Computers 1. Computers use a __Base-2____________ number system also knows as the _binary______ number system. 2.

What is the word bit short for? Binary Digit . What are the two possible !alues for a bit? " and 1 #. $here are _%___ bits to e!ery byte. &. 'inish the following (hart) a. *ilo + ___1"2#_____ bytes b. ,ega + __1"#%&-._____ bytes (. /iga + ___1"- -#1%2#_____ bytes d. $era + __1"00&11.2---.______ bytes .. What is the hard dri!e and what is it used for? $he hard dri!e is where all of your programs and data are stored. 1t is the most important of the !arious lo(ations of permanent storage -. What are the three primary things that differ in hard dri!es (ompared to any other storage de!i(e? 2i3e 4usually larger56 speed 4usually faster5 and permanen(e 4usually fi7ed in the p( and not remo!able5. %. 8ist some general information about ea(h aspe(t of hard dri!es. a. 9erforman(e 1s the speed at whi(h the p( boots up and loads the program is dire(tly related to the hard disk speed. 1t is also (riti(al when pro(essing large amounts of data su(h as graphi(s work6 sound and !ideo editing6 or databases work. b. 2torage (apa(ity 1t is a biiger hard dri!e that stores more programs and data. $his is e7tremely important when doing graphi(s and sound work and these mediums use tremendous amounts of storage. (. 2oftware 2upport :ewer software needs more spa(e and faster hard disks to load 0. ; ___platter_______ is a round magneti( plate that makes up part of the hard dri!e. 1". ,ost platters re<uire _two_______ read=write heads. 11. What do the read=write head float on when the platters are spinning?

Cushions of air 12What happens when a >(rash? o((urs? When the smallest bit of dust makes its way onto the platter6 the flight is disrupted and the head >(rashes? into the platter6 s(rat(hing it. ; (rash (an also o((ur by bumping or mo!ing the unit while it is running 12. 9latters typi(ally spin between _ .""______ and __-2""_____ rpm. 1 . @ow many times (an a typi(al head mo!e a(ross the platter in a se(ond? &" times per se(ond 1#. What does the number of platters determine? $he (apa(ity of the dri!e 1&. What are the tra(ks on the platter? Con(entri( (ir(les on the surfa(e of a disk where data (an be written 1.. ; ___2e(tor___ is the smallest unit of spa(e on the hard disk that any software (an a((ess. 1-. What happens during the pro(ess of disk defragging? Data is relo(ated so that it (an be a((essed more <ui(kly thus speeding up programs. @owe!er6 this pro(ess is timely and should be preformed o!ernight or when time allows. 1%. A;, stands for __random a((ess memory___. 10. AB, stands for __Aead-Bnly memory_____. 2". What is meant by >A;, is !olatile?? 1t means that it loses its (ontents when the power is turned off 21. C7plain what A;, does for the (omputer? 1t is the workhorse behind the performan(e of your (omputer. 1t temporarily stores information from your operating system6 appli(ations6 and data in (urrent use 22. Bpen 1llustrator. Dse the basi( tools to draw a 9latter. 8abel the following parts Tracks 4diagram at least & tra(ks on your model5, Sector, Cluster. C7port the image as a png file and then upload it to your e9ortfolio.