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25 Cards in this Set
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Which of the following is measured by the number of ticks per second? |
Clock speed |
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Which of the following is true of synchronous DRAM (SDRAM) chips? |
They are synchronized to the system clock |
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Which of the following refers to an environment of servers that house and provide access to resources users access via the internet? |
Cloud computing |
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Which of the following modules is a removable flash memory device that adds memory, communications, multimedia, security, and storage capabilities to computers? |
ExpressCard |
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Some computer and chip manufacturers use which of the following terms to refer to a personal computer processor chip? |
Microprocessor |
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One gigahertz (GHz) equals how many ticks of the system clock per second? |
One billion |
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Which of the following is the component of the system unit that converts the wall outlet AC power into the DC power a computer requires? |
Power supply |
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Which of the following are small high-speed storage locations contained by the processor that temporarily hold data and instructions? |
Registers |
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Which of the following is contained on a integrated circuit and can act as an electronic switch that opens or closes the circuit for electrical charges? |
Transistors |
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Which of the following should you have if you plan to connect your computer or mobile device to a wired computer network? |
Ethernet port |
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Which of the following is the component of the processor that directs and coordinates most of the operations in the computer? |
Control unit |
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Which of the following processors is a single chip with two or more separate processor cores? |
Multi-core |
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Which of the following interprets and carries out the basic instructions that operate a computer? |
CPU |
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The processor relies on which of the following to control the timing of all the computer operations? |
System clock |
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Which of the following is a small piece of semiconducting material, usually silicon, on which integrated circuits are etched? |
Computer chip |
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Current processors include advanced transfer cache, a type of cache built directly on a processor chip. Which type of cache is this? |
L2 cache |
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Which of the following is the component of the processor that performs arithmetic, comparison, and other operations? |
ALU |
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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)? |
memory |
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Which of the following determines the number of bits that the computer can transmit at one time? |
Bus width |
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Which of the following circuits contains many microscopic pathways capable of carrying electric current? |
integrated |
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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? |
firmware |
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Which of the following cards converts computer output into a video signal travels through a cable to the monitor, which displays an image on the screen? |
Graphics |
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Which kind of tablet positions the case below a keyboard, providing functionality similar to that of a laptop? |
convertible |
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Which of the following is an application that incorporates data from multiple providers into a new application? |
Mashup |
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Which of the following is the International Electronics Commission working to make the universal connected standard for charing mobile devices? |
micro USB |