Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password

Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.

ab-ch1-stack3 Test

Enter the letter for the matching Answer
incorrect
1.
port
incorrect
2.
main board
incorrect
3.
memory
incorrect
4.
monitor
incorrect
5.
megahertz (MHz)
incorrect
6.
mouse
incorrect
7.
power supply
incorrect
8.
magnetic hard drive
incorrect
9.
microprocessor
A.
See central processing unit (CPU).
B.
One million Hz, or one million cycles per second. See hertz (Hz).
C.
(1) As applied to services running on a computer, a number assigned to a process on a computer so that the process can be found by TCP/IP. Also called a port address or port number.
D.
Physical microchips that can hold data and programming, located on the motherboard or expansion cards.
E.
A pointing and input device that allows the user to move a cursor around a screen and select items with the click of a button.
F.
A box inside the computer case that supplies power to the motherboard and other installed devices. Power supplies provide 3.3, 5, and 12 volts DC. Also called a power supply unit (PSU).
G.
One of two technologies used by hard drives where data is stored as magnetic spots on disks that rotate at a high speed. The other technology is solid state drive (SSD).
H.
See motherboard.
I.
The most commonly used output device for displaying text and graphics on a computer.
Type the Question that corresponds to the displayed Answer.
incorrect
10.
A peripheral output device that produces printed output to paper. Different types include dot matrix, ink–jet, and laser printers.
incorrect
11.
An older IDE cabling method that uses a 40–pin flat or round data cable or an 80–conductor cable and a 40–pin IDE connector. See also serial ATA.
incorrect
12.
Devices that communicate with the CPU but are not located directly on the motherboard, such as the monitor, floppy drive, printer, and mouse
incorrect
13.
nonvolatile – Refers to a kind of RAM that is stable and can hold data as long as electricity is powering the memory.
incorrect
14.
A set of step–by–step instructions to a computer. Some are burned directly into chips, while others are stored as program files. Programs are written in languages such as Visual Basic and C++.
incorrect
15.
The main board in the computer, Also called the system board. The CPU, ROM chips, DIMMs, RIMMs, and interface cards are plugged into the motherboard
incorrect
16.
A set of rules and standards that two entities use for communication.
incorrect
17.
See central processing unit (CPU).
incorrect
18.
Temporary storage on the motherboard used by the CPU to process data and instructions. Memory is considered primary storage.
incorrect
19.
A female 25–pin port on a computer that can transmit data in parallel, 8 bits at a time, and is usually used with a printer. The names for parallel ports are LPT1 and LPT2.

edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how
Created by: antbartley18
Popular Computers sets