Chapter 6 T-F

Hard drives have been growing in storage capacity by about 50% each year.

TRUE

Desktop computer systems are less reliable than laptop computers.

FALSE

Level 3 cache memory is faster than the other cache memory levels.

FALSE

The use of multiple cores on one CPU chip allows the execution of two or more sets of instructions at the same time.

TRUE

Cache memory is a form of ROM.

FALSE

Level 1 cache contains the least amount of storage of the cache memory levels.

TRUE

Accessing data from the hard drive to send to the CPU is faster than accessing data from RAM.

FALSE

The heads of a hard disk drive touch the surface of the platter to read or write the data.

FALSE

Optical discs store data using tiny pits and lands.

TRUE

Video cards include their own RAM.

TRUE

When using multiple monitors, you must have multiple video cards.

FALSE

3-D sound is different from surround-sound.

TRUE

RAID 0 automatically duplicates your data and saves it on two identical drives.

FALSE

Thunderbolt can carry three channels of information on the same connector.

FALSE

If you reformat the hard drive on a computer, it erases all personal information from your computer and makes it safe to donate.

FALSE