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Site Title: Digital Planet: Tomorrow's Technology and You, Summary of Results
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Location on Site: Chapter 2: Hardware Basics: Inside the Box >
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Date/Time October 28, 2016 at 9:38 AM (UTC/GMT)
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1. A gigabyte (GB) is equal to approximately ____________.

Your Answer: 1,000 megabytes (MB)

Correct. A gigabyte (GB) is equal to approximately 1,000 megabytes (MB).

2. The ____________ is the circuit board that contains a computer's CPU.

Your Answer: motherboard

Correct. The motherboard is the circuit board that contains a computer's CPU.

3. Computer memory that stores programs and data that needs to be instantly accessible to the
CPU is called ____________.

Your Answer: random access memory (RAM)

Correct. Computer memory that stores programs and data that needs to be instantly accessible
to the CPU is called random access memory (RAM).

4. The most widely used code that represents each letter, digit, and special character as a unique
string of 8 bits is ____________.

Your Answer: ASCII

Correct. The most widely used code that represents each letter, digit, and special character as a
unique string of 8 bits is ASCII.

5. When software that is written for one processor works with another processor, it is considered
____________.

Your Answer: compatible

Correct. When software that is written for one processor works with another processor, it is
considered compatible.

6. The processor's ____________ is the design that determines how the components of the CPU
are put and work together on the chip.

Your Answer: architecture

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Correct. The processor's architecture is the design that determines how the components of the
CPU are put and work together on the chip.

7. Which of the following are common input devices?

Your Answer: Keyboards and pointing devices

Correct. Keyboards and pointing devices are common input devices.

8. A single chip that contains multiple cores that run simultaneously is a(n) ____________.

Your Answer: multicore processor

Correct. A single chip that contains multiple cores that run simultaneously is a multicore
processor.

9. The hardware component that executes the steps in a software program and contains the
circuitry to perform instructions is called the ____________.

Your Answer: arithmetic logic unit (ALU)


Correct Answer: central processing unit (CPU)

Refer to How It Works: The CPU

10. ____________ is used to store start-up instructions and other critical information for all modern
computers.

Your Answer: ROM

Correct. ROM is used to store start-up instructions and other critical information for all modern
computers.

11. Because flash memory can keep its contents without a flow of electricity, it is said to be
____________.

Your Answer: nonvolatile

Correct. Because flash memory can keep its contents without a flow of electricity, it is said to be
nonvolatile.

12. Which of the following is a special, low-energy type of RAM that can store small amounts of data
for a long time using battery power?

Your Answer: CMOS

Correct. CMOS is a special, low-energy type of RAM that can store small amounts of data for a
long time using battery power.

13. For most computer memory, access time is measured in ____________.

Your Answer: nanoseconds

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Correct. For most computer memory, access time is measured in nanoseconds.

14. PC cards and ExpressCards that can be inserted or removed from a computer's slot without
powering down the system are called __________.

Your Answer: hot-swappable

Correct. PC cards and ExpressCards that can be inserted or removed from a computer's slot
without powering down the system are called hot-swappable.

15. A petabyte is equivalent to 1,024 terabytes.

Your Answer: True

Correct. A petabyte is equivalent to 1,024 terabytes.

16. The most widely used computer code, ASCII, supports Japanese and Arabic.

Your Answer: False

Correct. The most widely used computer code, ASCII, does not support Japanese and Arabic.

17. The ALU translates an instruction into a form that can be read by the CPU.

Your Answer: True


Correct Answer: False

Incorrect. Refer to How It Works: The CPU

18. One gigahertz (GHz) equals one clock cycle per second.

Your Answer: False

Correct. One hertz equals one clock cycle per second.

19. Computers perform five basic functions: receive input, process information, produce output,
store information, and create new products.

Your Answer: False

Correct. Computers perform four basic functions: receive input, process information, produce
output, and store information.

20. The more modern language coding scheme that supports over 100,000 unique characters,
including Chinese, Greek, and Japanese is known as Unicode.

Your Answer: True

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Correct. The more modern language coding scheme that supports over 100,000 unique
characters, including Chinese, Greek, and Japanese is known as Unicode.

21. Match each of the following terms to the correct definition.

Option Your Answer:

21.1 DIMM F. Circuit board for RAM chips

21.2 CMOS B. Stores the computer's date, time, and calendar

21.3 ROM A. Memory that contains a computer's start-up instructions

21.4 RAM D. Volatile computer memory

21.5 Bay C. Open areas in the system box for disk drives and other devices

21.6 Cache E. Small memory space used by the CPU to eliminate bottlenecks in processing

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