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Discovering Computers Chapter 6
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1Within the circuitry of a computer, each channel along which bits transfer allows the various devices both inside and attached to the system unit to communicate with each other. What are these channels, shown in the accompanying figure, called?
- ACharters
- BGender changes
- Cbuses
- Dwords
2What is unique about a multi-core processor?
- AIt is a single chip with two or more separate processor cores.
- BIt is a single processor with two or more separate chips.
- CIt contains multiple control elements that, when working togther, can increase the data processed over the internet.
- DIt uses core memory to enhance the processing speed of processors.
3The accompanying figure shows Which of the following kinds of molecules, which are small circuit boards where RAM chips usually resides, being inserted into the motherboard?
- Aindex
- Bmemory
- Cinsertion
- Dcooling
4Which of the following is the most common type of volatile memory?
- AROM
- BFlash Memory
- CCMOS
- DRAM
5Which of the following refers to an environment of servers that house and provide access to resources users access vis the internet?
- APeripheral computing
- Bdynamic computing
- Cembedded computing
- DCloud computing
6Which of the following is a case on a desktop that contains and protects the item shown in the accompanying figure and other electronic components?
- ASystem unit
- BMaster section
- CControl port
- DBase chip
7What is the process of copying items from RAM to a storage device?
- APipelining
- BSynchronization
- CRestating
- DSaving
8As shown in the accompanying figure, which of the following kinds of cards is a circuit board that enhances functions of a component of the system unit and/or provides connections to peripherals?
- APeripheral
- BAdapter
- CConversion
- DMicrocode
9In the accompanying figure what on the motherboard holds the memory molecules?
- AMemeory Slots
- BMemory contacts
- CMemory sleeves
- DMemory pins
10Some computer and chip manufactures use which of the following terms to refer to a personal computer processor chip?
- AMicroprocessor
- BParallel Processor
- CCoprocessor
- DPerpendicular Processor
11Which of the following processors is a single chip with two or more separate processor cores?
- AParallel
- BCompressed
- CMulti-core
- Dbinary
12Which of the following means the computer automatically can configure cards like the one in the accompanying figure and other peripherals as users install them?
- AConcatenatin
- BGIGO
- CDaisy chaining
- DPlug and Play
13Which of the following is another term for the system unit?
- AForm factor
- BChassis
- CMotherboard
- Dchip
14Which of the following is a type of nonvolatile memory that can be erased electronically and rewritten?
- AFlash memory
- BL1 cache
- Cfirmware
- Dmicrocode
15ONe gigahertz (GHz) equals how many ticks of the system clock per second?
- AOne thousand
- BOne million
- COne billion
- DOne trillion
16When someone reads a research paper about computers and runs across the term, bit to what is the paper referring?
- AOne portion of the computer memory that uses 8-digital discrete electronic states to represent a character
- BA digit that represenst the electronic state called "off"
- CThe smallest unit of data a computer can process
- DThe most informative electronic element that represents data in a computer
17Which of the following is the international Electronic Commission working to make the universal connector standard for charging mobile devices?
- AFireWire
- BMicro USB
- CMIDI
- DSerial
18Which of the following consists of electronic components that store instructions waiting to be executed by the processor, data needed by those instructions, and results of the processed data (information)?
- Aconcepting
- Bdynamism
- Cconcatenation
- Dmemory
19What numbering system uses only the numbers 0 and 1?
- Aocto system
- BBinary system
- C8-bit system
- DASCII system
20What are three names for te electronic component that interprets and carries out the basic instructions that operate a computer?
- Aanalog interpreter, AI, interpreter
- BCPU, processor, central processing unit
- CControl processing unit, CPU, Processor
- DCommand processing circuit, CPU processor
21When 8 bits are grouped togther as a unit, how many individual characters can these 8 bits represent?
- A8
- B100
- C256
- D844
22Which of the following interprets and carries out the basic instructions that operate a computer?
- AControl unit
- BBinary device
- CCPU
- DCompressor
23When your friend opened the case containing the electronic components of his computer, he saw the main circuit board for the computer. What is the circuit board called?
- AMotherboard
- BControl board
- CElectronic circiut primary board
- DCommand Board
24Which of the following is a small piece of semiconducting material, usually silicon, on which integrated circuits are etched?
- AComputer plug
- BComputer port
- CComputer chip
- DComputer roster
25Which of the following is the component of the processor that directs and coordinates most of the operations in the computer?
- AControl Unit
- BConcatenation unit
- CCompression unit
- DMicro unit
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