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Supercomputer speed is measured in these (quadrillion =1000,000,000,000,000).
petaflops
megaflops
teraflops
kiloflops
2
A character like 'Z' requires one byte to be stored. How many bits (zeros and ones) is that?
2
8
32
16
3
The CPU uses the _____ bus to access RAM.
backside
cache
RAM
frontside
4
The CPU uses the backside bus to access _____, very fast memory that stores recent items.
history
cache
BIOS
ROM
5
During the boot sequence, these instructions identify and test the computer’s parts.
Operating systems
Kernel
Application software
BIOS
6
A netbook does not have one of these.
keyboard
screen
optical drive
pointing device
7
USB drives, solid state hard drives, and memory cards are comprised of _____ memory.
optical
film
magnetic
flash
8
When an instruction requires the CPU to do some math, it enlists the aid of this.
arithmetic logic unit (ALU)
drivers
read only memory (ROM)
frontside bus
9
Flops is short for this.
flash optics
floating operation systems
flip flops
floating point operations
10
To enhance functionality or add a port, plug _____ card into motherboard (main circuit board).
adapter
function
flash
port
11
A single USB port can support up to this many devices of various types.
64
2
8
127
12
A _____ adapter card can enhance speed when it includes its own graphics processing unit (GPU).
MIDI
video
modem
firewire
13
This cycle follows the sequence fetch, decode, execute, store.
motorcycle
machine cycle
wash cycle
code cycle
14
Two gigabytes (GB) equals two _____ bytes.
billion
thousand
million
quadrillion
15
When a CPU has more than one processor, it is a _____.
multihull processor
rapid processor
razor processor
multicore processor
16
Flash memory is _____.
all of these
durable
rewritable
nonvolatile
17
What category of computer are a Kindle and a Nook?
embedded
desktop
supercomputer
e-book reader
18
A MIDI adapter card provides a port for _____.
firewires
videos
musical instruments
modems
19
This type of computer is found in cars, microwaves,and dryers.
embedded
supercomputer
desktop
dedicated
20
When the central processing unit (CPU) processes an instruction, it follows this cycle.
machine cycle
code cycle
wash cycle
motorcycle
21
Generally speaking, this determines how fast the CPU is able to process instructions.
system clock
data array
programmer
designer
22
RAM (main memory) loses its contents when the power is shut off, so it is referred to as _____.
nonvolatile
nonhostile
volatile
hostile
23
When a computer first starts, these instructions are retrieved from flash based memory.
Application software
Operating system
Kernel
BIOS
