Exam 4: The Components of the System Unit

A ____ is equal to approximately 1 million bytes.

Figure 4-2 In Figure 4-2, _________________________ on the motherboard hold the memory modules.

Figure 4-3 Many of today s computers support _________________________, which means the computer automatically can configure adapter cards like the one in Figure 4-3 and other peripherals as users install them.

Figure 4-2 Figure 4-2 shows a(n) _________________________, which is a small circuit board where RAM chips usually reside, being inserted into the motherboard.

Notebook computers ____.

The ____ board is the main circuit board of the system unit.

A special type of serial port that connects the system unit to a musical instrument, such as an electronic keyboard, is called a(n) _________________________.

Figure 4-3 In the past, installing an adapter card like the one in Figure 4-3 was not easy and required users to set switches and other elements on the motherboard.

Each tick of the system clock equates to a ____.

A(n) ____ joins a cable to a peripheral.

Parallel processing divides a problem into portions so that multiple processors work on their assigned portion of the problem at the same time.

Although some PC Cards contain tiny hard disks, many PC Cards are a type of flash memory card.

Figure 4-3 A ____ slot is a socket on the motherboard that can hold an adapter card like the one in Figure 4-3.

A video card, also called a graphics card, ____.

The system clock is one of the factors that influences a computer's performance.

Most personal computers and servers use Unicode.

Parallel processing ____.

A computer ____ is a small piece of semi-conducting material, usually silicon, on which integrated circuits are etched.

Unlike a serial port, a(n) ____ port is an interface that connects devices by transferring more than one bit at a time.

A sound card ____.