Exam 6: Understanding and Assessing Hardware: Evaluating Your System

RAM is an example of ________ storage.

Optical drives use a(n) ________ to read and write data.

The process the CPU performs for each program instruction is called the ________.

Cache memory is a form of ROM.

Some of the cache memory of a CPU is ________.

Level 1 cache usually contains the least amount of storage of the cache memory levels.

A(n) ________ enables the computer to drive the speaker system.

Match each of the following terms to its function: I. CPU II. ALU III. cache IV. RAID V. SSD

Desktop computer systems are less reliable than laptop computers.

To securely erase data, the U.S. Department of Defense suggests that data be ________.

________ sound is a type of audio system where the listener hears the sound as if it were coming from multiple speakers.

________ improves disk writing performance because data is written across two drives.

Running the CPU at a faster speed than the manufacturer recommends is called ________.

The amount of RAM storage is measured in ________.

________ automatically duplicates your data and saves it on two identical drives.

To speed up the display of graphics, a(n) ________ is integrated into some video cards.