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3. The speed at which a processor can execute commands is related to an internal time cycle referred to as clock speed.

True

False

4. Does RAM require a constant supply of electricity to maintain stored information?

Yes

No

5. Are video adapter cards always part of the motherboard?

Yes

No

6. Can disk drive devices transfer data as quickly as RAM or ROM?

Yes

No

7. The most common slot for peripheral devices used today is a(n) ____ slot.

PCI

ISA

AGP

DMA

8. Any operating system can be installed on any computer, regardless of the computer’s hardware.

True

False

9. Greater amounts of ____ memory allow more programs to run simultaneously on the system.

PROM

ROM

RAM

BIOS ROM

10. The computer chips on a computer mainboard that contain the programs used to initialize hardware components at boot time.

SRAM

BIOS ROM

ROM

RAM

11. The most important software information required before installation is the software packages needed to customize the Linux system to perform certain tasks.

True

False

12. Specifies a unique channel to the CPU, labeled with a number between 0 and 15.

DMA

IRQ

BIOS ROM

Input/Output (I/O) address

13. ____ ports allow a small card to be inserted into the computer with the electronics necessary to provide a certain function.

PCMCIA

FireWire

USB

LPT

14. Can an IDE hard disk be used with a SCSI controller card?

Yes

No

15. Zip disks are a recent media type that use EEPROM chips to store information.

True

False

16. All of a computer’s mathematical calculations and logic-based operations are executed in the Control Unit (CU).

True

False

17. Term for a processor that is able to complete more than one command in any given cycle.

Superscalar

Pentium

Celeron

Scale

18. USB version 2 allows a transfer speed of up to per second (most USB supports up to 12MB per second), and can be used with a device called a USB hub to allow up to different devices to connect to one USB port on the mainboard.

24MB, 63

480MB, 127

480GB, 255

1000GB, 255

19. ____ is a type of DRAM stick that is used in portable notebook computers and Macintosh systems.

DIMM

RIMM

SIMM

SODIMM

20. Can an IDE ribbon cable have more than two IDE hard drives attached to it?

Yes

No

21. A small working area of RAM where the CPU can pass information to and receive information from a device.

RAM

BIOS ROM

Input/Output (I/O) address

DMA

22. ____ maintains an information store that can not only be erased and rewritten as a whole, but can also be modified singly, leaving other portions intact.

PROM

EEPROM

SRAM

EPROM

23. The screen image is refreshed several times per minute.

True

False

24. ____ allows a peripheral to bypass the CPU and talk directly with other peripheral components to enhance performance.

AGP

ISA

DMA

USB

25. ____ controllers are physically separate from the HDD and are usually attached to the mainboard via slots on the mainboard itself.

SCSI

ATA

Slave

IDE

26. Shuts off power to components such as PCMCIA devices if they are not being used.

IRQ

DMA

Power Supply

APM

27. The ____ stores information for retrieval in a separate computer chip that is connected to the processor via a high-speed link.

Level 1 (L1) cache

Level 2 (L2) cache

Level 3 (L3) cache

Control Unit

28. Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) is designed for video card peripherals and allows a transfer speed of over 66MHz.

True

False

29. Most Intel processors available today are ____-bit processors.

8

16

32

64

30. The type of physical memory used for Level 2 processor caches and any memory chips attached directly to the main circuit boards of the computer.

BIOS ROM

SRAM

SDRAM

ROM

31. ____ refers to a system in which each processor is given a certain role or set of tasks to complete independently of the other processors.

CISC

SMP

ASMP

RISC

32. The information stored on ____ does not need constant refreshing and can go for short periods without a flow of electricity.

SDRAM

RDRAM

DDR SDRAM

SRAM

33. On Linux, a master hard drive connected to the secondary IDE controller would be named ____.

Hda

Hdb

Hdc

Hdd

34. A Windows utility useful for gaining hardware information regarding the video card and monitor is the ____.

System Information tool

Computer manual

Device Manager

Display applet

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1. ______ describes the total number of pixels that can be displayed on a computer video screen.

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. ______ is a multi-processor system in which each processor is given a certain role or set of tasks to complete independently of the other processors.

3. The speed at which a processor can execute commands is related to an internal time cycle referred to as clock speed.

4. Does RAM require a constant supply of electricity to maintain stored information?

5. Are video adapter cards always part of the motherboard?

6. Can disk drive devices transfer data as quickly as RAM or ROM?

7. The most common slot for peripheral devices used today is a(n) ____ slot.

8. Any operating system can be installed on any computer, regardless of the computer’s hardware.

9. Greater amounts of ____ memory allow more programs to run simultaneously on the system.

10. The computer chips on a computer mainboard that contain the programs used to initialize hardware components at boot time.

11. The most important software information required before installation is the software packages needed to customize the Linux system to perform certain tasks.

12. Specifies a unique channel to the CPU, labeled with a number between 0 and 15.

13. ____ ports allow a small card to be inserted into the computer with the electronics necessary to provide a certain function.

14. Can an IDE hard disk be used with a SCSI controller card?

15. Zip disks are a recent media type that use EEPROM chips to store information.

16. All of a computer’s mathematical calculations and logic-based operations are executed in the Control Unit (CU).

17. Term for a processor that is able to complete more than one command in any given cycle.

18. USB version 2 allows a transfer speed of up to per second (most USB supports up to 12MB per second), and can be used with a device called a USB hub to allow up to different devices to connect to one USB port on the mainboard.

19. ____ is a type of DRAM stick that is used in portable notebook computers and Macintosh systems.

20. Can an IDE ribbon cable have more than two IDE hard drives attached to it?

21. A small working area of RAM where the CPU can pass information to and receive information from a device.

22. ____ maintains an information store that can not only be erased and rewritten as a whole, but can also be modified singly, leaving other portions intact.

23. The screen image is refreshed several times per minute.

24. ____ allows a peripheral to bypass the CPU and talk directly with other peripheral components to enhance performance.

25. ____ controllers are physically separate from the HDD and are usually attached to the mainboard via slots on the mainboard itself.

26. Shuts off power to components such as PCMCIA devices if they are not being used.

27. The ____ stores information for retrieval in a separate computer chip that is connected to the processor via a high-speed link.

28. Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) is designed for video card peripherals and allows a transfer speed of over 66MHz.

29. Most Intel processors available today are ____-bit processors.

30. The type of physical memory used for Level 2 processor caches and any memory chips attached directly to the main circuit boards of the computer.

31. ____ refers to a system in which each processor is given a certain role or set of tasks to complete independently of the other processors.

32. The information stored on ____ does not need constant refreshing and can go for short periods without a flow of electricity.

33. On Linux, a master hard drive connected to the secondary IDE controller would be named ____.

34. A Windows utility useful for gaining hardware information regarding the video card and monitor is the ____.

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1. ______ describes the total number of pixels that can be displayed on a computer video screen.

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. ______ is a multi-processor system in which each processor is given a certain role or set of tasks to complete independently of the other processors.

3. The speed at which a processor can execute commands is related to an internal time cycle referred to as clock speed.

4. Does RAM require a constant supply of electricity to maintain stored information?

5. Are video adapter cards always part of the motherboard?

6. Can disk drive devices transfer data as quickly as RAM or ROM?

7. The most common slot for peripheral devices used today is a(n) ____ slot.

8. Any operating system can be installed on any computer, regardless of the computer’s hardware.

9. Greater amounts of ____ memory allow more programs to run simultaneously on the system.

10. The computer chips on a computer mainboard that contain the programs used to initialize hardware components at boot time.

11. The most important software information required before installation is the software packages needed to customize the Linux system to perform certain tasks.

12. Specifies a unique channel to the CPU, labeled with a number between 0 and 15.

13. ____ ports allow a small card to be inserted into the computer with the electronics necessary to provide a certain function.

14. Can an IDE hard disk be used with a SCSI controller card?

15. Zip disks are a recent media type that use EEPROM chips to store information.

16. All of a computer’s mathematical calculations and logic-based operations are executed in the Control Unit (CU).

17. Term for a processor that is able to complete more than one command in any given cycle.

18. USB version 2 allows a transfer speed of up to ____ per second (most USB supports up to 12MB per second), and can be used with a device called a USB hub to allow up to ____ different devices to connect to one USB port on the mainboard.

19. ____ is a type of DRAM stick that is used in portable notebook computers and Macintosh systems.

20. Can an IDE ribbon cable have more than two IDE hard drives attached to it?

21. A small working area of RAM where the CPU can pass information to and receive information from a device.

22. ____ maintains an information store that can not only be erased and rewritten as a whole, but can also be modified singly, leaving other portions intact.

23. The screen image is refreshed several times per minute.

24. ____ allows a peripheral to bypass the CPU and talk directly with other peripheral components to enhance performance.

25. ____ controllers are physically separate from the HDD and are usually attached to the mainboard via slots on the mainboard itself.

26. Shuts off power to components such as PCMCIA devices if they are not being used.

27. The ____ stores information for retrieval in a separate computer chip that is connected to the processor via a high-speed link.

28. Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) is designed for video card peripherals and allows a transfer speed of over 66MHz.

29. Most Intel processors available today are ____-bit processors.

30. The type of physical memory used for Level 2 processor caches and any memory chips attached directly to the main circuit boards of the computer.

31. ____ refers to a system in which each processor is given a certain role or set of tasks to complete independently of the other processors.

32. The information stored on ____ does not need constant refreshing and can go for short periods without a flow of electricity.

33. On Linux, a master hard drive connected to the secondary IDE controller would be named ____.

34. A Windows utility useful for gaining hardware information regarding the video card and monitor is the ____.

18. USB version 2 allows a transfer speed of up to per second (most USB supports up to 12MB per second), and can be used with a device called a USB hub to allow up to different devices to connect to one USB port on the mainboard.