ITE 221 Exam 3 review
Computer system components coordinate their activities by sending signals over the ______
Control Bus
In the simplest sense, a(n) ______ is just a set of communication lines
Control Bus
The CPU communicates with a peripheral device by moving data to or from an I/O port's dedicated bus FALSE
False
With serial communication lines in a bus, each line carries only one bit value or signal at a time, and many lines are required to carry data, address, and control bits (t/f)
False
The number of refresh cycles per second is normally stated in hertz and called the ____.
Refresh rate
LCD displays have less contrast than other flat panel displays because color filters reduce the total amount of light passing through the front of the panel. (t/f)
True
MP3 compresses the audio data stream by discarding information about masked sounds or representing them with fewer bits
True
MP3 compresses the audio data stream by discarding information about masked sounds or representing them with fewer bits (t/f)
True
OLED displays combine many of the best features of LCD and plasma displays. (t/f)
True
Vector
a quantity that has both magnitude and direction
Polyphonic output
capable of generating many audible frequencies or timbres simultaneously.
Written Western languages are based on systems of symbols called ____. a. Fonts b. Characters c. Types d. Schemes
characters
The number of distinct colors or gray shades that can be displayed is sometimes called the ____. a. resolution b. chromatic depth c. palette d. range
chromatic depth
Bus clock
clock circuit that generates timing pulses, which are transmitted to all devices attached to a bus.
Video display terminal (VDT)
input/output device comprising a keyboard, video display surface, and one or more communication ports.
Lossy compression of audio and video can achieve compression ratios up to ____. a. 25:1 b. 50:1 c. 75:1 d. 100:1
50:1
Lossy compression of audio and video can achieve compression ratios up to ____. a. 25:1 b. 50:1 c. 75:1 d. 100:1
50:1
The process of converting analog sound waves to digital representation is called ______. a. reducing b. sampling c. transforming d. interpreting
sampling
When the CPU detects an interrupt, it executes a master interrupt handler program called the ____________________.
SUPERVISOR
The process of converting analog soundwaves to digital representation is called __________ which analyzes the content of the audio sound spectrum many times per second and converts it into a numeric representation.
Sampling
To detect these bars, bar-code readers use _______________ that sweep a narrow laser beam back-and-forth across the bar code.
Scanning lasers
Pixel
Short for "picture element" it is the fundamental unit of a digital image, typically a tiny square or dot which contains a single point of color of a larger image.
______ buses connect a subset of computer components and are specialized for these components' characteristics and communication between them
Subsidiary
external I/O bus
Subsidiary buses that connect external devices to the system bus; they provide the connection points for external device and aggregate their capacity to better match a system bus connections a. b. c. d.
external I/O bus
Subsidiary buses that connect external devices to the system bus; they provide the connection points for external devices and aggregate their capacity to better match a system bus connection's capacity.
When the CPU detects an interrupt, it executes a master interrupt handler program called the ______
Supervisor
chromatic depth
The number of distinct colors or gray shades that can be displayed in a grayscale image.
Chromatic depth
The number of distinct colors or gray shades that can be displayed is sometimes called the _____.
refresh rate
The number of refresh cycles per second is normally stated in hertz and called the _____.
refresh rate
The number of refresh cycles per second on a video display device; normally stated in hertz
Address bus
The portion of the system bus that transmits a memory address when the primary storage is the sending or receiving device
additive colors
The primary colors for video display
speech synthesis
The process by which computers produce sound that resembles spoken words
speech recognition
The process by which computers recognize voice patterns and words, and then convert them to digital data.
sampling
The process of converting analog sound waves to digital representation is called _____.
logical access
The read or write operation for a CPU from the peripheral storage device is called a _____.
FALSE
The way in which secondary storage devices are controlled on a desktop is the same as on a mainframe.
Active matrix displays are manufactured with __________ technology
Thin film transistor (TFT)
Because plasma displays actively generate colored light near the display surface, they're brighter and have a wider viewing angle than LCDs. (t/f)
True
A PC usually transmits data one bit at a time over a wireless connection, and a laser printer prints an entire page at once
True
A PC usually transmits data one bit at a time over a wireless connection, and a laser printer prints an entire page at once (t/f)
True
A digital still camera captures and stores one image at a time. (t/f)
True
A significant advantage of MIDI is its compact storage format. (t/f)
True
Image Quality Improves as pixel size increases (t/f)
True
A system bus can be conceptually or physically divided into specialized subsets, including the data, address, control, and power buses
True
A system bus can be conceptually or physically divided into specialized subsets, including the data, address, control, and power buses (t/f)
True
A system bus connects computer system components, including the CPU, memory, storage, and I/O devices
True
A system bus connects computer system components, including the CPU, memory, storage, and I/O devices (t/f)
True
An IDL can represent image components as embedded fonts, vectors, curves and shapes, and embedded bitmaps (t/f)
True
An advantage of optical over mechanical mice is a lack of moving parts that can be contaminated with dust and dirt. (t/f)
True
Serial channels in buses are more reliable than parallel channels at very high speeds (t/f)
True
Sound varies by frequency (pitch) and intensity (loudness). (t/f)
True
The OS is the best source of file access information because it updates information dynamically as it services file access requests
True
The OS is the best source of file access information because it updates information dynamically as it services file access requests (t/f)
True
The memory bus has a much higher data transfer rate than the system bus because of its shorter length, higher clock rate, and (in most computers) large number of parallel communication lines
True
The memory bus has a much higher data transfer rate than the system bus because of its shorter length, higher clock rate, and (in most computers) large number of parallel communication lines (t/f)
True
Until the 1990s, scaling up was almost always a more cost-effective strategy to increase available computer power because communication between computers was extremely slow compared with communication between a single computer's components
True
Until the 1990s, scaling up was almost always a more cost-effective strategy to increase available computer power because communication between computers was extremely slow compared with communication between a single computer's components (t/f)
True
24-bit color
_____ is a coding method that represents a color as three 8-bit numbers, one for the intensity of each additive or subtractive color.
Graphics Interchange Format (GIF)
_____ is a common bitmap compression format.
Dithering
_____ is a process that generates color approximations by placing small dots of different colors in an interlocking pattern.
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
_____ is a standard for storing and transporting control information between computers and electronic musical instruments.
Portable Document Format (PDF)
_____ is a superset of PostScript that allows for the distributing of compressed documents with the author's complete control over the format of the printed and displayed document regardless of the end user's computer, OS, or printer.
As buffer size increases above ____ bytes, CPU cycle consumption decreases at a linear rate
8
As buffer size increases above ____ bytes, CPU cycle consumption decreases at a linear rate. a. 4 b. 8 c. 12 d. 16
8
As buffer size increases above ____ bytes, CPU cycle consumption decreases at a linear rate. a. 4 b. 8 c. 12 d. 16
8
The number of distinct colors are gray shades that can be displayed is sometimes called the ____________ or ___________
Chromatic depth, chromatic resolution
A(n) ____________________ bus, such as a Universal serial Bus, connects one or more external devices to the system bus.
EXTERNAL I/O
refresh cycle
Each transfer of a full screen of data from the display generator to the monitor is called a(n) ____________________.
FALSE
Early plasma displays accepted the same analog video signals as CRTs.
Impact technology began with dot matrix printers.(t/f)
False
Lossless compression ratios higher than 50:1 are difficult or impossible to achieve with audio and video data (t/f)
False
Lossless compression ratios higher than 50:1 are difficult or impossible to achieve with audio and video data FALSE
False
Phosphors emit colored light in liquid crystal displays. (t/f)
False
Point Size refers to a characters' width (t/f)
False
Secondary storage devices are much faster than the system bus FALSE
False
Typically, digital cameras capture 14 to 20 fps. (t/f)
False
Until the 2000s, system buses were always constructed with serial electrical lines (t/f)
False
Until the 2000s, system buses were always constructed with serial electrical lines FALSE
False
With serial communication lines in a bus, each line carries only one bit value or signal at a time, and many lines are required to carry data, address, and control bits FALSE
False
modern bar-codes encode data in three dimensions (t/f)
False
FALSE
For sound production that sounds natural to people, frequencies between 20 Hz and 20 Khz must be sampled at least 96,000 times per second.
TRUE
For video display, a pixel displays no light or light of a specific color and intensity.
CMYK
_____ is the four-dye scheme.d
Large-format printer
_____ is ther term that replaced "plotter."
OpenGL
_____ was developed by Silicon Graphics, but Khronos Group now maintains it as an open standard.
FALSE
Modern bar codes encode data in three dimensions.
____ sensors capture input from special purpose symbols placed on paper or the flat surfaces of 3D objects. a. image capture b. Mark and pattern c. Mark and image d. Dot and image
Mark and Pattern
A small drop of ink is forced out of the nozzle in one of two ways:
Mechanical movement or heat
In a ____, any device can assume control of the bus or act as a bus master for transfers to any other device.
PEER-TO-PEER BUS
_________ is an image description language design mainly for printed documents, although it can also be used to generate video display outputs
PanScript
address bus
Pathway from memory to processing unit that carries the address in memory to and from which data is transferred.
Human speech consist of a series of sounds called________, roughly corresponding to the sound of each letter of the alphabet.
Phonemes
In the early 1990s Adobe Systems Inc. developed _______________ a super set of postscript.
Portable document format (PDF)
Most performance benefits of a cache occur during ____.
READ OPERATIONS
Primary colors for video display are sometimes referred to by their first letters: ___
RGB
speaker dependent
Requiring training to recognize the sounds of human speakers; a characteristic of speech-recognition systems
DMA controller
Resides between the RAM and the devices and handles DMA requests.
The __________ of a display is a number of pixels displayed per linear measure unit
Resolution
power bus
a bus system that sends electrical power for computer peripherals
additive color
a color that becomes white when all colors have been added; RGB is an example
A ____ is a reserved area of main memory accessed on a last-in, first-out (LIFO) basis.
STACK
Scan code
coded output generated by a keyboard for interpretation by a processor or keyboard controller.
subtractive color
color that becomes white when all colors have been removed or subtracted; CMYK colors are called subtractive colors
Bus
communication channel shared by multiple devices within a computer system or network.
An IDL can represent image components as:
embedded fonts, vectors, curves and shapes, and embedded bitmaps.
A collection of characters with similar style and appearance is called a ______. a. type b. scheme c. pitch d. font
font
Grayscale dithering is usually called ____.
half-toning
Photo sensor
a device that converts incoming light energy into outgoing electrical energy
optical scanner
a device that generates bitmap representation of printed images; detects light reflected from the page with an array of photosensors
audio response unit
a device that generates spoken messages based on text input; commonly used for automated phone bank tellers and automated call routing
compression algorithm
a mathematical compression technique implemented as a program for translating data inputs into equivalent but smaller data outputs
dots per inch (dpi)
a measure of screen or printer resolution; the number of dots in a line one inch long. Abbreviated dpi.
Multicore architecture
a micro processor architecture that embeds multiple CPUs and cache memory on a single chip a. multicore architecture b. dual core architecture c. multiple processor architecture d. micro proccesor architecture
keyboard controller
a microprocessor integrated into a keyboard that generates a bitstream output of scan codes according to an internal program or lookup table
large format printer
a more current term for plotters
plotter
a printer that generates line drawings on sheets or rolls of paper up to 64 inches wide
laser printer
a printer that operates by charging areas of a photoconductive drum; toner is attracted to charged areas of the drum and then to paper
inkjet printer
a printer that produces printed images by placing small drops of liquid ink onto paper; ink is forced out of the nozzle by mechanical movement or by hear
Laser printer
a printer that uses a large to charge areas of a photoconductive drum and paper.
device controller
a processor that controls the physical actions of storage and I/O devices; connects these devices to the system bus or a subsidiary a. b. c. d.
logical access
a read or write operation from the hypothetical storage device representing a peripheral deivce a. storage access b. multiple access c. serial access d. logical access
interrupt register
a register in the CPU's control unit that stores interrupt codes received over the bus or generated by the CPU a. code register b. interrupt register c. control register
stack
a reserved area of primary storage accessed on a last in. first out (LIFO) basis, this mechanism enables a program suspended by an interrupt to resume execution in exactly the same state as before and interruption a. cache b. list c. stack d. array
vector list
a series of concatenated or linked vectors that can be used to construct complex shapes, images constructed from a vector list resemble connect-the-dots drawings
computer bus
a set of parallel wires connecting independent components of a computer system
interrupt
a signal send to the CPU that an action requires its attention
Bus arbitration unit
a simple processor attached to a peer-to-peer bus that decides which devices must wait when multiple devices want to become a bus master.
Cache
a small area of fast memory that can be used to minimize wait states.
stack pointer
a special purpose register that points to the next empty address in the stack and it incremented or decremented automatically each time the stack is pushed or popped a. address pointer b. memory pointer c. stack pointer d. cache pointer
speaker dependent
a speech recognition system that has been trained to a particular user and already has an established vocabulary for that user
point
a standard measurement unit for font size; 1/72 of an inch
Optical character recognition
a technology that combines optical-scanning technology with a special purpose processor or software to interpret bitmap content
stack overflow
an error condition that occurs when attempting to push register values on a stack that is already at its maximum capacity a. stack underflow b. stack overflow c. stack attenuation d. stack overload
point
an exact location in space
digital to analog converter
an audio device that accepts a bitstream representing sound samples and generates a continuous analog signal that can be amplified and routed to a speaker
If a buffer isn't large enough to hold and entire unit of data transfer, an error called a ____ occurs. a. buffer overflow b. buffer underflow c. heap overflow d. buffer fault
buffer overflow
If a buffer isn't large enough to hold and entire unit of data transfer, an error called a ____ occurs. a. buffer overflow b. buffer underflow c. heap overflow d. buffer fault
buffer overflow
A ____ is a shared electrical or optical channel that connects two or more devices. a. trace b. bus c. route d. connection
bus
A ____ is a shared electrical or optical channel that connects two or more devices. a. trace b. bus c. route d. connection
bus
A ____ is a simple processor attached to a peer-to-peer bus that decides which devices must wait when multiple devices want to become a bus master. a. bus master unit b. bus arbitration unit c. bus controller d. bus interface
bus arbitration unit
The ratio of cache hits to read accesses is called the cache's ____. a. hit ratio b. efficiency c. performance d. hit boundary
hit ratio
The ratio of cache hits to read accesses is called the cache's ____. a. hit ratio b. efficiency c. performance d. hit boundary
hit ratio
Stack pointer
register containing the primary storage address of the last (most recently added) stack element.
Monophonic
one sound
Cache swap
operation that copies data from a cache to its associated storage device and then overwrites the cache copy with new data.
A ________ is simply a table of colors
palette
A(n) ______ is simply a table of colors a. palette b. spectrum c. RGB system d. color scheme
palette
Control bus
portion of a bus that transmits command and status signals, interrupts, read commands and other control signals.
Address bus
portion of a bus that transmits the address of a storage location to be read from or written to.
Data bus
portion of the bus that transmits data.
Level 2 (L2) cache
primary storage cache implemented within the same chip as a processor.
pop
pull data back from the stack
Data transfer rate
rate at which data is transmitted through a medium or communication channel, as measured in data units per time interval.
Most performance benefits of a cache occur during ____. a. write operations b. mixed operations c. buffered operations d. read operations
read operations
Most performance benefits of a cache occur during ____. a. write operations b. mixed operations c. buffered operations d. read operations
read operations
phoneme
smallest distinctive sound unit
50. The main goal of buffering and caching is to ____. a. control data channels b. improve I/O performance c. improve overall system performance d. reduce system load
improve overall system performance
The main goal of buffering and caching is to ____. a. control data channels b. improve I/O performance c. improve overall system performance d. reduce system load
improve overall system performance
Direct Memory Access (DMA)
method of data transfer that enables direct access movement between main memory and a storage or I/O device, bypassing the Central Processing Unit (CPU).
Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
methods, program and devices by which printed characters are recognized as computer system input or data.
chromatic depth
the number of distance colors or gray shades that can be displayed in a grayscale image
resolution
the number of pixels displayed per linear measurement unit
control bus
the portion of the system bus that carries commands, command responses, status codes, and similar messages; computer components coordinate theri activities by sending signals over this bus a. b. c. d.
data bus
the portion of the system bus that transmits data between computer components a. b. c. d.
Sampling
the process of converting analog sound waves to digital representation; it analyzes te content of the audio sound spectrum many times per second and converts it to a numeric representation
push
the process of copying register values to the top of the stack a. copy b. push c. pop d. duplicate
speech recognition
the process of recognizing and responding to the meaning of embedded in spoken words, phrases. or sentences
hit ratio
the ratio of cache hits to reach accesss
OLED displays combine features from both LED and plasma display, including: ____. a. thin, backlit, and low power b. thin, bright, and low power c. thin, backlit, and high power d. thin, bright, and high power
thin, bright, and low power
Serial channels in buses are more reliable than parallel channels at very high speeds.
TRUE
The memory bus has a much higher data transfer rate than the system bus because of its shorter length, higher clock rate, and (in most computers) large number of parallel communication lines.
TRUE
When multiple processors occupy a single motherboard, they share primary storage and a single system bus.
TRUE
Both multicore and multiple-processor architectures are examples of scaling up because they increase the power of a single computer system (t/f)
True
Character and text recognition is most accurate when text is printed in a single font and style, with all text oriented in the same direction on the page. (t/f)
True
Data written to a cache during a write operation isn't automatically removed from the cache after it's written to the underlying storage device
True
Data written to a cache during a write operation isn't automatically removed from the cache after it's written to the underlying storage device (t/f)
True
Devices with low data transfer demand can use a single PCI bus lane, and devices with higher requirements can increase their available data transfer rate by using additional lanes
True
Devices with low data transfer demand can use a single PCI bus lane, and devices with higher requirements can increase their available data transfer rate by using additional lanes (t/f)
True
Disk caching is common in modern computer systems, particularly in file and database servers
True
Disk caching is common in modern computer systems, particularly in file and database servers (t/f)
True
During a write operation, a cache acts similarly to a buffer
True
During a write operation, a cache acts similarly to a buffer (t/f)
True
For video display, a pixel displays no light or light of a specific color and intensity. (t/f)
True
Image quality improves as dots per inch increases (t/f)
True
Most portable data capture devices combine a keyboard, mark or bar-code scanner, and wireless connection to a wired base station, cash register, or computer system. (t/f)
True
On paper, pixel size corresponds to the smallest drop of ink that can be placed accurately on the page (t/f)
True
People routinely download megabytes or gigabytes of data via the Internet and store gigabytes of data on handheld devices, terabytes on desktop computers, and petabytes to exabytes in corporate and government data centers
True
People routinely download megabytes or gigabytes of data via the Internet and store gigabytes of data on handheld devices, terabytes on desktop computers, and petabytes to exabytes in corporate and government data centers (t/f)
True
Phonemes sound similar when voiced repetitively by the same person. (t/f)
True
Serial channels in buses are more reliable than parallel channels at very high speeds
True
Using data compression alters the balance of processor resources and communication or storage resources in a computer system
True
Using data compression alters the balance of processor resources and communication or storage resources in a computer system (t/f)
True
When multiple processors occupy a single motherboard, they share primary storage and a single system bus
True
When multiple processors occupy a single motherboard, they share primary storage and a single system bus (t/f)
True
Zip files and archives are examples of lossless compression
True
Zip files and archives are examples of lossless compression (t/f)
True
multiple processor architecture
a more tradition approach to multiprocessing that uses two or more processors on a single motherboard or set of interconnected mother boards; slower that multicore architecture. a. micro proccesor architecture b. dual core architecture c. multiple processor architecture d. multicore architecture
postscript
an Adobe image description language designed mainly for printed documents, although it's also a programming language for generating video display output
portable document format (PDF)
an Adobe image description language developed to generate and manage documents as an integrated whole rather than a collection of independent images and pages
pixel
an abbreviation of " picture element" is's a single unit of data in an image; also refers to a single point on a display surface
decompression algorithm
an algorithm that restores compressed stat to its origanl or nearly original state a. b. c. d.
scaling up
an approach to increasing processing and other computer systems power by using large an more powerful computers; examples include multicore processor and mulitprocessor architechtures a. scaling in b. scaling down c. scaling out d. scaling up
analog to digital converter (ADC)
an audio device that accepts a continuous electrical signal representing sound, samples it at regular intervals and outputs a bitstream representing the samples
motion picture experts groups (MPEG)
an organization that creates standards for motion picture recording and encoding technology; each standard is divided into layers numbered 1 ( systems) 2 ( video) 3 ( audio) a. MPEG b. NPEG c. PNG d. JPEG
A(n) ____ accepts a continuous electrical signal representing sound (such as microphone input), samples it at regular intervals, and outputs a stream of bits representing the samples. a. analog-to-digital inverter b. analog-to-digital parser c. analog-to-digital converter d. analog-to-digital diverter
analog-to-digital converter
Bus master
any device attached to a bus that can initiate a data-transfer operation or send a command to another device.
Peer-to-peer bus
any device can assume control of the bus, or can act as a bus master for transfers to any other device.
law of diminishing returns
as additional increments of resources are added to producing a good or service, the marginal benefit from those additional increments will decline
Graphics Interchange Format (GIF)
compressed bitmap file format (lossless) that supports only 256 colors and is appropriate for the web; supports transparency and animation
PUSH operation
process of copying register values to the top of a stack.
Sampling
process of measuring and digitally encoding one or more parameters of an analog signal at regular time intervals.
Speech recognition
process of recognizing human speech as computer system input.
POP operation
process of removing an item from the top of a stack and copying its content to processor registers.
Device Controller
processor that controls the physical actions of one or more storage devices
Device controller
processor that controls the physical actions of one or more storage devices.
Interrupt handlers
programs or subroutines that are executed in response to an interrupt.
Input pad
uses an infrared detector, photosensor or pressure-sensitive technology to sense the location of a stylus on a pad.
In graphics, a ____ is a line segment with a specific angle and length in relation to a point of origin.
vector
In graphics, a ____ is a line segment with a specific angle and length in relation to a point of origin. a. vector b. course c. route d. path
vector
Video display panels are connected to a ____ that's connected to a port on the system bus or a dedicated video bus. a. video manager b. video station c. video buffer d. video controller
video controller
Additive colors
video display colors red, green and blue.
Phoneme
vocal sounds that are basic components of human speech; they correspond roughly to the sounds of each letter of the alphabet
Level 3 (L3) cache
when three levels of primary storage cache are used, the cache implemented outside the microprocessor.
Level 1 (L1) cache
within-CPU cache when all three cache types are used.
Decades ago, printers adopted 1:32 of an inch as a standard pixel size (t/f)
False
Color laser output uses four separate print generators. (t/f)
False
I/O wait state
Idle processor cycles consumed while waiting for secondary storage or I/O device to complete the access requests a. miss wait state b. wait state c. I/O wait state d. interrupt
Monophonic output
capable of generating only one audible frequency or timbre at a time.
monophonic
capable of generating only one frequency at a time
MP3
A standard format for music files sent over the Internet that compresses music.
compression
A technique that reduces the number of bits used to encode data a. b. c. d.
Polyphonic
_____ is multifrquency sound generation.
palette
(adj.) a range of colors or qualities (The palette of colors utilized in the painting was equaled only by the range of intense emotions the piece evoked.)
Level Three cache
-Big Cache (megabytes) -Motherboard speed
If each color is represented by an eight bit number the chromatic depth is 2^(3x8) or around 16 million this scheme is sometimes called _________
24-bit color
24-bit color
A binary system that assigns 8 bits of information for red, green, and blue in an image, making more than 16.7 million color possibilities.
Memory Bus
A bus with a much higher data transfer rate than the system bus because of its shorter length, higher clock rate, and (in most computers) large number of parallel communication lines.
cache swap
A cache controller is a hardware device that initiates a(n) _____ when it detects a cache miss. a. cache miss b. cache swap c. cache turn d. cache handler
Motherboard
A circuit board that contains all of the computer system's main components.
bus clock
A clock circuit that generates timing pulses, which are transmitted to all devices attached to the system bus to coordinate their activities
bus clock
A clock circuit that generates timing pulses, which are transmitted to all devices attached to the system bus to coordinate their activities.
font
A collection of characters of similar style and appearance
Joint photographic experts groups (JPEG)
A common bitmap compression format for still images
graphics interchange format (GIF)
A common bitmap compression format for still images
I/O port
A communication pathway from the CPU to a peripheral device; in most computers, it's a memory address, or set of contiguous memory addresses, that can be read or written by the CPU and a single peripheral device.
speech synthesis
A complex process for generating human speech based on a character or text imput
bus master
A device attached to a bus that can initiate a data transfer operation or send a command to another device; it controls all access to the bus.
audio response unit
A device that generates spoken messages based on text input; commonly used for automated phone bank tellers and automated call routing.
TRUE
A digital still camera captures one image at a time.
Light Emitting Diode (LED)
A diode that will produce light when current flows through it.
monochrome
A display device or encoding method that can display only one of two colors( usually black and white) so it requires only 1 bit per pixel
Chromatic resolution
A display device's ___ is the number of colors that can be displayed simultaneously.
touchscreen
A display that also serves as an input device that can be used with a special pen device or fingers.
PCI- peripheral component interconnecct
A family of bus standards developed by Intel found in most small computers until being replaced by PCI Express in the 2000s
liquid crystal display (LCD)
A flat-panel monitor that creates an image when liquid crystals become electronically charged.
Portable Document Format (PDF)
A format developed by adobe systems designed to preserve the visual appearance and layout of each page and enable fast viewing and printing.
bitmap
A geometric arrangement of different color dots on a rectangular grid.
multicore architecture
A microprocessor architecture that embeds multiple CPUs and cache memory on a single chip.
Keyboard Controller
A microprocessor integrated into a keyboard that generates a bitstream output of scan codes according to an internal program or lookup table. See also scan code.
image description language
A language (usually device independent) that uses compact bit strings or ordinary ASCII or Unicode text to describe primitive image components, such as straight lines and simple shapes; reduces storage space requirements because a description of a simple image component is usually mcu smaller than a bitmap
Image Description Language (IDL)
A language (usually device independent) that uses compact bit strings or ordinary ASCII or Unicode text to describe primitive image components, such as straight lines and simple shapes; reduces storage space requirements because a description of a simple image component is usually much smaller than a bitmap.
motherboard
A large printed circuit board in which the bus is physically implemented a. motherboard b. bus master c. bus interface d. mainboard
compression algorithm
A mathematical technique implemented as a program for translating data inputs into equivalent but smaller data outputs.
direct memory access
A method of data transfer that enables the CPU to execute instructions while another device (DAM controller) manages all transfers between memory and other storage or I/O devices a. b. c. d.
digital signal processor
A microprocessor specialized for processing continuous streams of audio or graphical data; commonly embedded in audio and video hardware
FALSE
A monochrome display can display black, white, and many shades of gray in between so it requires 8 bits per pixel.
multiple processor architecture
A more traditional approach to multiprocessing that uses two or more processors on a single motherboard or set of interconnected motherboards; slower than multicore architecture.
organic LED (OLED)
A newer LED, manufactured with TFT technology that achieves high-quality color display with organic compounds
interrupt code
A numerical value of an interrupt, indicating the type of event that has occurred; usually equivalent to the bus port number of the peripheral device sending the interrupt.
bar code
A pattern of vertical lines distinguished from each other by width. It can be read by a _____ reader to provide data to a computer.
dithering
A process that generates continuous color approximations by placing small dots of different colors in an interlocking pattern
file compression
A process that reduces a file's size for storage or transmission purposes.
Logical Access
A read or write operation from the hypothetical storage device representing a peripheral device.
Interrupt Register
A register in the CPU's control unit that stores interrupt codes received over the bus or generated by the CPU.
vector list
A series of concatenated or linked vectors that can be used to construct complex shapes; images constructed from a vector list resemble connect-the-dots drawings
Font
A set of characters that have the same design.
MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface)
A set of standards that are used to represent music in digital form. A MIDI port is a 5-pin DIN port that looks like a keyboard port, only larger.
bus
A shared electrical or optical communication channel that connects two or more devices in a computer network
flat-panel display
A slim type of display device that uses electronically charged chemicals or gases instead of an electron gun to display images.
buffer
A small reserved area of main memory (usually DRAM or SDRAM) that holds data in transit from one device to another and it is used to resolve differences in data transfer unit size
cache controller
A special-purpose processor or software that manages cache content; it guesses what data will be requested in the near future and loads this data from the storage device into the cache before it's actually requested.
cache controller
A special-purposes processor or software that manages cache content, it guesses what data will be requested un the near future and loads this data from the storage device into the cache before it's actually requested. a. b. c. d.
musical instrument digital interface (MIDI)
A standard for storing and transporting control information between computers and electrical musical instruments and synthesizers
bitmap
A stored set of numbers describing the content of all pixels in an image
video bus
A subsidiary bus that connects only memory and the video display device; improves performance by removing display update traffic from the system bus and providing a high-capacity one-way communication channel optimized for video data.
memory bus
A subsidiary bus that connects only the CPU and memory; because its data transfer rate is higher than that of the system bus, it improves over all computer performance a. system bus b. memory bus c. video bus d. storage bus
storage bus
A subsidiary bus that connects secondary storage devices to the system bus; reduces the length and number of physical connections to the system bus and aggregates the lower data transfer capacity of secondary storage devices to better match the higher capacity of a single system bus connection.
TRUE
A system bus connects computer system components, including the CPU memory, storage, and I/O devices.
Thin Film Transistor (TFT)
A technology for LCD displays in which transistors are positioned at each pixel. (3)
thin film transistor (TFT)
A technology for manufacturing active matrix displays, in which wiring and transistors are added in thin layers to a glass substrate; similar to semiconductors fabrication technology
PDF417 format
A two-dimensional rectangular bar code format with vertical bars marking the left and right edges
dot-matrix printer
A type of impact printer that uses small pins to strike an inked ribbon to produce tiny dots on the paper.
cache memory
A type of memory used to temporarily store frequently used data or programs for very quick access; similar to RAM but faster.
inkjet printer
A type of printer that uses a nonimpact process. Ink is squirted from nozzles as they pass over the media.
OpenGL
A video controller image description language developed by Silicon Graphics but now maintianed by Khronos Group as and open standard
Direct3D
A video controller image description language that's part of the Microsoft DirectX suite embedded in Windows OSs.
Direct3d
A video controller image description language that's part of the microsoft DirectX suite embedded in Windows OS
Buffer Overflow
A(n) ____ occurs when a program tries to place more information into a memory location than it can handle.
analog-to-digital converter (ADC)
A(n) _____ accepts a continuous electrical signal representing sound (such as microphone input), samples it at regular intervals, and outputs a stream of bits representing the samples.
L1 or level one
A(n) _____ cache is generally implemented on the same chip as the CPU. a. level 1 b. level 3 c. level 2 d. level 4
Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)
A(n) _____ contains a matrix of liquid crystals andwiched between two polarizing filter panels, that block all light except light approaching from a specific angle.
bar code
A(n) _____ contains a series of vertical bars of equal length but varied thickness and spacing.
DMA
A(n) _____ controller assumes the role of bus master for all transfers between memory and other storage or I/O devices, leaving the CPU free to execute computation and data movement instructions.
font
A(n) _____ is a collection of characters of similar style and appearance.
audio response unit
A(n) _____ is a device that generates spoken messages based on text input.
channel
A(n) _____ is a high-capacity device controller used in mainframe computers.
digital signal processor (DSP)
A(n) _____ is a microprocessor specialized for processing continuous streams of audio or graphical data.
cursor
A(n) _____ is a pointer on a display device.
active matrix display
An LCD technology based on thin-film transistor (TFT) technology. It has a transistor at every pixel, which enables much quicker display changes than passive matrix displays and produces a display quality comparable to a CRT.
interrupt handlers
An OS service routine that processes interrupts; each interrupt handler is a separate program stored in a separate part of primary storage a. interrupt handlers b. interrupt code c. interrupt registers d. interrupt
interrupt handler
An OS service routine that processes interrupts; each interrupt handler is a separate program stored in a separate part of primary storage.
photosensor
An electronic device that converts light energy into electricity.
stack overflow
An error condition that occurs when attempting to push register values onto a stack that's already at its maximum capacity.
Buffer overflow
An error condition that results when receiving more data than can be stored in a buffer
sound card
An expansion card connector the system bus that contains components for sound input and output
Sound Card
An expansion card that attaches to the motherboard inside the system unit and that enables the computer to produce sounds by providing a connection for the speakers and microphone.
cache swap
An operation performed after a cache miss. The cache controller guesses which data is least likely to be needed in the near future, writes it to the storage device, and purges it from the cache. The requested data is then read from the storage device and placed in the cache.
cache swap
An operation performed after a cache miss. The cache controller guesses which data is least likely to be needed in the near future, writes it to the storage device, and purges it from the cache. The requested data is then read from the storage devices and placed in the cache a. b. c. d.
mark sensor
An optical input device that scans for light or dark marks at specific location on a page
mark sensor
An optical input device that scans for light or dark marks at specific locations on a page.
Sampling (Sampling Rate)
Analog to Digital conversion. The rate at which frequencies are digitized during read out?
An _______________ accepts a continuous electrical signal representing sound such as microphone input samples it as regular intervals and outputs a stream of bits representing the samples
Analog-to-digital converter (ADC)
refresh rate
As applied to monitors, the number of times in one second an electronic beam can fill the screen with lines from top to bottom. Also called vertical scan rate.
A device that generates spoken messages based on text and put his called an ____________
Audio response unit
A(n) ____________________ can improve system performance when two devices have different data transfer rates, as when copying music files from a PC to an iPod via a USB 2.0 connection
BUFFER
If a buffer isn't large enough to hold and entire unit of data transfer, an error called a ____ occurs.
BUFFER OVERFLOW
A ____ is a shared electrical or optical channel that connects two or more devices
BUS
In the simplest sense, a(n) ____________________ is just a set of communication lines.
BUS
The ____ governs the format, content, and timing of data, memory addresses, and control messages sent across the bus
BUS PROTOCOL
When the CPU is the focus of all computer activity, all other devices are ____.
BUS SLAVES
The simplest type of _______ contains a series of vertical bars of equal length but varied thickness and spacing for example the UPC code on a box of cereal.
Bar code
TRUE
Bar-code readers are typically used to track large numbers of inventory items, as in grocery store inventory and checkout, package tracking, warhouse inventory control, and zip code routing for postal mail.
TRUE
Because plasma displays actively generate colored light near the display surface, they're brighter and have a wider viewing angle than LCDs.
He stored set of numbers describing the continent of all pixels in an image is called a ______
Bitmap
TRUE
Both multicore and multiple-processor architectures are examples of scaling up because they increase the power of a single computer system.
A(n) ______ can improve system performance when two devices have different data transfer rates, as when copying music files from a PC to an iPod via a USB 2.0 connection
Buffer
A(n) ______ is a small reserved area of main memory (usually DRAM or SRAM) that holds data in transit from one device to another and is required to resolve differences in data transfer unit size
Buffer
When the data needed isn't in the cache, the access is called a ____.
CACHE MISS
A cache miss requires performing a(n) ____________________ to or from the storage device.
CACHE SWAP
The subtractive colors are cyan absence of red, magenta absence of green and yellow absence of blue and they're often referred to by the abbreviation ___
CMY
this four-dye scheme is called ____ color
CMYK
The ____ carries commands, command responses, status codes, and similar messages.
CONTROL BUS
In traditional computer architecture, the ______ is the focus of all computer activity
CPU
Like a buffer, a(n) ______ is a reserved area of high-speed memory (usually RAM) that improves system performance
Cache
When a read operation accesses data already contained in the cache, the access is called a(n) ______
Cache Hit
A cache miss requires performing a(n) ______ to or from the storage device
Cache Swap
polyphonic
Capable of generating may frequency notes simultaneously
____________ is the ability of a substance or object to hold an electrical charge.
Capacitance
FALSE
Color laser output uses four separate print generators.
______ is incorporated into all modern videoconferencing standards to reduce use of available data transfer capacity
Compression
monochrome
Consisting of or displaying images in black and white or in varying tones of only one color
___________ (pointer) on a display device.
Cursor
CMY
Cyan, magenta, yellow; the primary colors in printing
The ____________________ transmits data between computer system components.
DATA BUS
Under direct memory access, a device called a ____ is attached to the bus and to main memory.
DMA CONTROLLER
Under direct memory access, a device called a ____ is attached to the bus and to main memory. a. controller b. DMA master c. DMA controller d. DRM controller
DMA controller
Under direct memory access, a device called a ____ is attached to the bus and to main memory. a. controller b. DMA master c. DMA controller d. DRM controller
DMA controller
The ______ transmits data between computer system components
Data Bus
Most compression algorithms have a corresponding ______ algorithm that restores compressed data to its original or nearly original state
Decompression
Storage and I/O devices are normally connected to the system bus or a subsidiary bus through a(n) ______
Device Controller
analog to digital converter
Device for sampling analog data and producing a digital sample of it.
bar code scanner
Device that reads the special lines of bar codes. Can be used to track documents in litigation or physical objects such as office furniture and equipment.
peripheral device
Devices that communicate with the CPU but are not located directly on the motherboard, such as the monitor, floppy drive, printer, and mouse.
bus slave
Devices that must go through the bus master for access to the bus a. b. c. d.
DAC- digital to analog converter
Digital-to-Analog Converter. converts electronic signal from scan controller into an analog or continous waveform.
A ____________________ performs the reverse transformation excepting a stream of a bits representing sound samples and generating a continuous electrical signal that can be amplified and routed to a speaker
Digital-to-analog converter (DAC)
The two most widely used video controller IDL's are __________ and __________
Direct3D, OpenGL
plasma display
Display that uses gas plasma technology to sandwich a layer of gas between two glass plates.
____ is a process that generates color approximations by placing small dots of different colors in an interlocking pattern. a. dithering b. Banding c. Retracting d. Merging
Dithering
A ____________ moves a print head containing a matrix of pins over the paper
Dot matrix printer
In the United States, resolution is generally stated in _____________ with a dot equivalent to a pixel.
Dots per inch (dpi)
stack
During interrupt processing, register values of a suspended process are held on the _____.
Continuous speech is a series of nonstop interconnected phonemes. (t/f)
False
laser printer
Electrostatic printer that focuses a laser beam to form images that are transferred to paper electro-statically
Storage
Examples of a(n) _____ bus include SATA and SCSI.
TRUE
Examples of external I/O buses include USB and FireWire.
A(n) ______ bus, such as a Universal serial Bus, connects one or more external devices to the system bus
External I/O
A buffer for an I/O device is typically implemented on the sending computer.
FALSE
One way to limit wait states is to use an SDRAM cache between the CPU and SRAM primary storage
FALSE
Secondary storage devices are much faster than the system bus
FALSE
The CPU communicates with a peripheral device by moving data to or from an I/O port's dedicated bus.
FALSE
Modern video monitors, often called _________________ use a wide variety of technologies to generate displays.
Flat panel displays
A collection of characters of similar style and appearance is called a _____
Font
Common bitmap compression formats include ________ and ___________ for still images and moving picture expert group (MPEG)
Graphics interchange format (GIF), joint photo graphic experts group (JPEG)
A _______ Display can display black, white and mini shades of gray in between.
Grayscale
phonemes
Human speech consists of a series of sounds called _____. roughly corresponding to the sounds of each letter of the alphabet.
If the CPU is idle while a device completes an access request, the CPU cycles that could have been (but weren't) devoted to instruction execution are called ____. a. I/O channels b. I/O hooks c. I/O wait states d. I/O peers
I.O wait states
If the CPU is idle while a device completes an access request, the CPU cycles that could have been (but weren't) devoted to instruction execution are called ____. a. I/O channels b. I/O hooks c. I/O wait states d. I/O peers
I.O wait states
______ ports enable the CPU and bus to interact with a keyboard in the same way they interact with a disk drive or video display
I/O
A(n) ____ is a communication pathway from the CPU to a peripheral device. a. connection port b. I/O port c. device port d. block port
I/O port
Dithering
If a particular output device (monitor, web page, etc.) cannot display colors within the assigned color profile, a process called dithering peppers in pixels of similar colors to replace the colors that cannot be displayed
An _________ addresses both drawbacks by storing images compactly
Image description language (IDL)
FALSE
Impact technology began with dot matrix printers.
Printer technology can be classified into three common types:
Impact, inkjet, laser
multicore
In _____ architecture, multiple CPUs and cache memory are embedded on a single chip.
TRUE
In a computer system, the saved register values are sometimes called the machine state.
refresh cycle
In dynamic RAM, the period during which circuitry supplies fresh infusions of power automatically; read and write operations can't be performed during this cycle. Also refers to the transfer of a full screen of data from the display generator to the monnitor
vector
In graphics a line segment with a specific angle and length in relation to a point of origin; also refers a one dimensional array
dots per inch
In the United States, resolution is generally stated in _____.
peer-to-peer bus
In this arrangement, any device can assume control of the bus or act as a bus master for transfers to any other device.
scaling up
Increasing computer processing power to meet computing demands
A modern large format printer is a _____ printer that can print on wider than normal rolls of paper. a. impact b. dye sublimation c. inkjet d. laser
Inkjet
An _____________ places liquid ink directly onto paper
Inkjet printer
OpenGL
Is an alternative standard to DirectX that is used by some applications. Often used in game to create 2D and 3D effects.
JPEG
Joint Photographic Experts Group is an image file format that supports millions of colors and works for photographs and other images with continuous tones.
They use an integrated microprocessor, called a ____________ to generate bitstream outputs
Keyboard controller
plotter
Kind of printer used to produce high-quality drawings such as maps and circuit diagrams.
Data, address, and command bits are transmitted across PCI bus line subsets called "____."
LANES
Modern ________ displays achieve high-quality color display with organic compounds. a. LCD b. TFT c. CRT d. LED
LED
With ____ compression, data inputs that are compressed and then decompressed are different from, but still similar to, the original input
LOSSY
The term plotter has faded in favor of the more descriptive term ____________.
Large-format printer
TRUE
MPEG standards address recording and encoding for both audio and video data.
Displays based on ___________ are a more recent entrant to the flat panel display market
Light-emitting diodes (LEDs)
A ____ contains a matrix of liquid crystals sandwiched between two polarizing filter panels that block all light except light approaching from a specific angle. a. Liquid Crystal Display b. CRT c. Light Emitting Diode d. Plasma
Liquid Crystal Display
A ________________ contains an matrix of liquid crystal sandwiched between two polarizing filter panels that block all light except light approaching from a specific angle
Liquid crystal display (LCD)
______ compression is required in many applications, such as accounting records, executable programs, and most stored documents
Lossless
______ compression is usually applied only to audio and video data because the human brain tolerates missing audio and video data and can usually "fill in the blanks"
Lossy
read operations
Most performance benefits of a cache occur during _____.
FALSE
Moving image quality improves as the number of frames per second (fps) decreases.
______ is a more traditional approach to multiprocessing that uses two or more processors on a single motherboard or set of interconnected motherboards
Multiple-Processor Architecture
____ is a cost-effective approach to computer system design when a single computer runs many different application programs or services. a. Partial execution architecture b. Multipath architecture c. Multicore architecture d. Multiple-processor architecture
Multiple-processor architecture
____ is a cost-effective approach to computer system design when a single computer runs many different application programs or services. a. Partial execution architecture b. Multipath architecture c. Multicore architecture d. Multiple-processor architecture
Multiple-processor architecture
____ is a standard for storing and transporting control information between computers and electronic musical instruments. a. Musical Interconnection Digital Interface b. Musical Instrument Digital Interface c. Instrument Digital Interface d. Musical Interface Digital Interconnection
Musical Instrument Digital Interface
_________ is a standard for storing and transporting control information between computers and electronic musical instruments.
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
Data is encoded in patterns of small black and white blocks surrounded by vertical bars marking the left and right boundaries.
PDF417 format
Resolution
Number of pixels/dots per square of area
TRUE
OLED displays combine many of the best features of LCD and plasma displays.
An ______________ generates bitmap representations of printed images
Optical scanner
Modern LED displays often called ______________ displays achieve high-quality color display with organic compounds
Organic LED (OLED)
____ devices combine optical scanning technology with a special purpose processor or software to interpret bitmap content. a. Optical image recognition b. Optical character reproduction c. Optical image resolution d. Optical character recognition
Optical character recognition
____________ Devices combine optical scanning or digital camera technology with a special purpose processor or software to interpret bitmap content
Optical character recognition (OCR)
TRUE
PCIe buses can provide multiple lanes, and the cost increases with the number of lanes.
Light reflected from a mark, a symbol, or an object is reflected into a ___________
Photosensor
And each sale in the matrix represents one part of an image called a ________ (shortened form of picture element)
Pixel
Each cell in the matrix representing one part of a digital image is called a ____. a. dot b. block c. bubble d. pixel
Pixel
____ displays use excited gas and phosphors to generate colored light. a. light emitting diode b. Plasma c. thin film transmission d. liquid crystal
Plasma
In a ______________, each pixel contains a gas that emits ultraviolet light when electricity is applied
Plasma display
The ______ distributes electrical power to directly attached devices or their device controllers
Power Bus
large-format printer
Printer that uses ink-jet technology, but on a much larger scale, to create photo-realistic-quality color prints.
DSP- digital signal processing
Processes used to alter sound in its digital form.
push
Push data from the registers to the stack to process an interrupt
______________ or another example of 2D barcodes
Quick response codes (QR)
The phrase ____ describes approaches to increasing processing and other computer system power by using larger and more powerful computers
SCALING UP
As single bits are transferred over the wireless connection, they're added to the buffer in ______ order
Sequential
half-toning
Simulating shades of gray by dithering black and white dots. See also dithering.
General purpose audio hardware can be integrated on a computer or cell phone motherboard or packaged has an expansion car that connects to the system bus (commonly called a _____________)
Sound card
TRUE
Sound varies by frequency (pitch) and intensity (loudness).
Most current speech recognition systems are ___________ which means they are trained to recognize the sounds of individual human speakers with acceptable accuracy
Speaker dependent
____ is the process of recognizing and responding to the meaning embedded in spoken words, phrases, or sentences. a. Natural recognition b. Text recognition c. Speech recognition d. Pattern recognition
Speech recognition
vocal sounds are stored in the system with
Speech synthesis
A special-purpose register called the ______ always points to the next empty address in the stack and is incremented or decremented automatically each time the stack is pushed or popped
Stack Pointer
linear address space
The CPU and bus normally view and storage device as a(n) _____, ignoring the device's physical storage organization.
bus protocol
The _____ defines the format, content, and timing of data, memory addresses, and control messages sent across the bus.
stack pointer
The _____ is a special-purpose register that always points to the next empty address in the stack. a. b. c. d.
law of diminishing returns
The _____ states that when multiple resources are required to produce something useful, adding more of a single resource produces fewer benefits.
address bus
The _____ transmits a memory address when primary storage is the sending or receiving device.
control bus
The _____ transmits command, timing, and status signals between devices in a computer system and carries interrupts, command responses, status codes, and similar messages. a. bus clock b. control bus c. data bus d. system bus
capacitance
The ability of a substance or object to hold and electrical charge
system bus
The bus between the CPU and memory on the motherboard. The bus frequency in documentation is called the system speed, such as 400 MHz. Also called the memory bus, front-side bus, local bus, or host bus.
law of diminishing returns
The economic principle stating that when multiple resoucres are required to produce something useful, adding more of single resource produces fewer benefits; can be applied to buffer and cache sizes as well as many other computer components a. law of decreasing returns b. law of diminishing returns
Data Bus
The lines on the system bus that the CPU uses to send and receive data.
OS supervisor
The master interrupt handler program; examines the interrupt code stored in the interrupt register , pulls the memory address, and transfers control to that interrupt handler
TRUE
The memory bus has a much higher data transfer rate than the system bus because of its shorter length, higher clock rate, and (in most computers) large number of parallel communication lines.
machine state
The saved register values of interrupted processes or programs that represent their state before an interrupt.
TRUE
The secondary storage devices for a mainframe could include many different types of storage devices, such as magnetic disks, optical discs, and magnetic tape drives.
machine state
The set of register values stored in the stack while processing an interrupt is also called the _____.
linear address space
The set of sequentially numbered storage locations in a peripheral device; these locations must be converted into a disk's corresponding platter, sector, and track for the CPU to physically access the correct sector.
Compression Ratio
The size of the compressed data divided by the size of the uncompressed data
peripheral devices
There are typically multiple storage and I/O devices connected to a computer, collectively referred to as _____.
CMK (Cyan, Magenta, Black)
Three ink colors
__________ Technology enables a flat panel display to function as both an input and output device
Touchscreen
DMA controller
Under direct memory access, a device called a _____ is attached to the bus and to the main memory.
scan code
Unique code corresponding to each key on the keyboard, sent from the keyboard controller to the CPU.
16
Up to _____ channels of MIDI data can be sent over the same serial transmission line.
Grayscale
Uses true black, true white, and all shades of gray in between
Line drawings can be described as a _______________ series of concatenated or linked vectors that can be used to construct complex shapes, such as boxes, triangles and the inner and outer lines of the table or spreadsheet
Vector list
The ______ bus improves computer system performance by removing video traffic from the system bus and providing a high-capacity one-way communication channel optimized for video data
Video
The __________ accepts commands and data from the CPU and memory and generates analog or digital video signals, which are transmitted to the monitor.
Video controller
cache hit
When requested data is found in cache
Optical character recognition (OCR)
_____ evices combine optical-scanning technology with a special-purpose processor or software to interpret bitmap content.
Flat panel displays
_____ have replaced CRTs because they're thinner, generate higher quality images, and consume less power than CRTs for similar-sized displays.
TRUE
Zip files and archives are examples of lossless compression.
Subtractive colors
_____ are the inverse of the additive colors and are cyan (absence of red), magenta (absence of green), and yellow (absence of blue).
Optical character recognition
_____ devices combine optical-scanning technology with a special-purpose processor or software to interpret bitmap content.
A(n) ____________________ matrix display uses one or more transistors for every display pixel.
active
Trackball mouse
an upside down mechanical mouse. Uses less desk space than the traditional mouse.
Pointing devices can be used to enter drawings into a computer system or control the position of a(n) ____ on a display device. a. cursor b. marker c. pointer d. arrow
cursor
Subtractive colors
cyan (absence of red), magenta (absence of green) and yellow (absence of blue); (CMY).
CMYK
cyan, magenta, yellow and black represents the primary colors in printing plus a separating inf for black
Lossy Compression
data compression techniques in which some amount of data is lost. This technique attempts to eliminate redundant information. Used for video and audio files
Processor core
defined as a processing unit with its own control unit, ALU and registers
Data, address, and command bits are transmitted across PCI bus line subsets called "____." a. lanes b. ports c. stripes d. bundles
lanes
Data, address, and command bits are transmitted across PCI bus line subsets called "____." a. lanes b. ports c. stripes d. bundles
lanes
PostScript
language for representing and transmitting complex images and display contents.
A(n) ____ operates with an electrical charge and the attraction of ink to this charge.
laser printer
A ______________ scans for light or dark marks at specific locations on a page.
mark sensor
Dots per inch
measure of print or display resolution (pixel density).
____ is a family of bus standards found in nearly all small and midrange computers and many larger ones. a. Peripheral Component Interface b. Peripheral Connection Interface c. Peripheral Component Interconnect d. Peripheral Component Interchange
peripheral component interconnect
____ is a family of bus standards found in nearly all small and midrange computers and many larger ones. a. Peripheral Component Interface b. Peripheral Connection Interface c. Peripheral Component Interconnect d. Peripheral Component Interchange
peripheral component interconnect
32. There are typically multiple storages and I/O devices connected to a computer, collectively referred to as ____. a. core devices b. peripheral devices c. perimeter devices d. companion devices
peripheral devices
The ____ of a display is the number of pixels displayed per linear measurement unit. a. pitch b. accuracy c. resolution d. refinement
resolution
____ is an approach that partitions processing and other tasks among multiple computer systems. a. Scaling up b. Scaling down c. Scaling out d. Scaling in
scaling out
Most current speech-recognition systems are __________________, which means they must be trained to recognize the sounds of human speakers. a. speaker independent b. speaker dependent c. speaker neutral d. speaker attuned
speaker dependent
______________ is a process of recognizing and responding to the meaning embedded in spoken words, phrases, or sentences
speech recognition
Capacitance
the ability of a conductor to store energy in the form of electrically separated charges
Mismatches in data transfer rate and data transfer unit size are addressed in part by ______, which consumes substantial CPU resources
Interrupt Processing
A portion of the CPU, separate from the components that fetch and execute instructions, monitors the bus continuously for interrupt signals and copies them to a(n) ______
Interrupt Register
cache miss
An access to data that isn't stored in the cache a. b. c. d.
And a computer system sound generation and recognition are used for many purposes such as the following
-General purpose sound output such as warning status indicators and music -General purpose sound and put such as digital recording a voice email messages -Voice command input -speech recognition -Speech generation
Optical input devices can be classified into two broad categories
-Mark & pattern sensors - image capture devices
Level One Cache
-Memory closest to CPU -Fastest -Smallest
Level Two Cache
-Memory next closest to CPU -Half the speed of L1
More elaborate cards might include the following:
-Multi channel surroundsound such as Dolby 5.1 -A general purpose musical instrument digital interface (MIDI) synthesizer -MIDI input and output jacks -A more powerful amplifier to accommodate larger speakers and generate more volume
Although the process of speech recognition is simple conceptually a number of factors complicated including the following
-speech variability -phoneme transitions and combinations -real-time processing
The MIDI standard to find the serial communication channel and a standard set of 1 to 3 byte commands for performing these task
-turn notes on and off -modulate pitch -mimic musical instrument controls such as a piano sustain pedal -select specific instruments or artificial sounds
PDF417 bar codes can hold around ________ of data a. 1 KB b. 1 MB c. 1 GB d. 1 TB
1 KB
Up to ___ channels of MIDI data can be sent over the same serial transmission line a. 4 b. 8 c. 16 d. 32
16
scan code
A 1 or 2 byte stat element generated by a keyboard controller; represents a specific keyboard event
bus master
A device attached to a bus that can intimate a data transfer operation or send a command to another device; it controls all access to the bus
DMA controller
A device attached to the system bus and main memory that manages data transfers, freeing the CPU to execute instruction a. b. c. d.
video controller
A device connected to the system bus ( or a dedicated video bus) that accepts commands and data from the CPU and generates analog or digital video signals which are transmitted to the monitor
video controller
A device connected to the system bus (or a dedicated video bus) that accepts commands and data from the CPU and generates analog or digital video signals, which are transmitted to the monitor.
interrupt code
A numerical value of an interrupt, indicating the type of event that has occurred; usually equivalent to the bus port number of the peripheral devices sending the interrupt a. interrupt handlers b. interrupt code c. interrupt registers d. interrupt
light emitting diode
A video display technology that uses phosphorescent compounds to produce red, green, and blue light
cursor
A representation on the screen of the mouse pointer location.
cache miss
A request for data from the cache that cannot be filled because the data is not present in the cache.
stack
A reserved area of primary storage accessed on a last-in, first-out (LIFO) basis; this mechanism enables a program suspended by an interrupt to resume execution in exactly the same state as before an interruption.
interrupt
A signal sent to the CPU over the control bus that some event requires it to execute a specific program or processes; used to prevent inefficiency caused by I/O wait states a. interrupt handlers b. interrupt code c. interrupt registers d. interrupt
bus arbitration unit
A simple processor attached to a peer-to-peer bus that decides which devices must wait when multiple devices want to become a bus master.
liquid crystal display
A video display device containing liquid crystals sandwiched between two polarizing filter panels; the crystals change from opaque to transparent when and electrical charge is applied
plasma display
A video display device that uses an active matrix display and generates light by applying an electrical charge to neon gas
plotter
A(n) _____ is a printer that generates line drawings no wide sheets or rolls of paper.
interrupt handler
A(n) _____ is a program stored in a separate part of primary storage to process a specific interrupt.
cache controller
A(n) _____ is a special-purpose processor dedicated to managing cache content.
then film transistor (TFT)
A(n) _____ is a transistor embedded within a device such as a display surface and constructed using semiconductor fabrication technology.
cache
A(n) _____ is an area of fast memory where data held in a storage device is prefetched in anticipation of future requests for the data. a. RAM b. Register c. cache d. fetcher
cathode ray tube (CRT)
A(n) _____ is an enclosed glass vacuum tube with an electron gun in the rear that generates a stream of electrons focused in a narrow beam toward the tube's front surface.
refresh cycle
A(n) _____ is each transfer of a full screen of data from the display generator to the monitor.
dot matrix printer
A(n) _____ moves a print head containing a matrix of pins over the paper.
laser printer
A(n) _____ operates with an electrical charge and the attraction of ink to this charge.
digital-to-analog converter (DAC)
A(n) _____ performs the reverse transformation, accepting a stream of bits representing sound samples and generating a continuous electrical signal that can be amplified and routed to a speaker.
mark sensor
A(n) _____ scans for light or dark marks at specific locations on a page.
active matrix display
A(n) _____ uses one or more transistors for every pixel.
Video Display Terminal (VDT)
A(n) _____ was the first computer video display devices, introduced in the 1960's consisted of an integrated keyboard and TV screen.
active matrix display
AN LCD that uses one or more transistors for every pixel
Modern LCD's use an _________ with one or more transistors for every pixel
Active matrix display
Video display colors are called _____________ and their invert colors are called _____________
Additive colors, subjective colors
level 1 cache
An SRAM cache between the CPU and SDRAM primary storage, used to limit wait states, L1 is closest to the CPU a. level 2 cache b. level 1 cache c. level 3 cache d. level 0 cache
level 2 cache
An SRAM cache between the CPU and SDRAM primary storage, used to limit wait states; the L2 cache is the next level away from the CPU a. level 2 cache b. level 1 cache c. level 3 cache d. level 0 cache
level 3 cache
An SRAM cache between the CPU and SDRAM primary storage, used to limit wait states; the L3 cache is the farthest level away from the CPU a. level 2 cache b. level 1 cache c. level 3 cache d. level 0 cache
cache hit
An access to data already contained in the cache a. b. c. d.
decompression algorithm
An algorithm that restores compressed data to its original or nearly original state.
scaling out
An approach to increasing processing and other computer system power by partitioning processing and other tasks among multiple computer systems; examples include clusters and grids.
scaling out
An approach to increasing processing and other computer system power by partitioning processing and other tasks amount multiple computer systems examples include clusters and grids a. scaling in b. scaling down c. scaling out d. scaling up
cache
An area of high-speed memory (usually RAM) for storage device accesses that improves the performance of read and write operation a. b. c. d.
A __________________ detect specific patterns of bars or boxes.
Bar-code scanner
FALSE
Continous speech is a series of nonstop interconnected phonemes.
bus slave
Devices that must go through the bus master for access to the bus.
scanning laser
Devices that sweep a narrow laser beam back and forth across bar codes. See also bar-code scanner.
scanning laser
Devices that weep a narrow laser beam back an forth across bar codes
TRUE
Devices with low data transfer demand can use a single lane, and devices with higher requirements can increase their available data transfer rate by using additional lanes.
Microprocessors specialized for processing continuous streams of audio or graphical data
Digital signal processors (DSP)
Until the 2000s, system buses were always constructed with serial electrical lines.
FALSE
A buffer for an I/O device is typically implemented on the sending computer (t/f)
False
A buffer for an I/O device is typically implemented on the sending computer FALSE
False
A full-featured 64-bit CPU, even one with multiple ALUs and pipelined processing, typically requires fewer than 50 million transistors (t/f)
False
A full-featured 64-bit CPU, even one with multiple ALUs and pipelined processing, typically requires fewer than 50 million transistors FALSE
False
A monochrome display can display black, white, and many shades of gray in between, so it requires 8 bits per pixel (t/f)
False
Error rates of 1-2% are common using OCR software with mixed-font text and even higher with handwritten text. (t/f)
False
For people and computers, a printed character must exactly match a specific pixel map to be recognizable (t/f)
False
For sound reproduction that sounds natural to people, frequencies between 20 Hz and 20 KHz must be sampled at least 96,000 times per second. (t/f)
False
Moving image quality improves as the number of frames per second (fps) decreases. (t/f)
False
Multiple-processor architecture is not common in workstations (t/f)
False
Multiple-processor architecture is not common in workstations FALSE
False
One way to limit wait states is to use an SDRAM cache between the CPU and SRAM primary storage (t/f)
False
One way to limit wait states is to use an SDRAM cache between the CPU and SRAM primary storage FALSE
False
Peer-to-peer bus protocols are substantially less complex but more expensive than master-slave bus protocols (t/f)
False
Peer-to-peer bus protocols are substantially less complex but more expensive than master-slave bus protocols FALSE
False
Performance is improved if storage and I/O devices can transmit data between themselves with explicit CPU involvement (t/f)
False
Performance is improved if storage and I/O devices can transmit data between themselves with explicit CPU involvement FALSE
False
Reducing the size of stored or transmitted data can improve performance whenever there's a dearth of processing power (t/f)
False
Reducing the size of stored or transmitted data can improve performance whenever there's a dearth of processing power FALSE
False
Secondary storage devices are much faster than the system bus (t/f)
False
The CPU communicates with a peripheral device by moving data to or from an I/O port's dedicated bus (t/f)
False
The largest computational problems, such as those encountered in modeling three-dimensional physical phenomena, can be solved by a single computer as long as it has enough computing resources (t/f)
False
The largest computational problems, such as those encountered in modeling three-dimensional physical phenomena, can be solved by a single computer as long as it has enough computing resources FALSE
False
A(n) ____ is a communication pathway from the CPU to a peripheral device. a. connection port b. I/O port c. device port d. block port
I/O port
FALSE
IDLs are a simple form of compression.
The main goal of buffering and caching is to ____.
IMPROVE OVERAL SYSTEM PERFORMANCE
I/O wait states
Idle processor cycles consumed while waiting for secondary storage or I/O devices to complete access requests.
subtractive colors
In printing the primary colors are generated by using the inverse of the primary color, so cyan is the absence of red, magenta is the absence of green and yellow is the absence of blue
A ________ Display can display one of two colors so it requires only one bit per pixel
Monochrome
In _________ only one frequency can be generated at a time
Monophonic
____ output is only able to generate one frequency (note) at a time. a. Monophonic b. Stereophonic c. Polyphonic d. Monosyllabic
Monophonic
logical accesses
Part of a device controller's function is to translate _____ into physical accesses.
A ________ is a printer that generates line drawings on white sheets or rolls of paper
Plotter
A _____________ is a printer that generates line drawings on wide sheets or rolls of paper a. sublimation d. thermal c. line printer d. plotter
Plotter
Decades ago printers adopted 1/72 of an inch as a standard pixel size called a ______
Point
Newer computers use __________, or multi frequency, sound generation hardware with built-in amplification and high-quality speakers.
Polyphonic
Components of a video controller include display generator circuitry, software stored in ROM, a video processor, and ____. a. secondary storage b. RAM c. display pixels d. font tables
RAM
____ technology etches display pixels and the transistors and traces that control/illuminate them onto a glass substrate. a. CRT b. Backlight c. Neon d. TFT
TFT
__________ Technology etches display pixels and the transistors and traces that control/illuminate them onto a glass substrate. a. CRT b. Neon c. Backlight d. TFT
TFT
Organic LED (OLED)
TFT technology that uses organic molecules that produce an even brighter, easier-to-read display than standard TFT displays.
Many computer system designers rely on ____ to implement disk caching.
THE OS
A system bus connects computer system components, including the CPU, memory, storage, and I/O devices
TRUE
Both multicore and multiple-processor architectures are examples of scaling up because they increase the power of a single computer system
True
TRUE
The most common display surfaces are paper and flat panel displays.
scaling up
The term _____ describes methods of increasing processing and other computer system power by using larger and more powerful computers. a. Scaling up b. Scaling down c. Scaling out d. Scaling in
bus cycle
The time interval from one bus clock pulse to the next; also the time required to perform one data transfer operation on a bus
bus cycle
The time interval from one bus clock pulse to the next; also the time required to perform one data transfer operation on a bus.
Control Bus
This bus carries command and control signals to and from every other component of a computer.
Bar-code readers are typically used to track large numbers of inventory items, as in grocery store inventory and checkout, package tracking, warehouse inventory control, and zip code routing for postal mail. (t/f)
True
Direct Memory Access (DMA)
When a device controller transfers an entire block of data from its own buffer storage to memory without CPU intervention
cache hit
When a read operation accesses data already contained in the cache, it's called a(n) _____.
cache miss
When the data needed isn't in the cache, the access is called a _____.
PostScript
_____ is an IDL designed many for printed documents, although it can also be used to generate video display outputs.
scaling out
_____ is an approach that partitions processing and othertasks among multiple computer systems.
Video RAM (VRAM)
_____ is different from ordinary RAM because it can be written by the bus interface circuitry or video processor while being read by display generator circuitry.
Chromatic depth
_____ is the number of distinct colors or gray shaes that can be displayed
stack pointer
a CPU register that points to the start of the current stack frame and is used as an index register to access data within the stack frame.
24-bit color
a color display scheme that represents each pixel color as three 8-bit numbers each representing the intensity of an additive or subtractive color; results in chromatic depth of around 16 million colors
I/O port
a communication pathway from the CPU to a peripheral device; in most computers, it's a memory address or a set of contiguous memory addresses, that can be read or written by the CPU and a single peripheral device a. USB port b. I/O port
bus protocol
a communication protocol, used by all devices attached to a bus, that governs the format, content and timing of data memory address and control message sent across the bus a. b. c. d.
lossless compression
a compression algorithm in which data content is unchanged when compressed and then decompressed a. lossy compression b. lossless compression
lossy compression
a compression algorithm in which stat content is altered or lost when compressed and then decompressed; unsually applied to only audio and video a. lossy compression b. lossless compression
Lossless Compression
a data compression algorithm that allows the original data to be perfectly reconstructed from the compressed data.
optical scanner
a device that reads intensities of reflected light and converts the information to digital signals
grayscale
a display device or encoding method that can display black, white, and shades of gray but no other colors
bus arbitration unit
a simpler processor attached to a peer to peer bus that decides which devices want to become a bus master
video bus
a subsidiary bus that connects only memory and the video display device; improves performance by removing display update traffic from the system bus and providing high -capacity one-way communication channel optimized for video a. system bus b. memory bus c. video bus d. storage bus
storage bus
a subsidiary bus that connects secondary storage devices to the system bus; reduces the length and number of physical connections to the system bus and aggregates the lower data transfer capacity of secondary storage devices to better match the higher capacity of a single system bus connections a. system bus b. memory bus c. video bus d. storage bus
palette
a table of colors used to represent pixel color; the number of bits used to represent each pixel determines the table size
Buffer Memory
a temporary "holding area" for image data waiting to be processed in a camera. It enables a camera to continue capturing new image files without having to shut down while previous image files are processed. Printers also make use of them, which allow you to queue up several pictures at a time while the printer outputs previously queued-up image files.
core
a term describing the logic, computation, and control circuitry of a single CPU a. b. c. d.
PDF417 format
a two dimensional rectangular bar code format with vertical bars marking the left and right edges
quick response code (QR)
a two-dimensional bar code format that's widely used on poster and printed material to provide scannable information to a cell phone app
quick response (QR) code
a two-dimensional bar code that is used to provide easy access to information through a smartphone; also known as quick read code
Pixel
abbreviation for "picture" element. Single unit of data in a graphic image or display surface.
Logical access
access to a storage location within a linear address space.
Cache hit
access to data in a storage device also stored in a cache.
Cache miss
access to data in a storage device that is not also stored in cache.
A(n) ____ detects specific patterns of bars or boxes. a. linear scanner b. dimensional scanner c. image scanner d. bar-code scanner
bar-code scanner
A ____ is a simple processor attached to a peer-to-peer bus that decides which devices must wait when multiple devices want to become a bus master. a. bus master unit b. bus arbitration unit c. bus controller d. bus interface
bus arbitration unit
Devices attached to a system bus coordinate and synchronize their activities with a common ____. a. bus clock b. control bus c. data bus d. system bus
bus clock
Devices attached to a system bus coordinate and synchronize their activities with a common ____. a. bus clock b. control bus c. data bus d. system bus
bus clock
When the CPU is the focus of all computer activity, it's also the ____. a. bus clock b. bus master c. bus slave d. bus protocol
bus master
When the CPU is the focus of all computer activity, it's also the ____. a. bus clock b. bus master c. bus slave d. bus protocol
bus master
The ____ governs the format, content, and timing of data, memory addresses, and control messages sent across the bus. a. bus clock b. bus size c. bus protocol d. bus master
bus protocol
The ____ governs the format, content, and timing of data, memory addresses, and control messages sent across the bus. a. bus clock b. bus size c. bus protocol d. bus master
bus protocol
System bus
bus shared by most or all devices in a computer system.
When the CPU is the focus of all computer activity, all other devices are ____. a. bus masters b. bus primates c. bus limiters d. bus slaves
bus slaves
When the CPU is the focus of all computer activity, all other devices are ____. a. bus masters b. bus primates c. bus limiters d. bus slaves
bus slaves
A ____ is a processor that guesses what data will be requested in the near future and loads this data from the storage device into the cache before it's actually requested. a. cache miss b. cache controller c. cache hit d. cache algorithm
cache controller
A ____ is a processor that guesses what data will be requested in the near future and loads this data from the storage device into the cache before it's actually requested. a. cache miss b. cache controller c. cache hit d. cache algorithm
cache controller
Hit Ratio (Success Ratio)
cache hit to miss ratio
When the data needed isn't in the cache, the access is called a ____. a. cache hit b. cache fault c. cache miss d. cache pull
cache miss
When the data needed isn't in the cache, the access is called a ____. a. cache hit b. cache fault c. cache miss d. cache pull
cache miss
Touch position sensing in a touch screen is usually based on ____. a. inductance b. capacitance c. flux d. resistance
capacitance
I/O port
communication pathway from the CPU to a peripheral device.
Bus protocol
communication protocol used by all devices attached to a bus. It defines the control signals and other communication parameters of a bus.
____ is a technique that reduces the number of bits used to encode data, such as a file or a stream of video images transmitted across the Internet. a. Compression b. Dispersion c. Randomization d. Coordination
compression
____ is a technique that reduces the number of bits used to encode data, such as a file or a stream of video images transmitted across the Internet. a. Compression b. Dispersion c. Randomization d. Coordination
compression
A ____ is a mathematical compression technique implemented as a program. a. compression system b. compression routine c. compression utility d. compression algorithm
compression algorithm
A ____ is a mathematical compression technique implemented as a program. a. compression system b. compression routine c. compression utility d. compression algorithm
compression algorithm
Lossless compression
compression algorithm in which data content is altered or lost when compressed and then decompressed.
The term ____ describes the ratio of data size in bits or bytes before and after compression. a. compression value b. compression efficiency c. compression ratio d. compression value
compression ratio
The term ____ describes the ratio of data size in bits or bytes before and after compression. a. compression value b. compression efficiency c. compression ratio d. compression value
compression ratio
The ____ carries commands, command responses, status codes, and similar messages. a. bus clock b. command bus c. CPU d. control bus
control bus
The ____ carries commands, command responses, status codes, and similar messages. a. bus clock b. command bus c. CPU d. control bus
control bus
I/O channel
device controller dedicated to a mainframe bus port that enables many devices to share access to the port.
Peripheral devices
device on a system bus other than the central processing unit and primary storage.
Plotter
device that generates printed output through the movement of paper and one or more pens.
Bus slave
device that is incapable of acting as a bus master.
A(n) ____ is a microprocessor specialized for processing continuous streams of audio or graphical data. a. electronic signal processor b. digital signal processor c. virtual signal processor d. analog signal processor
digital signal processor
A(n) ____ accepts a stream of bits representing sound samples and generating a continuous electrical signal that can be amplified and routed to a speaker. a. digital-to-analog parser b. digital-to-analog processor c. digital-to-analog converter d. digital-to-analog compiler
digital-to-analog converter
Flat Panel Display
display device that is thin, flat, and lightweight.
Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)
display devices that uses liquid crystals that can be changed from
________ is a process that generates color approximations by placing small dots of different colors in an interlocking pattern
dithering
A(n) ____________ printer that moves a print head containing a matrix of pins over the paper. a. laser b. dot matrix c. inkjet d. dye sublimation
dot matrix
In the United States, resolution is generally stated in ______. a. pixels per line b. lines per inch c. dots per inch d. dots per millimeter
dots per inch
Dot matrix printer
impact printer that generates printed characters using a matrix of pins and inked ribbon.
The main goal of buffering and caching is to ____. a. control data channels b. improve I/O performance c. improve overall system performance d. reduce system load
improve overall system performance
peer to peer bus
in this arrangement , any device can assume control of the bus or act as a bus mater for transfers to any other device a. mesh bus b. ring bus c. peer to peer bus d. star bus
Phonemes
individual vocal sound comprising a primitive component of human speech.
Mouse
interactive pointing device used to control cursor position and to select objects on a video display.
A(n) ____ operates with an electrical charge and the attraction of ink to this charge. a. inkjet printer b. laser printer c. thermal printer d. impact printer
laser printer
The ____ states that when multiple resources are required to produce something useful, adding more of a single resource produces fewer benefits. a. law of regression b. law of diminishing returns c. law of diminished value d. law of diversity
law of diminishing return
The ____ states that when multiple resources are required to produce something useful, adding more of a single resource produces fewer benefits. a. law of regression b. law of diminishing returns c. law of diminished value d. law of diversity
law of diminishing return
When three cache levels are in use, the cache closest to the CPU is called a ____ cache. a. level zero b. level one c. level two d. level three
level one
When three cache levels are in use, the cache closest to the CPU is called a ____ cache. a. level zero b. level one c. level two d. level three
level one
When three cache levels are in use, the cache farthest from the CPU is called a ____ cache. a. level zero b. level one c. level two d. level three
level three
When three cache levels are in use, the cache farthest from the CPU is called a ____ cache. a. level zero b. level one c. level two d. level three
level three
Passive matrix display
liquid crystal display that shares transistors among rows and columns of pixels.
Active matrix display
liquid crystal or plasma display that uses one or more transistors for every pixel.
Vector list
list of line descriptions used for the input or output of graphic images.
Linear address space
logical view of a secondary storage or I/O device as a sequentially numbered set of storage locations.
With ____ compression, any data input that's compressed and then decompressed is exactly the same as the original input. a. lossy b. lossless c. perfect d. ideal
lossless
With ____ compression, any data input that's compressed and then decompressed is exactly the same as the original input. a. lossy b. lossless c. perfect d. ideal
lossless
With ____ compression, data inputs that are compressed and then decompressed are different from, but still similar to, the original input. a. lossy b. lossless c. universal d. ideal
lossy
With ____ compression, data inputs that are compressed and then decompressed are different from, but still similar to, the original input. a. lossy b. lossless c. universal d. ideal
lossy
Point
measurement unit for font size. One seventy-second of an inch.
In most computers, an I/O port is a ____. a. system address b. memory block c. network device d. memory address
memory address
In most computers, an I/O port is a ____. a. system address b. memory block c. network device d. memory address
memory address
The ____ connects only the CPU and memory. a. storage bus b. local bus c. system bus d. memory bus
memory bus
The ____ connects only the CPU and memory. a. storage bus b. local bus c. system bus d. memory bus
memory bus
The latest trend in high-performance CPU design embeds multiple CPUs and cache memory on a single chip—an approach called ____. a. multiple-processor architecture b. multicore architecture c. multipath architecture d. partial execution architecture
multicore architecture
The latest trend in high-performance CPU design embeds multiple CPUs and cache memory on a single chip—an approach called ____. a. multiple-processor architecture b. multicore architecture c. multipath architecture d. partial execution architecture
multicore architecture
Font
named set of display formats for printable characters and symbols with a similar appearance or style.
Resolution
number of pixels displayed per linear measurement unit.
Refresh rate
number of times per second a refresh operation occurs on a video display device.
Interrupt code
numerically coded value of an interrupt, indicating the type of event that has occurred.
Supervisor
operating system program that serves as the master interrupt handler.
A(n) ____ generates bitmap representations of printed images. a. optical scanner b. image scanner c. visual scanner d. bar-code scanner
optical scanner
In a ____, any device can assume control of the bus or act as a bus master for transfers to any other device. a. peer-to-peer bus b. star bus c. linear bus d. ring bus
peer-to-peer bus
In a ____, any device can assume control of the bus or act as a bus master for transfers to any other device. a. peer-to-peer bus b. star bus c. linear bus d. ring bus
peer-to-peer bus
Bus cycle
period of time required to perform one data transfer operation on a bus.
There are typically multiple storages and I/O devices connected to a computer, collectively referred to as ____. a. core devices b. peripheral devices c. perimeter devices d. companion devices
peripheral devices
There are typically multiple storages and I/O devices connected to a computer, collectively referred to as ____. a. core devices b. peripheral devices c. perimeter devices d. companion devices
peripheral devices
Human speech consists of a series of sounds called ___________, roughly corresponding to the sounds of each letter of the alphabet. a. phonemes b. homonyms c. cheremes d. visemes
phonemes
One task performed by a storage device controller is translating logical write operations into ____ write operations. a. stack b. bugger c. cache d. physical
physical
One task performed by a storage device controller is translating logical write operations into ____ write operations. a. stack b. bugger c. cache d. physical
physical
Buffer
primary storage that temporarily stores data in transit from a sender to a receiver.
Ink jet printer
printer that produces printed images by placing small drops of liquid ink onto paper.
RGB
red, green, blue; the primary colors for video dislpay
Compression
reduction in data size using a compression algorithm.
Each transfer of a full screen of data from the display generator to the monitor is called a ____________
refresh cycle
The number of refresh cycles per second is normally stated in hertz and called the ____. a. scan rate b. resolution c. pixel depth d. refresh rate
refresh rate
Interrupt register
register in the control unit that stores an interrupt code received over the bus or generated by the central processing unit.
____ is an approach that partitions processing and other tasks among multiple computer systems. a. Scaling up b. Scaling down c. Scaling out d. Scaling in
scaling out
The phrase ____ describes approaches to increasing processing and other computer system power by using larger and more powerful computers. a. scaling out b. scaling up c. scaling down d. scaling wide
scaling up
The phrase ____ describes approaches to increasing processing and other computer system power by using larger and more powerful computers. a. scaling out b. scaling up c. scaling down d. scaling wide
scaling up
When keys are pressed, a keyboard controller generates output called a(n) ____________________.
scan code
Barcode readers use ____that sweep a narrow beam back and forth across the bar code. a. scanning LEDs b. high resolution CCDs c. scanning lasers d. highintensity lamps
scanning lasers
chromatic resoltion
see chromatic depth
Bar Code Scanner
set of dark vertical bars or a two-dimensional pattern of dark squares that encodes numerical data and can be read by a bar code scanner or other optical scanning device.
Palette
set or table of colors used by a video display device or controller.
Interrupt
signal to the CPU that some event requires its attention.
Dithering
simulating continuous color tones using patterns of dots containing a finite set of colors.
half-toning
simulating shades of gray by dithering black and white dots
Most current speech recognition systems are ____, which means they must be "trained" to recognize the sounds of human speakers. a. speaker independent b. speaker dependent c. speaker attuned d. speaker neutral
speaker dependent
A ____ is a reserved area of main memory accessed on a last-in, first-out (LIFO) basis. a. stack b. queue c. chain d. heap
stack
A ____ is a reserved area of main memory accessed on a last-in, first-out (LIFO) basis. a. stack b. queue c. chain d. heap
stack
MPEG- moving pictures expert group
standard for compressing digital video; universal standard for digital video
MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface)
standard method of encoding control information for musical instruments and synthesizers.
Peripheral device
storage and I/O devices in a computer, other the CPU and primary storage a. USB device b. I/O device c. external device d. peripheral device
A ____ connects secondary storage devices to the system bus. a. memory bus b. storage bus c. system bus d. local bus
storage bus
A ____ connects secondary storage devices to the system bus. a. memory bus b. storage bus c. system bus d. local bus
storage bus
file cache
system memory allocated to the operating system and used to improve read/write performance for secondary storage devices
Many computer system designers rely on ____ to implement disk caching. a. the OS b. specialized disk controller hardware c. applications d. firmware
the OS
Many computer system designers rely on ____ to implement disk caching. a. the OS b. specialized disk controller hardware c. applications d. firmware
the OS
RGB
the RGB color model uses varying intensities of (R)ed, (G)reen, and (B)lue light are added together in to reproduce a broad array of colors.
power bus
the bus that distributes electrical power to directly attached deivce or their device controllers a. system bus b. power bus c. video bus d. storage bus
Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
the capability of specialized software to interpret the actual letters and numbers on a page to create a digital document that can be edited, rather than a flat picture
CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black)
the four ink colors used to create most process color printing. subtractive colors
system bus
the internal communication channel connecting all hardware devices a. system bus b. memory bus c. video bus d. storage bus
pop
the process of removing register values from that top of stack and loading them back into the correct registers a. copy b. push c. pop d. duplicate
machine state
the saved register values of interrupted process or programs that represent their state before an interrupt a. cache state b. access state c. machine state d. register state
linear address space
the set of sequentially numbered storage locations in a peripheral device; these locations must be converted into a disk's corresponding platter, sector and track for the CPU to physically access the correct sector a. array address space b. linear address space c. sequential address space d. multiple address space