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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.

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Tablets, T...

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

A) True
B) False

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

A) True
B) False

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Explain expansion slots and cards.

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Many personal computers allow users to e...

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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 _____.


A) arithmetic-logic processing
B) multiplexer processing
C) parallel processing
D) graphics coprocessing

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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

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Network in...

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


A) DRAM
B) SDRAM
C) Cache
D) Flash

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

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

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MiniDP, Mi...

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

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

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The five most common types of system uni...

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


A) buses
B) slots
C) sockets
D) chips

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

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

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MIDI, Musi...

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The system board is also known as the _____.


A) expansion slot
B) motherboard
C) expansion card
D) bus

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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


A) bus lines
B) network lines
C) logic paths
D) gate ways

E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

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


A) Flash
B) Cache
C) Virtual
D) Extended

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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Virtual memory is stored on a RAM chip.

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_____ operations consist of making comparisons.

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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.

A) True
B) False

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