Exam 2: Computer Hardware

____ technology gets its name from the type of gas that fills fluorescent lights and gives them their glow.

When you want to retrieve data, you say the storage device is ____ a file.

Tape drive is an example of random access storage.

Data representation is based on the ____ number system, which uses two numbers to represent all data.

____ printers often use thermal dye technology to produce photographic-quality images.

____ storage is portable, durable, provides fast access to data, and uses very little power.

Many computers end up in landfills because their owners are unaware of potential environmental hazards and simply toss them in the garbage.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a hard disk controller?

Printer speed is measured by the number of ____ output.

The term ____ refers to data storage systems that make it possible for a computer or electronic device to store and retrieve data.

In the above figure, the item numbered ____ represents the disk surface.

Which of the following is NOT true about magnetic storage?

Which of the following is NOT one of the four criteria for evaluating storage technology?

Item 8 in the figure above is the monitor port.

____ is the ability of a device to jump directly to the requested data.

Random access devices have the slowest access times.

A(n)____________________ or picture element is a single point or the smallest unit in a graphic image.

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. When you submit a purchase requisition for a new external hard drive, your employer asks you to explain the parts of a hard drive and how they work.

Printer resolution is measured by the number of dpi, which stands for ____.

A(n)____________________ contains special video memory, which stores screen images as they are processed but before they are displayed.