CSC134 MCQ Topic 02 - The System Unit

A user can plug in a device, turn on the computer and then use the device without having to configure the system manually with _____.

• plug and play

• automatic update

• automatic connection

• service system

Below are the basic operations of a processor in machine cycle EXCEPT

• Fetching

• Storing

• Decoding

• Deleting

ASCII, EBCDIC and Unicode are examples of ___.

• two-state systems

• integrated circuits

• binary coding schemes

• adapter cards

The binary code that is used primarily for large computers.

• ASCII

• Unicode

• EBCDIC

• Monolith

A single character can be represented by 8 bits. Another name for 8 bits is a ___

• meg

• string

• binary digit

• byte

Another name for the system board is the

• chipboard

• motherboard

• daughterboard

• integrated circuit

Temporary, or volatile, storage is also known as

• RAM

• ROM

• megs

• disk

___ is a case that contains electronic components used to process data.

• CPU

• System unit

• System Software

• Processor

The binary numbering system consists of __________ unique digits.

• 16

• 8

• 2

• 1

System buses connect the Central Processing Unit (CPU) to ____ on the system board.

• memory

• monitor

• printer

• scanner