CGS 2060 Midterm- Hardware Quiz

memory located directly on the processor itself

L1 cache

select the characteristics of an SSD.

-no moving parts -extremely fast -uses magnets to store information

Founded in 1969, this company's technology is featured inside every major next generation gaming console and home entertainment system: Microsoft Xbox One, Sony's PS4, and Nintendo's Wii

AMD

some computers use _________, an 8 bit coding scheme to represent characters in a binary format.

ASCII

because it's radio waves pass through walls or desktops, ________-capable devices are becoming very popular

Bluetooth

relatively small amount of memory (measured in kilobytes or megabytes)

Cache

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

Dell desktop computer

a type of thunderbolt port, commonly found on older Apple computers

Firewire

rank following from fastest to slowest: hertz, kilohertz, megahertz, gigahertz

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Founded in 1968, this is the worlds largest manufacturer of processors.

Intel

memory located adjacent to the processor

L3 caches

Founded in 1993, produces popular mobile device processors.

Nvidia

rank following storage capacities from highest to lowest: kilobyte, terabyte, gigabyte, megabyte, petabyte

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largest memory of a computer, connected to the processor via the front side of bus

RAM

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

ROM (read only memory)

allows for data transfer between devices and for devices to be electrically charged

USB

bus

a channel over which information flows inside a computer

on a cable, the connector is the end that connects to a port.

a connector

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-in-one

a short range wireless transmission protocol is known as ________

bluetooth

memory used to increase a hard drive's efficiency

disk cache

gigahertz

equals one billion cycles (instructions) per second

hertz

equals one cycle (instruction) per second

megahertz

equals one million cycles (instructions) per second

the visual image output that a computer creates is known as ________.

graphics

when a computer is shut down, the information in the memory (the RAM, the caches, the registers) is _________

not saved

a slot or hole that matches the cord or expansion card being connected to the port

port

select the colors that are used to create pixels in most output devices.

red, blue, green

extremely small amount of memory (measured in bits) located throughout the processor

register

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

storage

bus width

the amount of data that can be transmitted over a channel at a given time