Exam 2: Hardware Designed to Meet the Need

A(n)____ device assists in capturing and entering raw data into the computer system.

Today's technology is able to pack all the CPU circuits onto a single module smaller than the size of your smallest fingernail, called a ____.

Flash memory ____.

A processor is engineered to carry out specific instructions called its instruction ____.

Magnetic ____________________ is a storage medium used by businesses and organizations that need to store and back up large quantities of data.

Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition. -Form of solid-state storage that updates the data it holds in large blocks

Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition. -Stores data using transistors; can be volatile or nonvolatile

Notebook computers integrate the mouse as a touch-sensitive pad below the Spacebar called a ____ pad.

Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition. -Device that allows you to observe the results of computer processing with one or more of your senses

Desktop systems often use a graphics ____ board called a graphics card or video card that contains the graphics memory, GPU, and other graphics hardware and is plugged into the motherboard.

The ____________________ is an electronics component, composed typically of silicon, that opens or closes a circuit to alter the flow of electricity to store and manipulate bits.

When selecting storage devices and media, you should examine its selling features, including ____.

A hybrid drive combines the best features of flash memory and ____ storage.

The decimal number system, also called base 10, was adopted by humans because of its ease of use for our 10-fingered species.

Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition. -System memory that provides permanent storage for data and instructions that do not change

Many companies are now producing solid-state disks (SSD) using flash technology to replace the traditional magnetic hard drive in PCs. An SSD reads data ____ percent faster and writes data 150 percent faster than traditional hard drives.

Each CPU contains a(n) ____________________ clock that produces a series of electronic pulses at a predetermined rate called the clock speed.

A(n) ____________________ is an agreed-upon way of doing something within an industry.

Manufacturers use ____ to indicate that a medium is recordable; that is, it can be written to only once.

Cole has taken a job in the IT department of his local college, Eastern Tech. His boss has put him on a special assignment to see where scanners can be used more effectively within the school. -Cole's last stop is to meet with the Student Council to talk about their voting procedures. Cole explains that the ballot "bubbled-in" forms can be scanned in and processed through the use of ____ recognition.