Question 1

Which of the following cloud services describes a computing environment where an Internet server hosts and deploys applications?

Accepted Answer

A)  IaaS 
B)  SaaS 
C)  DaaS 
D)  PaaS 
A)  IaaS 
B)  SaaS 
C)  DaaS 
D)  PaaS

Question 2

A gigabyte equals approximately 1 ______ bytes.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A gigabyte equals approximately 1 ______ bytes....

Question 3

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Two commons types of RAM are ______ RAM and ______ RAM.

Accepted Answer

A)  dynamic, static 
B)  volatile, nonvolatile 
C)  temporary, permanent 
D)  storage, memory 
A)  dynamic, static 
B)  volatile, nonvolatile 
C)  temporary, permanent 
D)  storage, memory

Question 4

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following is NOT true about system units?

Accepted Answer

A)  The case on a smartphone often is in front of the display. 
B)  The case on wearable devices typically consumes the entire device. 
C)  On most laptops, the keyboard and pointing device often are on top of the case. 
D)  Desktops that house the display and system unit in the same case are called all-in-one. 
A)  The case on a smartphone often is in front of the display. 
B)  The case on wearable devices typically consumes the entire device. 
C)  On most laptops, the keyboard and pointing device often are on top of the case. 
D)  Desktops that house the display and system unit in the same case are called all-in-one.

Question 5

A byte's ______ is a unique number that identifies the location of a byte in memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  address 
B)  ID 
C)  tag 
D)  position 
A)  address 
B)  ID 
C)  tag 
D)  position

Question 6

A byte provides enough different combinations of 0s and 1s to represent 256 different characters.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The speed of the system clock has no effect on peripheral devices.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

______ time is the amount of time it takes the processor to read data, instructions, and information from memory.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ______ time is the amount of time...

Question 9

ROM chips called ______ contain permanently written instructions, or information, such as start-up instructions.

Accepted Answer

A)  SROM 
B)  hard drives 
C)  boot memory 
D)  firmware 
A)  SROM 
B)  hard drives 
C)  boot memory 
D)  firmware

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following adapter cards connects to musical instruments?

Accepted Answer

A)  MIDI 
B)  modem 
C)  sound 
D)  tuner 
A)  MIDI 
B)  modem 
C)  sound 
D)  tuner

Question 12

Which of the following cloud services uses software to emulate hardware capabilities, such as to increase or decrease bandwidth or storage to meet changing needs?

Accepted Answer

A)  IaaS 
B)  SaaS 
C)  DaaS 
D)  PaaS 
A)  IaaS 
B)  SaaS 
C)  DaaS 
D)  PaaS

Question 13

A front side bus is part of the motherboard and connects the processor to main memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following best describes the use of ASCII?

Accepted Answer

A)  To encode data so that it can be sent securely over a network 
B)  To provide access to programs and apps through a virtual server 
C)  To map characters to numeric values that a computer can process 
D)  To control the flow of work for a CPU 
A)  To encode data so that it can be sent securely over a network 
B)  To provide access to programs and apps through a virtual server 
C)  To map characters to numeric values that a computer can process 
D)  To control the flow of work for a CPU

Question 15

Many newer mobile devices and computers, such as some ultrathin laptops, do not have removable batteries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following is NOT true about processors?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mobile devices often use low-voltage processors that do not require additional cooling. 
B)  Intel and AMD are the leading manufacturers of PC processor chips. 
C)  Processor chips include technologies to improve processing performance. 
D)  Chip manufacturers rely on clock speed as the most important performance factor. 
A)  Mobile devices often use low-voltage processors that do not require additional cooling. 
B)  Intel and AMD are the leading manufacturers of PC processor chips. 
C)  Processor chips include technologies to improve processing performance. 
D)  Chip manufacturers rely on clock speed as the most important performance factor.

Question 17

Describe the purpose of an adapter card. List examples of adapter cards and what the purpose of each is.

Accepted Answer

An adapter card, sometimes called an exp

Question 18

A(n) ______ bus allows the processor to communicate with peripheral devices.

Accepted Answer

A)  system 
B)  external 
C)  expansion 
D)  backside 
A)  system 
B)  external 
C)  expansion 
D)  backside

Question 19

DRAM chips are faster and more reliable than SRAM chips.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Many smartphones and mobile devices have software that shows the approximate location of devices and computers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following cloud services describes a computing environment where an Internet server hosts and deploys applications?

A gigabyte equals approximately 1 ______ bytes.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Two commons types of RAM are RAM and RAM.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following is NOT true about system units?

A byte's ______ is a unique number that identifies the location of a byte in memory.

A byte provides enough different combinations of 0s and 1s to represent 256 different characters.

The speed of the system clock has no effect on peripheral devices.

______ time is the amount of time it takes the processor to read data, instructions, and information from memory.

ROM chips called ______ contain permanently written instructions, or information, such as start-up instructions.

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

Which of the following adapter cards connects to musical instruments?

Which of the following cloud services uses software to emulate hardware capabilities, such as to increase or decrease bandwidth or storage to meet changing needs?

A front side bus is part of the motherboard and connects the processor to main memory.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following best describes the use of ASCII?

Many newer mobile devices and computers, such as some ultrathin laptops, do not have removable batteries.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following is NOT true about processors?

Describe the purpose of an adapter card. List examples of adapter cards and what the purpose of each is.

A(n) ______ bus allows the processor to communicate with peripheral devices.

DRAM chips are faster and more reliable than SRAM chips.

Many smartphones and mobile devices have software that shows the approximate location of devices and computers.

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Exam 6: Computing Components

Which of the following cloud services describes a computing environment where an Internet server hosts and deploys applications?

A gigabyte equals approximately 1 ______ bytes.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Two commons types of RAM are ______ RAM and ______ RAM.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following is NOT true about system units?

A byte's ______ is a unique number that identifies the location of a byte in memory.

A byte provides enough different combinations of 0s and 1s to represent 256 different characters.

The speed of the system clock has no effect on peripheral devices.

______ time is the amount of time it takes the processor to read data, instructions, and information from memory.

ROM chips called ______ contain permanently written instructions, or information, such as start-up instructions.

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

Which of the following adapter cards connects to musical instruments?

Which of the following cloud services uses software to emulate hardware capabilities, such as to increase or decrease bandwidth or storage to meet changing needs?

A front side bus is part of the motherboard and connects the processor to main memory.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following best describes the use of ASCII?

Many newer mobile devices and computers, such as some ultrathin laptops, do not have removable batteries.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following is NOT true about processors?

Describe the purpose of an adapter card. List examples of adapter cards and what the purpose of each is.

A(n) ______ bus allows the processor to communicate with peripheral devices.

DRAM chips are faster and more reliable than SRAM chips.

Many smartphones and mobile devices have software that shows the approximate location of devices and computers.

Introducing Todays Technologies

Connecting and Communicating Online

Computers and Mobile Devices

Programs and Apps

Digital Security Ethics and Privacy

Input and Output

Digital Storage

Operating Systems

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Focus on Web Development

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COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Two commons types of RAM are RAM and RAM.