Introduction to Computer Systems: Basic elements

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Luis Sánchez
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is a hardware element?
A keyboard, a mouse, an operating system and a hard drive.
Consists of tangible objects, the actual machinery, physical parts of the computer.
Consists of algorithms and their computer representations: programs.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which port do we use to connect the sound card to the motherboard?
PCI
SATA
IDE
PCI express
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is a software element?
A keyboard, a mouse, an operating system and a hard drive.
Consists of tangible objects, the actual machinery, physical parts of the computer.
Consists of algorithms and their computer representations: programs.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which one is true?
The cache memory is an internal memory of the CPU that stores the most frequently used instructions.
The cache memory is an internal memory of the CPU that stores all the instructions of the executing program.
The cache memory is an internal memory of the CPU. It is volatile and has a great capacity.
The cache memory is an internal memory of the CPU. It is non volatile and has a low capacity.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
About a motherboard...
The extended ATX is the most common one so it is used in most computers.
Provides a physical interface for the interconnection of the other elements (processor, RAM memory, hard disk…)
Micro ATX and Mini ITX models are smaller and have more connectors for expansion cards and RAM memories than the standard ATX.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which one is true?
It handles large amounts of data and performs calculations at low speed.
It is placed in the motherboard by means of a PCI express socket.
Receives data from the input peripherals (keyboard, mouse…) or RAM memory.
Its cache memory determines the time it needs to complete a process.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
About the RAM memory...
It is placed on the motherboard, via dedicated sockets like the PCI slots.
It is a read/write memory and non volatile.
It is the one that stores the program to initialize the system.
It is a volatile read/write memory.
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