Question 1

A can of compressed air can be used to free a keyboard from any dirt and debris that might interfere with the operation of the keys.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

When the computer's power is turned off, volatile memory does not lose its contents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A)   a 32-engine car
B)   a 32-foot wide warehouse
C)   a 32-lane highway
D)   all of the aboveE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

Which kind of tablet typically does not include a physical keyboard and puts the case behind the display?

Accepted Answer

A)   slate
B)   convertible
C)   console
D)   integratedE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 5

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?

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

Question 6

Which of the following identifies ROM chips that contain permanently written data, instructions, or information?

Accepted Answer

A)   firmware
B)   cache
C)   metal-oxide
D)   express-ROME) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 7

What is unique about a multi-core processor?

Accepted Answer

A)   It is a single chip with two or more separate processor cores.
B)   It is a single processor with two or more separate chips.
C)   It contains multiple control elements that, when working together, can increase the data processed over the Internet.
D)   It uses core memory to enhance the processing speed of processors.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 8

Double Data Rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM)  chips are even faster than SDRAM chips because which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A)   They transfer data twice for each clock cycle.
B)   They are synchronized to the system clock.
C)   They do not have to be re-energized as often.
D)   They use pipelining techniques.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 9

Where do RAM chips usually reside within a computer?

Accepted Answer

A)   on the memory digital dynamic circuit board
B)   in the processor/memory signal cache circuitry
C)   on a memory module
D)   in a memory slotE) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 10

When a user runs an application, what transfers from a storage device to memory?

Accepted Answer

A)   cache
B)   registrations
C)   instructions
D)   operationsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

A vendor of a custom-built computer will always offer the same service packages and warranty support as the vendor of a mass-produced computer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A)   indices
B)   switchers
C)   capacitors
D)   registersE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

Explain the item in the accompanying figure, and use the following terms in your answer: chip, integrated circuit, and transistor.

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Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A)   control board
B)   system board
C)   master board
D)   index boardE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A)   memory slots
B)   memory contacts
C)   memory sleeves
D)   memory pinsE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 16

In the machine cycle, fetching refers to the process of translating instructions into signals the computer can execute.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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

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Question 18

When 8 bits are grouped together as a unit, they form a(n) ____________________.

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Question 19

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?

Accepted Answer

A)   video card
B)   sound card
C)   processor type
D)   all of the aboveE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

Which component allows processors to perform at faster rates than those processors that do not have this component?

Accepted Answer

A)   advanced transfer cache
B)   flash cache
C)   L612 cache
D)   nano-cacheE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Exam 6: Computing Components

Explain the item in the accompanying figure, and use the following terms in your answer: chip, integrated circuit, and transistor.

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Where do RAM chips usually reside within a computer?

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Which kind of tablet typically does not include a physical keyboard and puts the case behind the display?

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

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

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

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

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Which of the following identifies ROM chips that contain permanently written data, instructions, or information?

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

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A vendor of a custom-built computer will always offer the same service packages and warranty support as the vendor of a mass-produced computer.

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What is unique about a multi-core processor?

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In the machine cycle, fetching refers to the process of translating instructions into signals the computer can execute.

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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?

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When 8 bits are grouped together as a unit, they form a(n) ____________________.

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Which component allows processors to perform at faster rates than those processors that do not have this component?

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A can of compressed air can be used to free a keyboard from any dirt and debris that might interfere with the operation of the keys.

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When the computer's power is turned off, volatile memory does not lose its contents.

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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?

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When a user runs an application, what transfers from a storage device to memory?

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Double Data Rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM) chips are even faster than SDRAM chips because which of the following is true?

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