The drive activity light tells you when the hard drive is accessing data.

Answer:

True false

The arithmetic logic unit (ALU) is the component of the processor that directs and coordinates most of the
operations in a computer.
Answer:

True False

PnP stands for Plug and Play.

True False

Which type of speaker is useful only for the beeps you hear when the computer starts up or encounters an error.
Choose one answer.

a. Embedded

b. Internal

c. Waveform

d. External
Keeping secondary cache as close as possible to the processor improves performance.
Answer:

True False

The number of operations per clock tick affects:

a. microprocessor performance.

b. monitor resolution.

c. the bus size.

d. disk drive capacity.

True False

The power switch is usually located under the system unit.

True False

Chips are used to attach a printer cable to your system unit.

True False

When a computer’s power is turned off, volatile memory does not lose its contents.
Answer:

True False

________ drive bays are used for hard disks that are permanently contained within the drive's case.
Choose one answer.
 a. Temporary

b. Internal

c. Secure

d. External
The motherboard contains the CPU.
Answer:

True False

Computers count with decimal numbers.

True False

The idea behind parallel processing is to divide the program into multiple fragments to improve:
Choose one answer.

a. memory fragmentation.

b. debugging.

c. speed.

d. accuracy.
Secondary cache is included on a separate printed circuit board.
Answer:

True False

Intel is the only producer of PC chips.

True False

Manufacturers state the size of memory chips and storage devices in terms of the number of bytes the chip or
device has available for storage.
Answer:

True False

A program written for an Intel chip will run on a Motorola chip.

True False

Under the direction of a program, the control unit manages ________ basic operations.
Choose one answer.

a. unlimited

b. three

c. five

d. four
EPROM can only be re-written twice.
Answer:

True False

The system unit houses the computer's peripheral hardware components.

Which type of authentication verifies your identity by checking a unique personal characteristic?
Choose one answer.

a. Attributive

b. Biological

c. Physical

d. Biometric
Connectors are frequently called ports.
Answer:

True False

The lower the bus clock speed, the faster the transmission of data, which results in applications running faster.
Answer:

True False

Bays house the computer's drives.

True false

The greater the number of ________ in a microprocessor, and proximity to each other, the faster the processing
speed.
Choose one answer.

a. buses

b. transistors

c. disks

d. registers
Parallel ports send and receive data one bit at a time.
Answer:

True False

For every instruction, a processor repeats a set of four basic operations, which comprise a ____: (1) fetching,
(2) decoding, (3) executing, and (4) storing.
Choose one answer.

a. machine cycle

b. creative cycle

c. information cycle

d. data cycle
The slower the clock speed, the more instructions a processor can execute per second.
Answer:

True False

The form factor is a specification for how internal components are mounted in the system unit.
Answer:

True False
The form factor is a specification for how internal components are mounted in the system unit.
Answer:

True

PROM requires a special device to write instructions on a blank chip one time only.
Answer:

True False

Serial ports send and receive data one bit at a time.

True False

Which of the following types of devices are NOT housed in the system unit?
Choose one answer.

a. Keyboard

b. Storage

c. Input

d. Output

Which type of memory has instructions which have been pre-recorded?

a. RAM

b. RIM

c. REM

d. ROM

A CPU's word size is important because it determines which ________ the CPU can use.
Choose one answer.

a. application software

b. input devices

c. operating system

d. disk storage
For wireless devices to transmit signals to a computer via infrared light waves, both the computer and the device
must have a ____.
Choose one answer.

a. SCSI port

b. IrDA port

c. FireWire port

d. MIDI port
Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition.

Part of the motherboard and connects the processor to main memory Choose...

Certain operating system files load into this from a storage device like a hard disk, when a Choose...
computer is powered on
The data on most of these kind of chips cannot be modified Choose...

A kind of port that is similar to a USB port Choose...

Type of cache built directly in the processor chip; has a very small capacity Choose...

Determines the number of bits a computer can transmit at one time Choose...

cache

Apple computers use a ____.

a. Pentium processor or a Celeron processor

b. Xeon processor or an Itanium processor

c. IBM processor

d. Intel processor

A small unit of ultrafast memory built into the processor to store frequently or recently accessed information is:
Choose one answer.

a. cache

b. REM

c. EPROM

d. ROM
Apple computers use a ____.
Choose one answer.

a. Pentium processor or a Celeron processor

b. Xeon processor or an Itanium processor

c. IBM processor

d. Intel processor
Nonvolatile memory loses its contents when the power is removed from a computer.
Answer:

True False

The processor uses a ________ to store and retrieve data by going directly to a single location in random access
memory (RAM.)
Choose one answer.

a. random algorithm

b. memory address

c. RAM locator
 d. sequential address
Additional circuit boards are installed at expansion slots.
Answer:

True False

Memory ____ helps speed the processes of the computer because it stores frequently used instructions and
data.
Choose one answer.

a. indexing

b. rasterizing

c. pipelining

d. cache
There are multiple types of registers.
Answer:

True False

The reset switch enables you to restart your computer.

True False

Connectors are the same as ports.

True fales

What types of chips enable the computer to retain information?

a. Memory

b. Disk

c. Co-processor

d. Transistors
Most integrated circuits (chips) fit in specially designed ________ on the motherboard.
Choose one answer.

a. parallel ports

b. serial ports

c. connectors

d. slots
The ____ unit is a case that contains the electronic components of the computer used to process data.
Choose one answer.

a. control

b. system

c. master

d. base
The control unit is the component of the processor that performs arithmetic, comparison, and other operations.
Answer:
 True False

Multiple Multiple Choice

Ports such as ____ are replacing all other types of ports.

a. USB

b. serial

c. parallel

d. FireWire

The CPU contains ________ subcomponents.

a. six

b. two

c. three

d. five
The processor relies on a small quartz crystal circuit called the ____ clock to control the timing of all computer
operations.
Choose one answer.

a. registration

b. operational

c. system

d. control