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CIS 110 Chapter 14 Test

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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.
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Rambus DRAM (RDRAM) chips are another type of DRAM chips that are much faster than SDRAM chips because they ____.
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Some computer and chip manufacturers use the term ____ to refer to a personal computer processor chip.
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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.
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A(n) ____ card is a circuit board that enhances functions of a component of the system unit and/or provides connections to peripherals.
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The processor relies on a small quartz crystal circuit called the ____ clock to control the timing of all computer operations
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Current processors include advanced transfer cache, a type of ____ built directly on a processor chip.
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The pace of the system clock, called the ____ speed, is measured by the number of ticks per second.
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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.
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A processor contains small high-speed storage locations, called ____, that temporarily hold data and instructions.
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With ____, the processor begins fetching a second instruction before it completes the machine cycle for the first instruction
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A(n) ____ changer is a device that enables users to join two connectors that are both female or both male
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Synchronous DRAM (SDRAM) chips are synchronized to the ____________
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Today’s computers support ____, which means the computer automatically can configure adapter cards and other peripherals as users install them.
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In the machine cycle steps, ____ is the process of obtaining a program instruction or data item from memory.
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Programmers use ____ instructions to program a PROM chip.
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The USB (universal serial bus) and FireWire bus are _____ that eliminate the need to install cards in expansion slots
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____ is built directly into a processor chip and usually has a very small capacity.
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A ______ port is a special high-speed parallel port that allows users to attach peripherals such as disk drives and printers
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The ______ the bus, the fewer the number of transfer steps required and the faster, the transfer of data
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plug and play
B.
express card
C.
clock
D.
dimm
E.
SCSI
F.
system
G.
system clock
H.
pipelining
I.
use pipelining techniques
J.
L2 cache
K.
fetching
L.
registers
M.
hub
N.
wider
O.
microprocessor
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adapter
Q.
buses
R.
L1 cache
S.
gender
T.
microcode
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Generally, home users using basic application software such as word processing should have ____ of RAM.
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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
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____ is a type of nonvolatile memory that can be erased electronically and reprogrammed, similar to EEPROM.
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The role of memory to store both data and programs is known as the ____ concept.
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The faster the clock speed, the more ____ the processor can execute per second.
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Together, the four basic operations or a processor (fetching, decoding, executing, and storing) comprise a(n) ____ cycle.
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The _______________ is bus designed to improve the speed with which 3-D graphics and video transmit
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Many computers have a(n) ____ slot, which is a special type of expansion slot.
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Some external peripherals such as an external modem, speakers, or a tape drive have an AC ____, which is an external power supply.
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A(n) ____ card converts computer output into a video signal that travels through a cable to the monitor, which displays an image on the screen

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