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True or false: It is important for users and managers to know how the inside of a computer works. - Answer-True What is the main component of a system unit? - Answer-Motherboard The chassis is commonly referred to as the ________. - Answer-Box Physically, what is a motherboard? - Answer-A circuit board Which piece of hardware is considered the "brains" of a computer? - Answer-Microprocessor Where does the microprocessor reside? - Answer-On the Motherboard A microprocessor's speed is measured in ________. - Answer-Clock Rate Many chips encased in one chip working together is called a ________. - Answer-Multicore What are the pathways inside a computer unit called? - Answer-Bus Lines How are bus lines measured? - Answer-Width Which type of memory is primary storage? - Answer-RAM Which coding scheme do most microcomputers use? - Answer-ASCII A PSU converts alternating current to ________. - Answer-Direct currentThe programming on ROM chips is sometimes called ________. - Answer-Firmware What is the only real language a computer understands? - Answer-Machine code Data and information that enter a computer are considered ________. - Answer-Input Data and information that leave a computer are considered ________. - Answer-Output Text scanners use a technology called ________. - Answer-OCR What technology can transmit through radio waves? - Answer-RFID tags What determines a monitor's resolution? - Answer-DPI What is a pen-like device that can "write" on a screen? - Answer-Stylus Automatic automobile toll booths are an example of _______. - Answer-RFID True or false: The higher the dpi, the better the image from a printer. - Answer-True Who leased MS-DOS to IBM? - Answer-Bill Gates and Paul Allen What does MS-DOS stand for? - Answer-Microsoft Disk Operating System What is the dominant OS in the operating system market? - Answer-Windows Who developed the earliest Mac OS? - Answer-Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak An operating system is categorized as ____________. - Answer-System softwareWhat is another name for an OS? - Answer-Platform Which of the following is NOT a major OS used in business? - Answer-Borland System Platform Which operating system is open source? - Answer-Linux