CIS 110 ch 2

Data and information are NOT interchangeable terms. (T/F)

True

The processor speed of the CPU is not the only measure of a processor's expected performance.

True

Which port enables you to connect devices such as keyboards and printers to your computer?

USB

Which of the following is not an input device?

a laser printer

Which of these is NOT located on the motherboard?

DVD drive

Inkjet printers are considered legacy technology

False

The hard drive is an example of a volatile storage device (T/F)

False

Which is TRUE about supercomputers?

They perform complex calculations rapidly.

The type of computer that you might find in your automobile is

an embedded computer.

To add ports to your computer, what do you need?

an expansion hub

Which of these is NOT an optical storage device?

flash drive

Ergonomics is an important consideration

for all computing devices.

What is a terabyte?

one trillion bytes

Monitor screens are made up of millions of tiny dots known as

pixels.