CSC 105 Questions with Correct Answers
When people send printing requests to a printer a what forms? Line or que. It's first come
first serve
The processing includes... CPU and ALU in one part and memory in another. The memory
is split in two parts: primary (ROM and RAM) and secondary (storage-saved for later)
CPU is... Where the action takes place. It is the brain of a computer
The ALU (arithmetic logic unit) is inside the... CPU. The ALU is the control unit and it
controls the electronic signals in the computer and registers it
The closer the memory to the CPU the faster the... Computer
Memory is... Where we store and receive information
, RAM (random access memory) is located in the... Primary memory. It's where everything
that you're working on is located. It is volatile. When the power is off we lose the information we
were working on. It is temporary
An exchange takes place between RAM and... CPU
ROM (read only memory-like a textbook) We can't make changes to. It's not volatile-
when the power is off it still works
BIOS (basic input/output system) is stored in... ROM. It gives access to the keyboard,
mouse, and monitor. It looks for the operating system and loads it in ROM
What is a boot process? Self starter. The computer starts on its own
What is a cold boot? When the computer is completely off and we start it
Where is the start system located? In RAM. To pull up the start system hit ctrl, alt, dlt and
the computer stops what it's doing and loads a fresh copy of the operating system
When people send printing requests to a printer a what forms? Line or que. It's first come
first serve
The processing includes... CPU and ALU in one part and memory in another. The memory
is split in two parts: primary (ROM and RAM) and secondary (storage-saved for later)
CPU is... Where the action takes place. It is the brain of a computer
The ALU (arithmetic logic unit) is inside the... CPU. The ALU is the control unit and it
controls the electronic signals in the computer and registers it
The closer the memory to the CPU the faster the... Computer
Memory is... Where we store and receive information
, RAM (random access memory) is located in the... Primary memory. It's where everything
that you're working on is located. It is volatile. When the power is off we lose the information we
were working on. It is temporary
An exchange takes place between RAM and... CPU
ROM (read only memory-like a textbook) We can't make changes to. It's not volatile-
when the power is off it still works
BIOS (basic input/output system) is stored in... ROM. It gives access to the keyboard,
mouse, and monitor. It looks for the operating system and loads it in ROM
What is a boot process? Self starter. The computer starts on its own
What is a cold boot? When the computer is completely off and we start it
Where is the start system located? In RAM. To pull up the start system hit ctrl, alt, dlt and
the computer stops what it's doing and loads a fresh copy of the operating system
