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Which of the following allows a computer to run two or more operations simultaneously?

A) Coprocessors
B) Multiplexing
C) Multicore processors
D) Binary system

E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

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A _____-bit-word computer can access 8 bytes of information at a time.

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_____ are effectively a thin slab that is almost all monitor with the system unit located behind the monitor.

USB ports are used to connect keyboards, mice, printers, storage devices, and a variety of specialty devices.

MiniDP ports are an audiovisual port typically used to connect large monitors.

Explain expansion slots and cards.

For multicore processors to be used effectively, computers must understand how to divide tasks into parts that can be distributed across each core-an operation called _____.

_____ (2 words) cards are used to connect a computer to a network.

When you reboot your system, the computer follows start-up instructions stored in this type of memory.

_____ (acronym) ports are an audiovisual port typically used to connect large monitors.

_____ buses connect the CPU to memory on the system board.

Compare and contrast the five most common types of system units.

Tiny circuit boards etched onto squares of sandlike material, called silicon, are called _____.

_____ (acronym) ports are a special type of port for connecting musical instruments to a sound card.

The system board is also known as the _____.

Pathways that support communication among the various electronic components on the system board are called _____.

With this type of memory, large programs are divided into parts and the parts are stored on a secondary device, usually a hard disk.

Virtual memory is stored on a RAM chip.

_____ operations consist of making comparisons.

The system unit, also known as the system chassis, is a container that houses most of the electronic components that make up a computer system.