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AIS160 Computing Components

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A system board is another name for the motherboard.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

2.

On a personal computer, all of the processor's operations are normally on a single chip.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

3.

The processing speed of a dual-core CPU is doubled as compared to a single-core processor.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

4.

Multi-core processors, on average, use less energy than separate multiple processors.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

5.

A computer's system clock keeps track of the date and time.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

6.

The back end of cloud computing is made up of servers and storage devices that manage and store the resources that users access.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

7.

The digit 1 in the binary system denotes the absence of an electrical charge.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

8.

The majority of RAM is nonvolatile.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

9.

While a programme or application is stored in nonvolatile memory, the processor interprets and executes its instructions.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

10.

Firmware is another name for ROM chips.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

11.

Manufacturers state the clock speed for a bus in hertz.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

12.

The power supply converts AC electricity from the wall outlet to DC power.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

13.

____ include basic calculations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

a)

Arithmetic operations

b)

Comparison operations

c)

Machine cycles

d)

Transistors

14.

In the machine cycle, the _____ operation obtains a program or application instruction or data item from memory.

a)

fetching

b)

decoding

c)

executing

d)

storing

15.

The term, _____, describes a computing environment where everyday objects are connected to the Internet.

a)

DaaS

b)

IoT

c)

IaaS

d)

LAN

16.

_____ are applications that incorporate data from multiple providers into a new application.

a)

Plug and Play apps

b)

Firmware

c)

Mashups

d)

DDR2s

17.

A(n) _____ is a circuit board that enhances the functions of a component of a desktop or server system unit and/or provides connections to peripheral devices.

a)

expansion slot

b)

USB adapter

c)

front side bus

d)

adapter card

18.

Caps lock and num lock are two examples of toggle keys.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

19.

Wearable devices mainly rely upon touch input.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

20.

Optical character recognition (OCR) and optical mark recognition (OMR) are two technologies used by QR code readers.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

21.

Many retailers do not believe RFID is an alternative to bar code identification because it requires line-of-sight transmission.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

22.

Printer resolution is measured by the number of pixels per inch a printer can print.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE