Computer Science: Chapter 5 – Flashcards

A type of specialty processor devoted exclusively to protecting your privacy.

In most personal computer systems, the CPU is contained on a single chip called the _____.

With these systems, input and output devices are located outside the system unit.

The processing speed of a microprocessor is typically represented by its _____.

Which of the following is not a character encoding standard"

This character encoding scheme allows non-English characters and special characters to be represented.

Which of the following can be used to connect several devices to the system unit and are widely used to connect keyboards, mice, printers, storage devices, and a variety of specialty devices"

Laptops and tablets use _____ that are typically located outside the system unit.

Which of the following offers a combination of the features of RAM and ROM"

Which of the following allows a computer to run two or more operations simultaneously"

With this type of memory, large programs are divided into parts and the parts are stored on a secondary device, usually a hard disk.

These specialty chips are designed to improve specific computing operations such as displaying 3-D images and encrypting data.

Tiny circuitboards etched onto squares of sandlike material, called silicon, are called _____.

Integrated circuits must be mounted on _____, which are then plugged into the system board.

For multicore processors to be used effectively, computers must understand how to divide tasks into parts that can be distributed across each core-an operation called _____.

Frequently-accessed information is held in _____.

Which of the following ports provide high-speed connections for external hard-disk drives, optical discs, and other large secondary storage devices"

Pathways that support communication among the various electronic components on the system board are called _____.

This type of computer is a thin slab that is almost all monitor with the system unit located behind the monitor.

Which of the following is a function of the control unit"

The system board is also known as the _____.

When you reboot your system, the computer follows start-up instructions stored in this type of memory.

Most personal computers allow users to expand their systems by providing these on the system board.

All of the following are commonly used units of measurement to describe memory capacity, except _____.

Which of the following ports is used for connecting musical instruments to a sound card"

These types of ports typically provide high-speed connections to specialized devices such as camcorders and storage devices.

On the motherboard, the connection points for chips are referred to as _____.

A byte is formed by a group of _____.