Windows OS and computer homework

1. We discussed in class that two things that can cause systems to fail are dust and heat. Explain how microprocessors are protected from overheating

2. What are the main components of a computer system board?

3. Define the following acronyms and briefly explain what the purpose of the device or subsystem

a. DIMM

b. SATA

c. SCSI

d. BIOS

e. GPU

f. IDE

g. SSD

4. Explain the purposes of and some differences between a PCI and a PCIe interface on a system board.

5. State the parts of a computer bus and the function of each part.

6. List and briefly define the types of memory that can be found on a computer system board.

7. Mark whether the I/O devices are input, output, or connection devices

8. If there a difference between a microprocessor and a microcontroller? If so, state the main difference.

9. The following acronyms or terms are used to describe parts on a computer operating system. In your own words, very briefly explain the purpose of each.

a. Kernel

b. Device Drivers

c. DLL

d. HAL

e. Executive

f. User mode

g. Kernel Mode

10. Explain these terms

a. process (computer process)

b. process thread

c. multithreading

11. What is computer system firmware?

12. Briefly describe computer memory paging.

Bonus question: We showed in class that a 32-bit system could address 232 or 4 GB of data. Following this logic is would make sense that a 64 bit system could access 264 data address locations on a system. Research this topic on the Internet and then provide a brief summary of your findings as to why this is not feasible with today’s computing systems .