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CIS 105 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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Term 1 of 63
Is there only one type of RAM?
Desktop Computers are more reliable. Because of the vibration that a laptop
experiences and the added exposure to dust, water, and temperature fluctuations that
portability brings, laptops often have a shorter lifespan than desktop computers.
An extension of SMS, which lets you send messages that include text, sound, images,
and video clips to other phones or e-mail addresses. Messages actually arrive as a series
of messages.
No, in most currents systems, the type of RAM used is double data rate 3 (DDR3)
memory modules, available in several different speeds. (1066 MHz, 1333 MHz, 1600
MHz). The higher the speed, the better the performance.
-Monitor (sometimes referred to as a display screen), which displays text, graphics, and
video as soft copies (copies you see only on the screen).
-Printer,speakers, and earbuds.
Term 2 of 63
Cold Boot?
Running diagnostic tests on the computer hardware.
Powering on your computer from a completely turned off state, such as when you start
your computer in the morning.
Switching between different operating systems on the same computer.
Restarting the computer without turning it off.
,Term 3 of 63
Synchronizing (syncing)?
Transferring data from your computer to your cell phone wirelessly.
Deleting all data from your cell phone and computer.
Process of updating your data so to-do lists, schedules, and other files on your cell
phone and computer are the same.
Creating new data on your cell phone and computer.
Term 4 of 63
What "access time" is typical for a hard drive?
Approximately 12 to 23 milliseconds.
Approximately 12 to 3 milliseconds.
Approximately 6 to 13 milliseconds.
Approximately 12 to 13 milliseconds.
Term 5 of 63
Multimedia Message Service (MMS)?
An alternative use of a cell phone to communicate. A fully digital phone service. Form of
voice-based internet communications that turns a standard internet connection into a
means to place phone calls, including long distance.
-Monitor (sometimes referred to as a display screen), which displays text, graphics, and
video as soft copies (copies you see only on the screen).
-Printer,speakers, and earbuds.
An extension of SMS, which lets you send messages that include text, sound, images,
and video clips to other phones or e-mail addresses. Messages actually arrive as a series
of messages.
No, in most currents systems, the type of RAM used is double data rate 3 (DDR3)
memory modules, available in several different speeds. (1066 MHz, 1333 MHz, 1600
MHz). The higher the speed, the better the performance.
,Term 6 of 63
Port?
Lets you send processed data out of your computer in the form of text, pictures
(graphics), sounds (audio), or video.
Powering on your computer from a completely turned off state, such as when you start
your computer in the morning.
Place through which a peripheral device attaches to the computer so that data can be
exchanged between it and the operating system.
Time it takes a storage device to locate its stored data and make it available for
processing, is faster than optical drives.
Term 7 of 63
CPU Control Unit?
Regulates the internet connection speed.
Coordinates activities of all the other computer components.
Manages the computer's power supply.
Controls the computer's display resolution.
Term 8 of 63
Data Plan?
Restarting the computer system while it is powering on.
Coordinates activities of all the other computer components.
Technology that uses radio waves to transmit data signals over distances up to
approximately 300 feet.
Cell phone carrier internet connectivity plan.
, Term 9 of 63
How is screen resolution measured?
As A Percentage Of The Browser Window.
In Pixels.
High-speed Port.
Analog-to-digital Converter Chip.
Term 10 of 63
RAM?
Is displayed on a touch screen when text input is required. These keyboards show basic
keyboard configurations and use special keys to switch to numeric, punctuation, and
other special keys.
Random Access Memory, place in a computer where the programs and data the
computer is currently using are stored. Much faster to read from and write to than the
hard drive and other forms of storage.
Read Only Memory, form of memory in the motherboard. Holds all the instructions the
computer needs to start up when it's powered on.
A network interface card, which enables your computer to connect with other computers
or to a cable modem to facilitate a high-speed internet connection, often integrated into
the motherboard.
Term 11 of 63
What is the most common way to connect devices to a computer?
No, in most currents systems, the type of ram used is double data rate 3 (ddr3) memory
modules, available in several different speeds. (1066 mhz, 1333 mhz, 1600 mhz). the
higher the speed, the better the performance.
High-speed port.
Binary Digit, Or Bit for short.
A Universal Serial Bus (USB) port.
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