chapter 2 computer
all of the following are examples of nonvolatile storage except
RAM
is the abbreviation for the place in the computer where the programs and data the computer is currently using are temporarily stored
RAM
the area that holds all the startup instructions the computer needs to start is the
ROM
which of the following is not an input device
a laser printer
RAM is a ____ storage location
volatile
which of these is not located on the motherboard
DVD drive
_______ printers either melt a wax based ink on regular paper or by burning dos on specially coated paper
thermal
in binary language each letter of the alphabet each number and each special symbol is made up of a unique combination of eight
bits
Dropbox is an example of
cloud storage
a _____ CPU has two processing paths, allowing it to process more than one instruction at a time
dual-core
______ computers are specially designed computer chips that reside inside other devices such as a car
embedded
which of these is not an optical storage device
flash drive
ergonomics is an important consideration
for all computing devices
a keyboard and mouse are examples of ______ devices
input
the most common type of monitor is a
liquid crystal display (LCD)
which of the following computers is large, expensive ans supports many simultaneous users and manage large amounts of data
mainframe computer
which of the following is the smallest unit of measure
megabytes
the _____ contains the central electronic components of the computer
motherboard
a _____ enables your computer to connect to other computers or to the internet
network interface card (NIC)
inkjet printers and laser printers are examples of ______ printers
nonimpact
what is a terabyte
on trillion bytes
apples OS X and Microsoft windows are examples of _____ software
operating system
monitor screens are made up of millions of tiny dots known as
pixels
each of these is a basic type of a touch screen except
reflective
the number of pixels displayed on the screen is known as
screen resolution
a ___ is an input device that looks like a pen
stylus
an apple iPad and Samsung galaxy tab are examples of
tablet