COMPUTER 3 (2ND QUATERLY EXAM)

The __________________determines how many “lanes” there are on a computer’s electronic highway.

• bus speed

• bus width

The __________________determines how fast information can travel through the bus.

• bus speed

• bus width

A ___________or adapter is what generates the images and text displayed on a monitor.

• modem

• Sound Card

• Network Interface

• Video Card

A ___________is an expansion card that connects a computer to other computers on a network.

• modem

• Sound Card

• Network Interface card

• Video Card

A ___________allows computers to exchange information through ordinary telephone lines.

• modem

• Sound Card

• Network Interface card

• Video Card

A ___________lets a computer play and record sounds, just like a home stereo system.

• modem

• Sound Card

• Network Interface card

• Video Card

A special type of memory that greatly increases a computer’s performance.

• modem

• Sound Card

• Memory Cache

• Video Card

_____________________is a blazingly fast bus that is currently only used for video cards. The AGP port has a width of 64 bits and supports Plug and Play.

• Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP)

• Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI)

• Industry Standard Architecture (ISA)

The ______________ bus is the main bus found in newer computers.

• Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP)

• Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI)

• Industry Standard Architecture (ISA)

The ______________ is the original, slowest, and oldest type of bus.

• Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP)

• Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI)

• Industry Standard Architecture (ISA)