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Networking

100

Which of the following is an APIPA address? A. 10.10.x.x B. 169.254.x.x C. 192.168.x.x D. 255.x.x.x

What is B. 169.254.x.x

200

What is the purpose of a DNS server?

What is to resolve domain names to IP addresses. 

300

What are the ports for HTTP and HTTPS

What is 80 & 443

400

What CLI command is used to see assigned IP information?

What is ipconfig

500

What are the 7 Layers of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) Model.

What are Layers:

1 - Physical

2 - Data Link

3 - Network

4 - Transport

5 - Session

6 - Presentation 

7 - Application 

8 - User

Internal Hardware

100

This item converts AC from the wall into DC for the computer.

What is the power supply?

200

This is considered the "brains" of the computer.

What is the CPU?

300

This item is the "roadway" along with all information travels.

What is the motherboard?

400

The collection of wires and connectors in a case that connects the CPU "die" to the external circuitry.

What is a package?

500

Also known as a CPU "core", this unit processes instructions and data sent to the CPU.

What is the execution unit?

Start-up

100

This is the "device" that the computer loads the operating system from.

What is the boot device?

200

Abbreviated as "BIOS" this is the computer's firmware which enable basic computer functions.

What is the Basic Input/Output System

300

A set of steps completed during a cold boot process and tests core hardware, video systems, and main memory

What is the POST?

400

This beep code usually stands for a key board error.

What is 3 long beeps?

500

This is generally the best source to find BIOS updates.

What is the manufacturer's website

Peripherals

100

What does USB Stand for?

Universal Serial Bus

200

What IEEE 1394 also called?

What is firewire?

300

This a peripheral standard that is widely used to connect all types of electronics and features hot-swapping and multiple device support.

What is a USB connection?

400

This is the name generally given to serial ports.

What is a COM port?

500

List all Six Steps, in order, of the Laser print process.

What is... Processing, Charging (conditioning), Writing (exposing), Developing, Transferring, Fusing, and Cleaning.

Memory/Storage

100

The device that is used to store data long term.

What is the hard-drive?

200

Also known a magnetic drive, these hard drives are cheap and feature high storage capacities.

What is an HDD? Hard Disk Drive

300

Convert 2042 MB to GB

What is 2GB?

400

A characteristic of a type of RAM in which it needs to be refreshed hundreds of times per second.

What is dynamic RAM?

500

What does SATA stand for?

Serial Advanced Technology Attachment