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IFT EXAM – WITH 978 QUESTIONS AND 100%VERIFIED ANSWERS 2024-2025
Moore's Law - ANSWER A prediction that states that he number of
transistors on a CPU chip will double every two years.
The number of transistors in a CPY chip ____________________. -
ANSWER helps determine how fast it can process data
The capacity of memory chips such as DRAM increases about ____%
every year. - ANSWER 60
Hard dirves have been growing in storage capacity by _____% each
year. - ANSWER 50
Katy uses the computer primarily for Internet access, uses some
software applications locally like Microsoft Office, and uses video and
software but does not create them. Katy is a _________. - ANSWER
Causal User
Tyler needs fast, powerful processing, fast storage and lots of it, and
creates videos and software programs. Tyler is a ____________. -
ANSWER Power User
Emerald neess a lightweight computer & a long battery life, and is happy
to sacrifice some capabilities for less weight. Emerald is a
_______________. - ANSWER Mobile User
Deskstio systems are _______ than laptops. - ANSWER more reliable
Laptops have a ________ lifespan than desktop computers. - ANSWER
shorter
How long you should keep your computer dependes on - ANSWER how
easy it is to upgrade your system
,Laptops are often equipped with an ___________ slot. - ANSWER
ExpressCard
ExpressCard - ANSWER Can add a solid-state drive (SSD), new kinds
of ports, and other capabilities to a system.
System Evaluation - ANSWER The process of looking at a computer's
subsystems.
The ________ is located on the systems motherboard and is reponsible
for processing instructions, performing calculations, and managing the
flow of information through your computer. - ANSWER CPU
The CPU is conposed of two units; ____________ - ANSWER control
unit & arithmetic logic unit (ALU)
The _____________ coordinated the activities of all the other computer
components. - ANSWER control unit
The __________ is responsible for performingh all the arithmetic
calculations. - ANSWER ALU
The 4 steps a CPU goes through to perform a program instruction are -
ANSWER fetches the required piece of data or instruction from RAM,
decodes the instruction into something the computer can understand,
executes the instruction, amd stores the result to RAM before fetching
the next instructio
The process in which a CPU goes through to perform a program
instruction is called a - ANSWER machine cycle
Clock Speed - ANSWER The steading and constant pace at which a
computer goes through the machine cylces, measured in hertz(Hz)
Overclocking - ANSWER Running the CPU at a speed faster than the
manufacturer recommends
,__________ produces more heat, meaning a shorter lifetime for the
CPU, and usually voids any warranty. - ANSWER Overclocking
A ______ is a complete processing section from the CPU, embedded
into one physical chip. - ANSWER core
A technology that permits quicker processing of information by enabling
a new set of instructions to start executing before the previous set has
finished is called - ANSWER hyperthreading
Cache Memory - ANSWER Small blocks of memory, located directly on
and next to the CPU chip, that act as holding places for recently or
frequently used instructions or data that he CPU accesses the most.
_________ cache is a block of memory built on the CPU chip inself for
storage of data or commands that have just been used. Gets the data to
the CPU blindingly fast. - ANSWER Level 1
__________ cache is loacted on teh CPU chip but is slightly farther
away and so takes somewhat longer to access. - ANSWER Level 2
____________ cache is slower for the CPU to reach but is larger in size.
- ANSWER Level 3
______________ are measurments used to compare performance
between processors. - ANSWER CPU benchmarks
Your _______ is the percentage of time your CPU is working. -
ANSWER CPU usage
You can access the CPU usage in the ________ on Windows systems. -
ANSWER Task Manager
Your CPU affects only the ___________ portion of the system
performance. - ANSWER processing
RAM is an example of __________ storage. - ANSWER volatile
(temporary)
, RAM appears in the system on ____________ - ANSWER memory
modules
Mempry Modules - ANSWER Small circuit boards that hold a series of
RAM chips and fit into special slots on the motherboard
The amount of RAM that's installed in the computer is called - ANSWER
Physical Memory
Windows usues a memory-management technique known as
__________ that monitors the applications you use the most and
preloads them into your system memory. - ANSWER SuperFetch
At a minimum, your system needs enough RAM to - ANSWER run the
OS
A hard drive is composed of several coated, rounf, thin plates of metal
stacked on a spindle. Each plate is called a - ANSWER platter
Access Time - ANSWER the time it take a storage device to locate its
stored data ad make it available for processing.
The hard drive's access time - ANSWER is faster than optical drives
A __________ uses electronic memory and has no mechanical motors
or moving parts. - ANSWER solid-state drive (SSD)
SSDs are ________ than mechanical hard drives and optical drives. -
ANSWER faster
A concentric circle that serves as a storage area on a hard drive platter.
- ANSWER track
A section of a hard drive platter, wedge-shaped from the center of the
platter to the edge. - ANSWER sector
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