CIT110-20 Chapter 2 test
The ___________ allows you to connect additional peripheral devices to a computer.
Adapter card
_________ signals from smooth, continuous waves, unlike square digital waves
Analog
A(n) ________ connects a computer to a telephone line for dial up internet acess
Modem
A multi-core processor contains multiple processors that are stored on _________ chip(s)
One
Which of the following is NOT true about computers?
Peripherals are only connected to a computer through a USB
A ___________ is a connection point that is used to attach peripheral devices to the motherboard
Port
The central processing unit is also called the ________
Processor
Inventory tracking, electronic toll collection, and passports use __________ technology
RFID
A touch screen is a type of __________ screen
Resistive
The __________ is used to connect drives to the motherboard
SATA
The ___________ encloses and protects the power supply, motherboard, processors, and memory of a computer
System unit
When the machine cycle performs the execute step, it is ________.
The processing command in the ALC
The receipts you receive from gas pumps, ATMs, and many cash registers are printed by _________ printers
Thermal
The most common personal printers are __________ printers
Inkjet
A game controller and microphone are _______ devices for use with videogames and simulations
Input
Up to _________ devices can share a single usb port
127
The QWERTY keyboard was developed in__________
1874
A __________ projector passes light through a prism that divides the light into three beams
LCD
A ________ projector has hundreds of thousands of tiny swiveling mirrors that create an image
DLP
___________ holds the storage devices and openings for peripheral devices
Drive bays
The ________ connect disk drives to the processor
Drive controller
Which of the following is NOT a pointing device?
Laser Pointer
FireWire was initially released by _________ in 1995
Apple
The___________ is a program that is used to start up the computer
BIOS
Which of the following is not a type of logic calculation?
BUT
___________ measure human characteristics such as fingerprints and eye retinas
Biometric scanners
The storage capacity of single-layer __________ is 25GB
Blu-ray
The ______________ is considered to be the brain of the computer
CPU
Which of the following is NOT a modifier key?
CapsLock
_________ is measured in billions of cycles per second
Clock speed
A(n) _____________ senses the conductive properties of an object such as a finger or specially designed conductive stylus
capative
The main circuit board of a computer is the ________
motherboard
When the machine cycle performs the fetch step, it is ________.
retrieving an instruction from from the main memory
