How Well Do You Know About Technicalities About CPU Flashcards

Most notebooks have a fast transfer pot like USB 2.0 or__________. eSATA The video subsystem consists of the__________ and the__________. video card, monitor CPU speed is measured in__________ gigahertz In a Windows PC, the__________ window identifies which CPU you have in your system, as well as its speed. system properties A computer system becomes memory bound when: there is not enough RAM installed Level 2 cache is slightly farther away from the CPU than Level 1 cache or on a separate chip. TRUE Windows 7 includes__________, which enables you to migrate files and settings from a Windows Vista system to a Windows 7 system via a network connection. windows easy transfer Level 2 cache memory always contains more storage area than Level 2 cache. TRUE Modern processors are defined by the combination of processor speed, front side bus speed, and the amount of__________. cache memory __________ is the type of RAM memory used most often in today's computers. DDR2 The current surround-sound standard is from__________D Dolby Upgrading your CPU can increase how quickly data can move to or from the CPU. FALSE Soled state drives have no platters or motors. TRUE Running the Disk Cleanup utility is a quick way to: clear out unnecessary files __________ provides quick processing of information by enabling a new set of instructions to start before the previous set has been finished. Hyperthreading __________ sound is good at convincing the human ear that sound is omnidirectional. 3D The CPU is located on the motherboard. TRUE RAM is stored directly on the CPU. FALSE __________ optical discs can hold four hours of high-definition video with both audio and video quality that is superior to those of a DVD or CD. Blu-ray To determine whether your system has the right hardware components to do what you want it to do, you should perform a__________. System evaluation A CD_RW device that specifies speeds of 52X32X52 can rewrite data at a speed of__________. 32X The primary circuit board of a computer system is the__________. motherboard When your computer is using virtual memory, the operating system builds a file called the__________ on the hard drive that allows processing to continue. Page file The CPU consists of two parts.... 1. Control unit 2. Arithmetic logic unit The RAM included with a graphics card is call a__________ memory. video When referring to hard drives, the period of time that it takes for the correct sector to spin to the read/write head is called__________. latency On a Windows system, you can determine how much RAM you have by looking in the__________ window. system properties Front side bus speed is measured in: megahertz An expansion card that translates binary data into images is a: video card __________ determines how quickly the CPU can work. clock speed The amount of RAM recommended for most systems today is measured in: GB Two types of video memory are: GDDR3 and GDDR6 A computer's memory subsystem is made up only of RAM. TRUE Moore's Law predicts that the number of trasistors inside a CPU will double every 18 months. TRUE __________ drives have much faster access times than flash drives, around 0.1 ms. Solid state __________ memory is a form of random access memory that is more accessible to the CPU than regular RAM. cache A video card is an expansion card installed inside your: system unit The percentage of time your CPU is working is referred to as CPU: usage Kernel memory is: RAM memory used by the operating system. Windows 7 incorporates__________, which enables you to migrate files and settings from a Windows Vista system to a Windows 7 system via a network connection. Easy Transfer RAM is your computer's permanent storage space for data that is entered from the keyboard. FALSE Which of the following activities is carried out by the ALU? completion of all arithmetic calculations. If you want to be able to use a form of optical media (such as a CD or DVD) that you can write to as many times as you like, your media should be in__________ format. read / write The time it takes a storage device to locate stored data and make it available for processing is called__________ time. access The minimum RAM requirement for running all the new features in Windows 7 is__________. 1 GB The percentage of time that your CPU is working is referred to as processing time. FALSE When referring to hard drives, seek time and latency are the two factors that make up: access time The number of bits the video uses to represent each pixel on the monitor is called: bit depth The __________ can be considered the highway on which data travels between the CPU and RAM. front side bus Which is the fastest type of optical drive on the market? Blu-ray drives __________ discs have the greatest storage of all types of optical discs. Blu-ray Hard drive access time is measured in milliseconds. TRUE Each o the following is a computer subsystem EXCEPT the: data subsystem RAM is an example of __________ storage because when the power is off, RAM is cleared out. volatile When your computer's performance suddenly seems to drop off, the Windows program called__________ gives you easy access to performance information. Task Manager If your computer is often using virtual memory, adding more RAM will increase performance. TRUE __________ are the small circuit boards that hold a series of RAM chips. Memory modules When there is not enough RAM installed in your system, the system becomes memory bound. TRUE When referring to hard drives, access time is measured in: milliseconds When you evaluate your video cards and monitor, you are evaluating your__________ subsystem. Video Which of the following statements is true about optical media? A blu-ray burner will most likely burn both CDs and DVDs. Moore's Law is a rule that predicts: the pace at which CPUs improve. Because displaying graphics demands a lot of the CPU, video cards also come with their own: graphics processing unit Accessing data from the hard drive to send to the CPU is faster than accessing data from RAM. False The control unit coordinates the activities of all computer components except for the CPU itself. TRUE The audio subsystems consists of the speakers and__________. a sound card Hard drives have been growing in storage capacity by about 50 percent each year. TRUE When your operating system is using virtual memory, it builds a file called the__________ on the hard drive. page file The __________ move over the spinning platters to retrieve data from the hard disk. read/write heads To make sure your computer performs reliably, you can do all of the following EXCEPT: increase the front side bus speed The memory your operating system uses is referred to as__________ memory. Kernel __________ hard drive use much thinner cables and can transfer data more quickly than IDE drives. Serial ATA Temporary data and instructions are not stored on the hard drive because it is faster to retrieve data from RAM. True A stoppage of the hard drive that often results in data loss is called a__________. head crash Cache memory levels are determined by: the chip's proximity to the CPU The CPU is connected to the system memory by the: front side bus A __________ handles the same type of processes as a CPU but is specialized for 3-D and image and graphic processing. graphics processing unit A dual-layer blu-ray disc has a storage capacity of up to__________. 50 GB Blu-ray players are __________ and can play both DVDs and CDs. backward compatible Notebooks are equipped with__________ slots that allow you to add fax modems, wireless adapters, network connections, and more. Express Card Front side bus (FSB) speed is measured in__________. megahertz RAM is nonvolatile storage. FALSE All of the following are advantages of notebook computers EXCEPT: you get more speed for a lower price Which statement pertaining to system reliability is FALSE? An accumulation of temporary internet files has no effect on your computer's overall performance. The __________ table in the Performance tab of Windows Task Manager shows both the total amount of physical memory you have installed and the available memory you have. Physical memory Cache memory is a form of ROM. FALSE All of the following are forms of RAM except: XRAM The use of multiple cores on one CPU ship allows the execution of two sets of instructions at the exact same time. TRUE __________ provides high speed information processing by enabling a new set of instructions to start before the previous set has been finished. Hyperthreading Which of the following is NOT a main disadvantage of a desktop computer as compared to notebooks? A desktop computer is more expensive The amount of RAM that is actually on the memory modules in your computer is the__________ memory. physical Computer systems with insufficient amounts of temporary memory, or __________, often crash. RAM A __________ performs the same kind of computational work that a CPU performs but is specialized to handle 3_D graphics and image and video processing. GPU The small circuit boards that hold a series of RAM chips are called: memory modules __________ predicts that the number of transistors inside a CPU will doubles every 18 moths Moore's Law Running the Disk Defragmenter utility will: make the hard drive work more efficiently You can determine the amount of RAM in your system by looking in the __________ window. System properties