Download CS 8 – Assignment #1 (Chapter 1)

True or False
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1. Most personal computers use Unicode, although Extended ASCII code is becoming increasingly
popular.
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2. The prefix tera- means trillion.
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3. 100 MB is smaller than 100 Mb.
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4. The motherboard is a synonym for the main circuit board inside the system unit.
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5. A DIMM has three rows of pins that connect the IC circuitry to a circuit board.
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6. A DIMM is typically used for memory.
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7. A DIP is typically used for microprocessors.
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8. You can usually identify the microprocessor when looking inside a computer, as it is the only chip on
the motherboard.
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9. Megahertz means a billion cycles per second.
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10. An 8-bit processor is faster than a 64-bit processor.
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11. You cannot add more L1 cache to your computer without replacing the microprocessor.
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12. AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) is Intel’s chief rival in the PC chip market.
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13. A microprocessor can operate at full efficiency only if all components in the computer can also handle
the faster speeds.
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14. ROM is the “waiting room” for the computer’s processor.
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15. RAM is usually a single chip or small circuit board that plugs into the motherboard.
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16. Disk storage typically has less storage capacity than RAM.
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17. Too much dependence on virtual memory can have a negative effect on your computer's performance
because getting data from a mechanical device is much slower than getting data from an electronic
device.
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18. Whereas RAM is permanent and non-volatile, ROM is temporary and volatile.
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19. When you change the configuration of your computer system, the data in CMOS must be updated.
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20. An optical disk, such as a CD, is not susceptible to humidity, fingerprints, dust, magnets, or spilled soft
drinks, and its useful life is estimated at more than 200 years.
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21. Random access, also called “direct access”, is the ability of a device to “jump” directly to the requested
data.
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22. CD-R technology allows you to write data on a disk, and then change that data.
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23. Most CD drives can read CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, and DVD.
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24. A trackball looks like the tip of an eraser embedded in the keyboard of a notebook computer.
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25. An ink jet printer has a nozzle-like print head that sprays ink onto paper to form characters and
graphics.