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Personal computer CPU clock speeds range between _______.

2 to 4 gigahertz

Combining the power of a desktop with a neat, clean, look ____ computers are popular with businesses. Their lack of expandability make them less popular with serious gamers though.

All n one

The ___ is a computer within your computer that creates images.

GPU

The ___ cache is located directly on the processor itself.

L1

FireWire connectors were developed for ___ computers.

apple

A short-range wireless transmission protocol is known as ____

bluetooth

Clockspeed, also referred to as _________, is the speed at which the processor performs the operations required to run a digital device and instructions executed by the digital device.

clock-rate

the two main components of a processor are the arithmetic logic unit (ALU) and the _____ unit.

control

The machine cycle consists of which four steps?

fetch, decode, execute, and store

The smallest element of an image is called a(n) ___ .

pixel

A processor comprised of one control unit and one ALU is called a ____ .

single core processor

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

Bit

The two major factors that impact processor speed are clock speed and__.

Bus width

In addition to the RAM, modern processors temporarily keep frequently accessed data in a _____.

Cache

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

Color depth

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

Dell desktop computer

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

USB

If you buy a new computer game that emphasizes graphics, or new photo/video editing software for your desktop computer, you may want to purchase a new ___ card.

Video

Because its radio waves pass through walls or desktops, ___

bluetooth

The number of instructions the CPU can process per second is dictated by the ___ speed of the processor.

clock

Typical SSD capacities for tablet computers or smartphones are measured in ____ .

gigabytes

The visual image output that a computer creates is known as ____ .

graphics

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

higher

A television remote usually uses ___ waves.

infrared

The largest chip designing and manufacturing company in the world is ____ .

intel

A point (a hole or slot) in a computer, designed to accept a specific connector, is called a ___ .

port

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

smaller

Devices that allow for the retention of data when your computer has been shut down are called ___ devices.

storage

Because they're inexpensive and reliable ___ have become extremely popular storage devices.

thumbdrives

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 ___ .

wi-fi

The maximum number of bits per instruction that a CPU can process during 1 machine cycle is called ___ .

word size

Devices with a separate system unit and a relatively large footprint are called _____ computers.

Desktop

Screensize is measured by the ___ across the monitor.

Diagonal

Memory is ___ and has no moving parts.

Electric

A separate processor (computer) in your computer that enhances your video is called the ___ .

Graphic Processor(GPU)

The standard port for video and audio input into televisions today is the ___ port.

HDMI

What is equal to one cycle per second?

Hertz

The abbreviation for megahertz is ___ .

MHz

connecting digital musical devices to computers is accomplished by using __ ports

MIDI

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

Million

The actual number of pixels in a monitor is called ___ resolution.

Native

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 place in a digital device where the data and programs that device is currently using are accessible by the processor is called the ___ .

RAM

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

ROM

____ is actually storage since it retains data and information when the power has been turned off.

ROM

Data flows between different parts of the computer via _____ .

buses

Screen size is measured by the ___.

diagonal distance between the upper right and lower left corners of the screen


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