Exam 6: Inside Computers and Mobile Devices: Exploring the Components

If you are using a desktop or laptop, defragment the computer's hard disk should you notice a decline in the computer's performance.

(True/False)

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Question 81

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT If a dog is identified by scanning the shoulder or neck of the animal, what provides the information about the dog?

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Question 82

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT When someone reads a research paper about computers and runs across the term, bit, to what is the paper referring?

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Question 83

The electronic components and circuitry of the system unit, such as the processor and memory, usually are part of or are connected to a circuit board called the fatherboard.

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Question 84

Which of the following are small high-speed storage locations contained by the processor that temporarily hold data and instructions?

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Question 85

A microsecond is one-trillionth of a second.

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Question 86

What is the unit of measurement for the clock speed for the channel shown in the accompanying figure?

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Question 87

The accompanying figure shows which of the following kinds of modules, which are small circuit boards where RAM chips usually reside, being inserted into the motherboard?

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Question 88

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What are the four steps in the machine cycle?

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Question 89

Processors all use the same type of register.

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Question 90

Which of the following processors is a single chip with two or more separate processor cores?

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Question 91

Which of the following is an alternate term for an adapter card?

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Question 92

____________________ memory does not lose its contents when power is removed from the computer.

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Question 93

In the binary system, the digit 1 represents the electronic state of off (absence of an electronic charge).

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Question 94

Two types of cache are memory cache and disk cache.

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Question 95

Most computers use flash memory to hold their startup instructions because it allows the computer easily to update its contents.

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Question 96

What is the process of copying items from RAM to a storage device?

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Question 97

____________________ stores the data being processed and the resulting information.

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Question 98

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT When 8 bits are grouped together as a unit, how many individual characters can these 8 bits represent?

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Question 99

A(n) ____________________ is a bracelet designed to protect electronics from an electrostatic discharge by preventing a buildup of static electricity on a user.

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Question 100

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If you are using a desktop or laptop, defragment the computer's hard disk should you notice a decline in the computer's performance.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT If a dog is identified by scanning the shoulder or neck of the animal, what provides the information about the dog?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT When someone reads a research paper about computers and runs across the term, bit, to what is the paper referring?

The electronic components and circuitry of the system unit, such as the processor and memory, usually are part of or are connected to a circuit board called the fatherboard.

Which of the following are small high-speed storage locations contained by the processor that temporarily hold data and instructions?

A microsecond is one-trillionth of a second.

What is the unit of measurement for the clock speed for the channel shown in the accompanying figure?

The accompanying figure shows which of the following kinds of modules, which are small circuit boards where RAM chips usually reside, being inserted into the motherboard?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What are the four steps in the machine cycle?

Processors all use the same type of register.

Which of the following processors is a single chip with two or more separate processor cores?

Which of the following is an alternate term for an adapter card?

____________________ memory does not lose its contents when power is removed from the computer.

In the binary system, the digit 1 represents the electronic state of off (absence of an electronic charge).

Two types of cache are memory cache and disk cache.

Most computers use flash memory to hold their startup instructions because it allows the computer easily to update its contents.

What is the process of copying items from RAM to a storage device?

____________________ stores the data being processed and the resulting information.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT When 8 bits are grouped together as a unit, how many individual characters can these 8 bits represent?

A(n) ____________________ is a bracelet designed to protect electronics from an electrostatic discharge by preventing a buildup of static electricity on a user.

Digital Literacy: Introducing a World of Technology

The Internet: Accessing, Searching, Sharing, and Communicating

Computers and Mobile Devices: Evaluating the Possibilities

Programs and Apps: Using Software at Work, School, and Home

Digital Safety and Security: Identifying Threats, Issues, and Defenses

Input and Output: Examining Popular Devices

Digital Storage: Preserving on Media and on the Cloud

Operating Systems: Managing, Coordinating, and Monitoring Resources

Communications and Networks: Sending and Receiving Digital Content

Information and Data Management: Organizing, Verifying, Maintaining, and Accessing

Information Systems and Program Development: Designing and Building Solutions

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