Hardware Review and other items on major ITGS exam

Information stored in RAM is considered volatile,which means it is:

The most widely used code that represents eachcharacter as a unique 8-bit code is:

The science of creating work environments that are safe and efficient for workers is known as:

A multi-core system with four processor cores.

The CPU is also known as the:

High end computer system that achieves very high data throughput.

External devices such as printers, keyboards, and modems are known as:

Accessibility setting for users with movement problems.

A handheld computer known as a PDA stands for:

Computer system hidden inside another device, such as a car engine management system.

Permanently etched program in ROM that automatically begins executing computer’s instructions:

A modern computer’s clock speed is measured in:

Exchanging data between a computer and a portable device such as a smart phone.

System of tags which contain data that can be read from a distance using radio waves.

If employees live in different parts of the country and need to meet, useful technology is:

Device to read a smart card.

RAM is also known as:

The largest storage devices commonly available today are able to store:

The unit that transforms input into output is known as the:

Input devices used to measure certain traits, such as sound, heat, or light.

A limitation of software that digitizes voice data is that it:

Primary storage which is fast, relatively expensive, and volatile.

Until a computer can recognize handwriting, an input device must:

Accessibility setting for users with eyesight problems.

The smallest unit of information a computer can understand and process is known as a:

The most common input devices include:

Approximately 1,000 megabytes is a:

A standardized test that you may have taken in school could have been scored by a(n):

Binary means:

Processing information involves:

The ____________ is the most common input device.

System of tags which contain data that can be read from a distance using radio waves.

Which input device resembles an upside-down mouse?

A bit can have two values: 

Accessibility hardware for users with very limited mobility

The binary system uses the power of:

Storage devices include all of the following EXCEPT:

The motherboard is the:

A byte can represent any number between 0 and:

Use of software to convert spoken words into text.

The communication process between a mainframe and several users simultaneously is known as:

Producing output involves:

By putting multiple CPUs on a single chip, chip makers have created:

The hardware device commonly referred to as the“brain” of the computer is the:

System of satellites which can pinpoint a users location on the Earth.

A _________ reads handwritten or printed text to make a digital image that is stored in memory.

A type of secondary storage device with an advantage that is has no moving parts.

Input device that uses a laser to read a bar code.

Unit of measurement for a processor's clock speed.

An advantage that LCD monitors have over CRT monitors is that LCDs are:

Information which is produced by a computer system.

The primary difference between RAM and secondary storage devices is:

Storage devices which use lasers to store and read data. Examples include CDs and DVDs.

Primary storage whose contents are written at manufacture and cannot be altered later.

The traditional QWERTY keyboard has been shown to cause:

An advanced coding scheme that incorporates Chinese, Greek, Hebrew, and Japanese is known as:

Storage systems which found inside the computer and are electronic. RAM and ROM are examples.

The first computers were designed to:

Accessibility software that tracks where a user is looking on the screen.

Idea that one device performs the same functions as many separate devices.

ASCII stands for:

When two processors are employed in a computer,it is known as:

A computer small enough to fit into a shirt pocket or purse is a:

Supercomputers:

Hardware components are:

OCR stands for:

A touchpad responds to:

A group of 8 bits is known as a:

System which will take over the role of a primary system if it fails.

Speed of a processor, in ticks per second.

Accessibility setting for users with eyesight problems.

CPU stands for:

For a computer to recognize and understand analog data, it must first be:

The primary output device for computers is a:

USB is:

Once room size computers; now about the size of a refrigerator, used by large organizations:

1,024 bytes of data is a:

If a user needs information instantly available to the CPU, it should be stored:

Input device used for games playing and flight simulators.

A type of secondary storage device with the advantage that is has no moving parts, 

RAM stands for:

System that lets users make telephone calls over the Internet.

The input, output, and storage devices are known as:

In ASCII, ____________ characters can be created.

A multi-core system with two processor cores.