Question 1

Within the circuitry of a computer, each channel along which bits transfer, called a(n) _________________________, allows the various devices both inside and attached to the system unit to communicate with each other.

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Question 2

For a wireless device to transmit signals via infrared light waves, both the computer and the device must have a(n) _________________________, which conforms to standards developed by the Infrared Data Association.

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Question 3

Figure 4-4 A(n) _________________________ like that in Figure 4-4 is an interface that can connect up to 127 different peripherals together with a single connector.

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Question 4

Figure 4-4 A(n) _________________________ is a device that plugs in a USB port on the system unit like the one in Figure 4-4 and contains multiple USB ports in which users plug cables from USB devices.

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Question 5

Some external peripherals such as an external modem, speakers, or a tape drive have a(n) _________________________, which is an external power supply.

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Question 6

_________________________ means that the first USB device connects to the USB on the computer, the second USB device connects to the first USB device, the third USB device connects to the second USB device, and so on.

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Question 7

Figure 4-4 A(n) _________________________ is a flash memory device that plugs in a USB port like the one shown in Figure 4-4 on a computer or portable device.

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Question 8

The _________________________ is the component of the system unit that converts the wall outlet AC power into the DC power a computer requires.

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Question 9

A(n) _________________________ is a removable flash memory device about one-half the size of a PC Card that adds memory, communications, and multimedia capabilities to mobile computers.

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Question 10

A(n) _________________________ is an opening inside the system unit in which additional equipment can be installed.

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Question 11

Notebook and other mobile computers have at least one _________________________, which is a special type of expansion slot that holds PC Cards.

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Question 12

A(n) _________________________ is a removable flash memory device that allows users to transfer data and information conveniently from mobile devices to their desktop computers.

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Question 13

A special type of USB flash drive, called a(n) _________________________, includes preinstalled software accessed through a Windows-type interface.

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Question 14

A special type of serial port that connects the system unit to a musical instrument, such as an electronic keyboard, is called a(n) _________________________.

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Question 15

A(n) _________________________ is a device that enables users to join two connectors that are both female or both male.

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Question 16

The size of a bus, called the _________________________, determines the number of bits that the computer can transmit at one time.

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Question 17

_________________________ is the number of bits the processor can interpret and execute at a given time.

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Question 18

Figure 4-4 A(n) _________________________ is a device that plugs in a FireWire port on the system unit like the one in Figure 4-4 and contains multiple FireWire ports in which users plug cables from FireWire devices.

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Question 19

The expansion bus for a PC Card is the _________________________.

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Question 20

A(n) _________________________ is a thin, credit card-sized device that adds memory, storage, sound, fax/modem, network, and other capabilities to mobile computers.

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Quiz 4: The Components of the System Unit

Within the circuitry of a computer, each channel along which bits transfer, called a(n) _________________________, allows the various devices both inside and attached to the system unit to communicate with each other.

For a wireless device to transmit signals via infrared light waves, both the computer and the device must have a(n) _________________________, which conforms to standards developed by the Infrared Data Association.

Figure 4-4 A(n) _________________________ like that in Figure 4-4 is an interface that can connect up to 127 different peripherals together with a single connector.

Figure 4-4 A(n) _________________________ is a device that plugs in a USB port on the system unit like the one in Figure 4-4 and contains multiple USB ports in which users plug cables from USB devices.

Some external peripherals such as an external modem, speakers, or a tape drive have a(n) _________________________, which is an external power supply.

_________________________ means that the first USB device connects to the USB on the computer, the second USB device connects to the first USB device, the third USB device connects to the second USB device, and so on.

Figure 4-4 A(n) _________________________ is a flash memory device that plugs in a USB port like the one shown in Figure 4-4 on a computer or portable device.

The _________________________ is the component of the system unit that converts the wall outlet AC power into the DC power a computer requires.

A(n) _________________________ is a removable flash memory device about one-half the size of a PC Card that adds memory, communications, and multimedia capabilities to mobile computers.

A(n) _________________________ is an opening inside the system unit in which additional equipment can be installed.

Notebook and other mobile computers have at least one _________________________, which is a special type of expansion slot that holds PC Cards.

A(n) _________________________ is a removable flash memory device that allows users to transfer data and information conveniently from mobile devices to their desktop computers.

A special type of USB flash drive, called a(n) _________________________, includes preinstalled software accessed through a Windows-type interface.

A special type of serial port that connects the system unit to a musical instrument, such as an electronic keyboard, is called a(n) _________________________.

A(n) _________________________ is a device that enables users to join two connectors that are both female or both male.

The size of a bus, called the _________________________, determines the number of bits that the computer can transmit at one time.

_________________________ is the number of bits the processor can interpret and execute at a given time.

Figure 4-4 A(n) _________________________ is a device that plugs in a FireWire port on the system unit like the one in Figure 4-4 and contains multiple FireWire ports in which users plug cables from FireWire devices.

The expansion bus for a PC Card is the _________________________.

A(n) _________________________ is a thin, credit card-sized device that adds memory, storage, sound, fax/modem, network, and other capabilities to mobile computers.