MIS-chapter 7

The first generation of computers relied on _______________. 

A BlackBerry ____________________. 

The __generation of computers was characterized by further miniaturization of circuits, multiprogramming, virtual memory

Which of the following is a secondary storage device? 

Computer systems rely on which of the following components? 

The output devices of a computer system include: 

Which of the following does not apply to a personal digital assistant (PDA)? 

Which of the following would perform the required mathematical and logic operations of a central processing unit (CPU)? 

The central processing unit (CPU): 

The most popular pointing device used today is the _______________. 

According to the text, which of the following is not true of Mainframes? 

The third generation of computers relied on _______________. 

Which of the following would not be considered a characteristic of supercomputer systems? 

An intelligent terminal that can perform data entry and some infor processing tasks independently is called a __terminal

The function of an input device is: 

The second generation of computers relied on _______________.

In the 1950s, ___________were invented and quickly replaced the thousands of vacuum tubes used in electronic computers. 

Offline devices: 

The first electronic digital computer was completed in the _______________. 

The mechanical loom was invented by _______________. 

Personal digital assistants most commonly use which of these technologies? 

Computer systems rely on all the following components except _______________. 

According to the text, which of the following is considered by users to be the primary function of the desktop PC? 

___________are the most important category of computer systems for both businesspeople and individual consumers. 

The central processing unit (CPU) consists of: