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COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT If your instructor turns on his computer and then starts a web browser, what contents are in RAM?

A) the web browser instructions and certain operating system instructions
B) certain operating system instructions and instructions downloaded from the Internet that tell the operating system how to download data from the Internet
C) the operating system
D) the web browser instructions and certain instructions from other applications that your instructor might start at a later time

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

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With ____________________, you can insert and remove a device while the computer is running.

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Computers with a smaller word size can process more data in the same amount of time than computers with a larger word size.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What is the best analog for a 32-bit bus?

The larger the number of bits handled by the bus, the slower the computer transfers data.

Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition.

Which of the following is a type of nonvolatile memory that can be erased electronically and rewritten?

Buses transfer bits from input devices to memory, from memory to the processor, from the processor to memory, and from memory to output or storage devices.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT When a user runs an application, what transfers from a storage device to memory?

Which of the following is contained on an integrated circuit and can act as an electronic switch that opens or closes the circuit for electrical charges?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Your business is looking to rely on cloud computing services to make data available to its developers to incorporate in applications. What is the term for this?

In the machine cycle, executing is the process of carrying out commands.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT In your engineering class, you are required to calculate the approximate size of a series of chips. Which of the following is true?

Double Data Rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM) chips are even faster than SDRAM chips because which of the following is true?

What is the unit of measurement for the clock speed for the channel shown in the accompanying figure?

The access time (speed)of memory has no effect on how fast a computer processes data.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following rests below a laptop and protects the computer from overheating and also your lap from excessive heat?

Which of the following is a small piece of semiconducting material, usually silicon, on which integrated circuits are etched?

The electronic components and circuitry of the system unit, such as the processor and memory, usually are part of or are connected to a circuit board called the fatherboard.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Your business is looking to rely on cloud computing services to specify the applications, security settings, and computing resources available to employees on their computer desktops. What is the term for this?