Chapter 6 Quiz

Multiple Choice

Moore’s Law describes the pace at which ______ improve.

• RAM chips

• clock cycles

• CPUs

• cache modules

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a stage in the machine cycle?

• Fetch

• Calculate

• Decrypt

• Save

Multiple Choice

CPU __________ are measurements used to compare performance between processors.

• RAM speeds

• Usage graphs

• Cache cycles

• benchmarks

Multiple Choice

RAM is a type of ___________ storage.

• virtual

• volatile

• cache

• nonvolatile

Multiple Select

The limit to how much RAM you can add to your system (select all that apply)

• depends on the design of the motherboard.

• depends on the operating system running on your system.

• depends on the amount of memory each memory card slot supports.

Multiple Choice

Hard drives are classified as which type of storage?

• Volatile

• GPU

• Nonvolatile

• Cache

Multiple Choice

When would you want to consider RAID 0 technology?

• When you need the fastest solution for writing data

• If you think that SSDs are too expensive

• When you need an instant backup of your work

• When you want to have only one hard disk drive

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT a type of video port?

• HDMI

• DVI

• GPU

• DisplayPort

Multiple Choice

Dolby Digital 7.1 creates

• ultra-sharp high-definition video.

• a digital signal from an audio input.

• seven-channel surround sound.

• eight-channel surround sound.

Multiple Choice

Your Windows computer can be brought to the state it was in when it came to you from the factory with a utility called

• Return this PC.

• Restore this PC.

• Reset this PC.

• Reboot this PC.