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| What format was developed to allow users to record, rewrite and playback high def video? | blu-ray optical
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| What term describes a way to increase computer capability by adding hardware? | expansion
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| True or false? The system unit is the main part of a computer system. | true
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| True or false? A megabyte is equivalent to approximately 1 billion bytes. | false
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| True or false? A computer case houses the main parts of a computer. | true
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| True or false? a UPS is a battery-operated device providing electricity to a computer in the event of a power failure. | true
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| A byte represents how many characters, digits or values? | one
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| True or false? The cache is the part of the CPU that performs mathematical operations. | false
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| True or false? A bus is the part of the CPU that deciphers instructions. | false
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| A binary system has how many digits? | two
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| What type of device converts AC to DC to run a computer? | power supply
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| A microprocessor’s speed is expressed in what measurement? | gigabytes
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| What is the name of the technology that is used to transfer data between the computer and the disk? | read/write
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| What term describes a plastic card the size of a credit card, with an integrated circuit? | smart card
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| One trillion bytes is equivalent to a... | terabyte
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| What does the term “bit” represent? | binary digit
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| The MS Excel file that stores data is a... | workbook
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| In a MS Excel worksheet, you can change the margin, header or footer from which dialog box? | page setup
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| What was the first major microcomputer operating system? | DOS
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| What is the term that also describes the "brain" of a computer? | CPU
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| What is the term used to describe a port used to transfer large amounts of data? | FireWire
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| What processor is used to manipulate 3-D objects? | GPU
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| What type of video stores large amounts of data and high definition video? | blu-ray
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| True or false? Intel-type chips were originally made for microcomputers. | true
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| A microcomputer's process speed is measured by this term. | megahertz
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| What material is most commonly used in modern integrated circuits? | silicon
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| The acronym for random access memory is... | RAM
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| A memory chip that cannot be written on or erased without special equipment is called... | ROM
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| What term is used to describe a floating-point of operation, which is a special kind of mathematical calculation? | flop
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| What part of the CPU deciphers and carries out instructions? | control unit
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| A “drop box” is also known as what type of storage? | online
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| What term is used to describe a connecting socket or jack on the external part of a system unit, into which different kinds of cables are plugged? | port
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