1.
According to
A. computer prices will decrease dramatically every year.
B. memory storage size will double every year.
C. hard disk space will increase into the terabyte range within a decade.
D. CPU capacity will double every 18 months.
2. The portion of the CPU that interprets program instructions is the:
A. motherboard.
B. coordination board.
C. control unit.
D. arithmetic logic unit.
3. Mathematical calculations and comparison decisions are performed by the:
A. numerical calculator.
B. central calculation unit.
C. control unit.
D. Arithmetic logic unit (ALU).
4. The terms megahertz and gigahertz refer to the number of ____________ per second that a CPU can perform.
A. machine cycles
B. arithmetic calculations
C. video updates
D. program instructions
5. Which of the following is NOT a factor affecting system performance?
A. CPU speed
B. Number of page files
C. Amount of RAM
D. Hard disk speed
6. The terms SIMMs, DIMMs, and RIMMs refer to different types of:
A. motherboards.
B. processing units.
C. disk drives.
D. memory modules.
7. If your computer is memory bound, it means that:
A. it contains more RAM than is necessary.
B. there is not enough RAM for the processing demands.
C. the CPU is performing too many fetches of data from RAM in a typical machine cycle.
D. the CPU needs a replacement SIMMs chip.
8. Which of the following is the fastest magnetic storage device?
A. CD-ROM
B. Zip drive
C. Hard disk
D. Flash card
9. On a hard disk, a sector is a(n):
A. pie-shaped wedge.
B. concentric circle.
C. catalog used to keep track of files.
D. address identifying the location of a file.
10. Read/write heads are located on a hard disk drive’s:
A. track.
B. sector.
C. platter.
D. arm.
11. IDE and SCSI refer to different types of:
A. RAM chips.
B. hard disk drives.
C. data ports.
D. memory cards.
12. Which of the following portable storage devices is likely to have the greatest storage capacity?
A. Zip disk
B. CD
C. floppy disk
D. DVD
13. Which of the following is a magnetic storage device?
A. Zip disk
B. CD
C. Flash card
D. DVD
14. Pits in the medium and use of high-speed lasers are characteristic of:
A. floppy disk drives.
B. DVD drives
C. flash cards.
D. RAM chips.
15. When reporting the speed of a CD-RW drive as 40x12x48, the order of the speeds is:
A. record à rewrite à playback.
B. record à playback à rewrite.
C. playback à rewrite à record.
D. playback à record à rewrite.
16. The device contained within the system unit that converts binary data into the images that display on the monitor is called a:
A. CRT.
B. video card.
C. image processor.
D. Ethernet card.
17. Newer video cards may enable you to do one or more of the following, EXCEPT:
A. viewing and recording live TV.
B. importing the contents of VHS tapes.
C. improving printer color output.
D. displaying over 16 million colors.
18. If a CRT and an LCD monitor are both described as being 21 inches, then the:
A. relative viewing sizes of the CRT and LCD depend on the manufacturer.
B. CRT’s viewing size is equal to the LCD’s viewing size.
C. CRT’s viewing size is larger than the LCD’s viewing size.
D. CRT’s viewing size is smaller than the LCD’s viewing size.
19. The computer system’s sound card will be located:
A. in the speakers.
B. on the motherboard.
C. in a USB port.
D. in a drive bay.
20. Connecting to the Internet using a cable modem is best accomplished via a(n) ____________ port.
A. serial
B. USB 1.1
C. FireWire
D. Ethernet
21. Another term for IEEE 1394 is:
A. IrDA.
B. USB.
C. FireWire.
D. Bluetooth.