Student Mod 2

IT Essential – Module 2 1) What is the importance of the power supply fan? 2) What does BIOS and ROM stand for? What special characteristic do EPROM, EEPROM, and Flash ROM have? 3) The BIOS serves as the interface between the ___________________ and the ________________________. 4) Name three common types of expansion cards and bus types 5) Name the two basic types of RAM and Define memory caching 6) Define volatile as it applies to RAM 7) The term “pixel” and “VGA” stands for? 8) Explain what a hard drive is used for in a computer? 9) Which type of interface controllers used by CD-ROM is capable of faster transfer rates – IDE or SCSI? 10) List three common CD-ROM speeds found in computers and identify their transfer rate.