Exam 6: Understanding and Assessing Hardware: Evaluating Your System

RAM prices tend to be very stable.

The time it takes a storage device to locate stored data and make it available for processing is called ________ time.

________ drives run with no noise and very little heat, and require very little power.

All of the following are part of the machine cycle EXCEPT ________.

________ is a feature of a CPU that allows it to begin to fetch the next instruction before it has finished executing the current one.

The processor market for desktop and laptop computers is dominated by ________.

When using multiple monitors, you must have multiple video cards.

Which of the following is the lightest computer?

The CPU's ________ memory is a form of RAM that gets data to the CPU for processing much faster than bringing the data in from the computer's RAM.

________ Law predicts that the number of transistors in a CPU will double about every two years.

A CPU's processing power is determined by the combination of the clock speed, the number of cores, and the amount of ________ memory.

Many computer manufacturers offer ________ programs to reduce the amount of computers in landfills.

Which of the following activities is carried out by the ALU?

Level 3 cache memory is faster than Level 1 and Level 2 cache.

To remove all the changes made to your system, the Windows ________ utility returns your computer to the state it was in when it came from the factory.

macOS X uses ________ software to automatically backup and restore data.

A stoppage of the hard drive that often results in data loss is called a(n) ________.

The rule of thumb that predicts that the number of transistors on a CPU will double every two years is called ________ Law.

Which of the following does NOT determine a CPU's processing power?

How many channels are in a Dolby 7.1 surround sound system?