DPR 100 HARDWARE QUIZ
Some computers use _____, an 8-bit coding scheme to represent characters in a binary format.
ASCII
FireWire connectors were developed for _____ computers.
Apple
Represented as either a 0 or 1, a ____ is the smallest unit of data a computer can process.
Bit
A short range wireless protocol is known as _____.
Bluetooth
An ASCII, eight bits are combined together to create one _____.
Byte
The amount of data that defines each color in a pixel is called _____.
Color depth
Which of the following might contain traditional (magnetic) hard drive?
Dell Desktop Computer
Memory is _____ and has no moving parts
Electronic (solid state)
The _____ is a computer within your computer that creates images
GPU
The abbreviation for megahertz is _____.
MHz
The average tablet computer has a ____ hard drive than the average desktop computer.
Smaller
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 desktop computer
USB
Many computers today use _____ which is a coding scheme using at least 16 bits to represent a character.
Unicode
The protocol for wireless networks is called _____.
WiFi
The cost of an SSD is ____ than the cost of a traditional hard drive.
Higher
Megahertz is equal to one _____ cycles (or instructions) per second.
Million
When a computer is shut down, the information is the memory (the RAM, the caches, the registers) is _____.
Not saved
Running the processor faster than recommended by the manufacturer is called _____ . This can increase performance and speed, but will also void the manufacturer warranty.
Overclocking
The instructions needed to boot-up a computer, such as the BIOS, are typically stored in ___ .
ROM