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100
What type of expansion bus is based on a 124 pin slot?
B. PCI
100
What plugs into an IDE connector?
Hard drives, CD/DVD drives, Floppy drives
100
When your computer boots, you want it to search for a boot sector on a floppy, a CD-ROM drive, and then the hard disk drive. What boot sequence should you set in CMOS?
D. A, CDROM, C
100
What type of BIOS password should be set on machines that are open to the public to use?
D. Supervisory (controls cmos setup)
100
A chipset is made up of what?
North Bridge - memory controller Sourth Bridge - PCI host bridge
200
Which IRQ resources are assigned in the PnP configuration process?
D. Legacy devices
200
What is the shape of the CMOS battery?
circle, oval, round
200
During which portion of the startup process does the BIOS communicate with the system's PnP devices?
B. During the initialization phase
200
Where should you establish an Administrators password on a computer that will be installed in an Internet Cafe ?
A. In the CMOS setup utility
200
What color are PCI slots?
White
300
What type of expansion card is plugged into an AGP slot?
A. Graphics
300
What plugs into a DIMM slot?
RAM
300
What are the effects of forgetting a CMOS password?
B. You cannot boot the operation system
300
The ___ ___ refers to the physical size and shape of a board.
Form Factor
300
AGP stands for what?
Advanced Graphics Port
400
What is the maximum data throughput when connecting an Ultra ATA 66 hard disk drive with a 40 pin IDE cable?
B. 33Mbps
400
What plugs into a parallel port?
printer, scanner
400
What action must be taken to restore the system if the CMOS password is forgotten in an ATX system?
D. Unplug computer from wall and remove the battery
400
Name 3 types of boards discussed for your powerpoints.
ATX, BTX, NLX
400
What colors are SATA cables?
Red or Blue mostly
500
What color is an ISA expansion slot?
Black
500
What should you do first if the system clock fails to keep proper time after being reset by the operating system?
C. Clean battery contacts
500
Where is the PnP (Plug and Play) information stored in the BIOS?
B. ESCD (Extended System Configuration Data) area
500
What does the AT in ATX stand for?
Advanced Technology
500
How can you find pin 1 on an IDE cable?
It has red stripe
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