Module 3 (Computer Hardware)

Which of these, though not equally portable, is most powerful and usually easier to upgrade than others?

Desktop computers

Surya's computer monitor display does not seem to work despite repeated attempts to fix the issue. Which of the following is most likely to be causing display problems?

Faulty power or video cable

What is the correct sequence of processing instructions in a machine cycle?

Fetch à decode à execute à store

Which of the following is a game controller that is held with both hands and used to control movement of on-screen objects by pressing buttons and moving hardware components?

Gamepad

Which of these is not an input device?

Printer

Alessandro wants to use his desktop computer to video chat with his mother. What hardware does he need to accomplish this?

Use his webcam and speakers so that he and his mother can both see and hear each other.

Which of the following is a necessary step in maintaining computer hardware?

Using a UPS or a surge processor

What device do e-learning applications usually use to help users with visual impairment read digital content?

Voice synthesizer

What is the first step to performing hardware maintenance?

Turn off the computer and remove its power source.

What devices do not need device drivers to be manually installed, and start to function as soon as they are connected to a computer?

Plug-and-play devices

Jason takes many photographs on his smartphone while on vacation in Italy. If Jason wants to access these pictures across multiple devices, including his computer, smartphone, and tablet, where should he store them?

Cloud storage

What are the two important components of CPU that help in processing the input into output?

Control Unit and Arithmetic Logic Unit

Jennifer recently bought a new computer to type a new manuscript she's been working on. She also stored a lot of movies on it to watch during her free time. Though the performance was good at the beginning, it deteriorated quickly over a small period of time. Which of these is the most likely cause?

Declining free space on the hard drive

What could cause an external drive, like a USB flash drive, to not be recognized when plugged into a computer?

A faulty port

Which of these is an optical medium of storage?

Blu-ray discs

Which of the following refers to a condition in which the CPU performs well but the bus speed is slow?

Bottlenecking

What determines the speed at which data travels?

Bus width

Rocco runs a software firm that creates database management systems for other businesses. How can he ensure that his employees' computers remain protected from viruses and other malware?

He should have periodic anti-virus scanning and software upgraded on all computers.

Jack needs a convenient way to browse the Internet, read emails, and store basic data when he travels. Which of the following would be the best option for him?

He should make sure to bring a tablet.

Alex needs to email his graduation certificate to a prospective employer. He has only physical copies of the certificate. What device could he use to perform the task?

He should use a scanner, which would convert an image into an electronic file.

Ryan wants to install a new operating system on his laptop, but first he needs to safely store all his data - over 80 GB - so he doesn't lose any of his files. How should Ryan back up all his data?

He should use an external hard drive to store the data because the amount of data he needs to store is quite large.

Manny copied a table from a MS Excel file, closed the file, and then pasted the table in an MS Word document. Where did the copied table get stored after he copied it?

In the Ram

The hard disk drive on Joyce's laptop can store up to 500 GB of data. She usually only saves official documents and a few songs that she listens to while she works. However, when she uses more than three applications at the same time, her laptop responds more slowly. What should she do to optimize her storage?

Increase the RAM on her laptop so that more space for temporary storage of data is available, hence, increasing the performance

Where on a computer is the operating system generally stored?

Internal hard drive

What is the correct way to update a device driver?

Run the update within the OS or the latest software from the device manufacturer's website.

What performance specification does 2 GHz refer to?

Speed at which the processor executes instructions