NT1210 Unit 1 Assignment 1
Unit 1 Assignment 1: Computer Basics Review (Chapter 1 Review)
1. Which of the following is true about 1 bit?
C. Represent one binary digit
2. Which of the following terms means approximately 106 bytes?
B. Megabyte
3. Which answer lists the correct number of bits associated with each term?
D. 4 bits per byte
4. Which of the following answers are true about random-access memory (RAM) as it is normally used inside a personal computer? ( choose two answers)
C. used to process data
E. Is installed on the motherboard
5. This chapter describes the concepts behind how a CPU reads the contents from RAM. Which of the following is true about the process of read data, as described in the chapter?
A. the CPU tells the RAM which address holds the data that the CPU wants to read
6. A user has opened a word processor, typed the numbers 123456789, and stored the document as a file called report 1. Which of the following determines, in part, what bits the computer stores in the file to represent the text typed into the report?
C. Character set
7. A user has opened a calculator application, typed the numbers 123456789, and then done some math problem using this number. Which of the following determines, in part, what bits the computer stores in RAM to represent the number 123456789?
D. Pixel grid
8. Which of the following is not a feature of the file system that might be used with a hard disk drive?
A. An actuator arm
9. A student writes a report using a word processor, saving the report in a file called my report. The student stores the file on his laptop hard disk drive. Later, he posts the file on a file-sharing site for a classmate to review the report. Then, he copies an updated version of the file to a flash drive to submit it to his instructor. Which of the following are some of the important features supplied by files as defined by a computer OS? (choose three answers)
B. Provides a convenient way to name a set of data for easier
1. Which of the following is true about 1 bit?
C. Represent one binary digit
2. Which of the following terms means approximately 106 bytes?
B. Megabyte
3. Which answer lists the correct number of bits associated with each term?
D. 4 bits per byte
4. Which of the following answers are true about random-access memory (RAM) as it is normally used inside a personal computer? ( choose two answers)
C. used to process data
E. Is installed on the motherboard
5. This chapter describes the concepts behind how a CPU reads the contents from RAM. Which of the following is true about the process of read data, as described in the chapter?
A. the CPU tells the RAM which address holds the data that the CPU wants to read
6. A user has opened a word processor, typed the numbers 123456789, and stored the document as a file called report 1. Which of the following determines, in part, what bits the computer stores in the file to represent the text typed into the report?
C. Character set
7. A user has opened a calculator application, typed the numbers 123456789, and then done some math problem using this number. Which of the following determines, in part, what bits the computer stores in RAM to represent the number 123456789?
D. Pixel grid
8. Which of the following is not a feature of the file system that might be used with a hard disk drive?
A. An actuator arm
9. A student writes a report using a word processor, saving the report in a file called my report. The student stores the file on his laptop hard disk drive. Later, he posts the file on a file-sharing site for a classmate to review the report. Then, he copies an updated version of the file to a flash drive to submit it to his instructor. Which of the following are some of the important features supplied by files as defined by a computer OS? (choose three answers)
B. Provides a convenient way to name a set of data for easier