Chapter 14 Components of the System Unit
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| In the machine cycle steps, ____ is the process of carrying out commands. | show 🗑
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| show | fetching
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| show | decoding
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| show | hub
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| show | adapter
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| Today’s computers support ____, which means the computer automatically can configure adapter cards and other peripherals as users install them. | show 🗑
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| Memory ____ on the motherboard hold the memory modules. | show 🗑
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| show | memory
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| show | dimm
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| show | hub
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| show | USB
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| A(n) ____ flash drive is a flash memory device that plugs in a port on a computer or portable device. | show 🗑
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| show | SCSI
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| show | SIMM (single inline memory module)
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| A ____ houses RDRAM chips. | show 🗑
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| A ____ port was formerly referred to as an IEEE 1394 port. | show 🗑
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| show | chip
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| show | registers
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| A special type of serial port that connects the system unit to a musical instrument, such as an electronic keyboard, is called a(n) ____ port. | show 🗑
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| A type of processor called ____-on-a-chip integrates the functions of a processor, memory, and a video card on a single chip. | show 🗑
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| show | video
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| A(n) ____ card is a removable device that allows users to transfer data and information conveniently from mobile devices to their desktop computers. | show 🗑
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| show | integrated
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| show | heat sink
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| A(n) ____ is an opening inside the system unit in which additional equipment can be installed. | show 🗑
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| show | express card
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| show | multi-core
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| show | peripheral
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| A(n) ____, which can be a peripheral or a chip, creates sound from digital instructions. | show 🗑
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| A(n) ____, which is contained on an integrated circuit, can act as an electronic switch that opens or closes the circuit for electrical charges. | show 🗑
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| show | intel
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| _____________ is an alternative to IrDA that uses radio waves to transmit data between two devices | show 🗑
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| show | L2 cache
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| show | Double Data Rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM)
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| show | clock cycle
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| ExpressCard modules are the next generation of ____ Cards. | show 🗑
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| For a wireless device to transmit signals to a computer via infrared light waves, both the computer and the device must have a(n) ____ port. | show 🗑
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| Generally, home users using basic application software such as word processing should have ____ of RAM. | show 🗑
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| Hi-Speed USB is also known as ____. | show 🗑
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| Many computers have a(n) ____ slot, which is a special type of expansion slot. | show 🗑
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| On ____, the electronic components and most storage devices are part of the system unit and other devices, such as the keyboard, mouse, and monitor, normally occupy space outside the system unit. | show 🗑
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| show | Preventive maintenance
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| show | microcode
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| show | firmware
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| Rambus DRAM (RDRAM) chips are another type of DRAM chips that are much faster than SDRAM chips because they ____. | show 🗑
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| show | microprocessor
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| show | adapter
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| show | system clock
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| show | Accelerated Graphics Port
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| A _______________ is a high-speed expansion bus that connects higher speed devices | show 🗑
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| show | buses
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| The ____ board is the main circuit board of the system unit. | show 🗑
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| The ____ bus for a PC Card is the PC Card bus. | show 🗑
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| The ____ interprets and carries out the basic instructions that operate a computer. | show 🗑
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| show | ALU
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| The ____ unit is a case that contains electronic components of the computer used to process data. | show 🗑
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| The ____ unit is the component of the processor that directs and coordinates most of the operations in the computer. | show 🗑
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| show | chassis
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| show | instruction
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| show | cleaning
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| The pace of the system clock, called the ____ speed, is measured by the number of ticks per second. | show 🗑
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| The power ____ is the component of the system unit that converts the wall outlet AC power into the DC power a computer requires | show 🗑
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| The processor relies on a small quartz crystal circuit called the ____ clock to control the timing of all computer operations | show 🗑
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| The role of memory to store both data and programs is known as the ____ concept. | show 🗑
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| show | width
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| show | wider
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| Together, the four basic operations or a processor (fetching, decoding, executing, and storing) comprise a(n) ____ cycle. | show 🗑
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| With ____, the processor begins fetching a second instruction before it completes the machine cycle for the first instruction | show 🗑
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| show | bus
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| show | hard disk drive
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| show | memory
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| ____ is a cache separate from the processor chip on the motherboard. | show 🗑
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| show | flash memory
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| ____ is built directly into a processor chip and usually has a very small capacity. | show 🗑
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| show | RAM
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| ____ size is the number of bits the processor can interpret and execute at a given time. | show 🗑
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| ____ technology uses a continuous flow of fluid(s), such as water and glycol, in a process that transfers the heated fluid away from the processor. | show 🗑
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