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The number of bits the video card uses to
represent each pixel on the monitor is called
Bit Depth
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__________ predicts that the number of
transistors inside a CPU will double every 18 months
Moore's Law
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When your operating system is using virtual
memory, it builds a file called the __________ on the hard drive
Page File
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The video subsystem consists of the video card
and the __________.
Monitor
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To determine whether your system has the right
hardware components to do what you want it to do, you should perform a(n)
__________.
System Evaluation
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Most notebooks have a fast transfer port like
USB 2.0 or __________.
eSATA
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The audio subsystem consists of the speakers and
__________.
Sound Card
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__________ determines how quickly the CPU can
work.
Clock Speed
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__________ memory is a form of random access
memory that is more accessible to the CPU than regular RAM.
Cache
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When your computer's performance suddenly seems
to drop off, the Windows program called ___________ gives you easy access to
performance information.
Task Manager
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The primary circuit board of a computer system
is the __________.
Motherboard
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The __________ can be considered the highway on
which data travels between the CPU and RAM.
Front Side Bus (FSB)
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Modern processors are defined by the combination
of processor speed, front side bus speed, and the amount of __________.
Cache Memory
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In a Windows PC, the __________ window
identifies which CPU you have in your system, as well as its speed.
System Properties
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Front side bus (FSB) speed is measured in
__________.
Megahertz (MHz)
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__________ provides quick
processing of information by enabling a new set of instructions to start before
the previous set has been finished.
Hyperthreading
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Windows 7 includes __________, which enables you
to migrate files and settings from a Windows Vista system to a Windows 7 system
via a network connection.
Windows Easy Transfer
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__________ are the small circuit boards that
hold a series of RAM chips
Memory Modules
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__________ is the type of RAM memory used most
often in today's computers.
Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2)
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On a Windows system, you can determine how much
RAM you have by looking in the __________ window.
System Properties
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The __________ table in the Performance tab of
Windows Task Manager shows both the total amount of physical memory you have
installed and the available physical memory you have.
Physical Memory
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The memory your operating
system uses is referred to as __________ memory.
Kernel
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RAM is an example of
__________ storage because when the power is off, RAM is cleared out.
Volatile
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The minimum RAM requirement for running all the
new features in Windows 7 is __________.
1 GB
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A CD-RW device that specifies speeds of 52X32X52X can
rewrite data at a speed of __________.
32X
-
A dual-layer Blu-ray disc has a storage capacity of up to
__________.
50 GB
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If you want to be able to use a form of optical
media (such as a CD or DVD) that you can
write to as many times as you like, your media should be in __________ format.
Read/ Writable Format
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__________ discs have the
greatest storage capacity of all types of optical discs.
Blu-Ray
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__________ optical discs can
hold four hours of high-definition
video with both audio and video quality that is superior to those of a DVD or
CD.
Blu-Ray
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Blu-ray players are __________ and can play both
DVDs and CDs.
Backward Compatable
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The RAM included with a graphics card is called
__________ memory.
Video
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A(n) __________ handles the same type of
processes as a CPU but is specialized for 3-D and image and graphic processing.
Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
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Because displaying graphics demands a lot of the
CPU, video cards also come with their own __________.
Graphics Processing Unit
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The time it takes a storage device to locate stored
data and make it available for processing is called __________ time.
Latency
-
__________ hard drives use
much thinner cables and can transfer data more quickly than IDE drives.
Serial ATA
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__________ drives have much
faster access times than flash drives, around 0.1 ms.
Solid State
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Computer systems with insufficient amounts of
temporary memory, or __________, often crash.
RAM
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When you evaluate your video cards and monitor,
you are evaluating your __________ subsystem
Video
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__________ sound is good at convincing the human
ear that sound is omnidirectional.
3D
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The current surround-sound
standard is from __________.
Dolby
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When referring to hard drives, the period of
time that it takes for the correct sector to spin to the read/write head is
called __________.
Latency
-
A stoppage of the hard drive that often results
in data loss is called a(n) __________.
Head Crash
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The __________ move over the spinning platters
to retrieve data from the hard disk.
Read/ Write Heads
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