Exam 2: Computer Hardware

A ____ computer is also referred to as a laptop computer.

Processors with a smaller word size can process more data during each processor cycle.

Most processors in today's personal computers use RISC technology.

A ____ is a touch-sensitive surface on which you can slide your fingers to move the on-screen pointer.

MATCHING Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition. -Indicates that the operating system has encountered an error from which it cannot recover

____ refers to the number of bits that a microprocessor can manipulate at one time.

A(n)head ____________________ can be triggered by jarring the hard disk while it is in use.

Storage capacity usually is measured in gigabytes (GB)or terabytes (TB).

Hard disk storage technology can be classified as ____ storage.

-In the accompanying figure,the microprocessor is shown in picture B._________________________

Power ____ can originate from a number of sources: downed power lines,power grid switching by the electric company,faulty wiring,and large appliances powering on and off.

The ____ is the case that holds the computer's main circuit boards,microprocessor,memory,power supply,and storage devices.

RAM capacity is often expressed in nanoseconds (ns)._________________________

Personal computer hard disk platters typically have storage capacities ranging from 40 GB to ____.

An important part of a computer system is storage. James works with computers both at home and at work. He needs to move his spreadsheet and database files between the computers he uses at home and at work. He also enjoys downloading MP3 music files and takes lots of digital photos. -Jim likes to save MP3 files and photo files to disc and take them to work.His work computer has a DVD-RW.For his home computer,which would be the best choice for an optical disc drive?

-In the accompanying figure,the item marked A is a ____.

Sequential access is the ability of a device to "jump" directly to requested data._________________________

Laura plans to buy a new computer. She is interested in the technical features of the different types of memory she will find in her computer system: RAM, ROM, and EEPROM. She works with documents, edits and creates graphics, and likes to play 3D virtual reality games. -One of the computer ads Laura is looking at specifies "2 GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800 MHz (max 4 GB)." What does the 2 GB specify?

System configuration information,such as the date and time,hard disk capacity,RAM capacity,and number and types of drives,is stored in a non-volatile ____________________ chip.

A storage ____________________ is the disk,CD,tape,paper,or other substance that contains data.