Computer Concepts Final Review



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|Computer Concepts 2015 |

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|Semester Review |

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|The ____ stores data and programs temporarily |

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|Mini PCI slots are used only in laptop computers |

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|One megabyte is 1,048,576 bytes |

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|The size of the screen is measured _____ |

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|Personal computers use the _____ as the primary storage area |

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|The address bus usually consists of 32 or 36 wires. |

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|The hard drive stores files in clusters. |

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|The ____ enables a user to interact with the images on the monitor by controlling an |

|on-screen icon called the cursor. |

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|Each _____ can store up to 512 bytes of data. |

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|Resolution is measured in _____. |

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|The _____ port is used to connect speakers, the microphone, and other audio devices. |

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|The _____ is a primary output device. |

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|A good heat sink and fan combination combines sufficient airflow with a relatively |

|low noise output. |

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|A ____ case should have two external floppy disk drive bays. |

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|Striping spreads out blocks of each file across multiple disks. |

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|One million cycles per second of a clock chip is a _____. |

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|The ____ carries all the data and programs that move between the CPU and the RAM via |

|the Northbridge. |

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|____ are primarily used for computer games. |

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|The contents of the RAM remain intact even if the power is turned off. |

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|DVDs can be double-sided. |

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|_____ is a set of instructions given to the hardware. |

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|The address bus connects to the expansion slots. |

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|Most motherboards set the voltage automatically. |

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|The _____ port allows a user to plug in up to 127 different devices at the same time.|

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|USB has a maximum cable length of ____ meters. |

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|_____ drives are used to read a floppy disk. |

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|A bank that is empty is called _____. |

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|The ______ enables a computer to communicate via telephone lines. |

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|The ______ tab allows a user to add customized sounds to Windows events. |

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|The _____ port connectors enable a user to attach external devices to the PC. |

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|The ____ acts as an intermediary for all the data transfers between the RAM and the |

|CPU. |

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|The _____ tool is used to check for bad clusters on drives. |

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|The _____ tab on the Task Manager displays the memory usage. |

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|The CPU uses the _____ as its active workspace. |

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|Programs stored on the hard drive need to be loaded into the RAM to enable the CPU to|

|swap data in and out quickly. |

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|Peripheral devices perform the ____ functions of the system.  |

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|The P1 power connector powers objects like the hard drives, CD-ROM, or floppy |

|drives.  |

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|Fan noise is measured in Hert |

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|Each sector stores _____ bytes of data. |

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|Intel processors will work in the sockets designed for AMD processors. |

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|How many devices can be connected through a single USB port?  |

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|Each 40-pin EIDE port can support _____ EIDE devices. |

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|One billion cycles per second of a clock chip is a _____.  |

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|A ____ is a small picture that is tiled over and over again on walls, floors, and |

|other surfaces to create a 3D world. |

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|The RAM is a volatile memory. |

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|The hard drive is a computer's short-term memory.  |

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|One billion cycles per second of a clock chip is a megahertz. |

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|_____ discs enable a user to burn data and later add, modify, or delete the data as |

|required. |

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|Wires that connect two or more devices are called a _____. |

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|The ____ connector is the standard connector for 3 1/2-inch floppy drives. |

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|An AT power supply plugs into an AT motherboard using ____ power connectors. |

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|The ____ expansion slots are used for graphics. |

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|The expansion slots on a PC are specific to a particular piece of hardware. |

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|CPUs are inter-changeable between systems. |

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|A nanosecond is _____ times shorter than a millisecond. |

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