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WorksheetsIT Essentials: CPUs, ROM, RAM, Cooling
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
____________ is a memory chip that is used as cache memory.
a)
DRAM
b)
SRAM (Static RAM)
c)
EEPROM
d)
DDR4
2.
CPU stands for ____________
a)
Central Personal Unit
b)
Computer Power Unit
c)
Central Processing Unit
d)
Control Power Unit
3.
The CPU is often compared to this part of human anatomy
a)
hand
b)
eyes
c)
brain
d)
nose
4.
A fan is an example of __________ cooling.
a)
passive
b)
super
c)
liquid
d)
active
5.
A heat sink draws heat away from the CPU. It is an example of ________ cooling.
a)
active
b)
liquid
c)
super
d)
passive
6.
One measure of CPU performance is the number of cycles or instructions it can perform in a second - two examples of this measurement are _____________
a)
gigabytes, megabytes
b)
hyperthreading
c)
gigahertz, megahertz
d)
multicore
7.
_____________ is a technique used to make a processor work at a faster speed than its original specification.
a)
overclocking
b)
throttling
c)
super clock
d)
multicore
8.
What are the two major manufacturers of processors?
a)
Microsoft and Apple
b)
Intel and AMD
c)
Bungie and Ubisoft
d)
Blizzard and Activision
9.
This feature, when supported and enabled in the operating system, is able to protect areas of memory that contain operating system files from malicious attacks by malware.
a)
BIOS
b)
UEFI
c)
NX bit
d)
malcode
10.
Laptops use _________ memory modules.
a)
SoDIMM
b)
DIMM
c)
DIP
d)
SIMM
11.
RAM is _________ memory, meaning that when the system is shutdown, the contents of RAM are erased.
a)
non-volatile
b)
extra
c)
volatile
d)
secret
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