Exam 2: Computer Hardware

Discuss where a computer stores its basic hardware settings,why it does so,and what some of those settings are.

The most commonly used touchscreen technology is a transparent panel coated with a thin layer of electrically conductive material that senses a change in the electrical current when touched.

A ____ is an example of a pointing device.

The system unit is the case that holds a computer's main circuit boards,microprocessor,memory,power supply,and storage devices.

A microprocessor's clock speed is equal to the number of instructions it can execute in one second.

MATCHING Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition. -High-capacity DVD technology that uses a blue-violet colored laser

Many of today's microprocessors perform ____,in which multiple instructions are executed at the same time.

For good basic performance,a computer running Windows 7 or 8 should have at least ____ of RAM.

A processor that includes circuitry for two or more processing units is called a ____ processor.

-In the accompanying figure,the lighter,smooth surface areas of the CD are called ____________________.