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A _____ is a climate-and-access-controlled building or a set of buildings that houses the computer hardware that delivers an organization's data and information services.

A) data mart
B) data warehouse
C) data center
D) data mine

E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

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A(n) _____ is an input device used with a personal computer to record and store images and video in digital form.

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_____ is a hypothesis stating that transistor densities on a single chip will double every two years.

A _____ is a low-cost, centrally managed computer with no internal or external attached drives for data storage with limited capabilities.

Secondary storage can store large amounts of data, instructions, and information more permanently than allowed with main memory.

Key to the success of grid computing is a(n) _____ that acts as a grid leader and traffic monitor.

A terabyte is about one billion bytes of data.

Virtual tape technology can decrease data access time, lower the total cost of ownership, and reduce the amount of floor space consumed by tape operations.

Which of the following statements is true of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) ?

Which of the following is a multiple-user system?

Explain the primary difference between random access memory (RAM) and read-only memory (ROM).

Compared to main memory, secondary storage has the advantages of volatility, lowered capacity, and higher costs.

_____ are used in standardized tests, including the SAT and GMAT tests, and to record votes in elections.

Eight bits together form a(n) _____.

Briefly explain the three associated elements of a central processing unit (CPU).

Like netbook computers, nettop computers are designed to be portable.

Identify three advantages of the use of solid state secondary storage devices (SSDs) over magnetic or optical media.

Regardless of how data gets into the computer, it should be captured and edited at its destination.

The central processing unit (CPU) and the primary storage of a computer are housed in the same box call the _____.

Chip-and-PIN cards employ a computer chip that communicates with a card reader using infrared frequencies so that the cards do not need to be swiped at a terminal.