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WorksheetsL4 Vocab
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
input output and processing devices grouped together
a)
control unit
b)
computer system
c)
I-cycle
d)
modem
2.
a component of the microprocessor; performs arithmetic, comparison, and logical operations
a)
Bit
b)
ALU
c)
Byte
d)
Modem
3.
a type of external bus; also known as IEEE 1394 and IEEE 1394b
a)
USB
b)
Firewire
c)
Motherboard
d)
port
4.
openings on the motherboard where an expansion board, also called an adapter card
a)
Serial port
b)
port
c)
expansion slot
d)
SCSI
5.
amount of time it takes the CPU to execute an instruction and store the results in RAM; also called I-cycle
a)
Controller
b)
Machine Cycle
c)
E-cycle/I-Cycle
d)
Memory
6.
coordinates all of the CPUs activities
a)
ALU
b)
Control Unit
c)
Motherboard
d)
Processor
7.
a standard interface for connecting peripherals
a)
USB
b)
SCSI
c)
RAM
d)
ROM
8.
a device that controls the transfer of data from the computer to a peripheral device and vice versa
a)
processor
b)
motherboard
c)
controller
d)
modem
9.
a single chip that contains two separate processors
a)
memory
b)
RAM
c)
ROM
d)
dual-core processor
10.
a combination of the instruction cycle and one or more execution cycles
a)
machine cycle
b)
I-cycle
c)
E-cycle
d)
none of the above
11.
a type of computer chip that stores specific instructions to manage the computers operations; permanent; non-volatile
a)
RAM
b)
ROM
c)
port
d)
memory
12.
a type of computer chip that stores specific instructions to manage the computers operations
a)
RAM
b)
ROM
c)
port
d)
memory
13.
computer port that can transfer data one bit at a time
a)
parallel port
b)
serial port
c)
USB
d)
motherboard
14.
a port that allow 480 million bits
a)
USB
b)
Firewire
c)
Controller
d)
ALU
15.
uses radio waves to connect mobile devices such as cell phone PDAS and notebook computers
a)
modem
b)
bluetooth
c)
byte
d)
bit
16.
a zero or one in computer code
a)
bit
b)
byte
c)
processor
d)
port
17.
made up of 8 bits
a)
bit
b)
byte
c)
ROM
d)
RAM
18.
circuit board that contains components such as the CPU memory controllers and expansion ports and slots
a)
ALU
b)
control unit
memory
memory
c)
motherboard
d)
modem
19.
the point at which a peripheral device attaches to a system unit so it can send data or receive info from the computer
a)
controller
b)
processor
c)
port
d)
USB
20.
an expansion chip that provides for more than two separate processors
a)
dual-core processor
b)
processor
c)
multicore processor
d)
none of the above
21.
high speed RAM that is used to increase the speed of the processing cycle
a)
ROM
b)
controller
c)
cache memory
d)
Firewire
22.
on the computers motherboard; where the data is stored
a)
port
b)
USB
c)
memory
23.
an acronym for modulate-demodulate; a communications hardware device that facilitates the transmission of data by converting analog signals
a)
memory
b)
modem
c)
motherboard
d)
byte
24.
also called the microprocessor, CP, or the CPU
a)
motherboard
b)
processor
c)
RAM
d)
ROM
25.
type of computer chip that holds memory while the computer is running; not permanent; volatile
a)
RAM
b)
ROM
c)
Cache Memory
d)
Byte
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