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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| In the machine cycle steps, ____ is the process of obtaining a program instruction or data item from memory. | show 🗑
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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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| show | slots
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| A(n) ____ module, which is a small circuit board where RAM chips usually reside is inserted into the motherboard. | show 🗑
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| With a type of memory module called a(n) ____ the pins on opposite sides of the circuit board do not connect and thus form two sets of contacts. | show 🗑
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| A USB ____ is a device that plugs in a USB port on the system unit and contains multiple USB ports in which users plug cables from USB devices. | show 🗑
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| show | USB
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| show | usb
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| show | SCSI
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| show | SIMM (single inline memory module)
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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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| A processor contains small high-speed storage locations, called ____, that temporarily hold data and instructions. | show 🗑
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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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| A(n) ____ changer is a device that enables users to join two connectors that are both female or both male | show 🗑
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| A(n) ____ circuit, which is etched on a computer chip, contains many microscopic pathways capable of carrying electrical current. | show 🗑
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| show | heat sink
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| show | bay
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| A(n) ____ module is a removable flash memory device about one-half the size of a PC Card that adds memory, communications, and multimedia capabilities to computers. | show 🗑
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| A(n) ____ processor is a chip with two or more separate processor cores. | show 🗑
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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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| AMD is the leading manufacturer of ____-compatible processors, which have an internal design similar to Intel processors, perform the same functions, can be as powerful, but often are less expensive. | show 🗑
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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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| ______ chips are even faster than SDRAM chips because they transfer data twice for each clock cycle | show 🗑
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| show | clock cycle
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| show | pc
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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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| show | 2gb or less
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| show | usb 2.0
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| Many computers have a(n) ____ slot, which is a special type of expansion slot. | show 🗑
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| show | desktop personal computers
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| show | Preventive maintenance
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| show | microcode
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| ROM chips called ____ contain permanently written data, instructions, or information that is recorded when the chip is manufactured. | show 🗑
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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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| Some computer and chip manufacturers use the term ____ to refer to a personal computer processor chip. | show 🗑
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| show | adapter
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| Synchronous DRAM (SDRAM) chips are synchronized to the ____________ | show 🗑
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| The _______________ is bus designed to improve the speed with which 3-D graphics and video transmit | show 🗑
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| A _______________ is a high-speed expansion bus that connects higher speed devices | show 🗑
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| The USB (universal serial bus) and FireWire bus are _____ that eliminate the need to install cards in expansion slots | show 🗑
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| The ____ board is the main circuit board of the system unit. | show 🗑
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| show | expansion
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| show | cpu
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| show | ALU
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| show | system
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| show | control
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| show | chassis
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| The faster the clock speed, the more ____ the processor can execute per second. | show 🗑
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| The first step in __________ a computer is turn computer off, unplug it, and unplug all cables from the ports | show 🗑
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| show | clock
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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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| show | system
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| show | stored program
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| show | width
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| The ______ the bus, the fewer the number of transfer steps required and the faster, the transfer of data | show 🗑
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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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| ____ consists of electronic components that store instructions waiting to be executed by the processor, data needed by those instructions, and the results of processed data (information). | show 🗑
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| ____ is a cache separate from the processor chip on the motherboard. | show 🗑
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| ____ is a type of nonvolatile memory that can be erased electronically and reprogrammed, similar to EEPROM. | show 🗑
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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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| show | liquid cooling
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