CSC DC Chapter 6 – Flashcards

If you see eight numbers such as 01000101 grouped together and you are told these numbers represent the letter E, what is this combination of numbers called?

You are going to purchase a mass-produced computer from your local computer store. Which of the following is likely a component you can customize?

When determining the amount of RAM necessary for a computer you wish to purchase, what should you consider?

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

What is unique about a multi-core processor?

The accompanying figure shows which of the following kinds of modules, which are small circuit boards where RAM chips usually reside, being inserted into the motherboard?

Which of the following means the computer automatically can configure cards like the one in the accompanying figure and other peripherals as users install them?

Which of the following should you have if you plan to connect your computer or mobile device to a wired computer network?

When your friend opened the case containing the electronic components of his computer, he saw the main circuit board for the computer. What is this circuit board called?

Which of the following interprets and carries out the basic instructions that operate a computer?

Your business is looking to rely on cloud computing services to provide system backup and the archiving of earlier versions of files, for example. What is the term for this?

Which of the following is the component of the processor that directs and coordinates most of the operations in the computer?

What are the three categories of items stored in computer memory?

The faster the clock speed, the more of these the processor can execute per second. What are they?

What is the purpose of the system bus?

Which of the following is a cache separate from the processor chip on the item shown in the accompanying figure?

In your engineering class, you are required to calculate the approximate size of a series of chips. Which of the following is true?

In the accompanying figure, what on the motherboard holds the memory modules?

If a computer advertisement states a computer operates at 5 GHz, what does that mean?

As shown in the accompanying figure, which of the following kinds of card is a circuit board that enhances functions of a component of the system unit and/or provides connections to peripherals?

Which of the following is a type of nonvolatile memory that can be erased electronically and rewritten?

Which of the following are small high-speed storage locations contained by the processor that temporarily hold data and instructions?

On which of the following does battery life depend?

Your business is looking to rely on cloud computing services to make data available to its developers to incorporate in applications. What is the term for this?

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?

Which of the following is NOT true of the new multi-core processor you have just purchased?

What does CMOS, which provides high speeds and consumes little power, stand for?

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

Which of the following rests below a laptop and protects the computer from overheating and also your lap from excessive heat?

Your business is looking to rely on cloud computing services to manage your company's hardware, for example. What is the term for this?

Which of the following consists of electronic components that store instructions waiting to be executed by the processor, data needed by those instructions, and the results of processed data (information)?

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

AMD is the leading manufacturer of which of the following kinds of processors, which have an internal design similar to Intel processors, perform the same functions, can be powerful, but are often less expensive?

Which of the following allows the processor to communicate with peripheral devices?

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

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

To which of the following is a control unit most analogous?

Which of the following cards converts computer output into a video signal that travels through a cable to the monitor, which displays an image on the screen?

Which of the following describe computer memory?

The processor relies on which of the following to control the timing of all computer operations?

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?

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

When your friend turns off her computer, what kind of memory loses its contents?

What are the roles of the control unit and the ALU?

Which of the following is the main circuit board of the system unit?

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

What is the unit of measurement for the clock speed for the channel shown in the accompanying figure?

What is the term for an electrical channel within the circuitry of a computer than can transfer 8 bytes of data at a time?

What method do chip manufacturers use to identify their chips?

What is memory access time?