Question 1

What type of circuit board is used to convert computer output into a video signal that displays an image on a monitor?

Accepted Answer

A) audiovisual card 
B) graphics card 
C) image board 
D) capture card 
A) audiovisual card 
B) graphics card 
C) image board 
D) capture card

Question 2

Which of the following can track your pulse and heart rate, as well as accept calls and display notifications from a smartphone?

Accepted Answer

A) Smart tags 
B) RFID devices 
C) Wearable technology 
D) Big data 
A) Smart tags 
B) RFID devices 
C) Wearable technology 
D) Big data

Question 3

In the binary system, the digit 1 represents the electronic state of off (absence of an electronic charge).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Your business is looking to rely on cloud computing services to specify the applications, security settings, and computing resources available to employees on their computer desktops. What is the term for this?

Accepted Answer

A) Infrastructure as a Service 
B) Software as a Service 
C) Desktop as a Service 
D) Platform as a Service 
A) Infrastructure as a Service 
B) Software as a Service 
C) Desktop as a Service 
D) Platform as a Service

Question 5

A microsecond is one-trillionth of a second.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

One gigahertz (GHz) equals how many ticks of the system clock per second?

Accepted Answer

A) one thousand 
B) one million 
C) one billion 
D) one trillion 
A) one thousand 
B) one million 
C) one billion 
D) one trillion

Question 7

-Discuss the variety of shapes and sizes in which cases come for desktops, laptops, tablets, smartphones, portable media devices, and game consoles.

Accepted Answer

Student responses will vary, but should

Question 8

-Within the circuitry of a computer, each channel along which bits transfer allows the various devices both inside and attached to the system unit to communicate with each other. What are these channels, shown in the accompanying figure, called?

Accepted Answer

A) charters 
B) gender changers 
C) buses 
D) words 
A) charters 
B) gender changers 
C) buses 
D) words

Question 9

The access time (speed) of memory has no effect on how fast a computer processes data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What is the best analog for a 32-bit bus?

Accepted Answer

A) a 32-engine car 
B) a 32-foot wide warehouse 
C) a 32-lane highway 
D) all of the above 
A) a 32-engine car 
B) a 32-foot wide warehouse 
C) a 32-lane highway 
D) all of the above

Question 11

Which of the following describes a computing environment where everyday objects are connected to the Internet?

Accepted Answer

A) IoP 
B) IoC 
C) IoT 
D) IoJ 
A) IoP 
B) IoC 
C) IoT 
D) IoJ

Question 12

Multi-core processor speed performance increases are especially noticeable when users are running multiple programs simultaneously.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Some RAM chips, flash memory chips, and other types of memory chips use ______________________________ technology because it provides high speeds and consumes little power.

Accepted Answer

CMOS
complementary metal-oxide

Question 14

Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition.
-Memory usually consists of one or more chips on this

Accepted Answer

A) virtual desktop 
B) PaaS 
C) SaaS 
D) mashup 
E) cloud computing
F)word size
G)gigahertz
H)ASCII
I)clock speed
J)coding scheme
K)binary
L)multi-core
M)AMD
N)fan
O)nanosecond
P)CMOS
Q)ROM
R)nonvolatile
S)byte
T)motherboard 
A) virtual desktop 
B) PaaS 
C) SaaS 
D) mashup 
E) cloud computing
F)word size
G)gigahertz
H)ASCII
I)clock speed
J)coding scheme
K)binary
L)multi-core
M)AMD
N)fan
O)nanosecond
P)CMOS
Q)ROM
R)nonvolatile
S)byte
T)motherboard

Question 15

A processor contains small, high-speed storage locations, called ____________________, that temporarily hold data and instructions.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A processor contains small, high-speed storage locations,...

Question 16

Which of the following identifies three types of RAM in sequence from the slowest to the fastest?

Accepted Answer

A) SRAM, DRAM, MRAM 
B) DRAM, SRAM, RDRAM 
C) MRAM, SRAM, DRAM 
D) SRAM, MRAM, DRAM 
A) SRAM, DRAM, MRAM 
B) DRAM, SRAM, RDRAM 
C) MRAM, SRAM, DRAM 
D) SRAM, MRAM, DRAM

Question 17

What is unique about a multi-core processor?

Accepted Answer

A) It is a single chip with two or more separate processor cores. 
B) It is a single processor with two or more separate chips. 
C) It contains multiple control elements that, when working together, can increase the data processed over the Internet. 
D) It uses core memory to enhance the processing speed of processors. 
A) It is a single chip with two or more separate processor cores. 
B) It is a single processor with two or more separate chips. 
C) It contains multiple control elements that, when working together, can increase the data processed over the Internet. 
D) It uses core memory to enhance the processing speed of processors.

Question 18

Registers are part of the memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Memory access times can be measured in fractions of a second. When measuring memory access times, which of the following is the fastest?

Accepted Answer

A) millisecond 
B) microsecond 
C) picosecond 
D) nanosecond 
A) millisecond 
B) microsecond 
C) picosecond 
D) nanosecond

Question 20

Computers with a smaller word size can process more data in the same amount of time than computers with a larger word size.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What type of circuit board is used to convert computer output into a video signal that displays an image on a monitor?

Which of the following can track your pulse and heart rate, as well as accept calls and display notifications from a smartphone?

In the binary system, the digit 1 represents the electronic state of off (absence of an electronic charge).

Your business is looking to rely on cloud computing services to specify the applications, security settings, and computing resources available to employees on their computer desktops. What is the term for this?

A microsecond is one-trillionth of a second.

One gigahertz (GHz) equals how many ticks of the system clock per second?

-Discuss the variety of shapes and sizes in which cases come for desktops, laptops, tablets, smartphones, portable media devices, and game consoles.

-Within the circuitry of a computer, each channel along which bits transfer allows the various devices both inside and attached to the system unit to communicate with each other. What are these channels, shown in the accompanying figure, called?

The access time (speed) of memory has no effect on how fast a computer processes data.

What is the best analog for a 32-bit bus?

Which of the following describes a computing environment where everyday objects are connected to the Internet?

Multi-core processor speed performance increases are especially noticeable when users are running multiple programs simultaneously.

Some RAM chips, flash memory chips, and other types of memory chips use ______________________________ technology because it provides high speeds and consumes little power.

Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition. -Memory usually consists of one or more chips on this

A processor contains small, high-speed storage locations, called ____________________, that temporarily hold data and instructions.

Which of the following identifies three types of RAM in sequence from the slowest to the fastest?

What is unique about a multi-core processor?

Registers are part of the memory.

Memory access times can be measured in fractions of a second. When measuring memory access times, which of the following is the fastest?

Computers with a smaller word size can process more data in the same amount of time than computers with a larger word size.

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What type of circuit board is used to convert computer output into a video signal that displays an image on a monitor?

Which of the following can track your pulse and heart rate, as well as accept calls and display notifications from a smartphone?

In the binary system, the digit 1 represents the electronic state of off (absence of an electronic charge).

Your business is looking to rely on cloud computing services to specify the applications, security settings, and computing resources available to employees on their computer desktops. What is the term for this?

A microsecond is one-trillionth of a second.

One gigahertz (GHz) equals how many ticks of the system clock per second?

-Discuss the variety of shapes and sizes in which cases come for desktops, laptops, tablets, smartphones, portable media devices, and game consoles.

-Within the circuitry of a computer, each channel along which bits transfer allows the various devices both inside and attached to the system unit to communicate with each other. What are these channels, shown in the accompanying figure, called?

The access time (speed) of memory has no effect on how fast a computer processes data.

What is the best analog for a 32-bit bus?

Which of the following describes a computing environment where everyday objects are connected to the Internet?

Multi-core processor speed performance increases are especially noticeable when users are running multiple programs simultaneously.

Some RAM chips, flash memory chips, and other types of memory chips use ______________________________ technology because it provides high speeds and consumes little power.

Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition. -Memory usually consists of one or more chips on this

A processor contains small, high-speed storage locations, called ____________________, that temporarily hold data and instructions.

Which of the following identifies three types of RAM in sequence from the slowest to the fastest?

What is unique about a multi-core processor?

Registers are part of the memory.

Memory access times can be measured in fractions of a second. When measuring memory access times, which of the following is the fastest?

Computers with a smaller word size can process more data in the same amount of time than computers with a larger word size.

Introducing Todays Technologies

Connecting and Communicating Online

Computers and Mobile Devices

Programs and Apps

Digital Security, Ethics, and Privacy

Input and Output

Digital Storage

Operating Systems

Communicating Digital Content

Building Solutions

Working in the Enterprise

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