Exam 2: Computer Hardware

Describe the following solid-state memory cards: CompactFlash card, MultiMedia card, SecureDigital card, and SmartMedia card.

The item shown in the figure above is an example of a SmartMedia card.

Resolution of 24-bit color depth is sometimes called ____.

Access time for a personal computer's storage device is measured in ____.

A data storage system contains a storage medium and storage device.

In the above figure, Item 6 is a serial port.

In the figure above, the system unit contains four USB ports.

In the term CD-R the suffix "R" indicates that the CD is ____.

A(n)____, or TrackPoint, looks like the tip of an eraser embedded in the keyboard of a notebook computer.

Which of the following is NOT true about RAM?

In the above figure the item labeled 3 is called the ____.

____ technology uses gunlike mechanisms to direct beams of electrons toward the screen and activate individual dots of color that form an image--much like a color television.

Which of the following is true about the disk drive shown in the figure above?

Within a computer, data travels from one component to another over circuits called a(n)____________________.

An expansion slot is located ____.

____ is the maximum amount of data that can be stored on a storage medium.

One of your colleagues has purchased a new personal computer for her husband. She just read an article online at the National Safety Council Web site, and learned that an estimated 500 million computers were obsolete by the year 2007. She also learned that an estimated 1 billion floppy disks, CDs, and DVDs end up in landfills every year with more than 2 million tons of computer parts which contain toxic substances. What options does your colleague have for disposing of her old personal computer?

A personal computer system always includes a hard drive. Hard drives provide abundant economical storage capacity for most users and provide faster access to files than other storage technologies. You work as an insurance adjuster and often work out of offices in different cities. You decide to purchase an external hard drive, so you can take your files with you wherever you go. In your search for an external hard drive, you notice that most ads specify the access time and speed of a hard drive. Since you believe the information is helpful, you decide to share this information with your employer and coworkers. What do you tell them about these two factors (access time and speed)?

A(n)____ is software that sets up communication between your computer and a device or card.

The number of colors that a monitor and graphics card can display is referred to as ____.