BIS 221 Week 1 Practice: Week 1 Knowledge Check

Complete “Practice: Week 1 Knowledge Check” in MyEducator®.

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Can an embedded operating system be modified?

Yes

Yes, but only the firmware

No, except for ROM

No

What does the acronym P2P mean?

Platform2Platform Network

Peer-to-peer Network

Post-to-Post Network

Player-To-Player Network

Is it important to know how the inside of a computer works?

Only UNIX Operating Systems

Yes

Only for PCs

Only for PCs and Macs

What is it called when a computer runs more than one process at a time?

Multi Programming

Meta Processing

Metatasking

Multitasking

What is the main component of a system unit?

Bus Lines

Binary Base Component

Motherboard

Base Component

What does the acronym HTML mean?

Hypertext Markup Language

Hot Metal Language (Original)

Heavy Metal Language

Hover Metal Language

Where was the university that produced the Internet?

UCLA

University of Illinois

Harvard & Kings College (UK)

MIT

What is it called when one computer can connect to another?

Web Link

Compatibility

Hub Relevance

Connectivity

What is the least used topology?

Star

Ring

Star (pre 1998)

Backbone

What is the dominant OS in the operating system market?

Windows

Linux

Mac OS

UNIX