Which term refers to the case which holds a computer’s main
circuit boards, microprocessor, memory, power supply, and storage devices?
Bus
Cache
Peripheral Device
Primary Storage
System Unit
Question 2. Question
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Which term refers to the high speed circuitry which connects
the processor to the system and transports data to and from the processor?
Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)
Cache
Front Side Bus (FSB)
Instruction Pointer (IP)
ters
Question 3. Question
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A processor with which of the following word sizes would be
able to manipulate the largest number of bits at one time?
:
1 bit
8 bit
16 bit
32 bit
64 bit
Question 4. Question
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Which type of storage uses light reflecting areas called
lands and non-reflective areas called pits to record data?
Analog Storage
Magnetic Storage
Mechanical Storage
Optical Storage
Solid State Storage
:
Question 5. Question
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Which term refers to the average time it takes a computer to
locate data in a storage device, such as a hard disk, and read it?
Access Time
Latency
Seek Time
Transfer Time
Wait State Time
Question 6. Question
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Which event occurs when the read/write head of a hard disk
drive mechanically hits the platter and damages some of the data on the disk?
Head Crash
Magnetic Leakage
Magnetic Decay
Platter Skip
Stack Overflow
Question 7. Question
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Which term refers to the number of colors a device can
display, typically denoted as the number of bits to represent the color of each
pixel?
Color Depth
Dot Pitch
Screen Resolution
Screen Size
Viewing Angle
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Question 8. Question
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Which general term refers to a small circuit board which
plugs into an expansion slot, and gives the computer the ability to control a
storage, input, or output device?
Bus
Coprocessor
Ethernet Card
Expansion Card
Modem
Question 9. Question
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Which technology used in display devices/monitors produces
an image by filtering light through a matrix of liquid crystal cells?
Cathode Ray Tube (CRT)
Light Emitting Diode (LED)
Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)
Plasma Screen
Question 10. Question
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Which term refers to a small, reinforced, oval shaped hole
in a computer case into which you can insert a lock attached to a cable, which
can in turn be fastened to a desk to prevent theft?
Anchor Port
Bolt Bracket
Kensington Security Slot
Surge Protector
USB Slot
Question 11. Question
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According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), how
much E-waste is discarded each year?
30 Tons
300 Tons
3,000 Tons
3 Million Tons
3 Billion Tons
Question 12. Question
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Which military communications project evolved into the
modern Internet?
Area 51
ARPANET
Manhattan Project
Operation Overlord
Project PX