Unit 4 - Part II "System Unit" (pages 204-217)
Directions: Use this form to complete the statements and questions as you follow the text in Unit 4.
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1
What do you call a socket on the Mother Board that can hold an adapter card?
2
An adapter card is sometimes called?
3
A device that connects to the system unit and is controlled by the processor is called?
4
What enhances the sound capabilities of a computer?
5
A video card is also called a
6
What means the computer automatically configures adapter cards and installs them?
7
What feature allows you to insert and remove flash memory while the computer is running?
8
What is Flash Memory that plugs into a USB Port called?
9
What is the point in which a peripheral attaches to a system unit called?
10
A port used for audio or video is sometimes called?
11
Which type of port transmits data one bit at a time?
MIDI Port
USB Port
Bluetooth Port
IrDA Port
SCSI Port
Firewire Port
Parallel Port
Serial Port
12
Some printers can connect using this type of port?
MIDI Port
USB Port
Bluetooth Port
IrDA Port
SCSI Port
Firewire Port
Parallel Port
Serial Port
13
This type of port can connect up to 127 different peripherals with a single connector?
MIDI Port
USB Port
Bluetooth Port
IrDA Port
SCSI Port
Firewire Port
Parallel Port
Serial Port
14
This type of port is used to connect high-speed devices such as video cameras?
MIDI Port
USB Port
Bluetooth Port
IrDA Port
SCSI Port
Firewire Port
Parallel Port
Serial Port
15
This type of port is used to connect musical instruments?
MIDI Port
USB Port
Bluetooth Port
IrDA Port
SCSI Port
Firewire Port
Parallel Port
Serial Port
16
This type of port is a high-speed parallel port, sometimes used to connect disk drives?
MIDI Port
USB Port
Bluetooth Port
IrDA Port
SCSI Port
Firewire Port
Parallel Port
Serial Port
17
This type of port transmits data via infrared light waves?
MIDI Port
USB Port
Bluetooth Port
IrDA Port
SCSI Port
Firewire Port
Parallel Port
Serial Port
18
This type of port uses radio waves to transmit date between two devices?
MIDI Port
USB Port
Bluetooth Port
IrDA Port
SCSI Port
Firewire Port
Parallel Port
Serial Port
19
Just as vehicles travel across a highway, bits travel on this?
20
What determines the number of bits that the computer can transmit at one time?
21
How many major types of expansion busses are on a mother board?
22
Which bus connects the processor to main memory?
Expansion Bus
System Bus
23
Which bus connects the processor to the peripherals?
Expansion Bus
System Bus
24
What is an opening inside the system unit where you can install additional equipment called?
25
What type of bay allows a user to access a drive from outside the system unit?
External Drive Bay
Inernal Drive Bay
26
What type of bay does NOT allow a user to access a drive from outside the system unit?
External Drive Bay
Inernal Drive Bay
27
What is the component that converts AC power into DC power?
28
Some external peripherals such as speakers require this for power?
29
Which type of computer is less expensive to expand?
Notebook Computer
Desktop Computer
30
Assuming the computer has the same specifications, which one would be more costly?
Notebook Computer
Desktop Computer