Chapter 2 Test

Name:

Please write the letter of the correct answer in ALL CAPS in the blank provided.

  1. Each 0 or 1 in a binary string of numbers is referred to as a ______.
  2. bit
  3. byte
  4. pixel
  5. unit
  1. A string of eight 0s or 1s is called a ______.
  2. bit
  3. byte
  4. pixel
  5. unit
  1. Each character in the ASCII standard is encoded as ______of binary data.
  2. 1 byte
  3. 2 bits
  4. 8 bytes
  5. 256 bits
  1. The invention of the ______in 1971, was a major technology advancement that made possible the development of the personal computer.
  2. CPU
  3. hard Drive
  4. microprocessor
  5. monitor
  1. MS-DOS is the name of ______.
  2. a computer operating system
  3. a desktop publishing system
  4. a large mainframe computer
  5. the first personal computer
  1. ______is a general term used to describe the physical computers, electronic components, and digital devices used to perform a function or set of functions.
  2. application
  3. data
  4. hardware
  5. processor
  1. ______is a term that refers toa computer program or set of programs designed to perform a specific task or sequence of instructions.
  2. hardware
  3. operating system
  4. RAM
  5. software
  1. The ______serves as the brain of the computer
  2. CPU
  3. hard disk drive
  4. operating system
  5. RAM
  1. A certain computer is advertised as having a 2.7 GHz processor, referring to the ______.
  2. the amount of RAM
  3. the speed of the RAM
  4. the number of transistors per square inch on the CPU
  5. the number of instructions that can be processed per second by the CPU
  1. For more than 40 years, Moore’s law has successfully predicted which of the following?
  2. the doubling of computer processing speed every four years
  3. the doubling of pixels on a computer monitor every ten years
  4. the doubling of transistors on an integrated circuit every two years
  5. the doubling of hard drive capacity every two years
  1. Which of the following statements is not true of volatile memory?
  2. it is used only as a method of temporary storage
  3. the more you have, the slower your computer will perform tasks
  4. it is a type of memory used in the design of RAM chips
  5. all of the above
  1. A hard disk drive relies on ______for data storage.
  2. solid-state platters
  3. RAM
  4. non-volatile memory
  5. volatile memory
  1. The mouse was originally designed to interact with text-based hyperlinks in which type of human interface?
  2. CLI
  3. TUI
  4. GUI
  5. All of the above
  1. The first GUI was developed by ______in the early 1970s.
  2. Apple
  3. IBM
  4. Microsoft
  5. Xerox
  1. Which of the following refers to the frequency in gigahertz (GHz) of a computer’s central processing unit (CPU) and indicates the rate at which a processor can execute instructions?
  2. Bandwidth
  3. Clock speed
  4. Moore’s Law
  5. Spindle speed
  1. A terabyte is roughly ______bytes.
  2. one thousand
  3. one million
  4. one billion
  5. one trillion
  1. A kilobyte is roughly ______bytes.
  2. one thousand
  3. one million
  4. one billion
  5. one trillion
  1. The IEEE 1394 serial interface standard is better known to consumers as ______.
  2. Firewire
  3. Thunderbolt
  4. USB
  5. USB 2
  1. A(n) ______is a computer network restricted to a limited area, purpose, and scope.
  2. CLI
  3. GUI
  4. HID
  5. LAN
  1. Which of the following is not an example of an optical storage format?
  2. Blu-Ray
  3. Compact Disc
  4. DVD
  5. Flash Memory

Bonus: Add the following and put your answer in base 10. 0011 + 0011 =