This device can be plugged into a serial, PS2 or USB port
What is mouse
100
A wire on a circuit board that connects two components or devices.
What is trace
100
Part of system BIOS that is responsible for controlling the PC when it is first turned on. Startup BIOS gives control over to the OS once it is loaded.
What is startup BIOS
100
Bonus Question:
Name 3 major operating systems used by computers today.
What is Windows, Mac, and Linux
200
Bonus question:
a numbering system uses 16 digits?
What is Hexadecimal.
200
Another term for the motherboard.
What is system board
200
4 bits are referred to as
What is Nibble
200
Chips that contain programming code and cannot be erased.
What is ROM (read-only memory):
200
The exam that prepares you to become a certified computer technician.
What is CompTIA A+
300
A miniature circuit board used in older computers to hold RAM. SIMMs hold 8, 16, 32, or 64 MB on a single module.
What is SIMM (single inline memory module):
300
A line on a bus that is dedicated to timing the activities of components connected to it. The system clock provides a continuous pulse that other devices use to time themselves.
What is system clock
300
A hard drive, zip and floppy drive is considered which of the following: Primary or secondary storage?
What is Secondary storage
300
BIOS located on the motherboard.
What is system BIOS
300
The bus between the CPU and memory on the motherboard. The bus frequency in documentation is called the system speed, such as 400 MHz. Also called the memory bus, front-side bus, local bus, or host bus.
What is System Bus
400
Refers to a kind of RAM that is temporary, cannot hold data very long, and must be frequently refreshed.
What is volatile
400
The first computers were built with these. They were similar to a light bulb.
What is Vacuum Tube
400
Computer programs, or instructions to perform a specific task. Software may be BIOS, OSs, or applications software such as a word-processing or spreadsheet program.
What is software
400
The purpose of having expansion slots on motherboards
What is Expand the capabilities of the computer.
400
The most common coding method for coding text from binary
What is ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange)
500
connects S/PDIF sound card to the motherboard.
What is S/PDIF (Sony-Philips Digital Interface) sound port
500
The 2 types of cables found in computers
What is Data and Power
500
Which is an example of an output device: Mouse, Speakers or keyboard?
What is Speakers
500
Storage that is remote to the CPU and permanently holds data, even when the PC is turned off, such as a hard drive.
What is secondary storage
500
An interface card installed in the computer o control visual output on a monitor. Also called display adapter.