Noah buys a new plug-and-play printer and connects it to his computer. The printer begins functioning properly as soon as he connects it. Is this expected behavior for a plug-and-play device?

Olivia is setting up her new home office and wants to make sure her computer and other electronic devices are safe from unexpected electrical issues. She decides to use a surge suppressor to ______.

Michael is assembling a computer and wants to understand what the ALU inside the processor actually does. The ALU performs ______.

Amy is setting up a new home office and needs to choose a computer platform. What question relates to this decision?

Ethan is building his own computer and wants to know which specification tells him how fast the processor can execute instructions. Which of the following should he look at?

Aiden is shopping for a new computer and learns that an SSD is a hard drive without moving parts and is faster and more durable than magnetic drives. Is this true?

While working on her computer, Lily notices that during the executing phase of the machine cycle, the program, application instruction, or data item is obtained from memory.

Abigail is learning about computers in her technology class. Her teacher asks her, "What is the primary responsibility of a CPU in a computer?" The primary responsibility of a CPU is to ______.

Ava is working on her computer, and she notices that some data is stored next to the processor so that it can easily and quickly be retrieved. Is this what a processor cache does?

In a busy office, Aria is responsible for making sure that all instructions from the manager are delivered to the right team members at the right time. The primary purpose of Aria's role is to ______.

Daniel is working on his computer and wants to make sure his important files are safe even if the power goes out. He learns that memory that is nonvolatile loses its content when power is removed. Is this statement true or false?

Avery is setting up a new computer system and needs to identify which device is not an example of an output device. Which of the following should Avery choose?

Noah often works with large files for his projects. He decides to use cloud storage services. With cloud storage, Noah might not require as much storage on his computer.

While visiting a technology museum, Priya reads an exhibit description that says: A chip is a small piece of semiconducting material on which ______ are etched. What is the correct answer?

Mason is examining an integrated circuit under a microscope and notices that it contains many microscopic pathways capable of carrying electrical current. Is this statement true or false?

Jackson is building a new computer and is researching different types of processors. He learns that most processors today are superscalar, which means that they ______.

Benjamin is learning about how computers work. He discovers that a processor contains small, high-speed storage locations, called registers, that ______.

James is planning to recycle his old smartphone. Because the device will be taken apart and reassembled, he thinks it is not necessary to remove his data before recycling the device. Is James correct?

While helping Luna set up her new smartphone, she notices that commands and user responses are two ways that a computer or mobile device ______.

When Avery is using a new app and a message pops up asking her to confirm an action, the instruction she gives in reaction to that message is a/n ______.

Benjamin spends long hours typing at his computer for work. He decides to purchase an ergonomic keyboard because it is designed to ______.

Mason installs keylogging software on his computer. The software runs in a way that Mason knows that his keyboard actions are being monitored.

Isla is working on her computer and runs a program to calculate her monthly expenses. The results displayed on her screen are data that has been ______.

Aria is using her computer and clicks a mouse button to control the pointer on the screen. Is this one way that a user issues a command?

Avery is shopping for a new computer monitor and reads that the response time of a display refers to the time in milliseconds it takes to turn a pixel on or off.

Aiden is using an eye gaze pointing device at work. What is this device designed to do?

Avery often works with a specific folder on her computer. To make her workflow more efficient, she decides to create a shortcut to this folder on her desktop. The purpose of creating this shortcut is to enable her to ______.

Abigail is working on her computer and needs to provide some details for a form. Input is the action of ______.

Michael is using a computer to generate a report from the data he has entered. The action of producing the report is an example of ______.

Mia is developing a new video game that allows players to control characters by moving their hands in front of a camera. She wants to know what this type of motion input is sometimes called. Motion input is sometimes called ______.

Noah is shopping for a new printer and wants to compare their print quality. He notices that printer resolution is measured in number of dots per inch. Is this statement true or false?

Grace is shopping for a new computer monitor and wants to make sure movies look good on it. She reads that the aspect ratio defines a display's ______.

While Mia is scrolling through her smartphone's contact list, she senses a bumping feeling on her hand. This is an example of ______.

Maya just opened her word processing software and noticed that the screen and document layout are already set up in a certain way before she starts typing. Is it true that default settings control how the screen is set up and how a document looks when you first start typing?