BCIS 2610 Ch. 3 (Computer Hardware)

What could cause a external drive, like a USB flash drive, not to be recognize when plugged into a computer?

A faulty port

which of the following refers to a condition in which the CPU performs well but the bus speed is slow

Bottlenecking

What are the two important components of CPU the help and processing the input into output?

Control unit in the arithmetic logic unit

which of the Hardware components can you use to store videos ?

Hard drive

Where on a computer is the operating system generally store?

Internal hard drive

What devices do not need device drivers to be manually installed and start to function as soon as they are connected to the computer?

Plug-and-play devices

which Type of a computer can be a simple using a monitor, a keyboard, a CPU, speakers, a printer and a mouse?

a desktop

What determines the speed at which data travels?

bus width

Jason takes many photographs on his smart phone while on vacation in Italy. If Jason wants to access these pictures across multiple devices, including his computer, smart phone, and tablet, where should he store them

cliff

And which of the following storage devices does memory need to be consistently we charge to retain its contact?

dynamic RAM(

Surya's Computer monitor displayed does not seem to work despite repeated attempts to fix the issue. Which of the following is most likely to be causing display problems

faulty power or video cable

which of these is not a input device ?

printer

What is the first step and performing hardware maintenance?

turn off the computer and remove its source power

what device do e-learning applications usually use to help users with visual impairment read digital content

voice synthesizer

Well naming a file on the computer if we press the key corresponding to A letter a on a keyboard what process is carried out inside the CPU to display the letter on the screen?

'A' is converted to is ASCII binary code is stored in the memory unit. Then it is converted back to the A for display

In Which format is data finally storing in computers

Binary digits

Which of these is a optical medium of storage?

Blu-rat discs

Jennifer recently bought a new computer to type a new manuscript she's been working on. She also stored a lot of movies on it to watch during her free time. Though the performance was good at the beginning it deteriorated read it quickly over a small period of time. Which of these is most likely caused?

Declining free space on a hard drive

Manny copied a table from a MS Excel file, close the file, then paste the table in a MS word document. Where did the copied table gets stored after he copied it?

In the RAM

Alessandro Wants to use his desktop computer to video chat his mother. What hardware device does he need to accomplish this?

Use his WebCam in speaker so that he and his mother can both see and hear each other

Which of these though not equally portable, is most powerful and usually easier to upgrade than others?

desktop computers