On the motherboard, the connection points for chips are referred to as ---------SOCKETS

These specialty processors are designed to improve specific computing operations such as displaying 3-D images and encrypting data -------- COPROCESSORS

A type of specialty processor devoted exclusively to protecting your privacy. ------ Cryptoprocessor

This type of computer is a thin slab that is almost all monitor with the system unit located behind the monitor.-------- Tablet

Integrated circuits must be mounted on _______, which are then plugged into the motherboard. -----CHIP CARRIERS

For multicore processors to be used effectively, computers must understand how to divide tasks into parts that can be distributed across each core—an operation called _______. ------ PARALLEL PROCESSING

With this type of memory, large programs are divided into parts and the parts are stored on a secondary device, usually a hard disk ------- VIRTUAL

When you reboot your system, the computer follows startup instructions stored in this type of memory. ------- FLASH

These types of ports typically provide connections to specialized devices such as camcorders and storage devices. ------- FIREWIRE

Frequently-accessed information is held in _______. ------ CACHE MEMORY

Laptops and tablets use _____ that are typically located outside the system unit.---- AC ADAPTERS

Which of the following allows a computer to run two or more operations simultaneously? ------ MULTICORE CHIP

The system board is also known as the _______. ------- MOTHERBOARD

Which of the following offers a combination of the features of RAM and ROM? ------ FLASH MEMORY

 

Pathways that support communication among the various electronic components on the system board are called _______. ------ BUS LINE

Which of the following ports provide high-speed connections for external hard disk drives, optical disks, and other large secondary storage devices? ------- eSATA

Tiny circuit-boards etched onto squares of sand-like material, called silicon, are called _______. ----CHIPS

 

Which of the following is not a character encoding standard? ----- CISC

 

In most personal computer systems, the CPU is contained on a single chip called the _______. --- MICROPROCESSOR

A 32-bit-word computer can access _______. ----- 4 BYTES AT A TIME

OMR, OCR, and MICR are all types of ______. -----CHARACTER AND MARK RECOGNITION DEVICES

Specialized devices with a large display connected to a computer projector and are widely used in classrooms and corporate boardrooms. ---- DIGITAL OR INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARDS

_______-input devices convert sounds into a form that can be processed by the system unit. ---- AUDIO

Two categories of laser printers are _______. ------- PERSONAL AND SHARED

Which of the following is not a type of scanning device? ------ STYLUS

The proportional relationship between a display's width and height. ------ ASPECT RATIO

The study of human factors related to things people use. ------- ERGONOMICS

Bar code readers use _______ embedded in them to read bar codes. ----- PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS

 

_______ is any data or instructions that are used by a computer. ----- INPUT

Type of keyboard that uses a touch screen as the input device. ------ VIRTUAL

The arrangement of keys on a keyboard, QWERTY reflects the keyboard layout by _______. ---- TAKING THE LETTERS OF FIRST SIX ALPHABETIC CHARACTERS FOUND ON THE TOP ROW OF KEYS

The distance between each pixel. ----- DOT PITCH

This indicates the monitor's ability to display colors by comparing the light intensity of the brightest white to the darkest black. ----- CONTRAST RATIO

This type of mouse emits and senses light to detect mouse movement. ------- OPTICAL

 

Keyboards that are widely used on various smartphones and other small portable devices, and which are designed primarily for communicating via texting and connecting to the Web. ------- THUMB

What kind of specialized monitor is especially useful for graphic artists, designers, and publishers? ---- HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION

This reading device is used in banks to read the numbers on the bottom of checks and deposit slips. ----- MICR

The most widely used audio-output devices. ----- SPEAKERS AND HGEADSETS

Which of the following allows the transmission of telephone calls over computer networks? ----- VOICE OVER IP

The most widely used audio-input device is the _______. ----- MICROPHONE

This type of network strategy uses central servers to coordinate and supply services to other nodes on the network. ----- CLIENT/SERVER

In a communication system, which among the following originate and accept messages in the form of data, information, and/or instructions? ------ SENDING AND RECEIVING

This type of network topology does not use a specific physical layout. -------- MESH

One of the most dramatic changes in connectivity and communications in the past few years has been _______. ------ WIDESPREAD USE OF MOBILE DEVICES WITH WIRELESS INTERNET CONNECTIVITY

All communications between a company's internal networks and the outside world pass through this server. -------- PROXY

All communications between a company's internal networks and the outside world pass through this server. ------- CONNECTION DEVICES

In a computer network, this node that requests and uses resources available from other nodes. ---- CLIENT

Cellular services use _______ to provide wireless connectivity to the Internet. ------

3G AND 4G  CELLULAR NETWEORK

Microwave communication uses high-frequency _______. ------- RADIO WAVES

Using this type of communications channel, several users can simultaneously use a single connection for high-speed data transfer. ------ BROADBAND

Organizations use the following to allow suppliers and others limited access to their networks. ------ EXTRANETS

This device enables connectivity between two LANS or a LAN and a larger network. ------ NETWORK GATEWAY

LTE stands for _______. LONG TERM EVOLUTION

_______ is the process of breaking down information sent or transmitted across the Internet into small parts. ----- PACKETIZATION

Which among the following is considered a line-of-sight communication medium? ----- MICROWAVE

Which physical connection is the fastest? ------- FIBER OPTIC CABLE

The _______ is the central node that coordinates the flow of data by sending messages directly between the sender and receiver nodes. ------- SWITCH

A wireless access point that provides Internet access in a public place such as a coffee shop, library, bookstore, or university. ------- HOTSPOT

The essential features of this include identifying, sending, and receiving devices and breaking information into small parts for transmission across the Internet. ------- TCP/IP

The GPS device in an automobile uses which communication channel? ----- SATELLITE