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Human speech is ______ because it uses continuous (wave form) signals that vary in strength and quality.

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Critical Thinking Questions Case 6-1 You have been studying processors. Your instructor has asked you to help prepare a lecture for introductory students learning about processors.  You explain that when payroll software determines which employees should receive overtime based on hours worked, it is a result of a(n) ______ operation.

A) comparison
B) determination
C) analysis
D) contrast

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following is NOT true about processor cooling?

______ refers to the process of translating instructions into signals the computer can execute.

Which cache level is on the motherboard and is separate from the processor chip?

Critical Thinking Questions Case 6-2 You are an IT consultant. A small business client wants to explore cloud computing services as a way to save money and space. The business wants to provide a common work environment of applications, security settings, and computing resources, without requiring all of these to reside on users' computers. You recommend a(n) ______ desktop.

A(n) ______ bus is used to transfer information about where the data should reside in memory.

The ______ interprets and carries out the basic instructions that operate a computer.

In the storing step in the machine cycle, the results are written to a storage medium.

Just as vehicles travel on a highway, bits travel on a(n) ______.

If your computer requires that you install memory in pairs, it doesn't matter if the two memory modules are the same type, size, or speed.

A(n) ______ bus connects the processor to cache.

A(n) ______ is an application that incorporates data from multiple providers into a new application.

______ is the process of obtaining a program or an application instruction or data item from memory.

Choose a processor that exceeds the minimum system requirements of the programs and apps you wish to run, but it is not always necessary to purchase the most expensive computer with the fastest processor.

Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition.

Peripheral devices normally occupy space inside of the system unit.

Chassis is another term for system unit.

A(n) ______ is the smallest unit of data a computer can process.

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