Exam 2: Basic Computer Principles

How many bits make up four bytes?

If a PC had a 5.0-GHz CPU, it would have a system clock that would tick ______ billion times per second.

The system clock uses a ______.

______ represents how close the dots are located to one another within a pixel.

The higher the resolution, the less information that can be displayed on the monitor.

The operating system software acts as a bridge between applications and hardware.

All of the following are major operating systems except ______.

Memory is measured in ______.

The mouse is the second most used computer output device.

The refresh rate controls the ______.

All of the following are used with a serial port except a ______.

All of the following use buses that are found within the computer except ______.

A parallel port sends ______ bit(s) of data through a connection compared with a serial port, which can send ______ bit(s) of data.

The series of connections, controllers, and chips that create the information highway within the computer system is known as the ______.

The most common refresh rates found on computers are set between ______ Hz.

Real-time operating systems are commonly found on ______.

The collection of connectors sticking out of the back of the PC is known as ______.

One of the functions of the "box" is to shield the components from radio waves and satellite frequencies.

Binary code is a computer language based on ______.

"Write once, read many" is represented by which of the following identifiers?