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BISM 1200 Introduction to Computing Sound Byte Lab Chapter 2

Virtual Computer Tour

Introduction: Once the cover is off, the jumble of circuit boards, cables, and components inside the computer might seem intimidating. Although they might look complicated at first, the basic components of a computer system are fairly simple to put together.

Find out what the basic parts inside the computer are, what they do, and how they connect.

1. Using __________ is one way to connect your computer with other computers.

a. a system bus

b. a NIC

c. the cache

d. a motherboard

2. The power supply provides power for all of the following EXCEPT __________.

a. the expansion card

b. the motherboard

c. the printer

d. the hard drive

3. Which device has the largest storage space in a computer?

a. Hard drive

b. CD/DVD drive

c. ROM

d. RAM

4. The hard drive currently stores ______ amount of data.

a. 120 GB to 2 TB

b. 1 GB to 12 GB

c. 60 GB to 250 GB

d. 120 GB to 500 GB

5. The part of the computer used for arithmetic operations is the __________.

a. RAM

b. motherboard

c. CPU

d. bus

6. The contents of __________ are erased when the computer is turned off.

a. ROM

b. RAM

c. a CD/DVD drive

d. a hard drive

7. What is the purpose of ROM?

a. Stores data used while the computer is on

b. Stores instructions the computer needs to start up

c. Stores instructions and data used most often by the CPU

d. None of the above

8. A nonvolatile storage device __________.

a. maintains data even when the computer’s power is turned off

b. is not temperature-sensitive

c. loses data when the computer’s power is turned off

d. is similar to RAM

9. Which of the following is NOT true about expansion cards?

a. Usually do not come with the computer

b. Include sound cards and video cards

c. Provide extra functionality

d. Fit into slots on the motherboard

10. Which statement about video cards in NOT true?

a. They include their own RAM.

b. They include their own processor.

c. They translate binary data into monitor images.

d. All of the above statements are true.