Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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The
system clock is responsible for:
a. | Keeping the operating system clock synchronized with the atomic
time clock. It ensures that your computer maintains the right time and time
zone. | b. | It uses a quartz crystal that gives off pulses that allow the
processes in the computer to run in synchronization. | c. | It keeps rhythm
with audio components in the computer, much like an electronic metronome. | d. | It is resonsible
for most of the processing that takes place in the computer. It communicates with RAM,
hardware, and other components on the motherboard. | | |
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2.
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This
bus is newer and runs at much faster speeds than its predecessors. You will find from two to four of
these expansion slots on modern motherboards.
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This
component is interrelated to all other components on the system board. Without it no processing would
occur, hard drives wouldn't spin, lights wouldn't flash, and speakers wouldn't
beep.
a. | P1 and
P9 | b. | Central
Processing Unit | c. | Power Supply | d. | RAM | | |
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4.
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This
software allows the user to interact directly with the computer to do things such as copy or save
files, delete files, name or rename files.
a. | Operating system | b. | BIOS | c. | Application software | d. | All three types
of software work together through the operating system | | |
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Frodo's network card stops working in his PC. He has another brand of network card in
another PC that is working fine. He decides to use that network card in his other PC so he can get
back to work. The first PC is Windows NT.
He opens up the PC and installs the card into an open PCI slot. he
ensures that the card is properly seated and screwed into place. He attaches an RJ 45 network cable
to the back of the card. However when he turns on the computer and attempts to connect to his
network, he can't connect. He looks at the back of the computer and notes that the lights are not
blinking. What is most likely the problem? a. | The network card is malfunctioning. | b. | The network
cable does not work. | c. | He has not installed the proper network card driver in his
PC. | d. | The PCI slot is
malfunctioning. | | |
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RAM
is made up of a series of ____________ that tell programs where data and instructions are stored in
memory.
a. | traces | b. | data | c. | addresses | d. | modems | | |
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Completion
Complete each sentence or
statement.
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7.
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The
gold lines on a motherboard are called _____.
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8.
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A
small __________ enables the CMOS chip to hold its data after the computer is turned
off.
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