Computer Hardware Quiz

Match the following: 1. Plug and Play 2. MIDI 3. HDMI

1. A technology that enables the OS to detect and configure peripherals without downloading software or drivers 2. Capable of carrying digital music signals and are common in today's music scene 3. Allows for the transmission of high-definition audio and video signals

1. RAM 2. L1 Cache 3. Register 4. Cache

1. Largest memory of a computer, connected to the processor via the front side bus 2. Memory located directly on the processor itself 3. Extremely small amount of memory (measured in bits) located throughout the processor 4. Relatively small amount of memory (measured in kilobytes or megabytes).

Select what's true regarding all-in-one computers. Check All That Apply

All-in-one computers house every component except the keyboard and mouse inside the same case as the monitor. An all-in-one computer is a stationary device with a separate keyboard and mouse.

FireWire connectors were developed for ___ computers.

Apple

Select the characteristics of desktop computers. Check All That Apply

Desktops use a full OS. Desktops are often used in offices since they don't need to be mobile. Desktops allow for relatively easy upgrade and expansion.

A separate processor (computer) in your computer that enhances your video is called the ___ .

Graphic processor (GPU)

Which has the most storage capacity?

Terabyte

This type of connector is the most common for connecting peripherals (printers, monitors, storage devices, etc.) to a Windows computer.

USB

A channel over which information flows inside a digital device is called a _____.

bus

Data flows between different parts of the computer via _____ .

buses

In ASCII, eight bits are combined together to create one ____.

byte

One ___ represents a letter, symbol, or number (one character) of information

byte

In addition to the RAM, modern processors temporarily keep frequently accessed data in a _____.

cache

The two main components of a processor are the arithmetic logic unit (ALU) and the _____ unit.

control

Devices with a separate system unit and a relatively large footprint are called _____ computers.

desktop

Screen size is measured by the ___.

diagonal distance between the upper right and lower left corners of the screen

What is equal to one cycle per second?

hertz

The actual number of pixels in a monitor is called ___ resolution.

native

Because they're inexpensive and reliable ___ have become extremely popular storage devices.

thumbdrives (USB or flash drives)

The maximum number of bits per instruction that a CPU can process during 1 machine cycle is called ___ .

word size