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

Which of the following means the computer automatically can configure cards like the one in the accompanying figure and other peripherals as users install them?

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Question 141

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Your business is looking to rely on cloud computing services to create applications using web-based development platforms. What is the term for this?

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Question 142

When the computer's power is turned off, volatile memory does not lose its contents.

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Question 143

Which of the following is an application that incorporates data from multiple providers into a new application?

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Question 144

Which of the following allows the processor to communicate with peripheral devices?

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Question 145

When the processor needs an instruction or data, it searches memory in this order: L1 cache, then L2 cache, then L3 cache (if it exists), then RAM - with a greater delay in processing for each level it must search.

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Question 146

Which of the following is the main circuit board of the system unit?

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Question 147

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What are the roles of the control unit and the ALU?

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Question 148

The role of memory to store both data and programs is known as which of the following concepts?

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Question 149

Which of the following is a register function?

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Question 150

Which of the following is the most common type of volatile memory?

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Question 151

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT A computer technician told your friend he needed a circuit board that provides a connection to a peripheral device for use with his computer. What category of circuit board should your friend purchase?

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Question 152

Which of the following is another term for the system unit?

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Question 153

In the machine cycle, executing is the process of carrying out commands.

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Question 154

A(n) ____________________ is a thin plastic film that adheres to the screen of your mobile device.

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Question 155

Which of the following is a cache separate from the processor chip on the item shown in the accompanying figure?

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Question 156

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT In your engineering class, you are required to calculate the approximate size of a series of chips. Which of the following is true?

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Question 157

Which of the following interprets and carries out the basic instructions that operate a computer?

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Question 158

The larger the number of bits handled by the bus, the slower the computer transfers data.

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Question 159

What is the system clock? Include definitions of the following terms in your response: clock cycle, superscalar, gigahertz, and hertz.

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Which of the following means the computer automatically can configure cards like the one in the accompanying figure and other peripherals as users install them?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Your business is looking to rely on cloud computing services to create applications using web-based development platforms. What is the term for this?

When the computer's power is turned off, volatile memory does not lose its contents.

Which of the following is an application that incorporates data from multiple providers into a new application?

Which of the following allows the processor to communicate with peripheral devices?

When the processor needs an instruction or data, it searches memory in this order: L1 cache, then L2 cache, then L3 cache (if it exists), then RAM - with a greater delay in processing for each level it must search.

Which of the following is the main circuit board of the system unit?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What are the roles of the control unit and the ALU?

The role of memory to store both data and programs is known as which of the following concepts?

Which of the following is a register function?

Which of the following is the most common type of volatile memory?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT A computer technician told your friend he needed a circuit board that provides a connection to a peripheral device for use with his computer. What category of circuit board should your friend purchase?

Which of the following is another term for the system unit?

In the machine cycle, executing is the process of carrying out commands.

A(n) ____________________ is a thin plastic film that adheres to the screen of your mobile device.

Which of the following is a cache separate from the processor chip on the item shown in the accompanying figure?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT In your engineering class, you are required to calculate the approximate size of a series of chips. Which of the following is true?

Which of the following interprets and carries out the basic instructions that operate a computer?

The larger the number of bits handled by the bus, the slower the computer transfers data.

What is the system clock? Include definitions of the following terms in your response: clock cycle, superscalar, gigahertz, and hertz.

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Input and Output: Examining Popular Devices

Digital Storage: Preserving on Media and on the Cloud

Operating Systems: Managing, Coordinating, and Monitoring Resources

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