Exam 2: Hardware Designed to Meet the Need

Graphics memory, sometimes called ____, is used to store image data for a computer display in order to speed the processing and display of video images.

A technique called ____ allows processors from different computers to work together over a network on complex problems.

Nanotubes are tubes made of lattices that are ____ atom(s) deep.

Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition. -Stores bits by using an optical laser to burn pits into the surface of a highly reflective disc surface

The primary pathways of a computing device are called ____________________.

The ____ side bus consists of electronic pathways between the CPU and RAM capable of transporting several bytes at once.

In order to be useful, bits are typically organized into groups of eight called ____________________.

Computers use digital ____ not only to store bits and bytes but also to process them.

____ is processing that occurs using more than one processing unit.

Solid-state storage devices include solid-state disks and ____ disks.

One form of multiprocessing is called tandem processing, which speeds processing by linking several microprocessors to operate at the same time. _________________________

Hard drives, CDs, DVDs, and flash drives are all forms of secondary ____________________.

A(n) ____ device allows you to observe the results of computer processing with one or more of your senses.

Just like the ROM on your motherboard, once data has been recorded on a CD-ROM, it cannot be modified-the disc is read-only.

____ level(s) of cache are used in today's personal computers.

Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition. -Standard that allows a wide array of devices to connect to a computer through a common port

Alex is a writer for Technology Now magazine and is writing an article on the latest input and output devices. -Alex also includes a section in his article about a type of computer output that a user feels, such as vibration in a game controller. This type of output is called ____.

Optical storage media, such as CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray, store bits by using an optical laser to burn ____________________ into the surface of a highly reflective disc surface.

Specifications for a typical DVD burner are either ____. The X stands for "times the original transfer rate" of a disc.

Currently, the most popular format for writable CDs is CD-RW, and drives that support CD-RW are referred to simply as CD ____.