Worksheets[Q] Chapter 2 - System Unit
Total questions: 67
Worksheet time: 34mins
______________ is the process of setting up software to work with the computer, printer, and other hardware.
________ is smallest unit of the information.
Choose the correct basic steps of the machine cycle.
Fetch – Store – Decode – Execute
Decode – Fetch – Store – Execute
Fetch – Decode – Execute – Store
Decode – Fetch – Execute - Store
The brain of any computer system is __________.
Select which of the following are character encoding systems.
ASCII
The term GHz indicates the _______ feature for the computer.
How many bytes does 4 kilobytes represent?
______ size is the number of bits the processor can interpret and execute at a given time.
The difference between memory and storage is that memory is ________ and storage is _______.
Memory is small and storage is big.
_____________ is the socket on the computer’s motherboard that allows users to add additional components.
_____________ is found at the end of a cable to connect the cable to the system unit.
A byte consists of ______.
A ________ port is an interface that connects devices by transferring more than one bit at a time.
The memory that is used for long-term data storage and program storage is ______.
ROM
Computer ________ is tangible or virtual connectors on a computer or device that provide connectivity to external devices.
Which of the following is NOT true about memory and storage?
Hard disks and solid-state disks generally have the largest storage capacities.
Storage devices often also function as a source of input and output.
Most memory keeps data and instructions permanently.
A storage device records and/or retrieves items to and from storage media.
___________ allows the processor to communicate with memory.
System bus
Front side bus
Back side bus
Expansion bus
Select which of the following are types of volatile memory.
I. Flash memory
II. RAM
III. Cache memory
IV. ROM
I and II
I, II and III
II, III and IV
A _________ is used to connect external devices to the system unit via the
ports.
ROM is a non-volatile memory that contains special instructions such as ________.
Below is the port that provides a high-speed network connection for a laptop computer.
Select the term used which indicates the processing speed of the microprocessor.
Identify the coding scheme being used in computers due to the expansion of the internet
EBCDIC
Unix
Unicode
Select the term used for an opening outside a desktop’s system unit which to install additional hardware.
The following are examples of volatile memory EXCEPT _________.
virtual memory
flash memory
Determine the expansion card to be used in the system to expand a computer system’s capabilities.
Graphics card
smart card
USB card
Select the term for an item to be found at the end of a cable that connects any input/output devices to the system unit.
Determine the INCORRECT item to be stored in the memory (RAM).
System files
Static files
Temporary files
Active applications
Choose the INCORRECT statement about ROM.
Choose the CORRECT statement about power supply.
Identify the component that fetches instruction and data from the memory in a machine cycle.
Execution Unit
Select the INCORRECT statement about microprocessor.
It is considered as the brain of the computer.
It executes a machine cycle for every instruction.
Microprocessors require a power supply to function.
Determine the term used which an OS has the ability to switch between different applications currently opened and stored in memory.
Multitasking
Multiusers
Virtualization
Multiprocessing
Which one of the list below is NOT a well-known type of memory chips?
A ______________ is primarily used to connect audio and video equipment to the system board.
FireWire
PCIe
USB
___________ allows the processor to communicate with peripherals.
A notebook computer usually is more expensive than a desktop computer with the same capabilities because it _____________.
A ______ device is an output device that visually conveys text, graphics, and video information.
When your friend opened the case containing the electronic components of his computer, he saw the main circuit board for the computer. This circuit board is called as ________.
Select a type of item that found at the end of a cable to connect the cable to the system unit.
A small piece of semiconducting material, usually silicon, on which integrated circuits are fixed also known as _______.
RAM is an acronym for ________.
A ________ port is an interface that connects devices by transferring more than one bit at time.
A ______ is the basic storage unit memory.
The component of the processor performs arithmetic, comparison, and logical operations.
Which below are the two main components on the motherboard?
A(n) ________ is a socket on the motherboard that can hold an adapter card.
The case contains the electronic components and its control communications for the entire computer system. This statement refers to ________.
system unit
______ consists of tiny circuit boards etched onto squares of sand-like material called silicon.
Processor
In this kind of memory, the operating system allocates a portion of a storage medium, usually the hard disk or a USB flash drive, to function as additional RAM. It refers to _______ memory.
USB stand for _________.
_____________ is the socket on the computer’s motherboard that allows users to add additional components.
A byte consists of ______.
______________ consists of electronic components that store instructions waiting to be executed and data needed by those instructions.
Embedded computers and some mobile devices often use ________ as kinds of operating system.
_______ interfaces send several bits at once.
The storage term used to measure capacity is approximately a billion bytes refer to ________.
Items on a storage medium remain intact even when power is removed from the computer. The term describes this characteristic is refer to _______.
_______ is being measured using KBps, MBps, and GBps.
Which of the following storage devices typically stores the operating system?
________ is contained on an integrated circuit and can act as an electronic switch that opens or closes the circuit for electrical charges.
Which of the following is the component of the processor that performs arithmetic, comparison, and other operations?
ROM chip that contains permanently written data, instructions, or information that is recorded when the chip is manufactured. It is refer to ________.
________ is an alternate term for an adapter card.
The adapter cards connect to musical instruments called as _______.
When a user runs an application, what transfers from a storage device to memory?
instructions
Cache
Registrations
operation
_______ system is a numbering system that uses only the numbers 0 and 1.
