Deck 6: Evaluating Your Cpu and Ram

Question 1

Computer systems always include ________ devices for permanent storage of instructions and data.

A) kernel memory
B) flash memory
C) volatile storage
D) nonvolatile storage

Answer 1

D

Question 2

The amount of RAM that is actually sitting on memory modules in your computer is referred to as ________ memory.

Answer 2

physical

Question 3

The percentage of time your CPU is working is referred to as CPU ________.

A) throughput
B) capacity
C) usage
D) latency

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The small circuit boards that hold RAM chips are known as ________.

Question 5

Which of the following statements about CPU speed is NOT true?

A) It is measured in gigahertz (GHz).
B) It is also called kernel speed.
C) It can be determined by looking at the System Properties window.
D) It is not the only indicator of a computer's speed.

Question 6

The sequence of steps which process a single computer instruction is called the ________.

A) ALU
B) kernel memory
C) control cycle
D) machine cycle

Question 7

The primary circuit board of a computer system is the ________.

Question 8

Which of the following does NOT determine CPU performance?

A) Amount of nonvolatile memory
B) Processor speed
C) Amount of cache on the CPU
D) Speed of the front side bus

Question 9

________ remembers everything the computer needs to process data into information, but only while the computer is turned on.

Question 10

The CPU includes which two major parts?

A) The arithmetic logic unit and the front side bus
B) The control unit and the front side bus
C) The control unit and the arithmetic logic unit
D) The arithmetic logic unit and the associative memory

Question 11

A CPU's ________ determines how quickly the processor can work.

Question 12

The amount of RAM recommended for most systems currently is measured in ________.

A) megabytes (MB)
B) gigabytes (GB)
C) gigahertz (GHz)
D) megahertz (MHz)

Question 13

The CPU is located on the computer's ________.

A) motherboard
B) kernel
C) flash memory
D) hard disk

Question 14

RAM is an example of ________ storage because when the computer's power is turned off, RAM is cleared out.

Question 15

Cache memory is ________.

A) a type of read-only memory
B) random access memory that is more accessible to the CPU than regular RAM
C) permanent memory in a volatile memory module
D) slower than RAM

Question 16

The ________ connects the CPU to the system memory.

Question 17

The small circuit boards that hold a series of RAM chips are called ________.

A) flash memory cards
B) expansion cards
C) memory modules
D) virtual memory

Question 18

Match each of the following terms to its meaning:
I. random access memory (RAM)
II. nonvolatile storage
III. ALU
IV. motherboard
V. physical memory
A. the amount of RAM sitting on memory modules
B. temporary storage space
C. permanent storage
D. performs calculations and makes logic and comparison decisions
E. primary circuit board of a computer system

Question 19

A CPU's clock speed is measured in ________.

A) gigahertz (GHz)
B) bytes per second (Bps)
C) bits per second (bps)
D) kilohertz (KHz)