What is the name of the single circuit board that provides the path through which the

processor communicates with memory components and peripheral devices?

a. Motherboard b‘ Master board c. Circuit master d. Bus master

,Whak small computeis control the operation of peripheral devices?

a. MicroprocesSors b. Microcompugrs c. Device controller d. Bus masters

Which of the following is NOT a function of the conlml unit?

a. To read and interpret program instructions. ‘

I). To monitor network connections

’ c. To direct the operation of internal procsspr componen‘s

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d. To control the {low of programs and data in and out of RAM

The processofs High-speed. working storage areas thak store only-a few bytes are called? '

a. Decoders b. Registers c. Units d. Médules

The program register cbntains the:

5. Instruction being execuled.

b. Locafion in RAM of the next instruction to_be executed

c Results Of the arithmetic and logic unil.

d. Instruction (hat 15 being decoded.

'Which type of PROM' Is found on all new PCs, IIO dzvices, and storage devices and is easily‘

altergd by the user? .

a‘ RIMM b. SIMM c. DIMM d. Flash

How is an instruction cycle measured?

a‘ Instruction time or Hime only b. Calculation time or C-time only

c‘ Execution time or E-time only d. The total of l-time and E-time

CISC means: '

a Completely integrated serial computer. I). Coded instruction set computer.

c. Communimeradive sequential computer. d. Complex instruction set computer.

The ability of processors to execute another instruction before the current lnshuction ls

completed, is called:

a.l’arallel processing b. Multiprocessing c. Pipelining d. Streamlining

The new USB 2.0 standaia is times fascer that the original USB shndlrd.

a. 2 b. 10 c. 40

d. 100

Which bus is also called FireWite?

a. PCI local bus ‘b. Universal Serial Bus (USB) c. 1394 Bus’ d. SCSI

What port transmits data via infrared light waves?

a. eA‘ b‘ USB 2.0 . c. 1394 d. Parallel

What percent of PCs. uses ah Intel processor?

a. 50 b‘ 75 c. 90 ‘d. 99

Which hardware components of computer are Ian-ally found inside of the systems unit?

a‘ Processor, main memory and mqnitor b. Processor, main memory and secondary memgry

c. First, second, and third memory d. The keyboard( the disks, and the memory.