Chapter 6 Notes Pt. 2

Question 1

consists of electronic components that store instructions waiting to be executed by the processor, data nedded by those instructions, and the results of processing the data

Answer 1

memory (RAM)

Question 2

What is RAM short for?

Answer 2

random access memory

Question 3

What are the basic categories of items that memory (RAM) store?

Answer 3

(1) the operating system and other programs that control or maintain the computer and its devices
(2) applications that carry out a specific task, such as word processing
(3) the data being processsed by the applications and the resulting information

Question 4

each location in memory has an _________

Answer 4

address

Question 5

memory size commonly is measured in __________ (___) or ___________ (___)

Answer 5

gigabytes (GB)

terabytes (TB)

Question 6

What is the difference between volatile memory and nonvolatile memory?

Answer 6

volatile memory, loses its contents when power is turned off.
nonvolatile memory, doesn’t lose contents when power is removed.

Question 7

Is RAM volatile or nonvolatile memory?

Answer 7

volatile memory

Question 8

Is ROM (read only memory) volatile or nonvolatile memory?

Answer 8

nonvolatile memory

Question 9

Is CMOS volatile or nonvolatile memory?

Answer 9

nonvolatile memory

Question 10

Is flash memory volatile or nonvolatile memory?

Answer 10

nonvolatile memory

Question 11

RAM chips usually reside on a _______ _______ and are inserted into memory slots

Answer 11

memory module

Question 12

RAM chips usually reside on a memory module and are inserted into ________ _____

Answer 12

memory slots

Question 13

refers to memory storing permanent data and instructions

Answer 13

ROM (read only memory)

Question 14

provides high speeds and consumes little power

Answer 14

CMOS

Question 15

What does CMOS stand for?

Answer 15

(complementary metal-oxide semiconductor)

Question 16

______ _______ can be erased electronically and rewritten.

Answer 16

Flash memory

Question 17

_______ _____- the amount of time it takes the process or to read from RAM

Answer 17

Access time

Question 18

______ ____ can be measured in nanoseconds

Answer 18

Access time

Question 19

Access time can be measured in ____________

Answer 19

nanoseconds

Question 20

enhances functions of a component of a desktop or server system unit and/or provides connections to peripherals

Answer 20

adapter card

Question 21

______ _____ and _______ _____ are examples of adapter cards.

Answer 21

sound cards

graphic cards

Question 22

The __________ _____ is a socket on a desktop or server

Answer 22

expansion slot

Question 23

With _____ ____ ____, the computer automatically can recognize peripheral devices as you install them

Answer 23

plug and play

Question 24

A power supply is also known as a _______ ___ ________

Answer 24

laptop AC adapter

Question 25

The _______ ______ converts the wall outlet AC power into DC power

Answer 25

power supply