Exam 6: Understanding and Assessing Hardware: Evaluating Your System

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GPU stands for ________.

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Desktop computer systems are less reliable than laptop computers.

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Level 3 cache memory is faster than the other cache memory levels.

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Which of the following is NOT an optical disc format?

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Which of the follow ports is NOT used to connect to a video card?

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Running the Disk Defragmenter utility will ________.

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Match each of the following subsystems to the term used by or function of that subsystem:
hyperthreading
a CPU with 4 cores
quad-core processor
simultaneous execution of more than one instruction
ROM
determines how fast the CPU is
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hyperthreading
a CPU with 4 cores
quad-core processor
simultaneous execution of more than one instruction
ROM
determines how fast the CPU is
RAM
permanent storage
clock speed
volatile storage
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The processor market for desktop and laptop computers is dominated by ________.

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When using multiple monitors, you must have multiple video cards.

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The heads of a hard disk drive touch the surface of the platter to read or write the data.

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The control unit is one component of the ________.

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Which of the following does NOT determine processor power?

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RAM is an example of ________ storage because when the power is turned off, RAM is cleared out.

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Match each of the following terms to its meaning:
SSD
strategy for using more than one drive in a system
FSB
uses electronic memory and has no moving parts
CPU
performs arithmetic calculations
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SSD
strategy for using more than one drive in a system
FSB
uses electronic memory and has no moving parts
CPU
performs arithmetic calculations
ALU
connects the processor to the system memory
RAID
processor
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The CPU is located on the ________.

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When referring to hard drives, access time is measured in ________.

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The process the CPU performs for each program instruction is called the ________.

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Optical discs store data using tiny pits and lands.

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________ determines how quickly the CPU works.

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Level 1 cache contains the least amount of storage of the cache memory levels.

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