Exam 2: Digital Devices

A(n) ___________ is a copy of one or more files that is made in case the originals become damaged.​

Semiconductors are substances with properties between those of a conductor and an insulator.​

Head-mounted digital devices designed to look like eyeglasses are called __________.​

Intel Corporation is the world's largest chipmaker and supplies a sizeable percentage of the microprocessors that power desktops and laptops.​

Computers that operate in essentially the same way and use the same software are said to be ______.​

Microprocessors can't directly understand programming languages, so programs have to be converted into _____________ that corresponds to the microprocessor's instruction set.​

The term ________ refers to the part of a digital device that holds the system board.​

Which optical storage technology stores data permanently on a disc, which cannot be subsequently added to or changed.​

Modern processors follow Intel's original numbering sequence.​

An example of system software is a computer operating system.​

A microprocessor that contains circuitry for more than one processing unit is called a ________ processor.​

​Battery life is the time your device operates before it must be recharged.

The most popular battery type used in today's electronic devices is __________.​

Which of the following is NOT an example of an expansion port?​

Which of the following is based on computer technology?​

The primary purpose of ________ software is to help the computer system monitor itself in order to function efficiently.​

Remote storage that is available as an Internet service is called ______ storage.​

Most computer ads specify the speed of a microprocessor in gigahertz.​

____ processors are found in Microsoft's Surface tablets, Apple's iPads and iPhones, and Samsung's lineup of Galaxy phones.​

x86 processors use a different instruction set than ARM processors.​