chapter 6
false
most RAM is nonvolatile
word size
number of bits the processor can interpret and execute at a given time
true
on a personal computer, all functions of the processor usually are on a single chip.
chip
small piece of semiconducting materials, usually silicon, on which integrated circuits are etched.
registers
small, high speed storage locations contained in a processor
true
the motherboard also is called a system board
true
ROM chips also car called firmware
firmware
ROM chips that obtain permanently written data, instructions or information.
arithmetic operations
______ include basic calculations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
mashups
_______are applications that incorporate data from multiple providers into a new application.
a multi core processor
a ______ is a single chip with two or more separate processor cores.
false
a dual core processor doubles the processing sped of a single core processor.
adapter card
a(n)_______ is a circuit board that enhances the functions of a component of a desktop or servers system unit and/or provides connections to peripheral devices.
Paas
an aspect of cloud computing that allows developers to create, test, and run their solutions on a cloud platform without having to purchase or configure the underlying hardware and software is known as ______.
true
as with processors, manufacturers state the clock speed for a bus in hertz
control unit
component of the computer that directs and coordinates most of the operations in the computer.
bus width
determines the number of bits that the computer can transmit at one time
false
in binary system, the digit I represents the absence of an electronic charge
true
in cloud computing, the back end consists of ht servers and storage devices that manage and store devices that manage and store the resources accessed by users.
false
in general, multi core processors are less energy efficient than separate multiple processors.
fetching
in the machine cycle, the _____ operation obtains a program or application instruction or data item from memory.
transistor
integrated circuit component that acts as an electronic switch that opens or closes the circuit for electrical charges
motherboard
the ______ is the main circuit board of the computer.
true
the power supply converts the wall outlet AC power into DC power
false
the processor interprets and executes a program or application's instructions while the program or application is in nonvolatile memory.
false
the system clock keeps track of the date and time in a computer
IoT
the term, ______ describes a computing environment where everyday objects are connected to the internet.
IaaS
the use of software to emulate hardware capabilities, enabling computer to scale or adjust up or down, storage, processing power, or bandwidth as needed.
ASCII
widely used coding scheme to represent a set of characters