2. Introduction to computer systems. Computer systems architecture

1. Computer system components:

   1. hardware, software, data, communication

   2. client, server, cloud

   3. input, process, output, storage

   4. All of the above

   5. None of the above

2. What is a process?

1. technologies that provide access to information through telecommunications

2. a series of actions or steps taken to achieve a particular result

3. the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes

4. global computer network providing a variety of information and communication facilities

5. exchange of information over significant distances by electronic means

2. What cannot be virtualized?

   1. Keyboards

   2. Memory

   3. Networks

   4. Operating systems

   5. All can be virtualized

3. What is a boundary?

1. technologies that provide access to information through telecommunications

2. anything outside the border

3. the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes

4. standards that define communication rules

5. The separation between the environment and system

4. What is an interface?

1. technologies that provide access to information through telecommunications

2. linked components of a system

3. the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes

4. a shared boundary across which two or more separate components of a computer system exchange information

5. anything outside the border

5. What is a system?

   1. technologies that provide access to information through telecommunications

   2. a series of actions or steps taken to achieve a particular result

   3. the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes

   4. standards that define communication rules

   5. a set of components that are linked together to form what we think of as a single unit

6. In a system, what connects components?

   1. system

   2. boundary

   3. links

   4. interface

   5. environment

7. In a typical system, what is label 3?

   1. component

   2. boundary

   3. link

   4. interface

   5. environment

8. What system component allows users to interact with a computer system?

   1. software

   2. communication

   3. data

   4. interface

   5. hardware

9. What system component tells the hardware what data to process?

   1. software

   2. communication

   3. data

   4. interface

   5. hardware

10. What system component processes the data?

    1. software

    2. communication

    3. data

    4. interface

    5. hardware

11. A client requests data from a server describes which model?

    1. client-server

    2. cloud computing

    3. Windows-Linux

    4. peer-to-peer

    5. hybrid

12. A client sends the request to all computers on the network. Any computer can act as a client or server. What type of IT system architecture model is this?

    1. client-server

    2. cloud computing

    3. Windows-Linux

    4. peer-to-peer

    5. hybrid

13. A client uses SaaS to access a cloud-based application describes which IT system architecture model?

    1. client-server

    2. cloud computing

    3. Windows-Linux

    4. peer-to-peer

    5. hybrid

14. Types of distributed processing systems are:

    1. Client-Server Computing

    2. Cloud Computing

    3. Peer-to-Peer Computing

    4. All of the above

    5. None of the above