Deck 1: Introduction to Computer Hardware

Question 1

A scanner creates hard copy output on paper, film, photo paper, and other media.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

A gamepad is a handheld console with buttons and other input mechanisms you typically press with your thumbs to play a game.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

In 1834, English mathematics professor Charles Babbage designed a calculator called the Analytical Engine.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

First-generation computers contained many components still in use today.

Question 5

A stylus is more powerful than a digital pen because it can include an electronic eraser or programmable buttons.

Question 6

The motherboard is the main circuit board that houses much of a computer's electronics.

Question 7

A pointing stick is a pressure-sensitive pointing device the size and shape of a pencil eraser.

Question 8

In many programs, right-clicking opens a shortcut menu that displays commands that are available to the current object, selection, or program area.

Question 9

Biometric tecnology analyzes a person's unique physical characteristics, to confirm identity and grant access to computer systems.

Question 10

Mobile device keyboards are designed for document creation.

Question 11

The RAM chip is attached to the motherboard, and contains the BIOS.

Question 12

Plotters, sometimes referred to as data or video plotters, let you display computer output on a wall.

Question 13

An optical mouse used LCDs to detect movement.

Question 14

Laptops are called notebooks if they weigh less than 6 pounds.

Question 15

Toner is a fine powder that is sealed when heated on the page.

Question 16

Notebooks that weigh less than 4 pounds are called Ultrabooks.

Question 17

Many videos include the option to turn on subtitles, or closed captions, so that users can watch the action on screen and read what is being said in the voice-over.

Question 18

Processor performance is determined in part by the number of cores, or processor units, on a CPU.

Question 19

If you are unsure about what you can do at any point in a program, right-clicking will often give you the common available options.

Question 20

The function keypad on a keyboard lets you move around a document and scroll up and down.

Question 21

A(n) voice synthesizer is an audio output device that converts text to speech. _________________________

Question 22

A ____ is a pointing device with a ball anchored inside a casing.

A) stylus
B) trackball
C) touchpad
D) scroll wheel

Question 23

____-generation computers used vacuum tubes, cylindrical tubes that controlled the flow of electrons.

A) First
B) Second
C) Third
D) Fourth

Question 24

In 1971, Ted Hoff moved computer technology to the fourth generation by developing the ____.

A) transistor
B) integrated circuit
C) microprocessor
D) hard drive

Question 25

A(n) touch screen is a flat surface often found on laptop computers, used as a pointing device. _________________________

Question 26

Two of the most important parts of the CPU are the control unit and the arithmetic logic unit (ALU). _________________________

Question 27

The part of a hard disk used by virtual memory is called a(n) page . ________________________

Question 28

____-generation computers were made possible with the development of integrated circuits.

A) Second
B) Third
C) Fourth
D) Fifth

Question 29

The earliest calculators were manual counting devices, such as the ____.

A) abacus
B) slide rule
C) control unit
D) Analytical Engine

Question 30

A ____ is a pressure-sensitive pointing device the size and shape of a pencil eraser.

A) plotter
B) stylus
C) pointing stick
D) slate

Question 31

The first type of personal computer was the desktop computer . _________________________

Question 32

Notebooks that weigh less than 4 pounds are called ____.

A) subnotebooks
B) Ultrabooks
C) tablets
D) microbooks

Question 33

A(n) ____ is a portable computer that weighs up to 2 pounds.
Subnotebook

A) Ultrabook
B) laptop
C) subnotebook
D) mobile device

Question 34

Megahertz specifies billions of cycles per second. _________________________

Question 35

Clock speed is measured in bytes . _________________________

Question 36

The earliest calculators were manual counting devices, such as the slide rule . _________________________

Question 37

The ____, a ruler-like device with a sliding strip in its center, lets users perform complex calculations.

A) abacus
B) slide rule
C) control unit
D) Analytical Engine

Question 38

A magnetic hard drive is made up of one or more disks called platters that spin on a spindle. _________________________

Question 39

The ____ contains most of the electronic circuitry in the computer.

A) monitor
B) EEPROM
C) SRAM
D) system unit

Question 40

L2 cache is built onto the processor chip. _________________________

Question 41

A ____ is a visual display that responds to the touch of your finger to enter data and commands.

A) touchpad
B) platter
C) touch screen
D) touch screen

Question 42

Using a pointing device to move an object on the screen is called ____.

A) dragging
B) pointing
C) dropping
D) scanning

Question 43

A ____ input device is a data-collection machine that creates a digital imprint of a physical characteristc, and then transfers that information to a host system for review.

A) touchpad
B) cloud storage
C) nonvolatile
D) biometric

Question 44

A ____ is a vertical stick or lever that pivots in a 360-degree range of motion.

A) plotter
B) joystick
C) stylus
D) digital pen

Question 45

Some large-format printers called ____ use charged wires to produce high-quality drawings for professional applications.

A) laser printers
B) scanners
C) mobile printers
D) plotters

Question 46

The ALU temporarily holds data, such as two numbers to add, in ____.

A) machine cycles
B) cache
C) cores
D) registers

Question 47

To translate your voice to text, you use ____ software  register

A) voice recognition
B) scanner
C) biometric
D) register

Question 48

Move two fingers together to complete the ____ gesture.

A) swipe
B) drag
C) stretch
D) pinch

Question 49

A ____ is an audio output device that converts text to speech.

A) sampler
B) voice synthesizer
C) headset
D) multifunction device

Question 50

Touch and release an object two times to complete the ____ gesture.

A) pinch
B) stretch
C) double-tap
D) press and hold

Question 51

An input device called a(n) ____ converts printed material into digital format.

A) processor
B) scanner
C) optical mouse
D) text-to-speech unit

Question 52

____ cables transfer uncompressed video data and digital audio data among compliant devices.

A) HDMI
B) SSD
C) EEPROM
D) LCD

Question 53

The ____ is the brain of a computer.

A) ALU
B) SSD
C) CPU
D) LED

Question 54

LCD stands for ____.

A) Level 2 Cache Display
B) Light Crystal Display
C) Liquid Circuit Display
D) Liquid Crystal Display

Question 55

In many programs, ____ opens a shortcut menu that displays commands that are available to the current object.

A) clicking
B) right-clicking
C) dragging
D) double-clicking

Question 56

____ is a fine powder that is sealed when heated on the page.

A) Optical media
B) Toner
C) Plotter
D) Slate

Question 57

____ control keys let you play, pause, stop, rewind, and fast forward through digital music or video.
Function

A) Internet
B) Navigation
C) Media
D) Function

Question 58

Most flat panel monitors use either LCD or ___ technology.

A) LDC
B) LTD
C) LED
D) LYD

Question 59

The ____ keypad lets you move around a document and scroll up and down.

A) navigation
B) numeric
C) function
D) media control

Question 60

Touch and hold an object and then move it with a fingertip to complete the ____ gesture.

A) drag
B) swipe
C) double-tap
D) pinch

Question 61

____ speed is measured in hertz.

A) Clock
B) Printer
C) Word
D) Swap file

Question 62

To digitize an image, the image is treated as a series of colored dots, or ____.

A) pixels
B) pages
C) samples
D) bytes

Question 63

____ chips need to be recharged constantly or they lose their data.

A) BIOS
B) ROM
C) DRAM
D) SRAM

Question 64

____ is the memory permanently installed on your system when your computer is manufactured.
Cache Cache

A) RAM
B) Cache
C) Virtual memory
D) ROM

Question 65

When an operating system uses ____, it swaps files between RAM and the hard drive to avoid running out of RAM.

A) EEPROM
B) cloud storage
C) virtual memory
D) firmware

Question 66

Bus width is also called ____.

A) clock speed
B) word size
C) L3 cache
D) a machine cycle

Question 67

____ is the second step in the computer machine cycle.

A) Fetch
B) Decode
C) Execute
D) Store

Question 68

____ is an 8-bit coding scheme.

A) Binary
B) DRAM
C) Unicode
D) ASCII

Question 69

____ is the third step in the computer machine cycle.

A) Fetch
B) Decode
C) Execute
D) Store

Question 70

____ is storage space for recently or frequently used data in a place that is quick and easy to access.

A) EEPROM
B) SSD
C) SRAM
D) Cache

Question 71

Random access memory (RAM) is stored on a set of chips called a memory ____.

A) bus
B) module
C) control unit
D) platter

Question 72

____ is the first step in the computer machine cycle.

A) Fetch
B) Decode
C) Execute
D) Store

Question 73

The ____ includes the instructions for starting up your computer as it performs the power-on self test.

A) BIOS
B) RFID
C) R AM
D) L2 cache

Question 74

____ is the fourth step in the computer machine cycle.

A) Fetch
B) Decode
C) Execute
D) Store

Question 75

A ____ is a test run by a laboratory or other organization to determine processor speed and other performance factors.

A) power-on self test
B) file swap
C) benchmark
D) machine cycle