Question 1

-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?

Accepted Answer

A)  concatenation
B)  GIGO
C)  daisy chaining
D)  Plug and PlayE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 2

Which of the following connects the processor to cache?

Accepted Answer

A)  FSB
B)  expansion bus
C)  system bus
D)  BSBE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 3

Which of the following adapter cards connects to musical instruments?

Accepted Answer

A)  USB
B)  serial
C)  parallel
D)  MIDIE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

A(n) ____________________ is a thin plastic film that adheres to the screen of your mobile device.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A(n) ____________________ is a thin plastic film...

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A)  operating system and other programs; applications; data being processed
B)  system software; data being processed; Internet websites required to monitor and control the computer
C)  applications; application hardware; application data
D)  system software; applications; command softwareE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

What numbering system uses only the numbers 0 and 1?

Accepted Answer

A)  octo system
B)  binary system
C)  8-bit system
D)  ASCII systemE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A)  system clock
B)  master clock
C)  unit clock
D)  control clockE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 8

Which of the following is the most common type of volatile memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  ROM
B)  Flash memory
C)  CMOS
D)  RAME) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 9

The speed of the system clock is one of the factors that influences a computer's performance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A(n) ____________________ equals approximately 1 billion bytes.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A(n) ____________________ equals approximately 1 billion bytes....

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Infrastructure as a Service
B)  Software as a Service
C)  Data as a Service
D)  Platform as a ServiceE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 12

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) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 13

Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition.
-The number of bits the processor can interpret and execute at a given time

Accepted Answer

A)  virtual desktop
B)  PaaS
C)  SaaS
D)  mashup
E)  cloud computingF) word sizeG) gigahertzH) ASCIII) clock speedJ) coding schemeK) binaryL) multi-coreM) AMDN) fanO) nanosecondP) CMOSQ) ROMR) nonvolatileS) byteT) motherboardU) H) and K)
V) K) and P)

Question 14

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) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 15

A dual-core processor doubles the processing speed of a single-core processor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

Having Plug and Play support means you can plug in a device, turn on the computer, and then immediately begin using the device.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition.
-Allows developers to create, test, and run their solutions on a cloud platform without having to purchase or configure the underlying hardware or software

Accepted Answer

A)  virtual desktop
B)  PaaS
C)  SaaS
D)  mashup
E)  cloud computingF) word sizeG) gigahertzH) ASCIII) clock speedJ) coding schemeK) binaryL) multi-coreM) AMDN) fanO) nanosecondP) CMOSQ) ROMR) nonvolatileS) byteT) motherboardU) A) and Q)
V) C) and T)

Question 19

A(n) ____________________ card connects a computer to an Ethernet port, for example.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A(n) ____________________ card connects a computer to...

Question 20

Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition.
-Application that incorporates data from multiple providers into a new application

Accepted Answer

A)  virtual desktop
B)  PaaS
C)  SaaS
D)  mashup
E)  cloud computingF) word sizeG) gigahertzH) ASCIII) clock speedJ) coding schemeK) binaryL) multi-coreM) AMDN) fanO) nanosecondP) CMOSQ) ROMR) nonvolatileS) byteT) motherboardU) E) and M)
V) K) and L)

Exam 6: Computing Components

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 connects the processor to cache?

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Where do RAM chips usually reside within a computer?

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Having Plug and Play support means you can plug in a device, turn on the computer, and then immediately begin using the device.

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

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A(n) ____________________ card connects a computer to an Ethernet port, for example.

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Which of the following adapter cards connects to musical instruments?

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Which of the following is the most common type of volatile memory?

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Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition. -Application that incorporates data from multiple providers into a new application

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

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What numbering system uses only the numbers 0 and 1?

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A(n) ____________________ is a thin plastic film that adheres to the screen of your mobile device.

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

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The speed of the system clock is one of the factors that influences a computer's performance.

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Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition. -Allows developers to create, test, and run their solutions on a cloud platform without having to purchase or configure the underlying hardware or software

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Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition. -The number of bits the processor can interpret and execute at a given time

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

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-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?

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A(n) ____________________ equals approximately 1 billion bytes.

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A dual-core processor doubles the processing speed of a single-core processor.

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