- The heart and brain of the computer, which receives data input, processes information and executes instructions is the _____.
Your answer:
Monitor
Operating System
GUI
CPU
- The _____ is the user interface, such as the Windows interface, that uses graphics or icons on the screen for running programs and entering information.
Your answer:
keyboard
monitor
operating system
GUI
- The easiest way to determine the function of a particular expansion card is to _____.
Your answer:
look at the connection that fits to the systemboard
look at the end of the card that fits to the back of the case
trace the cables that connect the card internally
look at the slot
- The one chip on the systemboard that holds the configuration or setup information is the _____.
Your answer:
CPU
CMOS
RAM
CACHE
- The most important board inside the computer is the system board, also known as the _____.
Your answer:
circuit board
expansion board
motherboard
daughterboard
- Input/output devices outside the computer are called _____ devices.
Your answer:
firmware
projection
peripheral
expensive
- The system of pathways on a systemboard and the protocols and methods used for transmission together are called the ____.
Your answer:
CMOS
OS
BUS
CPU
- One possible indication that the battery is losing its charge would be ________________ .
Your answer:
the battery icon shows up in a dialogue box
the loss of correct time and date when the PC is turned off
the opening chime is off key
the monitor flashes on and off five times quickly
- When POST is complete, the next step is to load the _____.
Your answer:
RAM
CMOS
BIOS
OS
- Which of the following programs is used to partition a PC hard drive?
Your answer:
FDISK
DELTREE
ScanDisk
DEFRAG