Here are some sample quiz questions:
1. A megabyte = ______bytes.
2. The storage medium with the slowest access time is ______.
3. The reason the storage medium referred to in question 2 has the slowest access time is
because ______.
4. Disk cache is a portion of ______set aside to speed up processing.
5. A portion of the operating system, called the ______, must remain in memory while the computer is running.
6. ______is the process of starting or restarting the computer.
7. A ______computer continues to operate when one of its components fails.
8. A ______operating system enables two or more users to run programs simultaneously.
9. A ______is a utility that reorganizes the files and unused space on a computer’s hard disk so the operating system accesses data more quickly and programs run faster.
10. An ______operating system resides on a ROM chip.
The 2 main components of the CPU are:
11. ______
12. ______
13. ______helps speed the processes of the computer because it stores frequently used instructions and data.
14. The ______is the main circuit board in the system unit.
15. The ______interprets and carries out the basic instructions that operate a computer.
16. There are 4 basic operations that the CPU repeats over and over again while the computer is running. The name given to these 4 basic operations is the ______cycle.
17. 8 bits grouped together form a ______.
18. Memory chips that don’t lose their contents when power is removed from the computer are called ______chips.
19. Some devices, such as the mouse, keyboard, and monitor, are connected to the back of the system unit though a point of attachment called a ______.
20. Data is transferred internally throughout the computer via an electrical channel called a ______.
21. A ______is an opening, or socket, where a circuit board can be inserted into the motherboard.
22. The smallest unit of data a computer can handle is called a ______.