Evaluating Computer System Components

The _______ optical disc has the largest storage capacity.

Blu-ray

port used for digital LCD connection

DVI

The current surround sound standard is from

Dolby

Which of the following is NOT an optical storage device?

Flash drive

A(n) ________ performs the same kind of computational work that a CPU performs but is specialized to handle 3-D graphics and image and video processing.

GPU

Because displaying graphics demands a lot of the CPU, a video card also comes with its own

GPU

special processor for images and 3-D graphics

GPU

port used for connecting gaming consoles

HDMI

Which of the following is NOT a type of optical media?

eSATA

can be used to connect an external hard drive

eSATA

Optical drives use a(n) _________ to store and read data on a CD or DVD. (1 point)

laser

If you want to be able to use a form of optical media (such as a CD or DVD) that you can write to as many times as you like, your media should be in ________ format.

read / write

A ________ drive has no moving parts.

solid state

The sound in Dolby's eighth channel is sent to a(n) _______.

subwoofer

_______ makes the audio appear to come from all directions.

surround sound

An expansion card that translates binary data into images is a(n) ________ card.

video

expansion card used to translate binary data into images

video adapter

Video cards include their own RAM, called

video memory

eSATA transfer rate

3 Gbps

The fastest USB port currently available is using the new standard USB

3.1

USB 2.0 transfer rate

400 Mbps

USB 3.0 transfer rate

5 Gbps

Blu-ray storage capacity

50 GB of data

DVD storage capacity

7 GB of data