Exam 4: How a Computer Processes Data

You can think about the memory on the motherboard as long term.

A wireless standard that allows data to be transferred between devices using infrared light instead of cables is called IrDA. _________________________

The logical operations include addition and subtraction.

Please refer to the figure below as you answer the following two questions. FIGURE 4-1 -Referring to Figure 4-1, the ____ ports would be the ones used by a mouse and speakers.

The____ , also called the microprocessor, central processor, or the central Processing unit (CPU), is the brains of the computer.

Just about all computers, regardless of size, take raw data and change it into information. The procedure involves input, processing, output, and ____.

The computer does not understand our language. It understands only machine language, or ____________________, which is ones and zeros.

The IEEE 1394 bus standard supports data transfer rates of up to 400 Mbps and can connect up to ____ external devices;

Roadrunner, built by IBM for the Department of Energy, is a computer that can process one quadrillion calculations per second.

Plug-and-play refers to the ability of a computer system to configure expansion boards and other devices ____ .

Another type of external bus is USB, also known as IEEE 1394 and IEEE 1394b. _________________________

The PC ____ provides support for application software and related hardware via telephone and/or site visits to all workstation users.

Sylvia is studying about computer machine cycle to get a better understanding of how they work. She will be writing a one-page explanation of machine cycles. Please answer the questions below. -Sylvia understands that for every machine cycle that the processor repeats a set of four basic operations. Which of the steps below is the FIRST step in the cycle?

Steve is showing his younger brother how to build a computer. Please answer the questions below. -When Steve shows his brother the motherboard, it includes showing him all of the following EXCEPT ____.

When you want to store a file or information permanently, you use secondary storage devices such as the ____.

A ____ processor is an expansion that provides for more than two separate processors.

Please identify the letter of the choice that best matches the numbered definitions below. -Coordinates all of the processor's activities

Sylvia is studying about computer machine cycle to get a better understanding of how they work. She will be writing a one-page explanation of machine cycles. Please answer the questions below. -When Sylvia reads that "the control unit fetches the instruction from memory" it is referring to memory called ____ .

USB is replacing the standard serial and parallel ports on newer computers.

Please identify the letter of the choice that best matches the numbered definitions below. -Brains of the computer