ASSIGNMENT 4
Textbook Assignment: “Computer Components and Circuits,” chapter 4, pages 4-24 through 4-31; and
“Central Processing Units and Buses,” chapter 5, pages 5-1 through 5-10.
4-1. Which of the following are the types of data
elements that can be processed by a computer?
1. Bits and bytes only
2. Bytes and single words only
3. Bits, bytes, and single words only
4. Nibbles, words, double words, bytes, and bits
4-2. What data element is normally the same size as the
computer’s registers?
1. Bit
2. Nibble
3. Word
4. Double word
4-3. What is the purpose of a computer’s power
supply?
1. To supply dc voltage
2. To convert ac voltage from a source to useable
dc voltage(s)
3. To convert dc voltage(s) from a source to
useable ac voltage(s)
4. To supply ac voltage
4-4. Characteristics of a power supply include all of the
following except which one?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Provide precision voltages
Protect the computer from serious damage
Supply regulated ac voltages
Sense irregular inputs and outputs
4-5. What are the major sections of a computer’s power
supply?
1. Amplifier, rectifier, filter, and regulator
2. Transformer, generator, filter, and regulator
3. Transformer, rectifier, filter, and regulator
4. Transformer, rectifier, filter, and transmitter
4-6.
4-7.
4-8.
4-9.
The computer can only handle one specified input
voltage and frequency.
1. True
2. False
Aboard ship, distribution of computer input power
is via which of the following means?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Outlets only
Load centers only
Power panels only
Outlets, load centers, and power panels
Mainframe and minicomputers aboard ship and
ashore are preset to only receive the specific input
line voltage needed.
1. True
2. False
Aboard ship, what document provides the specific
voltage and frequency values as well as the
location of your computer’s power?
1. MIL-STD-1399
2. MIL-HDBK-411
3. Ship’s electronics doctrine
4. MIL-HDBK-263
4-10. For referencing input power ashore, which of the
following documents should you use?
1.
2.
3.
4.
MIL-STD-1399, Section 300A
MIL-STD-480
MIL-HDBK-411
Each of the above
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