CHAPTER 6 Flashcards
The rule of thumb that predicts that the number of transistors on a CPU will double every two years is called ________ Law.
Moore’s
One measurement of the speed of a CPU is the ____.
clock speed
Volatile memory
content is erased when the device is shut off
What type of storage drive uses electronic memory and has no mechanical motors or moving parts?
Solid State Drive
Which type of drive stores your data as tiny “pits”?
Optical Drive
The largest e-waste recycling company in the country has its US headquarters in ______.
Fresno
In Windows, you can monitor CPU utilization in Task Manager.
True
Running the Disk Cleanup utility is a quick way to ________.
clear our temporary Internet
________ is a technique that allows the CPU to work on more than one instruction at the same time.
Pipelining
CPU ________ are measurements used to compare performance between processors.
benchmarks
Running the CPU at a faster speed than the manufacturer recommends is called ________.
Overclocking
Which of the following are the two major parts of the CPU?
The control unit and the arithmetic logic unit
When a large group of computers are networked to work together on a task, it is known as ________ processing.
parallel
What is the fastest, most expensive memory in your computer?
L1 cache
Moore’s Law refers to the
pace at which CPUs improve.
When the binary code is retrieved from RAM and moved to the CPU, this stage is known as
fetch
RAM is
both volatile and nonvolatile memory
A good way to assess your CPU usage is to
check the Performance tab of the Task Manager.
is a set of strategies for using more than one drive in a system.
RAID
A special processing chip found on video cards is the
GPU(Graphic Processing Unit)
If you want to use your computer for recording your band, you would benefit most from a(n)
MIDI interface
Before donating your Windows computer, you should perform a Windows
Reset this PC
Data can be retrieved fastest from
registers
Windows creates “restore points” so that you can
return your system to the way it was before you installed new software.
