NEW CIT 300 FINAL EXAM WITH Q&A TESTED
AND APPROVED!!!
The CPU consists of which two parts?
A. The arithmetic logic unit and the front side bus
B. The control unit and the arithmetic logic unit
C. Cache memory and SSD storage
D. The control unit and the front side bus -- ANSWER--B. The control unit and the
arthimetic logic unit
A ________ uses electronic memory and has no motors or moving parts.
A. solid-state drive
B. mechanical hard drive
C. digital video disc
D. Blu-ray disc -- ANSWER--A. solid-state drive
________ provides high-speed information processing by enabling a new set of instructions
to start before the previous set is finished.
A. Multitasking
B. Cache memory
C. Overclocking
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,D. Hyperthreading -- ANSWER--D. Hyperthreading
Which of the following is not true about RAM?
A. The motherboard is designed with a specific number of slots for RAM.
B. All computers ship with the maximum amount of RAM installed.
C. The OS running on your machine imposes its own RAM limit.
D. Crucial (crucial.com) can help you determine how much RAM your computer model
contains. -- ANSWER--B. All computers ship with the maximum amount of RAM
installed.
The amount of RAM storage on modern computing devices is usually measured in ________.
A. gigabytes
B. gigahertz
C. machine cycles
D. gigabits -- ANSWER--A. gigabytes
Which of the following is not a reason the hard drive is a popular storage device? A.
It is faster than all other storage options.
B. It is a mechanical drive.
C. Its storage capacity exceeds 16 terabytes.
D. It is more economical than other options. -- ANSWER--A. it is faster than all other storage
options
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,Which of the following does not influence a CPU's processing power?
A. Speed of the motherboard
B. Number of cores
C. Amount of cache memory
D. Clock speed -- ANSWER--A. Speed of the motherboard
The rule of thumb that predicts that the number of transistors on a CPU will double every two
years is called ________ Law.
A. Boyle's
B. Intel's
C. Moore's
D. Charles' -- ANSWER--C. Moore's
The control unit is one component of the ________.
A. CPU
B. front side bus
C. cache
D. clock -- ANSWER--A. CPU
Which is the lightest of the following types of computers?
A. Smartphones
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, B. Desktop
C. Laptop
D. Ultrabook -- ANSWER--A. Smartphones
Which of the following activities is carried out by the ALU?
A. Creates virtual memory
B. Performs arithmetic calculations
C. Renders video images
D. Moves read/write heads -- ANSWER--B. Preforms arithmetic calculations
Which of the following is not a permanent storage option?
A. External hard drive
B. Internal hard drive
C. Random access memory
D. SSD -- ANSWER--C. Random access memory
RAM is an example of ________ storage.
A. permanent
B. volatile
C. nonvolatile
D. mobile -- ANSWER--B. volatile
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AND APPROVED!!!
The CPU consists of which two parts?
A. The arithmetic logic unit and the front side bus
B. The control unit and the arithmetic logic unit
C. Cache memory and SSD storage
D. The control unit and the front side bus -- ANSWER--B. The control unit and the
arthimetic logic unit
A ________ uses electronic memory and has no motors or moving parts.
A. solid-state drive
B. mechanical hard drive
C. digital video disc
D. Blu-ray disc -- ANSWER--A. solid-state drive
________ provides high-speed information processing by enabling a new set of instructions
to start before the previous set is finished.
A. Multitasking
B. Cache memory
C. Overclocking
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,D. Hyperthreading -- ANSWER--D. Hyperthreading
Which of the following is not true about RAM?
A. The motherboard is designed with a specific number of slots for RAM.
B. All computers ship with the maximum amount of RAM installed.
C. The OS running on your machine imposes its own RAM limit.
D. Crucial (crucial.com) can help you determine how much RAM your computer model
contains. -- ANSWER--B. All computers ship with the maximum amount of RAM
installed.
The amount of RAM storage on modern computing devices is usually measured in ________.
A. gigabytes
B. gigahertz
C. machine cycles
D. gigabits -- ANSWER--A. gigabytes
Which of the following is not a reason the hard drive is a popular storage device? A.
It is faster than all other storage options.
B. It is a mechanical drive.
C. Its storage capacity exceeds 16 terabytes.
D. It is more economical than other options. -- ANSWER--A. it is faster than all other storage
options
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,Which of the following does not influence a CPU's processing power?
A. Speed of the motherboard
B. Number of cores
C. Amount of cache memory
D. Clock speed -- ANSWER--A. Speed of the motherboard
The rule of thumb that predicts that the number of transistors on a CPU will double every two
years is called ________ Law.
A. Boyle's
B. Intel's
C. Moore's
D. Charles' -- ANSWER--C. Moore's
The control unit is one component of the ________.
A. CPU
B. front side bus
C. cache
D. clock -- ANSWER--A. CPU
Which is the lightest of the following types of computers?
A. Smartphones
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, B. Desktop
C. Laptop
D. Ultrabook -- ANSWER--A. Smartphones
Which of the following activities is carried out by the ALU?
A. Creates virtual memory
B. Performs arithmetic calculations
C. Renders video images
D. Moves read/write heads -- ANSWER--B. Preforms arithmetic calculations
Which of the following is not a permanent storage option?
A. External hard drive
B. Internal hard drive
C. Random access memory
D. SSD -- ANSWER--C. Random access memory
RAM is an example of ________ storage.
A. permanent
B. volatile
C. nonvolatile
D. mobile -- ANSWER--B. volatile
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