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Quiz 1-1

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

By combining ones and zeros, computers can:
a.
Create an infinite number of numbers
b.
Create only numbers from 0 to 10
c.
Create only numbers 0 and 1
d.
None of the above
 

 2. 

CJ installed a new sound card into his computer. He turns it on, pops in a CD, and sits back. Nothing. The computer seems to be starting just fine. He can run all of his programs, but no sound comes out! What might be going on with this new device?

You are troubleshooting his problem, what is the first required component in computing that you might suspect?
a.
A method for the CPU to communicate with the device is missing.
b.
Software that instructs and controls the device.
c.
Electricity to power the device.
d.
Not enough information is given to troubleshoot this problem.
 

 3. 

Which of the following would NOT be considered an output device?
a.
Monitor
b.
Printer
c.
Bar Code Reader
d.
Plotter
 

 4. 

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D is referring to:
a.
Expansion cards
b.
Power supply
c.
Power cables
d.
Mother board
 

 5. 

Hard disks, floppy disks, CD ROM would be used to describe:
a.
Secondary storage
b.
Primary storage
c.
Tertiary storage
 

 6. 

Binary digits being transferred through the CPU to and from RAM would be considered:
a.
Input
b.
Output
c.
Processing
d.
Storage
 

 7. 

This component is responsible for almost all of the processing done by the computer.
a.
Processor
b.
CPU
c.
Microprocessor
d.
All of the above
 



 
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