Exam 4: Digital Electronics and File Management

Your colleague, Joan, brings a computer ad to work. The ad specifies the following information: 1 GB 675 MHz Dual-Channel DDR2 SDRAM (max. 2 GB)Is RAM a mechanical device or an electronic device? In terms of computer performance, which type of device is faster in retrieving data?

RAM is one of the most inexpensive computer components.

Gigabytes are typically used to refer to RAM and hard drive capacity.

In graphical file managers, folders are used to represent ____.

In the figure above, item 1 refers to a ____.

Item ____ in the figure above points to the primary folder.

DIMMs, PGAs, and DIPs are all examples of ____.

____________________ is a type of memory circuitry that holds the computer's startup routine.

____ is NOT another term for integrated circuit.

Digitized images are a series of colored dots, also called ____________________ (picture elements).

Jeri just got her first personal computer. She is using a word processing program to create a letter. She is confused about the differences in the Save command and the Save As command. She calls you to ask your advice when saving. Jeri has opened a previously saved document. She has made corrections and now wants to save the document using the same filename. Should she use Save or Save As?