Hardware Fundamentals

Installing more than one processor on a motherboard creates a?

• variable platform

• uniprocessor platform

• multiprocessor platform

• wide platform

Later sockets used a____, with pins staggered over the socket to squeeze more pins into a small space

• linear pin grid array

• staggered pin grid array

• keyed pin grid array

• vertical pin grid array

A technology that configures two or more hard drives to work together as an array of drives is called?

• RAISE

• FLAG

• RAIN

• RAID

A device that is not installed directly on the motherboard is called a(n)___device.

• extraneous

• peripheral

• standard

• perimeter

With___, you can connect and disconnect a drive while the system is running.

• hot-swapping

• block-swapping

• wet-swapping

• cold-swapping

Which of the following is a type of non-volatile memory?

• DRAM

• SRAM

• ROM

• Cache memory

What does BIOS stand for in relation to computer hardware?

• Basic Input/Output System

• Binary Operating System

• Basic Operating System

• Binary Input/Output System

Which of the following is not an example of an input device?

• Keyboard

• Mouse

• Monitor

• Microphone

Which component is responsible for controlling the flow of data between the CPU and other devices in a computer system?

• Motherboard

• RAM

• Hard drive

• Power supply

What does CPU stand for in relation to computer hardware?

• Central Processing Unit

• Central Power Unit

• Computer Processing Unit

• Computer Power Unit