COSC CHAPTER 6 EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
When referring to hard drives, access time is measured in ________. - Answer-
milliseconds
Which of the following activities is carried out by the ALU? - Answer- Perform arithmetic
calculations
The ________ has the largest capacity of any storage device. - Answer- mechanical
hard drive
Running the Disk Defragmenter utility will ________. - Answer- make the hard drive
work more efficiently
Which of the following is the lightest computer? - Answer- Tablet
Running the CPU at a faster speed than the manufacturer recommends is called -
Answer- overclocking
A ________ uses electronic memory and has no motors or moving parts - Answer-
solid-state drive
There are ________ levels of cache memory. - Answer- three
Running the Disk Cleanup utility is a quick way to - Answer- clear out unnecessary files
A ________ enables the computer to drive the speaker system - Answer- sound card
How do optical discs store data? - Answer- A laser burns tiny pits onto a platter
Which of the following is NOT an optical disc format? - Answer- Read-erasable (RE)
Some of the cache memory of a CPU is ________. - Answer- inside the CPU, itself
The control unit is one component of the ________. - Answer- CPU
How many channels are in a Dolby 7.1 Surround Sound System? - Answer- 8
AND ANSWERS
When referring to hard drives, access time is measured in ________. - Answer-
milliseconds
Which of the following activities is carried out by the ALU? - Answer- Perform arithmetic
calculations
The ________ has the largest capacity of any storage device. - Answer- mechanical
hard drive
Running the Disk Defragmenter utility will ________. - Answer- make the hard drive
work more efficiently
Which of the following is the lightest computer? - Answer- Tablet
Running the CPU at a faster speed than the manufacturer recommends is called -
Answer- overclocking
A ________ uses electronic memory and has no motors or moving parts - Answer-
solid-state drive
There are ________ levels of cache memory. - Answer- three
Running the Disk Cleanup utility is a quick way to - Answer- clear out unnecessary files
A ________ enables the computer to drive the speaker system - Answer- sound card
How do optical discs store data? - Answer- A laser burns tiny pits onto a platter
Which of the following is NOT an optical disc format? - Answer- Read-erasable (RE)
Some of the cache memory of a CPU is ________. - Answer- inside the CPU, itself
The control unit is one component of the ________. - Answer- CPU
How many channels are in a Dolby 7.1 Surround Sound System? - Answer- 8
