Exam 6: Understanding and Assessing Hardware: Evaluating Your System

Many computer manufacturers offer ________ programs to reduce the number of computers disposed of in landfills.

SuperFetch is part of the Windows memory management system.

________ is an electronics standard that allows different kinds of electronic instruments to communicate with each other and with computers.

GDDR5 is a type of ________ memory.

Which is the lightest of the following types of computers?

According to the book, if your CPU usage levels are greater than ________ during most of your work session, a faster CPU can greatly increase your computer's performance.

The amount of RAM that is actually sitting on memory modules in your computer is referred to as ________ memory.

A stoppage of a mechanical hard drive that often results in data loss is called a(n) ________.

Select the best way to determine your RAM allocation.

The primary circuit board of a computer system is the ________.

Video cards include their own RAM, called ________.

The sequence of steps which process a single computer instruction is called the ________.

If you reformat the hard drive on a computer, it erases all personal information from your computer and makes it safe to donate.

Level 3 cache memory is faster than Level 1 and Level 2 cache.

The heads of a mechanical hard disk drive touch the surface of the platter to read or write the data.

Which of the following statements about CPU speed is NOT true?

Windows uses a memory-management technique known as ________ to monitor which applications you use most frequently and then preloads them into your system memory.

3D sound is different from surround-sound.

A ________ uses electronic memory and has no motors or moving parts.

The sound in Dolby's eighth channel is sent to a(n) ________.