By: Farhan Chapter 1 Questions

1. A CPU is similar to our brains like the fact our brain controls our body
2. Hard drive, CPU, USB slot, Keyboard, Mouse, Motherboard
3. Analog only uses some voltage signals while digital uses all voltage
4.
a) Analog
b) Digital
c) Analog
d) Digital
e) Analog
f) Analog
g) Analog
h) Digital

5. There are 8 bits in one byte

6. D
7. The binary decimal system consists of the decimal numbers 1 and 0.
8. 0 = 0
1=1
2=2
3=3
4=4
5=5
6=6
7=7
8=8
9=9
A = 10
B = 11
C = 12
D = 13
E = 14
F = 15
9. Ram provides temporary storage
10. It gives voltage to the CMOS chip
11. The BIOS is something which is used for setting and storing the date and time and
information about the computer hardware. CMOS is a circuit chip which holds required data by
the BIOS setup program.
12. Checks if the computer is working properly
13. Bit = SIngle Binary Unit (1 OR 0)
14. Byte = Eight bits(11110000)
15. Word = the total amount of bytes a computer can process at one time
16. Lowercase B
17. Uppercase B
18. 4 Bytes
19. a). 1,000,000 b). 1,048,576 (2^20) bytes
20. Allows the expansion spot to connect directly to the motherboard.
21. It is used to boot up the computer
22. IC is used instead of integrated circuits
23. Because data is usually stored on magnetic computer disks and magnetic screwdrivers can
destroy it.
24. Anti static wrist strap stops any static charge buildup from reaching a person's body
25. Printer
26. BIOS= Basic Input/Output System
RAM= Random Access Memory
ROM= Read-Only Memory
ASCII= American Standard Code for Information Interchange
POST= Power-On Self-Test
ESD= Electrostatic Discharge
CMOS= Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
IC= Integrated Circuit