The first release of Windows 8 had no visible _______________ button on the Desktop (except in the Charms bar).
What is Start button
100
How many bits make up a byte?
What is 8
100
To optimize the flow of data into and out of the CPU, the modern MCC provides at least _______________ of data every time the CPU requests information from RAM.
What is 64 bits
100
The set of Northbridge and the Southbridge are collectively known as the _______________.
What is chipset
100
An AGP slot was a PCI slot; however, it had a direct connection to the _______________.
What is Northbridge
200
An essential tool in Linux for technicians is the command line, called _______________.
What is terminal
200
What are the four general-purpose CPU registers?
What is AX, BX, CX, DX
200
In the acronym, SDRAM, what does the S represent?
What is Synchronous
200
When you press a key on the keyboard, what does the scanning chip in the keyboard send to the keyboard controller?
What is Scan code
200
The acronym RAID stands for _______________.
What is redundant array of independent disks
300
What is the default desktop environment for Ubuntu?
What is Unity
300
In today’s computers, the CPU tells _______________ the clock speed it needs, and the clock chip then automatically adjusts for the CPU.
What is the motherboard
300
What size DIMM is used by desktop DDR SDRAMs?
What is 184-pin DIMM
300
Which component handles the interconnection between most devices and the CPU?
What is Southbridge
300
What is the smallest motherboard version in the ATX standard?
What is FlexATX
400
Mac OS X supports _______________—essentially multiple Desktops—that can have different backgrounds and programs, but keep the same Dock.
What is Spaces
400
CPUs typically run at some factor of the clock speed. What makes this possible?
What is multipliers
400
What is the clock speed rating for DDR RAM with a DDR-200 speed rating and PC-1600 PC speed rating?
What is 100 MHz
400
Which chip can be reprogrammed to update its contents?
What is Flash ROM
400
What are the usual dimensions of a microATX motherboard?
What is 9.6 × 9.6 inches
500
Modern versions of Windows use subfolders of the _______________ folder to organize files for each user on a PC.
What is C:\Users
500
What cache was historically on the motherboard, but now often comes on the CPU?
What is L2
500
At what voltage does DDR3U run?
What is 1.25 volts (V)
500
What is the Southbridge also known as in Intel systems?
What is Input/Output Controller Hub (ICH)
500
The original PCI bus was _______________ wide and ran at 33 MHz.