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1. __ is installed into special, read-only memory of devices like printers and print servers or devices used for various types of communication. • 2. A client-server application that requires nothing more than a browser is called __. • 3. T/F: An operating system is a program that controls a computer's resources. • 4. T/F: The CPU stores the results of computations in main memory. • 5. A __ is also called "the brain" of the computer. • 6. __ are used for computer data because they are easy to represent physically. • 7. A __ is equivalent to 1,024 bytes. • 8. The speed of a CPU is expressed in cycles called __. 1-3 BUSA 128, Assignment 4 C o p y r i g h t © 2 0 1 7 P e a r s o n E d u c a t i o n , I n c . • 9. __ applications are programs that are written to use a particular operating system. • 10. __ is the process by which one physical computer hosts many different virtual computers within it. • 11. A __ is the smallest element in a database. • 12. The columns in a database are called __. • 13. The rows in a database are called __. • 14. A(n) __ is a request for data from a database. • 15. __ is the process of converting a poorly-structured table into two or more wellstructured tables. 1-4 BUSA 128, Assignment 4 C o p y r i g h t © 2 0 1 7 P e a r s o n E d u c a t i o n , I n c . • 16. In a database, when data items are inaccurate and inconsistent with one another, it leads to a(n) __ problem. • 17. __ are the final judges as to what data the database should contain and how the records in that database should be related to one another. • 18. The term __ means that the computing resources leased can be increased or decreased dynamically in a short span of time and that organizations pay for just the resources that they use. • 19. __allows the elastic leasing of pooled computer resources over the Internet • 20. True/False: Cloud-based hosting is the ideal choice for organizations that are required by law to have physical control over their data.

Explanation / Answer

1. Firmware

Installed into devices such as printers, print servers, and various types of communication devices.

2. Thin-client

It runs within the browser and not need to be installed.

3. True

perating system (OS), which is a program that controls computers resources.

4. Ture

CPU reads data and instruction from memory and stores results in main memory.

5. CPU

6. Bits

used for computer data because they are easy to represent physically.(Binary digits).

7. 1KB

one kilo bytes equal to 1024 bytes

8. Hertz

CPU speed, expressed in cycles

9.

10. Virtualization

which one physical computer hosts many different virtual computer within.

12. Fields

13. records

14. query

15. Normalisation

17. Users

18. Elastic

19. Cloud

20. FALSE