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Frequently accessed information is held in ________.

A) the hard drive
B) cache memory
C) flash memory
D) read only memory

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ASCII supports languages such as Chinese and Japanese.

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For multicore processors to be used effectively,computers must understand how to divide tasks into parts that can be distributed across each core-an operation called ________.

With this type of memory,large programs are divided into parts and the parts are stored on a secondary device,usually a hard disk.

Compare and contrast the five most common types of system units.

Which of the following is not a character encoding standard?

________ ports are a special type of port for connecting musical instruments to a sound card.

________ allow computers to be connected without cables.

________ ports are audiovisual ports typically used to connect large monitors.

The ________,also known as the system chassis,is a container that houses most of the electronic components that make up a computer system.

All the following are commonly used units of measurement to describe memory capacity,except ________.

On the motherboard,the connection points for chips are referred to as ________.

Laptops typically use ________ that are typically located outside the system unit.

When you reboot your system,the computer follows start-up instructions stored in this type of memory.

Graphics cards connect the system board to secondary storage.

Integrated circuits typically are mounted on ________,which are then plugged into the system board.

________ ports are the standard high-speed networking ports for many of today's computers.