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

Each processor core on a multi-core processor generally runs at a faster speed than a single-core processor.

Explain what cache is used for, making sure to cover each of the types of cache.

ROM is nonvolatile.

Data needed by programs and applications enters memory from either an input device or a storage device.

AMD is the leading manufacturer of which of the following kinds of processors, which have an internal design similar to Intel processors, perform the same functions, can be as powerful, but often are less expensive?

Which of the following is the component of the processor that directs and coordinates most of the operations in the computer?

Critical Thinking Questions Case 6-1 In your role as a consultant for people buying new computer systems, you always work hard to stay abreast of the latest memory requirements for your users. One of your clients is interested in upgrading the memory in his computer. Which of the following is a question you ask him?

The speed of the system clock has a significant effect on peripheral devices such as a printer or disk drive.

Critical Thinking Questions Case 6-2 You have just purchased a new tablet and your last one was plagued with a poorly functioning battery. For this reason, with your new one, you have decided to become fully conversant in best practices with regard to battery life, so you can get the most out of this new one. Which of the following should you disable unless you are using it in order to conserve battery life?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Your business is looking to rely on cloud computing services to manage your company's hardware, for example. What is the term for this?

Double Data Rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM) chips are even faster than SDRAM chips because which of the following is true?

Which of the following is measured by the number of ticks per second?

Most of today's computers improve processing time with ____________________, which is a temporary storage area.

Explain the item in the accompanying figure, and use the following terms in your answer: chip, integrated circuit, and transistor.

Liquid cooling technology uses a continuous flow of fluid(s) in a process that transfers the heated fluid away from the processor to a radiator-type grill, which cools the liquid, and then returns the cooled fluid to the processor.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What is the purpose of the system bus?

Which of the following is a type of nonvolatile memory that can be erased electronically and rewritten?

The access time (speed) of memory has no effect on how fast a computer processes data.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following identifies ROM chips that contain permanently written data, instructions, or information?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What are the three categories of items stored in computer memory?