Question 1

Expansion buses connect directly to ____________________ on the system unit case or to expansion slots on the motherboard.

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Question 2

Explain the difference between multiprocessing and parallel processing.

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Question 3

Of what does ROM (read-only memory) consist? What is one important difference between ROM and RAM (random access memory)?

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Question 4

____________________ is a special group of very fast memory circuitry located on or close to the CPU.

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Question 5

Like the CPU, RAM consists of circuits etched onto chips. These chips are arranged onto circuit boards called ____________________.

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Question 6

As large documents are stored, retrieved, and then stored again, they often become ____________________-that is, not stored in contiguous (adjacent) storage areas.

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Question 7

The power supply inside a desktop computer connects to the ____________________ to deliver electricity to the computer.

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Question 8

____________________ are tiny, hollow tubes made up of carbon atoms.

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Question 9

What are the general operations of a machine cycle?

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Question 10

The accompanying figure shows the mouse connected to the computer via a(n) ____________________.

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Question 11

____________________ are locations on the motherboard into which expansion cards can be inserted to connect those cards to the motherboard.

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Question 12

Most computers today can process more than one piece of microcode at one time-a characteristic known as ____________________, or being able to process multiple instructions per cycle (IPC).

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Question 13

____________________ are the connectors located on the exterior of the system unit that are used to connect external hardware devices.

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Question 14

A(n) ____________________ slot can be used with both the postage-stamp-sized Secure Digital (SD) flash memory cards, as well as with peripheral devices adhering to the Secure Digital Input/Output (SDIO) standard.

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Question 15

Most CPUs today are ____________________ CPUs; that is, CPUs that contain the processing components or cores of multiple independent processors on a single CPU.

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Question 16

Explain what a register is and how it is used.

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Question 17

____________________ computing utilizes atoms or nuclei working together as quantum bits that are capable of representing more than just two states as in electronic computing of today.

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Question 18

Describe how Hyper-Threading Technology works.

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Question 19

The ____________________ coordinates and controls the operations and activities taking place within the CPU, such as retrieving data and instructions and passing them on to the ALU or FPU for execution.

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Question 20

The ____________________ chip is estimated to be 100 times faster than silicon.

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Quiz 2: The System Unit: Processing and Memory