&Y&Which of the following statements is false?&Computers are too unreliable to process financial transactions.&Computers perform tasks in a fraction of a second.;Data will become information when put to use in business.;&&&&a&undefined.0&&&&&1:v&&&N.
cb6.003&mcs&0&Y&Which of the following would allow you to type a letter?&Software&Data;Hardware;Storage media;&&&&a&undefined.0&&&&&1:v&&&N.
cb6.004&tf&0&Y&True or False? If you typed your name and address into a computer, they would be stored as data.&TRUE&FALSE&&&&&undefined.0&&&&&1&&&N.
cb6.005&tf&0&Y&True or False? Main memory holds data while it is being worked on by the processor.&TRUE&FALSE&&&&&undefined.0&&&&&1&&&N.
cb6.006&mcs&0&Y&Which of the following statements is true?&I/O channels are the pathways that carry data, and the control unit manages the movement of data.&Control units are the pathways that carry data, and storage manages the movement of data.;Expanded memory is a type of software that increases program logic.;&&&&a&undefined.0&&&&&1:v&&&N.
cb6.007&tf&0&Y&True or False? Computers are connected so that they can communicate and share information.&TRUE&FALSE&&&&&undefined.0&&&&&1&&&N.
cb6.008&tf&0&Y&True or False? zSeries and S/390 computers are joined together by a Coupling Facility.&TRUE&FALSE&&&&&undefined.0&&&&&1&&&N.
cb6.009&tf&0&Y&True or False? Wires, telephone circuits, microwave connections, satellites, and fiber-optic cable are all examples of media used for connecting computers to form a network.&TRUE&FALSE&&&&&undefined.0&&&&&1&&&N.
cb6.010&mcs&0&Y&What is the decimal equivalent of the binary number 110?&6&110;12;2;&&&&a&undefined.0&&&&&1:v&&&N.
cb6.011&tf&0&Y&True or False? Binary uses the numerals zero and one while octal uses the numerals zero through seven.&TRUE&FALSE&&&&&undefined.0&&&&&1&&&N.
cb6.012&mcs&0&N&Which of the following statements best describes the purpose of a programming language?&It makes it easier to write computer programs.&It frustrates, infuriates, and confuses people.;It accompanies Open Edition MVS.;It eliminates macros and subroutines.;&&&&a&undefined.0&&&&&1:v&&&N.
cb6.013&tf&0&N&True or False?
CICS is a transaction processing system, also called an OLTP system, and it runs on several different operating systems.&TRUE&FALSE&&&&&undefined.0&&&&&1&&&N.
cb6.014&esa&0&&An operating system is a group of _______________ programs that manage a computer's internal resources.&supervisory, supervisor&&An operating system is a group of supervisory programs
;that manage a computer's internal resources.&&&&undefined.0&&&&&1&&&N.
cb6.015&esa&0&N&There are many operating systems used today. Operating systems might have a preemptive ________________ design,
;handle serialization logic, or support symmetrical multiprocessing.&multitasking, multitask&&There are many operating systems used today.
;Operating
;systems might have a preemptive
;multitasking design,
;handle serialization
;logic, or support symmetrical
;
;multiprocessing.&&&&undefined.0&&&&&1&&&N.
cb6.016&esa&0&N&Pre-emptive multitasking means that work is being prioritized and that high-priority work can take the _________ away from low-priority work.&system.&&Pre-emptive multitasking means that work is being
;prioritized and that high-priority work can take the
;system away from low-priority work. &&&&undefined.0&&&&&1&&&N.
cb6.017&esa&0&N&Serialization logic, or serialization, means that programs are taking turns with shared ____________.&resources&&Serialization logic, or serialization, means that
;programs are taking turns with shared resources.&&&&undefined.0&&&&&1&&&N.
cb6.018&esa&0&N&Support for symmetrical multiprocessing means putting in hardware and software controls (locking mechanisms) to keep multiple _______________ out of each other's
;way.&processors&&Support for symmetrical multiprocessing means putting
;in hardware and software controls (locking mechanisms)
;to keep multiple processors out of each other's way.&&&&undefined.0&&&&&1&&&N.
cb6.019&esa&0&N&All work performed by programs is managed by an operating system. For IBM platforms, work comes in the form of online transactions
;and through programs called __________ jobs.&batch&&All work performed by programs is managed by an
;
;operating system. For IBM
;
;platforms, work comes in the form of online
;
;transactions and through programs called
;batch jobs.&&&&undefined.0&&&&&1&&&N.
cb6.020&esa&0&N&Ultimately, to perform work, one or more programs must execute. For a transaction (or job),
;the run time is usually brief, a matter of seconds or fractions of
;seconds. For a batch job, the run time can be measured in seconds, minutes, or even ________.&hours&&Ultimately, to perform work, one or more
;programs must
;execute. For a transaction
;(or job), the run time is
;usually brief, a
;matter of seconds or fractions of
;
;seconds.For a batch job, the run time can
;be measured
;in seconds, minutes, or even
;hours.&&&&undefined.0&&&&&1&&&N.
cb6.021&esa&0&&The term batch job originated in the days when a deck of 80-column punched cards contained the program ___________.
;Multiple-card decks, representing multiple jobs, would often be stacked on top of one another in the hopper of a card reader device used to input jobs and would
;run in batches.&instructions&&The term batch job originated in the days when a deck
;of 80-column punched cards contained the program
;instructions. Multiple-card decks, representing
;multiple jobs, would often be stacked on top of one
;another in the hopper of a card reader device used to
;input jobs and would run in batches.&&&&undefined.0&&&&&1&&&N.
cb6.022&esa&0&N&Today, jobs that are not time-dependent or that can be scheduled to run whenever sufficient _____________ are available, are called batch jobs.&resources&&Today, jobs that are not time-dependent or that
;can be
;scheduled to run whenever sufficient
;resources are
;available are called batch
;jobs.&&&&undefined.0&&&&&1&&&N.
cb6.023&esa&0&&The concept of transaction processing, or online transaction processing, made its way onto the computing scene to meet the needs
;people using __________ devices that communicated directly with active programs.&terminal&&The concept of transaction processing, or online
;transaction processing, made its way onto the computing
;scene to meet the needs
people using terminal
;devices that communicated directly with active
;programs.&&&&undefined.0&&&&&1&&&N.
cb6.024&esa&0&N&One system might define a transaction as a single command entered from a terminal while
;another system might count a __________ of commands as a single transaction.&group&&One system might define a transaction as a single
;
command entered from a terminal while another
;system might count a group of commands as a single
;transaction.&&&&undefined.0&&&&&1&&&N.
cb6.025&esa&0&N&The 4-letter acronym for IBM's Online Transaction Processing (OLTP) system is ______. It is an application server that provides industrial-
;strength online transaction processing and transaction management for mission-critical applications on both IBM and non-IBM platforms.&CICS&&The 4-letter acronym for IBM's Online
;
;Transaction Processing (OLTP) system is
;CICS.&&&&undefined.0&&&&&1&&&N.
cb6.026&esa&0&&IBM's OLTP system is scalable and can support __________ of users concurrently.&thousands&&CICS is scalable from tens to thousands of
;users.&&&&undefined.0&&&&&1&&&N.