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Study Guide :Computer Vocabulary Terms: Hardware Terms



Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

1. 

Hardware
a.
a  physical piece of computer equipment, like disks, disk drives, monitors, keyboards, etc.
c.
any device that connects to a computer
b.
a paper printout of information
d.
a diskdrive that is located on a network server
 

2. 

Analog (phone) modem
a.
a sudden increase in electrical current
c.
a hard, metal, magnetic disk on which you can store computer data
b.
modulator-demodulator: a device that enables a computer to transmit data over telephone lines (up to 56 Kbps)
d.
any device that conects to a computer
 

3. 

Floppy Disk
a.
a magnetic disk that can store approximately 1.44 megabytes of date
c.
a hard, metal , magnetic disk on which you can store computer data
b.
a paper printout of information
d.
a hard plastic removable disk that can holde 650 megabytes of information
 

4. 

Compact Disk (CD)
a.
a magnetic disk that can store approximately 1.44 megabytes of data
c.
a hard, metal, magnetic disk on which you can store computer data
b.
a paper printout of information
d.
a hard plastic removable disk that can hold 650 megabytes of information
 

5. 

Hard Disk
a.
a magnetic disk that can store approximately 1.44 megabytes of data     
c.
a hard, metal, magnetic disk on which you can store computer data     
b.
a paper printout of information
d.
a hard plastic removable disk that can hold 650 megabytes of information
 

6. 

Hard Copy
a.
a magnetic disk that can store approximately 1.44 megabytes of data
c.
a hard, metal, magnetic disk on which you can store computer data     
b.
a paper printout of information     
d.
a hard plastic removable disk that can hold 650 megabytes of information
 

7. 

CPU
a.
a computer or device on the network that manages network resources
c.
modulator: demodulator: a device that enables a computer to transmit data over telephone lines (up to 56 Kbps)
b.
Central Processing Unit:  the "brain" of the computer
d.
a disk drive that is located on a network server
 

8. 

Server
a.
a computer or device on the network that manages network resources
c.
a disk drive that is located on your own computer station
b.
Central Processing Unit:  the "brain" of the computer
d.
a disk drive that is located on a network server
 

9. 

Network Drive
a.
a computer or device on the network that manages network resources
c.
a disk drive that is located on your own computer station
b.
Central Processing Unit:  the "brain" of the computer
d.
a disk drive that is located on a network server
 

10. 

Local Drive
a.
a computer or device on the network that manages network resources
c.
a disk drive that is located on your own computer station
b.
Central Processing Unit:  the "brain" of the computer
d.
a disk drive that is located on a network server
 

11. 

Power Surge- a sudden increase in
a.
electrical current
c.
computer capabilities
b.
drive space
d.
none of the above
 

12. 

Peripheral
a.
a physical piece of computer equipment like disks, disk drives, monitors, keyboards, etc.
c.
any device that connects to a computer
b.
a sudden increase in electrical current
d.
a computer or device on a network that manages network resources
 

13. 

Ergonomics
a.
study of events occurring immediately
c.
types of transmission in which a single wire can carry several channels at once
b.
concerned with designing machines that are safe and comfortable for humans
d.
science concerned with enabling a computer to manipulate and output sounds
 

14. 

DSL
a.
a dedicated phone connection supporting data rates of 1.544 megabits per second
c.
a fast method of sending data over a standard copper telephone line (up to 32 Mbps download speed and up to 1Mbps upload)
b.
a dedicated phone connection supporting data rates of about 43 megabits per second
d.
another way of sending data over standard telephone lines (64 or 128 Kbps)
 

15. 

ISDN
a.
a dedicated phone connection supporting data rates of 1.544 megabits per second     
c.
a fast method of sending data over a standard copper telephone line (up to 32 Mbps download speed and up to 1Mbps upload)     
b.
a dedicated phone connection supporting data rates of about 43 megabits per second
d.
another way of sending data over standard telephone lines (64 or 128 Kbps)
 

16. 

T1 line
a.
a dedicated phone connection supporting data rates of 1.544 megabits per second           
c.
a fast method of sending data over a standard copper telephone line (up to 32 Mbps download speed and up to 1Mbps upload)     
b.
a dedicated phone connection supporting data rates of about 43 megabits per second
d.
another way of sending data over standard telephone lines (64 or 128 Kbps)
 

17. 

T3 line
a.
a dedicated phone connection supporting data rates of 1.544 megabits per second           
c.
a fast method of sending data over a standard copper telephone line (up to 32 Mbps download speed and up to 1Mbps upload)     
b.
a dedicated phone connection supporting data rates of about 43 megabits per second
d.
another way of sending data over standard telephone lines (64 or 128 Kbps)
 

18. 

Real Time
a.
a type of data transmission in which a single wire can carry several channels at once (ie., cable tv)
c.
modem designed to operate over cable tv lines (up to 2 megabits per second speed)
b.
occuring immediately
d.
enables a computer to manipulate and output sounds
 

19. 

Sound Card
a.
a type of data transmission in which a single wire can carry several channels at once (ie., cable tv)
c.
modem designed to operate over cable tv lines (up to 2 megabits per second speed)
b.
occuring immediately
d.
enables a computer to manipulate and output sounds
 

20. 

Broadband
a.
a type of data transmission in which a single wire can carry several channels at once (ie., cable tv)
c.
modem designed to operate over cable tv lines (up to 2 megabits per second speed)
b.
occuring immediately
d.
enables a computer to manipulate and output sounds
 

21. 

Cable Modem
a.
a type of data transmission in which a single wire can carry several channels at once (ie., cable tv)
c.
modem designed to operate over cable tv lines (up to 2 megabits per second speed)
b.
occuring immediately
d.
enables a computer to manipulate and output sounds
 

22. 

Motherboard
a.
a place on the computer into which a peripheral can be plugged
c.
the main circuit board inside a computer
b.
a device that can read text or illustrations on paper, and translate the information into a form that the computer can use
d.
a display screen
 

23. 

Scanner
a.
a place on the computer into which a peripheral can be plugged
c.
the main circuit board inside a computer
b.
a device that can read text or illustrations on paper, and translate the information into a form that the computer can use
d.
a display screen
 

24. 

Port
a.
a place on the computer into which a peripheral can be plugged
c.
the main circuit board inside a computer     
b.
a device that can read text or illustrations on paper, and translate the information into a form that the computer can use     
d.
a display screen
 

25. 

Monitor
a.
a place on the computer into which a peripheral can be plugged
c.
the main circuit board inside a computer     
b.
a device that can read text or illustrations on paper, and translate the information into a form that the computer can use
d.
a display screen
 

26. 

Printer
a.
a device that can read text or illustrations on paper and translate the information into a form the computer can use
c.
a device that prints text or illustrations on paper
b.
computer memory on which data has been prerecorded.  It cannot be erased and can only be read.
d.
temporary memory that is erased when the power is cut
 

27. 

RAM
a.
a device that can read text or illustrations on paper and translate the information into a form the computer can use     
c.
a device that prints text or illustrations on paper     
b.
computer memory on which data has been prerecorded.  It cannot be erased and can only be read.     
d.
temporary memory that is erased when the power is cut
 

28. 

ROM
a.
temporary memory that is erased when the power is cut
c.
a power supply that has a battery to maintain power in the event of a power outage
b.
computer memory on which data has been prerecorded.  It cannot be erased and can only be read
d.
a device that protets a computer power supply and communications lines from electrical power surges
 

29. 

Mouse
a.
an input device that controls the movement of the cursor or pointer on a display screen
c.
a display screen
b.
a power supply that has a battery to maintain power in the event of a power outage
d.
a device that protects a computer power supply and communications lines from electrical power surges
 

30. 

Surge Protector
a.
an input device that controls the movement of the cursor or pointer on a display screen     
c.
a power supply that has a battery to maintain power in the event of a power outage
b.
a device that protects a computer power supply and communications lines from electrical power surges
d.
temporary memory that is erased when the power is cut
 

31. 

UPS
a.
an input device that controls the movement of the cursor or pointer on a display screen
c.
a power supply that has a battery to maintain power in the event of a power outage     
b.
a device that protects a computer power supply and communications lines from electrical power surges
d.
temporary memory that is erased when the power is cut
 



 
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