Exam 10: Understanding Computer Hardware and Software: From CPUs to Operating Systems

Personal information management software contains course information such as a syllabus and assignments and offers drop boxes for quizzes and homework along with a grade book.

What is the number of bits (0s and 1s)that can be processed by the CPU at any one time?

What is an older secondary storage medium that uses a strip of thin plastic coated with a magnetically sensitive recording medium?

What computer is the fastest,most powerful,and most expensive type of computer?

Volatility is a protected memory space created by the CPU allowing the computer to create virtual machines.

What is the portion of a computer's primary storage that does not lose its contents when one switches off the power?

Personal digital assistant (PDA)is a small handheld computer that performs simple tasks such as taking notes,scheduling appointments,and maintaining an address book and a calendar.The PDA screen is touch-sensitive,allowing a user to write directly on the screen,capturing what is written.

What is a special type of rewritable read-only memory (ROM)that is compact and portable?

What occur when the software vendor releases updates to software to fix problems or enhance features?

What is software for data recovery and relieves the burden of reinstalling applications if a hard drive crashes or becomes irretrievably corrupted?

Cache memory is a small unit of ultra-fast memory that is used to store recently accessed or frequently accessed data so that the CPU does not have to retrieve this data from slower memory circuits such as RAM.

Flash memory is a special type of rewritable read-only memory (ROM)that is compact and portable.

Random access memory is the portion of a computer's primary storage that does not lose its contents when one switches off the power.

What is a computer dedicated to a single function,such as a calculator or computer game?

Encrypted data protects confidential information from unauthorized eyes.

Memory sticks provide nonvolatile memory for a range of portable devices including computers,digital cameras,MP3 players,and PDAs.

Memory stick is an older secondary storage medium that uses a strip of thin plastic coated with a magnetically sensitive recording medium.

An input device is equipment used to see,hear,or otherwise accept the results of information processing requests.

What is a computer portable enough to fit on a lap or in a bag and has its own power source or battery?

What is an older secondary storage medium that uses a strip of thin plastic coated with a magnetically sensitive recording medium?