The CPU is located on the
  • machine cycle
  • motherboard
  • SOUND CARD
  • clock speed
Which of the following does NOT determine a CPU's processing power?
  • time machine
  • encode
  • Clear out unnecessary files
  • Speed of the motherboard
T/FRAM prices tend to be very stable.
  • ALU
  • F
  • physical memory
  • SSD
T/FVideo cards are designed with their own RAM storage.
  • T
  • monitors
  • Intel
  • F
RAM is an example of ________ storage.
  • volatile
  • platters
  • monitors
  • seek time
The BLANK has the largest capacity of any storage device.
  • latency
  • cache memory
  • hard drive
  • Processor
BLANK Law predicts that the number of transistors in a CPU will double about every two years.
  • moore's
  • Stripping
  • An accumulation of temporary Internet files has no effect on your computer's overall performance.
  • solid state drive
Some of the cache memory of a CPU is ________.
  • inside the CPU, itself
  • arithmetic logic unit
  • cache memory
  • Clear out unnecessary files
BLANK drives are 100 times faster than mechanical hard drives.
  • solid-state drive
  • solid-state
  • time machine
  • hard drive
time required for the read/write head to move to move to the correct track
  • seek time
  • clock speed
  • solid-state
  • recycling
macOS X uses BLANK software to automatically backup and restore data.
  • time machine
  • solid-state
  • cache memory
  • overclocking
round, thin plates of metal within a hard drive
  • Processor
  • LASER
  • access
  • platters
T/FDolby Digital 7.1 requires a total of eight speakers.
  • F
  • SSD
  • LASER
  • T
T/FWhen using multiple monitors, you must have multiple video cards.
  • F
  • DDR
  • milloseconds
  • T
can be accessed more quickly than regular RAM
  • virtual memory
  • physical memory
  • cache memory
  • volatile
BLANK sound is a type of audio system where the listener hears the sound as if it were coming from multiple speakers.
  • surround
  • overclocking
  • refresh
  • solid-state
To speed up the display of graphics, a(n) ________ is integrated into some video cards.
  • USB
  • DDR
  • CPU
  • GPU
T/FCache memory is a form of ROM.
  • volatile
  • F
  • T
  • SSD
A(n) BLANK moves over the spinning platters to retrieve data from a hard disk.
  • read/write head
  • solid-state
  • Stripping
  • overclocking
Which of the following is the lightest computer?
  • encode
  • ultrabook
  • gigabytes
  • random access memory
T/F3D sound is different from surround-sound.
  • T
  • CPU
  • F
  • gigabytes
A video card can deliver output to multiple .
  • sectors
  • monitors
  • Processor
  • ultrabook
BLANK improves disk writing performance because data is written across two drives.
  • surround
  • volatile
  • milloseconds
  • Stripping
The BLANK of a CPU dictates how many instructions the CPU can process each second.
  • sound card
  • clock speed
  • head crash
  • seek time
a CPU with 4 cores
  • video memory
  • read/write head
  • quad-core processor
  • random access memory
Windows uses a memory-management technique known as ________ to monitor which applications you use most frequently an d then preloads them into your system memory.
  • Hyperthreading
  • surround
  • SuperFetch
  • time machine
How many channels are in a Dolby 7.1 surround sound system?
  • 7
  • T
  • CPU
  • F
used by a video card
  • hyperthreading
  • milloseconds
  • random access memory
  • video memory
The process the CPU performs for each program instruction is called the .
  • time machine
  • machine cycle
  • solid-state
  • arithmetic logic unit
T/FAccessing data from the hard drive to send to the CPU is faster than accessing data from RAM.
  • F
  • machine cycle
  • recycling
  • access
strategy for using more than one drive in a system
  • RAM
  • CPU
  • RAID 0
  • RAID
T/FLevel 3 cache memory is faster than Level 1 and Level 2 cache.
  • CPU
  • arithmetic logic unit
  • F
  • encode
A stoppage of the hard drive that often results in data loss is called a(n) .
  • SOUND CARD
  • read/write head
  • head crash
  • solid-state
A ________ uses electronic memory and has no motors or moving parts.
  • solid-state drive
  • time machine
  • Hyperthreading
  • arithmetic logic unit
measure of CPU speed
  • motherboard
  • virtual memory
  • inside the CPU, itself
  • hyperthreading
concentric circles on a hard drive
  • Processor
  • sectors
  • tracks
  • ultrabook
space on the hard drive for data that doesn't fit in RAM
  • virtual memory
  • Processor
  • cache memory
  • time machine
permanent storage
  • CPU
  • CACHE
  • ALU
  • ROM
T/FRAID 0 automatically duplicates your data and saves it on two identical drives.
  • RAID 0
  • F
  • solid-state
  • T
Which of the following is NOT a permanent storage option?
  • Perform arithmetic calculations
  • random access memory
  • ultrabook
  • cache memory
temporary storage space
  • CACHE
  • quad-core processor
  • Graphic Processing Unit
  • random access memory
BLANK drives run with no noise and very little heat, and require very little power.
  • sound card
  • hard drive
  • solid-state
  • clock speed
The time it takes a storage device to locate stored data and make it available for processing is called BLANK time.
  • refresh
  • access
  • Processor
  • clock speed
Many computer manufacturers offer BLANK programs to reduce the amount of computers in landfills.
  • Hyperthreading
  • time machine
  • recycling
  • overclocking
Optical drives use a(n) BLANK to read and write data.
  • CACHE
  • hard drive
  • solid-state
  • LASER
the amount of RAM contained on memory modules
  • virtual memory
  • Processor
  • gigabytes
  • physical memory
T/FDesktop computer systems are less reliable than laptop computers.
  • clock speed
  • Perform arithmetic calculations
  • F
  • overclocking
BLANK automatically duplicates your data and saves it on two identical drives.
  • solid-state
  • RAID
  • surround
  • RAID 0
T/FThe heads of a hard disk drive touch the surface of the platter to read or write the data.
  • refresh
  • F
  • T
  • Intel
The audio subsystem consists of the speakers and a(n) .
  • monitors
  • sound card
  • clock speed
  • seek time
How do optical discs store data?
  • A laser burns tiny pits onto a disc
  • Clear out unnecessary files
  • platters
  • motherboard
T/FIf you reformat the hard drive on a computer, it erases all personal information from your computer and makes it safe to donate.
  • DDR
  • T
  • F
  • GPU
Running the CPU at a faster speed than the manufacturer recommends is called BLANK
  • Clear out unnecessary files
  • recycling
  • overclocking
  • time machine
T/FThe use of multiple cores on one CPU chip allows the execution of two or more sets of instructions at the same time.
  • USB
  • F
  • refresh
  • SuperFetch
The rule of thumb that predicts that the number of transistors on a CPU will double every two years is called ________ Law.
  • solid state drive
  • T
  • refresh
  • Moore's
The CPU's BLANK memory is a form of RAM that gets data to the CPU for processing much faster than bringing the data in from the computer's RAM.
  • RAID 0
  • cache
  • encode
  • Intel
A CPU's processing power is determined by the combination of the clock speed, the number of cores, and the amount of BLANKmemory.
  • Intel
  • tracks
  • CACHE
  • RAID 0
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