Study Well: All The Unclear Answers part 1

Question 1

which is the most common port in computers?

Answer 1

USB port

Question 2

the amount of RAM is measured in what

Answer 2

GB

Question 3

The small circuit boards that hold a series of RAM chips are called

Answer 3

memory modules

Question 4

what is fast becoming the preferred means of portable storage?

Answer 4

flash drives

Question 5

what is the bit depth

Answer 5

the number of bits a video card uses to to represent each pixel on the monitor

Question 6

what is a monitor’s resolution?

Answer 6

the number of pixels displayed on the screen

Question 7

what is the least common port in modern computers

Answer 7

a parallel port

Question 8

where can info about your computer’s video card be found

Answer 8

advanced settings of the display dialog box

Question 9

what is the ethernet port used for

Answer 9

to connect a computer to a local network

Question 10

the flash memory is a form of _ storage?

a) temporary
b) nonvalotile
c) volatile
d) optical

Answer 10

c) volatile

Question 11

an accumulation of temporary internet files will have no effect on your computer’s performances

true or false

Answer 11

false boy

an accumulation of these temporary internet files will make it slower

Question 12

when your computer is using the virtual memory, what does the OS do?

Answer 12

it builds a file called page file on the hard drive

Question 13

what does it mean when a computer becomes memory bound

Answer 13

there isn’t enough RAM installed

Question 14

an expansions card that turns binary data into images is a:

Answer 14

video card

Question 15

what connects the CPU to the system memory

Answer 15

the front side bus

Question 16

what is the Wifi’s data transfer rate?

Answer 16

200 Mbps

Question 17

in which measure do you refer the hard drive’s access time?

Answer 17

milliseconds

Question 18

what will the disk defragmenter do?

Answer 18

make the hard drive work more effectively

Question 19

where is the greater nonvolatile storage capacity found?

Answer 19

the RAM

Question 20

what is the Kernel Memory

Answer 20

the RAM memory used by the operating system

Question 21

what is the max storage capacity that some PCs’ hard drives have?

a) 1.5 gigabytes
b) 1.5 megabytes
c) 1.5 kilobytes
d) 1.5 terabytes

Answer 21

d) 1.5 terabytes

Question 22

what does the ALU do?

Answer 22

completion of all arithmetic equations

Question 23

when referring to hard rives, what are the two factors of the access time

Answer 23

seek time

latency

Question 24

what is the actual name of an ethernet port?

Answer 24

RJ-45 Jack

Question 25

Windows Vista incorporates __________ , which enables you to migrate files and settings from a Windows XP system to a Windows Vista system via a network connection. A) Upgrade Companion B) Easy Transfer Companion C) Easy PC Transfer D)Migrate Easy

Answer 25

B) Easy Transfer Companion

Question 26

is the video card installed inside your monitor or system unit?

Answer 26

in your system unit

Question 27

what are the two types of video memory

Answer 27

GDDR3 DDR2

Question 28

which portable port is referred as magnetic media? a) DVD b) Floppy disk c) CD d) blu ray disk

Answer 28

b) Floppy disk

Question 29

you get more speed for a lower price when you buy a note book true or false

Answer 29

false my dude

Question 30

a 3.8-GHz processor performs at a rate of a) 3.8 bytes per second b) 3.8 bits per second c) 3.8 million machine cycles per second d) 3.8 billion machine cycles per second

Answer 30

d) 3.8 billion machine cycles per second

Question 31

what is the physical memory

Answer 31

the amount of RAM that is actually in the memory modules of your computer

Question 32

what is the CPU usage

Answer 32

The percentage of time your CPU is working

Question 33

what will the disk cleanup utility do

Answer 33

clear out unnecessary files

Question 34

how can you determine the amount of RAM in your system?

Answer 34

by looking at the System Properties window

Question 35

Each of the following is a computer subsystem EXCEPT the a) storage subsystem b) memory subsystem c) CPU subsystem d) data subsystem

Answer 35

d) data subsystem