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Saturday, August 17, 2019

Introduction to Computers by Peter Norton 6e

Seeing, Hearing, and Printing Data 1. This type of monitor is common on desktop computers. It looks much like a standard television. A) cathode-ray tube B) flat-panel C) monochrome D) projector 2. Monitors use various intensities of __________ colors to generate the rainbow. A) 16 B) 16 million C) three D) four 3. The __________ helps to align the electron guns. A) pixel B) shadow mask C) resolution D) refresh 4. LCD monitors often have a smaller __________ than CRT monitors. A) refresh rate B) viewing angle C) color depth 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 specification of a monitor describes the usable portion of the screen. A) refresh rate B) resolution C) dot-pitch D) viewable 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 light processing D) cathode ray tubes 9. The most complicated part of your computer’s 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 jet D) thermal 2. Which of the following 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 needs.A) all-in-one peripherals B) photocopiers C) ink-jet printers D) scanners 6. For a home user that has casual printin g needs, the __________ specification is the most important specification of a printer. A) speed B) cost of use C) resolution D) paper size 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 tiny __________ or switches. A) etches B) transistors C) charges D) electrons 2. Computers use the __________ number system to store data and perform calculations. A) decimal B) hexadecimal C) binary D) octal 3. There are __________ bits in one byte. A) 4 B) 8 C) 16 D) 32 4. The text code originally used in personal computers. A) EBCDIC B) Extended ASCII C) Unicode D) ASCII 5.The __________ performs simple math for the CPU. 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 connect 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 processor 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) balanced D) distributed 6. The UART chip controls the __________ port on the computer. A) parallel B) serial C) USB D) Ethernet 7. To add an internal card to a computer, it must have an open __________. A) expansion 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) blue 10. The SCSI bus connects devices using a __________ cable interface. A) plug-n-play B) daisy chain C) un-terminated D) internal

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