Hardware Flashcards
1
Q
Which optical disc format will store the most data?
A
Blu-ray Disc
2
Q
CD-ROM
A
Compact disc read only memory
3
Q
DVD-ROM
A
digital versatile disc read only memory
4
Q
BD-ROM
A
Blu-ray disc read only memory
5
Q
What is the word for upgrading the BIOS
A
Flashing
“Flash the BIOS”
6
Q
NIC
A
Network interface controller
Network card
7
Q
Modem
A
A device that connects to the ISP
8
Q
ISP
A
Internet Service Provider
9
Q
PCIe
A
Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
connector for expansion cards
10
Q
Which device has a joystick port?
A
Sound Card
11
Q
What kind of memory is faster than RAM
A
Cache
12
Q
SSD
A
Solid State Drive
13
Q
HDD
A
Hard Disk Drive
14
Q
Where is cache located?
A
In the CPU
15
Q
Virtual Memory
A
Your computer uses the hard drive when it runs out of main memory.
Its backup memory in case the computer runs out of main memory
