Question 1

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT If your instructor turns on his computer and then starts a web browser, what contents are in RAM?

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A)   the web browser instructions and certain operating system instructions
B)   certain operating system instructions and instructions downloaded from the Internet that tell the operating system how to download data from the Internet
C)   the operating system
D)   the web browser instructions and certain instructions from other applications that your instructor might start at a later timeE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 2

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What component converts the AC power in a wall plug to the DC power required by a computer?

Accepted Answer

A)   electrical alternator
B)   power supply
C)   AC/DC flip-flop power switch
D)   power surge and adaptation coordinatorE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 3

Which of the following is an application that incorporates data from multiple providers into a new application?

Accepted Answer

A)   combo
B)   mashup
C)   aggregate
D)   integrated appE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 4

Buses transfer bits from input devices to memory, from memory to the processor, from the processor to memory, and from memory to output or storage devices.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A dual-core processor doubles the processing speed of a single-core processor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

____________________ stores the data being processed and the resulting information.

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The answer of ____________________ stores the data being processed and...

Question 7

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What are the three categories of items stored in computer memory?

Accepted Answer

A)   operating system and other programs; applications; data being processed
B)   system software; data being processed; Internet websites required to monitor and control the computer
C)   applications; application hardware; application data
D)   system software; applications; command softwareE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 8

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT When your friend turns off her computer, what kind of memory loses its contents?

Accepted Answer

A)   partial
B)   static L1 ROM
C)   digital fixed memory when installed on memory modules
D)   volatileE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 9

L2 cache is slightly faster than L1 cache but has a much smaller capacity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Match between columns
                        Premises: One of the leading manufacturers of personal computer processor chips
Allows developers to create, test, and run their solutions on a cloud platform without having to purchase or configure the underlying hardware or software
One billion ticks of a system clock per second
Measured in ticks per second
Patterns that define the combinations of 0s and 1s that represent uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and special symbols
The flash memory chips that store a computer's startup information frequently use this kind of technology
The data on most of this type of chip cannot be modified
Another name for Desktop as a Service
Memory usually consists of one or more chips on this
A computing environment where an Internet server hosts and deploys applications
Most desktop cases have at least three of these
An extremely fast unit of time
The most widely used coding scheme to represent a set of characters
8 bits grouped together as a unit form this
Type of memory that can keep its contents when the power is removed from the computer
An environment of servers that house and provide access to resources users access via the Internet
Number system that has just two unique digits, 0 and 1
The number of bits the processor can interpret and execute at a given time
This kind of processor is a single chip with two or more processor cores
Application that incorporates data from multiple providers into a new application

Accepted Answer

The Answer of motherboard and ASCII and CMOS and AMD is...

Question 11

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What numbering system uses only the numbers 0 and 1?

Accepted Answer

A)   octo system
B)   binary system
C)   8-bit system
D)   ASCII systemE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

Computers with a smaller word size can process more data in the same amount of time than computers with a larger word size.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following is a register function?

Accepted Answer

A)   storing the location from where an instruction was fetched
B)   storing a control while the instruction unit decodes it
C)   storing the operand for a calculation
D)   storing data while the AXU calculates itE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 14

Each byte resides temporarily in a location in memory, called a(n) ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Each byte resides temporarily in a location...

Question 15

What is the unit of measurement for the clock speed for the channel shown in the accompanying figure?

Accepted Answer

A)   hertz
B)   gigabytes/second
C)   picahertz
D)   kilobytes/nanosecondE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 16

When 8 bits are grouped together as a unit, they form a(n) ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of When 8 bits are grouped together as...

Question 17

Custom-built computers often do not include recovery media to restore the computer in the event it fails.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which kind of tablet typically does not include a physical keyboard and puts the case behind the display?

Accepted Answer

A)   slate
B)   convertible
C)   console
D)   integratedE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT When someone reads a research paper about computers and runs across the term, bit, to what is the paper referring?

Accepted Answer

A)   one portion of computer memory that uses 8-digital discrete electronic states to represent a character
B)   a digit that represents the electronic state called "off"
C)   the smallest unit of data a computer can process
D)   the most informative electronic element that represents data in a computerE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

In the machine cycle, executing is the process of carrying out commands.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 6: Inside Computers and Mobile Devices

Which of the following is a register function?

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A dual-core processor doubles the processing speed of a single-core processor.

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____________________ stores the data being processed and the resulting information.

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Custom-built computers often do not include recovery media to restore the computer in the event it fails.

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Each byte resides temporarily in a location in memory, called a(n) ____________________.

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Which kind of tablet typically does not include a physical keyboard and puts the case behind the display?

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COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT When someone reads a research paper about computers and runs across the term, bit, to what is the paper referring?

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In the machine cycle, executing is the process of carrying out commands.

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L2 cache is slightly faster than L1 cache but has a much smaller capacity.

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COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT If your instructor turns on his computer and then starts a web browser, what contents are in RAM?

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What is the unit of measurement for the clock speed for the channel shown in the accompanying figure?

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COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What numbering system uses only the numbers 0 and 1?

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COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What are the three categories of items stored in computer memory?

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When 8 bits are grouped together as a unit, they form a(n) ____________________.

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

Buses transfer bits from input devices to memory, from memory to the processor, from the processor to memory, and from memory to output or storage devices.

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Computers with a smaller word size can process more data in the same amount of time than computers with a larger word size.

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COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What component converts the AC power in a wall plug to the DC power required by a computer?

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COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT When your friend turns off her computer, what kind of memory loses its contents?

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Which of the following is an application that incorporates data from multiple providers into a new application?

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Which of the following is a register function?

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A dual-core processor doubles the processing speed of a single-core processor.

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____________________ stores the data being processed and the resulting information.

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Custom-built computers often do not include recovery media to restore the computer in the event it fails.

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Each byte resides temporarily in a location in memory, called a(n) ____________________.

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Which kind of tablet typically does not include a physical keyboard and puts the case behind the display?

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COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT When someone reads a research paper about computers and runs across the term, bit, to what is the paper referring?

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In the machine cycle, executing is the process of carrying out commands.

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L2 cache is slightly faster than L1 cache but has a much smaller capacity.

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COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT If your instructor turns on his computer and then starts a web browser, what contents are in RAM?

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What is the unit of measurement for the clock speed for the channel shown in the accompanying figure?

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COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What numbering system uses only the numbers 0 and 1?

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COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What are the three categories of items stored in computer memory?

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When 8 bits are grouped together as a unit, they form a(n) ____________________.

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

Buses transfer bits from input devices to memory, from memory to the processor, from the processor to memory, and from memory to output or storage devices.

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Computers with a smaller word size can process more data in the same amount of time than computers with a larger word size.

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COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What component converts the AC power in a wall plug to the DC power required by a computer?

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COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT When your friend turns off her computer, what kind of memory loses its contents?

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Which of the following is an application that incorporates data from multiple providers into a new application?

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