Exam 1: Computer Hardware

A microprocessor is a(n) integrated circuit designed to process instructions.____________________

In a computer, most processing takes place in a component called the central processing unit (CPU), which is sometimes described as the computer's "brain."

RAM is a temporary holding area for data, application program instructions, and the operating system.____________________

Computers can be connected using a centralized or distributed model. Please describe each of these two models.

Input can be supplied by a person, by the environment, or by another computer.

A computer network can encompass as few as one or as many as thousands of computers.____________________

Unicode uses ____ bits and provides codes for 65,000 characters-a real bonus for representing the alphabets of multiple languages.

-In the figure above, #1 is pointing to the ____.

A(n) ____ device works with discrete-distinct and separate-data, such as the digits 1 and 0.

Examples of input that a computer can accept include ____.

The purpose of a ____ is to serve data to computers connected to a network.

Computers manipulate data in many ways, and this manipulation is called ____.

A ____ computer network depends on a centrally-located computer for processing and storage.

A traditional light switch has two discrete states-on and off-so it is a(n) analog device.____________________

-In the figure above, #2 is pointing to the ____.

Hard disks use optical storage technology.____________________

A CD (compact disc) provides 1650-1700 MB of storage space for computer data.

Christina is putting together a presentation for the Marketing Department personnel explaining data storage options. Please answer the three questions below. -A Marketing Assistant asked if putting a magnet near several CDs would affect the performance of the CDs.Christina explained that it would not have an affect as CDs are read using ____.

The arithmetic logic unit uses registers to hold data that is being processed.

____________________ is the area where data can be left on a permanent basis when it is not immediately needed for processing.