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Which of the following best describes the operation of a typical hard disk drive? a. A platter that spins at 500 rpm with a stationary read/write head. b. A platter that spins at 20,000 rpm with a moving read-write head. c. A platter that spins at 10,000 rpm with a fast-moving read-write head. d. A platter spinning at 15,000 rpm with several independent read/write
What is c. A platter that spins at 10,000 rpm with a fast-moving read-write head.
100
The common method for partitioning a new drive during the installation of Windows is normally handled how? a. At the drive factory. b. With FDISK. c. After Windows is installed. d. Using the tools provided on the Windows installation CD
What is d. Using the tools provided on the Windows installation CD
100
Certain types of optical disk damage can be reversed through a process called: a. rejuvenating. b. resurfacing. c. defragmentation. d. burning.
What is b. resurfacing.
100
When a device needs the CPU to perform some task, it gets the CPU’s attention by generating a/an: a. interrupt. b. DMA. c. soft fault. d. system alert.
What is a. interrupt.
100
A resolution of 800 x 600 is typical of what baseline video display standard? a. SVGA b. VGA c. WUXGA d. EGA
What is a. SVGA
200
The data on a hard disk is physically organized on the platters. This organization is called: a. the Bernoulli set. b. sectors. c. logical geometry
What is c. logical geometry
200
The data on a CD is stored on what type of media? a. Magnetic b. Aluminum c. Polycarbonate d. Electrical
What is c. Polycarbonate
200
The physical installation of a CD-ROM is generally just like installing what else? a. Hard drive b. Floppy drive c. Zip drive d. Monitor
What is a. Hard drive
200
What Windows utility will help you make sure a device is installed correctly? a. PnP Manager b. Control Panel c. System Manager d. Device Manager
What is d. Device Manager
200
. A common problem with display adapters is: a. broken connectors. b. insufficient memory. c. failed drivers. d. beta operating systems
What is c. failed drivers.
300
The _____ drive interface uses an 80-conductor ribbon cable. a. SATA b. IDE c. SCSI d. MFM
What is b. IDE
300
What is used to read the data from a CD? a. An antenna. b. A floating magnetic pickup head. c. Ultrasonic pulses. d. A laser.
What is d. A laser.
300
. One of the primary reasons CDs and DVDs are used for data storage is: a. data on optical disks lasts forever. b. they hold far more data than any other media. c. they are portable and inexpensive. d. they are extremely durable.
What is c. they are portable and inexpensive.
300
. The dots on a CRT are lit up when _____________ strike the phosphorous coating on the inside of the tube. a. photons b. electrons c. light waves
What is b. electrons
300
How can you easily determine the type of memory needed for an upgrade? a. Call the manufacturer. b. Take out one module and bring it with you to purchase more. c. Check the motherboard documentation. d. Look at the existing modules.
What is c. Check the motherboard documentation.
400
. How many hard drives can be connected to a single SATA port on a motherboard? a. One b. Two c. Four d. 127
What is a. One
400
A CD-ROM drive is often described with a number such as 50X. What does this number represent? a. Fifty times faster access speed. b. The number of writes and re-writes possible o a disk. c. 50 times the standard 150 KB/s data transfer rate. d. 50 times the standard 1 MB/s data transfer rate.
What is c. 50 times the standard 150 KB/s data transfer rate.
400
14. What is the purpose of the expansion bus? a. To connect external add-on devices to the back of the system. b. To connect add-on devices to the motherboard. c. To allow the expansion of the motherboard chipset. d. To allow expanded memory to be added
What is b. To connect add-on devices to the motherboard.
400
Which of the following is a characteristic of a LCD video display? a. Wide viewing angles. b. Flicker caused by bad refresh rates. c. Narrow viewing angles. d. Failed electron guns.
What is c. Narrow viewing angles.
400
Probably the most difficult upgrade to perform is to replace the: a. hard drive. b. video adapter. c. memory. d. motherboard.
What is d. motherboard.
500
. When installing an IDE hard drive, the drive’s configuration as a master or slave is handled: a. by jumpers on the drive. b. in the BIOS. c. by the data cable. d. with setup software.
What is a. by jumpers on the drive.
500
. A dual-layer, double-sided DVD can typically hold how much data? a. 4.7 GB b. 9.4 GB c. 17 GB d. 34 GB
What is c. 17 GB
500
Which type of expansion bus transfers data serially, rather than in parallel? a. ISA b. PCI c. AGP d. PCIe
What is d. PCIe
500
. _________ checks your computer for user activity, and can shut off hardware devices to save power. a. VESA b. APM c. CPM d. DHCP
What is b. APM
500
Which of the following are characteristics of a Windows peer-to-peer network? a. One computer holds security and login information. b. All of the computers are typically used as user workstations. c. This type of network has very tight security. d. This type of network utilizes a domain structure
What is b. All of the computers are typically used as user workstations.
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