Question 1

How many bits make up four bytes?

Accepted Answer

A) 8 
B) 16 
C) 32 
D) 64

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) 1 
B) 3 
C) 5 
D) 7

Question 3

The system clock uses a ______.

Accepted Answer

A) Lithium battery 
B) Quartz battery 
C) Vibrating quartz crystal 
D) Vibrating lithium crystal

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A) Dot matrix 
B) Aspect ratio 
C) Viewable area 
D) Dot pitch

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

All of the following are major operating systems except ______.

Accepted Answer

A) Windows 
B) Macintosh 
C) Hologic 
D) UNIX/Linux

Question 8

Memory is measured in ______.

Accepted Answer

A) Hertz 
B) Joules 
C) Bits 
D) Bytes

Question 9

The mouse is the second most used computer output device.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The refresh rate controls the ______.

Accepted Answer

A) Scan 
B) Flicker 
C) Resolution 
D) Reload

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) Mouse 
B) Modem 
C) Printer

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) USB 
B) SCSI 
C) AGP 
D) BCBV

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A) 8, 2 
B) 8, 1 
C) 2, 8 
D) 1, 8

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A) Motherboard 
B) BIOS 
C) BUS 
D) Memory

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A) 60 to 65 
B) 60 to 70 
C) 60 to 75 
D) 60 to 80

Question 16

Real-time operating systems are commonly found on ______.

Accepted Answer

A) Large company mainframes 
B) Modern x-ray equipment 
C) Personal computer 
D) Personal organizer

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A) Terminals 
B) Piers 
C) Ports 
D) Docks

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Binary code is a computer language based on ______.

Accepted Answer

A) Ones and zeros 
B) Ones and tens 
C) Tens and zeros

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A) ROM 
B) RO 
C) R 
D) RW

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?