Introduction to Computers by Peter Norton 6e

Seeing, Hearing, and Printing Data 1. This attribute of monitor is common on desktop figurers. It looks much like a standard television. A) cathode-ray tube B) flat-panel C) written communication D) projector 2. Monitors use various intensities of __________ colourize to generate the rainbow. A) 16 B) 16 flyerinal C) three D) four 3. The __________ helps to align the electron guns. A) pixel B) shadow affect C) resolution D) refresh 4. LCD monitors frequently have a littler __________ than CRT monitors. A) refresh rate B) viewing angle C) people of color astuteness D) price 5. The __________ monitor is similar to the LCD monitor, but has a phosphorescent film between the layers.A) Electro luminescent displays (ELD) B) Plasma displays C) Paper-white displays D) thin-film transistor 6. This condition of a monitor describes the usable portion of the screen. A) refresh rate B) resolution C) dot-pitch D) seeable area 7. To minimize eyestrain, you should adjust your monitor to a __________ degree angle. A) 5 B) 10 C) 15 D) 90 8. Newer projectors utilize __________ to achieve clearer and brighter images. A) mirrors B) thin-film transistors C) digital depress emergenceing D) cathode ray tubes 9. The most complicated part of your computers sound system is the __________.A) speaker B) microphone C) headset D) sound card 10. The __________ contains speakers and a microphone on a headband. A) speaker B) microphone C) headset D) sound card 1. Dot matrix and band printers are __________ printers. A) laser B) impact C) ink flow D) thermal 2. Which of the pursuance measures the speed of dot-matrix printers? A) ppm B) dpi C) cps D) lpm 3. Printers use __________ colors to generate the rainbow. A) 3 B) 4 C) 8 D) 16 4. In a laser printer, the __________ transfers the image to the paper. A) laser B) roller C) toner D) drum 5. Home offices often purchase __________ to solve printing and scanning take.A) all-in-one peripherals B) photocopiers C) ink- spirt printers D) scanners 6. For a collection plate user that has casual printing needs, the __________ specification is the most important specification of a printer. A) speed B) cost of use C) resolution D) paper size of it 7. The __________ printers are used to produce low-cost posters and handouts. A) dye-sublimation B) thermal-wax C) laser D) ink jet 8. The __________ printer use temperature variations to achieve different colors. A) dye-sublimation B) thermal-wax C) laser D) ink jet 9. The __________ printer sprays ink onto the page. A) laser B) dot-matrix C) non-inpact D) ink jet 10.An organization that needs to produce hundreds or thousands of pages a day, the __________ is the most logical choice. A) dot-matrix B) laser C) ink jet D) thermal-wax Processing Data 1. Chips are made up of millions of critical __________ or switches. A) etches B) transistors C) charges D) electrons 2. Computers use the __________ matter system to store data and bring about calculations. A) decimal B) hexad ecimal C) binary D) octal 3. There are __________ bits in one byte. A) 4 B) 8 C) 16 D) 32 4. The text canon originally used in personal computers. A) EBCDIC B) Extended ASCII C) Unicode D) ASCII 5.The __________ performs simple math for the mainframe. A) ALU B) DIMM C) BUS D) register 6. A(n) __________ is one instruction from a program. A) task B) process C) thread D) assignment 7. The __________ is the electronic pathway between components in the computer. A) B) C) D) CPU bus RAM register 8. A modern desktop computer will likely use __________ chips to store RAM. A) SO-DIMM B) SIMM C) DIPP D) DIMM 9. The __________ controls how often the computer executes a task. A) CPU B) bus C) clock D) RAM 10. The __________ bus is used to plug in Macintosh keyboards and mouse. A) USB B) Firewire C) SCSI D) ISA 1.The Intel __________ is primarily designed for servers. A) Pentium III B) Itanium C) Celeron D) Centrino 2. This company historically made chips for Macintosh computers. A) Intel B ) AMD C) Freescale D) Seagate 3. The newest mainframe for Macintosh computers is the 64-bit __________. A) G5 B) Pentium IV C) Athlon FX 64 D) PowerPC 4. Which of the following specification has little effect on the speed of a processor? A) cache B) system bus speed C) clock speed D) socket type 5. Multiple processor systems that are required to have an even number of processors are said to be __________ multiple processors.A) symmetric B) even C) equilibrise D) distributed 6. The UART chip controls the __________ port on the computer. A) parallel B) serial C) USB D) Ethernet 7. To add an native card to a computer, it must have an open __________. A) expansion time slot B) bay C) bus D) USB port 8. The __________ interface transmits one bit at a time. A) parallel B) SCSI C) serial D) FireWire 9. Most likely the color of the port your monitor is attached to is __________. A) green B) purple C) red D) muddy 10. The SCSI bus connects devices using a __________ cable interface. A) p lug-n-play B) daisy chain C) un-terminated D) ingrained