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A multicore processor is necessary for a computer to manipulate 3-D graphics.

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B) False

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A _________ is a wireless,portable personal computer with a touch-screen interface.

A) netbook
B) smartphone
C) laptop
D) tablet

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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If a chip can be erased and reprogrammed more than once,it is a ROM memory chip.

An integrated circuit embodies what is called ________ technology.

Electricity is either on or off,which allows computers to use electricity and the two-state __________ system to represent data and programs.

Multicore processors are used in microcomputers with more than one motherboard.

__________ devices are small,nonvolatile secondary storage media with no moving parts.They are portable and often used with digital cameras,handheld computers,laptops,and the like.

The _________ consists of groups of interconnected chips on the motherboard that are designed to work together to control the flow of information between the microprocessor and other system components connected to the motherboard.It determines what types of processors will work on the same motherboard and establishes the types of multimedia,storage,network,and other hardware the motherboard supports.

A byte is made up of ________ bits.

The computer's power supply converts AC to DC for the computer to operate.

Describe "machine language"-what does it do?

A microprocessor contains the miniaturized circuitry of a computer processor.

All data and instructions that go into a computer,are processed by it,and come out of it are represented as binary numbers signaling only two states: on and off.

In computer systems,"expansion" and "upgrading" mean the same thing.

In a computer,what is "expansion"?

Cloud storage is primary storage.

Which one of these is the most commonly used hardware interface for attaching peripherals to a microcomputer?

Machine language is made up of 1s and 0s and is specific to each brand of computer.

Printers are connected to the system unit via _________ ports.

Which of these is a processor commonly used in personal computers?