Exam 2: A Closer Look at Hardware and Software

When the term ____ is used alone, it refers to chip-based storage used by the computer-usually the amount of the computer's main memory (called RAM), which is located inside the system unit (shown in the accompanying figure).

____ use cathode-ray tube technology to display images; as a result they are large, bulky, and heavy like conventional televisions.

Virtually all computers today-such as embedded computers, mobile devices, microcomputers, midrange servers, mainframes, and supercomputers-are digital computers.

A group of very fast memory chips located on or close to the CPU to help speed up processing is called ____________________ memory.

Most mice today are mechanical mice and have a ball exposed on the bottom surface of the mouse to control the pointer movement.

To keep files organized, related documents are often stored in stations located on the storage medium. _________________________

One measurement of the processing speed of a CPU is CPU clock speed, which is rated in ____.

The ____ hard drive includes both flash memory and a magnetic hard drive.

____ is a universal international coding standard designed to represent text-based data written in any ancient or modern language, including those with different alphabets, such as Chinese, Greek, Hebrew, Amharic, Tibetan, and Russian.

A(n)smart card is a credit card-sized piece of plastic that contains computer circuitry and components-typically a processor, memory, and storage. _________________________

Smart cards today store a relatively small amount of data (typically ____)that can be used for payment or identification purposes.

A(n)____________________ is high-speed memory built into the CPU that temporarily stores data and intermediary results during processing

____ printers, like old ribbon typewriters, have a print mechanism that actually strikes the paper to transfer ink to the paper.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three types of storage devices?

____ input data from special forms to score or tally exams, questionnaires, ballots, and so forth.

A common pointing device that the user slides along a flat surface to move a pointer around the screen and clicks its buttons to make selections is called a(n)____________________.

The main case of a computer, called the ____________________, houses the CPU, motherboard, memory, and other devices.

USB flash drives (sometimes called USB flash memory drives, ____ drives, or jump drives)consist of flash memory media integrated into a self-contained unit that connects to a computer or other device via a standard USB port and is powered via the USB port.

Tell what you know about each of the following items, making sure to include a description of each item's location in the accompanying image and the function it serves: Ribbon, Quick Access Toolbar, FILE tab, Dialog Box Launcher, and Gallery.

As shown in the accompanying figure, the main circuit board inside the system unit is called the ____ or system board.