DPR 100 HARDWARE QUIZ

Some computers use _____, an 8-bit coding scheme to represent characters in a binary format.

ASCII

FireWire connectors were developed for _____ computers.

Apple

Represented as either a 0 or 1, a ____ is the smallest unit of data a computer can process.

Bit

A short range wireless protocol is known as _____.

Bluetooth

An ASCII, eight bits are combined together to create one _____.

Byte

The amount of data that defines each color in a pixel is called _____.

Color depth

Which of the following might contain traditional (magnetic) hard drive?

Dell Desktop Computer

Memory is _____ and has no moving parts

Electronic (solid state)

The _____ is a computer within your computer that creates images

GPU

The abbreviation for megahertz is _____.

MHz

The average tablet computer has a ____ hard drive than the average desktop computer.

Smaller

Which has the most storage capacity?

Terabyte

This type of connector is the most common for connecting peripherals (printers, monitors, storage devices, etc.) to a desktop computer

USB

Many computers today use _____ which is a coding scheme using at least 16 bits to represent a character.

Unicode

The protocol for wireless networks is called _____.

WiFi

The cost of an SSD is ____ than the cost of a traditional hard drive.

Higher

Megahertz is equal to one _____ cycles (or instructions) per second.

Million

When a computer is shut down, the information is the memory (the RAM, the caches, the registers) is _____.

Not saved

Running the processor faster than recommended by the manufacturer is called _____ . This can increase performance and speed, but will also void the manufacturer warranty.

Overclocking

The instructions needed to boot-up a computer, such as the BIOS, are typically stored in ___ .

ROM