Question 1

You want to allow sound to be input through a microphone and output through external speakers on your computer. What must you have in order to do this?

Accepted Answer

A) sound card 
B) SCSI port 
C) port duplicator 
D) peripheral device manager 
A) sound card 
B) SCSI port 
C) port duplicator 
D) peripheral device manager

Question 2

Which of the following is the component of the processor that performs arithmetic, comparison, and other operations?

Accepted Answer

A) machine unit 
B) control unit 
C) ALU 
D) CPU 
A) machine unit 
B) control unit 
C) ALU 
D) CPU

Question 3

Which of the following processors is a single chip with two or more separate processor cores?

Accepted Answer

A) parallel 
B) compressed 
C) multi-core 
D) binary 
A) parallel 
B) compressed 
C) multi-core 
D) binary

Question 4

The electronic components and circuitry of the system unit, such as the processor and memory, usually are part of or are connected to a circuit board called the fatherboard.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following is a kind of ROM chip that contains permanently written data, instructions, or information that is recorded when the chip is manufactured?

Accepted Answer

A) L1 cache 
B) Flash memory 
C) firmware 
D) microcode 
A) L1 cache 
B) Flash memory 
C) firmware 
D) microcode

Question 6

Which of the following is measured by the number of ticks per second?

Accepted Answer

A) temporal rate 
B) system rate 
C) processor speed 
D) clock speed 
A) temporal rate 
B) system rate 
C) processor speed 
D) clock speed

Question 7

Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition.
-An extremely fast unit of time

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 8

Computer memory and computer storage are available in varying sizes. Which of the following is the largest amount of memory or storage?

Accepted Answer

A) kilobyte (K
B)  
B) terabyte (T
B)  
C) megabyte (M
B)  
D) gigabyte (G
B)  
A) kilobyte (K
B)  
B) terabyte (T
B)  
C) megabyte (M
B)  
D) gigabyte (G
B)

Question 9

A blocked vent can prohibit heat from escaping, which ultimately can cause the computer or mobile device to overheat.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What are the two common basic types of RAM? Describe each type in detail.

Accepted Answer

Student responses will vary, but should

Question 11

The speed of the system clock has a significant effect on peripheral devices such as a printer or disk drive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

A computer technician told your friend he needed a circuit board that provides a connection to a peripheral device for use with his computer. What category of circuit board should your friend purchase?

Accepted Answer

A) adapter card 
B) memory card 
C) expansion board 
D) external card 
A) adapter card 
B) memory card 
C) expansion board 
D) external card

Question 13

What are three names for the electronic component that interprets and carries out the basic instructions that operate a computer?

Accepted Answer

A) analog interpreter, AI, interpreter 
B) CPU, processor, central processing unit 
C) control processing unit, CPU, processor 
D) command processing circuit, CPC, processor 
A) analog interpreter, AI, interpreter 
B) CPU, processor, central processing unit 
C) control processing unit, CPU, processor 
D) command processing circuit, CPC, processor

Question 14

The larger the number of bits handled by the bus, the slower the computer transfers data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following is true of synchronous DRAM (SDRAM) chips?

Accepted Answer

A) They transfer data twice for each clock cycle, when compared to DRAM. 
B) They are synchronized to the system clock. 
C) They do not have to be re-energized as often as DRAM chips. 
D) They use pipelining techniques. 
A) They transfer data twice for each clock cycle, when compared to DRAM. 
B) They are synchronized to the system clock. 
C) They do not have to be re-energized as often as DRAM chips. 
D) They use pipelining techniques.

Question 16

What are the four steps in the machine cycle?

Accepted Answer

A) arithmetic calculations, comparison, storing, pipelining 
B) decoding, fetching, executing, controlling 
C) storing, executing, registering, cycling 
D) executing, fetching, storing, decoding 
A) arithmetic calculations, comparison, storing, pipelining 
B) decoding, fetching, executing, controlling 
C) storing, executing, registering, cycling 
D) executing, fetching, storing, decoding

Question 17

With the cover off the system unit of a lab computer, your instructor pointed out a type of nonvolatile memory that can be erased electronically and rewritten. What did your instructor call this memory?

Accepted Answer

A) perm-memory 
B) firewire 
C) EM-ROM 
D) flash memory 
A) perm-memory 
B) firewire 
C) EM-ROM 
D) flash memory

Question 18

Which of the following are the two leading manufacturers of personal computer processor chips?

Accepted Answer

A) Intel and Quad 
B) Xeon and Intel 
C) AMD and Xeon 
D) Intel and AMD 
A) Intel and Quad 
B) Xeon and Intel 
C) AMD and Xeon 
D) Intel and AMD

Question 19

Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition.
-Number system that has just two unique digits, 0 and 1

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 20

Critical Thinking Questions
Case 6-2
You have just purchased a new tablet and your last one was plagued with a poorly functioning battery. For this reason, with your new one, you have decided to become fully conversant in best practices with regard to battery life, so you can get the most out of this new one.
-Which of the following is a guideline for conserving battery life in your new tablet?
a. Charge the battery completely when you first obtain the tablet.
b. Maximize the display's brightness.
c. Unplug the battery charger before the battery is charged completely.
d. Do not use the battery charger supplied with the tablet.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Critical Thinking Questions
Case 6-2
You have just purchased...

You want to allow sound to be input through a microphone and output through external speakers on your computer. What must you have in order to do this?

Which of the following is the component of the processor that performs arithmetic, comparison, and other operations?

Which of the following processors is a single chip with two or more separate processor cores?

The electronic components and circuitry of the system unit, such as the processor and memory, usually are part of or are connected to a circuit board called the fatherboard.

Which of the following is a kind of ROM chip that contains permanently written data, instructions, or information that is recorded when the chip is manufactured?

Which of the following is measured by the number of ticks per second?

Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition. -An extremely fast unit of time

Computer memory and computer storage are available in varying sizes. Which of the following is the largest amount of memory or storage?

A blocked vent can prohibit heat from escaping, which ultimately can cause the computer or mobile device to overheat.

What are the two common basic types of RAM? Describe each type in detail.

The speed of the system clock has a significant effect on peripheral devices such as a printer or disk drive.

A computer technician told your friend he needed a circuit board that provides a connection to a peripheral device for use with his computer. What category of circuit board should your friend purchase?

What are three names for the electronic component that interprets and carries out the basic instructions that operate a computer?

The larger the number of bits handled by the bus, the slower the computer transfers data.

Which of the following is true of synchronous DRAM (SDRAM) chips?

What are the four steps in the machine cycle?

With the cover off the system unit of a lab computer, your instructor pointed out a type of nonvolatile memory that can be erased electronically and rewritten. What did your instructor call this memory?

Which of the following are the two leading manufacturers of personal computer processor chips?

Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition. -Number system that has just two unique digits, 0 and 1

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You want to allow sound to be input through a microphone and output through external speakers on your computer. What must you have in order to do this?

Which of the following is the component of the processor that performs arithmetic, comparison, and other operations?

Which of the following processors is a single chip with two or more separate processor cores?

The electronic components and circuitry of the system unit, such as the processor and memory, usually are part of or are connected to a circuit board called the fatherboard.

Which of the following is a kind of ROM chip that contains permanently written data, instructions, or information that is recorded when the chip is manufactured?

Which of the following is measured by the number of ticks per second?

Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition. -An extremely fast unit of time

Computer memory and computer storage are available in varying sizes. Which of the following is the largest amount of memory or storage?

A blocked vent can prohibit heat from escaping, which ultimately can cause the computer or mobile device to overheat.

What are the two common basic types of RAM? Describe each type in detail.

The speed of the system clock has a significant effect on peripheral devices such as a printer or disk drive.

A computer technician told your friend he needed a circuit board that provides a connection to a peripheral device for use with his computer. What category of circuit board should your friend purchase?

What are three names for the electronic component that interprets and carries out the basic instructions that operate a computer?

The larger the number of bits handled by the bus, the slower the computer transfers data.

Which of the following is true of synchronous DRAM (SDRAM) chips?

What are the four steps in the machine cycle?

With the cover off the system unit of a lab computer, your instructor pointed out a type of nonvolatile memory that can be erased electronically and rewritten. What did your instructor call this memory?

Which of the following are the two leading manufacturers of personal computer processor chips?

Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition. -Number system that has just two unique digits, 0 and 1

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

Filters