IT St. 3
What component of the processor performs arithmetic, comparison, and other operations?
ALU
Numbering system uses only the numbers 0 and 1?
Binary System
What interprets and carries out the basic instructions that operate a computer?
CPU
What are three names for the electronic component that interprets and carries out the basic instructions that operate a computer?
CPU, processor, central processing unit
A small piece of semiconducting material, usually silicon, on which integrated circuits are etched?
Computer Chip
Which of the following should you have if you plan to connect your computer or mobile device to a wired computer network?
Ethernet port
Which of the following allows the processor to communicate with peripheral devices?
Expansion bus
What is the process of copying items from RAM to a storage device?
Firmware
Which of the following is a type of nonvolatile memory that can be erased electronically and rewritten?
Flash memory
Highest quality images, an LCD monitor should plug in to which type of port?
HDMI
What consists of electronic components that store instructions waiting to be executed by the processor, data needed by those instructions, and the results of processed data (information)?
Memory
When your friend opened the case containing the electronic components of his computer, he saw the main circuit board for the computer. What is this circuit board called?
Motherboard
One gigahertz (GHz) equals how many ticks of the system clock per second?
One Billion
Which of the following is the component of the system unit that converts the wall outlet AC power into the DC power a computer requires?
Power Supply
Which of the following is the most common type of volatile memory?
RAM
What is the process of copying items from RAM to a storage device?
Saving
Computer memory and computer storage are available in varying sizes.
Terabyte (TB)
When a user types data on a keyboard, what is occurring?
The user is using an input device to enter input into the memory of the computer.