This is designed to accommodate the easy hot swap of devices such as hard drives, cd rom drives, floppy drives and DVD devices
What is a device bay
100
An assemblage of electronic modules that interact with software to create, modify, transmit, store and display data.
What is a computer
100
Name 3 examples of data
What is text, music, graphics.
100
Another name for a flat ribbon used to connect a hard drive is called:
What is an IDE cable.
100
What does CPU stand for?
What is Central Processing Unit.
200
Optional equipment used to input or output data.
What are peripherals.
200
A system in which all numbers are expressed as combination of 0 and 1. Also known as the base 2 numbering system.
What is binary.
200
Short for binary digit, a __________ is a single unit of binary which is a one or a zero.
What is a bit.
200
This component supplies a constant supply of air across the computer components.
What is a cooling fan.
200
What does BIOS stand for?
What is Basic input/output system.
300
A number system in which all numbers are expressed in a combination of 16 alphanumeric characters 0-9 and A-F. Also known as the base 16 numbering system.
What is the Hexadecimal number system.
300
This was known as the first attempt to standardize computer character codes among the variety of hardware and software.
What is ASCII or Standard Code for Information Inter exchange
300
The power supply converts the typical 120-v ac power from the wall outlet to _________ voltage levels used by various computer components.
What is dc
300
The maximum number of devices that can be connected to an IEEE 1394 connection is ____________.
What is 63, (FireWire)
300
What does RAM stand for?
What is Random Access Memory
400
Side by side data transfer, more than 1 bit of data is transmitted at a time.
What is parallel transfer.
400
Occurring one at a time, this type of data transfer sends data bit by bit.
What is serial transfer
400
The battery supplies voltage to the ___________ chip, which contains the BIOS setup data.
What is CMOS.
400
Which of the following are NOT a standard expansion architecture?
a. ISA
b. PCI
c. EISA
d. ICP
What is ICP
400
What does CMOS stand for?
What is complimentary metal oxide semiconductor.
500
The component that supplies voltage to the CMOS chip. Without this the information stored on the __________ chip would be lost every time the computer was shut off.
What is the battery.
500
A collection of transistors, resisters, and other electronic components reduced to an unbelievable small size is called a ______________.
What is "IC" or Integrated Circuit.
500
RJ-11 connectors are used to connect what device?
What is a modem.
500
A display / monitor typically uses which type of cable connection?
a. DB-9
b. DB-15
c. 9-pin serial
d. 25-pin parallel