COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What Does a Controller Control

question 12

Multiple Choice

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What does a controller control?

• A) the electronic circuits that control the platters
• B) the interface between the hard disk and the system bus
• C) the ports for removable storage devices
• D) the interface between the hard disk and the operating system

Understand the concepts of mean, median, standard deviation, and range in data sets.

Calculate the mean and standard deviation from given data.

Apply the Empirical Rule to mound-shaped distributions to determine the percentage of data within one, two, or three standard deviations from the mean.

Use Tchebysheff's Theorem for any shaped distribution to estimate the proportion of observations within a certain number of standard deviations from the mean.

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Definitions:

Cognitive Tasks

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Intelligence

All-purpose ability to do well on cognitive tasks, to solve problems, and to learn from experience.

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