Exam 4: Hardware: the Cpu and Storage: the Source of Computing Power

A microprocessor contains the miniaturized circuitry of a computer processor.

Cloud storage is primary storage.

All data and instructions that go into a computer,are processed by it,and come out of it are represented as binary numbers signaling only two states: on and off.

In computer systems,"expansion" and "upgrading" mean the same thing.

Printers are connected to the system unit via _________ ports.

A multicore processor is necessary for a computer to manipulate 3-D graphics.

In a computer,what is "expansion"?

Which one of these is the most commonly used hardware interface for attaching peripherals to a microcomputer?

The computer's power supply converts AC to DC for the computer to operate.

A _________ is a wireless,portable personal computer with a touch-screen interface.

The _________ consists of groups of interconnected chips on the motherboard that are designed to work together to control the flow of information between the microprocessor and other system components connected to the motherboard.It determines what types of processors will work on the same motherboard and establishes the types of multimedia,storage,network,and other hardware the motherboard supports.

If a chip can be erased and reprogrammed more than once,it is a ROM memory chip.

Multicore processors are used in microcomputers with more than one motherboard.

Describe "machine language"-what does it do?

Which of these is a processor commonly used in personal computers?

A byte is made up of ________ bits.

__________ devices are small,nonvolatile secondary storage media with no moving parts.They are portable and often used with digital cameras,handheld computers,laptops,and the like.

Electricity is either on or off,which allows computers to use electricity and the two-state __________ system to represent data and programs.

An integrated circuit embodies what is called ________ technology.

Machine language is made up of 1s and 0s and is specific to each brand of computer.