Deck 6: Inside Computers and Mobile Devices: Exploring the Components

Question 1

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

A) system clock
B) master clock
C) unit clock
D) control clock

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The faster the clock speed, the more of these the processor can execute per second. What are they?

A) registers
B) functions
C) arguments
D) instructions

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Which of the following processors is a single chip with two or more separate processor cores?

A) parallel
B) compressed
C) multi-core
D) binary

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which of the following is a small piece of semiconducting material, usually silicon, on which integrated circuits are etched?

A) computer plug
B) computer port
C) computer chip
D) computer roster

Question 5

Which of the following is contained on an integrated circuit and can act as an electronic switch that opens or closes the circuit for electrical charges?

A) transistor
B) switcher
C) capacitor
D) resistor

Question 6

Which kind of tablet typically does not include a physical keyboard and puts the case behind the display?

A) slate
B) convertible
C) console
D) integrated

Question 7

Which kind of tablet positions the case below a keyboard, providing functionality similar to that of a laptop?

A) slate
B) console
C) integrated
D) convertible

Question 8

Which of the following interprets and carries out the basic instructions that operate a computer?

A) control unit
B) binary device
C) CPU
D) compressor

Question 9

Which of the following is the main circuit board of the system unit?

A) control board
B) system board
C) master board
D) index board

Question 10

Which of the following are small high-speed storage locations contained by the processor that temporarily hold data and instructions?

A) indices
B) switchers
C) capacitors
D) registers

Question 11

Which of the following is measured by the number of ticks per second?

A) temporal rate
B) system rate
C) processor speed
D) clock speed

Question 12

Which of the following is the component of the processor that performs arithmetic, comparison, and other operations?

A) machine unit
B) control unit
C) ALU
D) CPU

Question 13

Which of the following circuits contains many microscopic pathways capable of carrying electrical current?

A) indexed
B) systematized
C) calibrated
D) integrated

Question 14

Which of the following is the component of the processor that directs and coordinates most of the operations in the computer?

A) control unit
B) concatenation unit
C) compression unit
D) micro unit

Question 15

Which of the following is a case on a desktop that contains and protects the item shown in the accompanying figure and other electronic components?

A) system unit
B) master section
C) control port
D) base chip

Question 16

Which of the following is a register function?

A) storing the location from where an instruction was fetched
B) storing a control while the instruction unit decodes it
C) storing the operand for a calculation
D) storing data while the AXU calculates it

Question 17

Which of the following is another term for the system unit?

A) form factor
B) chassis
C) motherboard
D) chip

Question 18

Which of the following is a cache separate from the processor chip on the item shown in the accompanying figure?

A) L1 cache
B) L2 cache
C) L3 cache
D) L4 cache

Question 19

One gigahertz (GHz) equals how many ticks of the system clock per second?

A) one thousand
B) one million
C) one billion
D) one trillion

Question 20

Some computer and chip manufacturers use which of the following terms to refer to a personal computer processor chip?

A) microprocessor
B) parallel processor
C) coprocessor
D) perpendicular processor

Question 21

Which of the following types of memory modules, such as that shown in the accompanying figure, positions the pins on opposite sides of the circuit board so they do not connect and thus form two sets of contacts?

A) SIMM
B) RIMM
C) DIMM
D) CIMM

Question 22

AMD is the leading manufacturer of which of the following kinds of processors, which have an internal design similar to Intel processors, perform the same functions, can be as powerful, but often are less expensive?

A) Macintosh-compatible
B) Intel-compatible
C) Celeron-compatible
D) Xeon-compatible

Question 23

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?

A) L1 cache
B) Flash memory
C) firmware
D) microcode

Question 24

Which of the following is true of synchronous DRAM (SDRAM) chips?

A) They transfer data twice for each clock cycle, when compared to DRAM.
B) They are synchronized to the system clock.
C) They do not have to be re-energized as often as DRAM chips.
D) They use pipelining techniques.

Question 25

Double Data Rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM) chips are even faster than SDRAM chips because which of the following is true?

A) They transfer data twice for each clock cycle.
B) They are synchronized to the system clock.
C) They do not have to be re-energized as often.
D) They use pipelining techniques.

Question 26

Which of the following cards converts computer output into a video signal that travels through a cable to the monitor, which displays an image on the screen?

A) output
B) graphics
C) express
D) PC

Question 27

The role of memory to store both data and programs is known as which of the following concepts?

A) stored program
B) random memory
C) ROM
D) store and send

Question 28

In the accompanying figure, what on the motherboard holds the memory modules?

A) memory slots
B) memory contacts
C) memory sleeves
D) memory pins

Question 29

Which of the following modules is a removable flash memory device that adds memory, communications, multimedia, security, and storage capabilities to computers?

A) Flash
B) ExpressCard
C) integrated
D) embedded

Question 30

The accompanying figure shows which of the following kinds of modules, which are small circuit boards where RAM chips usually reside, being inserted into the motherboard?

A) index
B) memory
C) insertion
D) cooling

Question 31

What is the process of copying items from RAM to a storage device?

A) pipelining
B) synchronization
C) restating
D) saving

Question 32

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

A) ROM
B) Flash memory
C) CMOS
D) RAM

Question 33

Which of the following refers to an environment of servers that house and provide access to resources users access via the Internet?

A) peripheral computing
B) dynamic computing
C) embedded computing
D) cloud computing

Question 34

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?

A) concatenation
B) GIGO
C) daisy chaining
D) Plug and Play

Question 35

Which of the following is a type of nonvolatile memory that can be erased electronically and rewritten?

A) Flash memory
B) L1 cache
C) firmware
D) microcode

Question 36

Current processors include advanced transfer cache, a type of cache built directly on a processor chip. Which type of cache is this?

A) L1 cache
B) L2 cache
C) L3 cache
D) L4 cache

Question 37

Which of the following should you have if you plan to connect your computer or mobile device to a wired computer network?

A) Ethernet port
B) FireWire router
C) MIDI link
D) cable modem

Question 38

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)?

A) concepting
B) dynamism
C) concatenation
D) memory

Question 39

Which of the following is an application that incorporates data from multiple providers into a new application?

A) combo
B) mashup
C) aggregate
D) integrated app

Question 40

As shown in the accompanying figure, which of the following kinds of card is a circuit board that enhances functions of a component of the system unit and/or provides connections to peripherals?

A) peripheral
B) adapter
C) conversion
D) microcode

Question 41

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What is unique about a multi-core processor?

A) It is a single chip with two or more separate processor cores.
B) It is a single processor with two or more separate chips.
C) It contains multiple control elements that, when working together, can increase the data processed over the Internet.
D) It uses core memory to enhance the processing speed of processors.

Question 42

Which of the following is an alternate term for an adapter card?

A) expansion card
B) router
C) register
D) bus card

Question 43

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT When your friend opened the case containing the electronic components of his computer, he saw the main circuit board for the computer. What is this circuit board called?

A) motherboard
B) control board
C) electronic circuit primary board
D) command board

Question 44

Which of the following is the International Electronics Commission working to make the universal connector standard for charging mobile devices?

A) FireWire
B) micro USB
C) MIDI
D) serial

Question 45

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What are three names for the electronic component that interprets and carries out the basic instructions that operate a computer?

A) analog interpreter, AI, interpreter
B) CPU, processor, central processing unit
C) control processing unit, CPU, processor
D) command processing circuit, CPC, processor

Question 46

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT When a user runs an application, what transfers from a storage device to memory?

A) cache
B) registrations
C) instructions
D) operations

Question 47

Which of the following adapter cards connects to musical instruments?

A) USB
B) serial
C) parallel
D) MIDI

Question 48

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?

A) power surge
B) power supply
C) energy spotter
D) electricity changer

Question 49

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What are the roles of the control unit and the ALU?

A) The control unit directs the operations of the ALU.
B) The ALU directs the operations of the control unit.
C) The ALU acts as a traffic cop and the control unit coordinates most operations in the computer.
D) The ALU carries out different operations based on comparing items and the control unit ensures the results of the comparisons are accurately interpreted.

Question 50

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT If a dog is identified by scanning the shoulder or neck of the animal, what provides the information about the dog?

A) an animal ID processor
B) an ALU
C) a microchip
D) a tattooed ID number identified by the scanning device

Question 51

On which of the following does battery life depend?

A) indices
B) dimensionality
C) usage
D) resolution

Question 52

Within the circuitry of a computer, each channel along which bits transfer allows the various devices both inside and attached to the system unit to communicate with each other. What are these channels, shown in the accompanying figure, called?

A) charters
B) gender changers
C) buses
D) words

Question 53

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT In your engineering class, you are required to calculate the approximate size of a series of chips. Which of the following is true?

A) Most chips are no bigger than one-half-inch square.
B) Most chips are no bigger than three-quarter-inches square.
C) Most chips are no bigger than one inch square.
D) Most chips are no bigger than two inches square.

Question 54

Which of the following determines the number of bits that the computer can transmit at one time?

A) bus diameter
B) bus width
C) bus circumference
D) bus interpolation

Question 55

What is the unit of measurement for the clock speed for the channel shown in the accompanying figure?

A) hertz
B) gigabytes/second
C) picahertz
D) kilobytes/nanosecond

Question 56

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following is NOT true of the new multi-core processor you have just purchased?

A) The multi-core processor is more energy efficient than separate multiple processors.
B) Each processor core on the multi-core processor runs at a faster speed than a single-core processor.
C) The multi-core processor requires a lower level of power consumption.
D) The multi-core processor emits less heat inside the case.

Question 57

How many fans are typically in a desktop case?

A) one
B) two
C) at least three
D) six

Question 58

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT You are going to purchase a mass-produced computer from your local computer store. Which of the following is likely a component you can customize?

A) video card
B) sound card
C) processor type
D) all of the above

Question 59

Which of the following allows the processor to communicate with peripheral devices?

A) expansion bus
B) index bus
C) interpolated bus
D) power bus

Question 60

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT When you examine a computer chip under a microscope, what will you see?

A) silicon molecules
B) circuit boards
C) integrated circuits
D) quad cores

Question 61

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following are the two leading manufacturers of personal computer processor chips?

A) Intel and Quad
B) Xeon and Intel
C) AMD and Xeon
D) Intel and AMD

Question 62

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following rests below a laptop and protects the computer from overheating and also your lap from excessive heat?

A) cooling pad
B) lap pad
C) heat sink
D) heat blanket

Question 63

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT If a computer advertisement states a computer operates at 5 GHz, what does that mean?

A) The computer contains 5 GHz of RAM.
B) The CPU in the computer is an Intel processor.
C) The system clock has a clock speed of five billion clock cycles per second.
D) It guarantees the computer runs faster than one that operates at 4 GHz.

Question 64

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT When 8 bits are grouped together as a unit, how many individual characters can these 8 bits represent?

A) 8
B) 100
C) 256
D) 844

Question 65

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT To which of the following is a control unit most analogous?

A) doctor
B) firefighter
C) photographer
D) traffic officer

Question 66

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT When someone reads a research paper about computers and runs across the term, bit, to what is the paper referring?

A) one portion of computer memory that uses 8-digital discrete electronic states to represent a character
B) a digit that represents the electronic state called "off"
C) the smallest unit of data a computer can process
D) the most informative electronic element that represents data in a computer

Question 67

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Your business is looking to rely on cloud computing services to specify the applications, security settings, and computing resources available to employees on their computer desktops. What is the term for this?

A) Infrastructure as a Service
B) Software as a Service
C) Desktop as a Service
D) Platform as a Service

Question 68

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What are the four steps in the machine cycle?

A) arithmetic calculations, comparison, storing, pipelining
B) decoding, fetching, executing, controlling
C) storing, executing, registering, cycling
D) executing, fetching, storing, decoding

Question 69

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT If you see eight numbers such as 01000101 grouped together and you are told these numbers represent the letter E, what is this combination of numbers called?

A) the American Symbolic Code for Information Interchange
B) a coding scheme
C) multicode
D) symbolic codecs

Question 70

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

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 software

Question 71

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Computer memory and computer storage are available in varying sizes. Which of the following is the largest amount of memory or storage?

A) kilobyte (KB)
B) terabyte (TB)
C) megabyte (MB)
D) gigabyte (GB)

Question 72

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Your business is looking to rely on cloud computing services to provide system backup and the archiving of earlier versions of files, for example. What is the term for this?

A) Storage as a Service
B) Software as a Service
C) Data as a Service
D) Platform as a Service

Question 73

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What method do chip manufacturers use to identify their chips?

A) clock speed
B) vPro technology
C) multi-core identification compatibility schematic
D) model name or number

Question 74

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

A) Infrastructure as a Service
B) Software as a Service
C) Data as a Service
D) Platform as a Service

Question 75

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What is the role of an address when used in the context of computer memory?

A) It determines the amount of data a computer can process over a given period of time.
B) It automatically registers each byte that is stored in memory.
C) It determines whether the data stored in memory is represented as ASCII or as 8-bit and then indicates to the processor the type of processing that is allowed for the data.
D) It identifies the location of a byte in memory.

Question 76

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following describe computer memory?

A) electronic components that store, among other things, instructions waiting to be executed by the processor
B) chips stored on the computer processor board that interact with both the system unit and the processor in order to extract the data required for processing
C) a series of digital devices embedded within computers that interprets commands from computer users and remembers them for future reference in order to increase the processing power of a computer
D) manufactured devices that store a single digital address at a time in order to facilitate an orderly transfer of data within a computer

Question 77

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What numbering system uses only the numbers 0 and 1?

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

Question 78

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Your business is looking to rely on cloud computing services to make data available to its developers to incorporate in applications. What is the term for this?

A) Infrastructure as a Service
B) Software as a Service
C) Data as a Service
D) Platform as a Service

Question 79

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following is the least likely to need additional cooling?

A) mobile devices
B) desktops
C) minicomputers
D) supercomputers

Question 80

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Your business is looking to rely on cloud computing services to create applications using web-based development platforms. What is the term for this?

A) Infrastructure as a Service
B) Software as a Service
C) Data as a Service
D) Platform as a Service