The visible PC
Visible Networks
RAM
Motherboards
Hard Drive Technologies
100
A monitor can attach to a video card with a 15-pin female DB connector called a __________________ connector.
What is Video Graphics Array (VGA)
100
Ethernet cables typically use an __________ connector.
What is RJ-45
100
Memory chips are soldered to a small circuit board called a _______________.
What is stick or a module
100
The ____________ determines the physical size of the motherboard as well as the general location of components and ports.
What is form factor
100
RAID 0 needs at least _________ drives to operate?
What is 2
200
A 25-pin female DB connector with a printer attached to it is a ______________.
What is parallel port
200
The numbers 192.168.5.36 are an example of an _________.
What is IP address
200
A special kind of memory stick for laptops is called a ________________.
What is small-outline DIMM (SO-DIMM)
200
The smallest ATX motherboard form factor is the ____________.
What is microATX
200
What techniques provides redundancy by using two disks and two controllers?
What is Drive duplexing
300
Two RJ-11 connectors identify the _________.
What is modem
300
Most Ethernet networks have a central box called a _____________.
What is switch
300
If your motherboard uses RDRAM, you must fill each slot with either a ____________.
What is RIMM or CRIMM.
300
The motherboard mounts to the case via small connectors called _____________ that slide into keyed slots or screw into the bottom of the case.
What is standouts
300
Which level of RAID is disk striping with distributed parity?
What is RAID 5
400
What optical device has enough storage capacity to hold a HD movie?
What is Blu-Ray
400
A Windows ___________ enables single sign-on.
What is domain
400
What does the CPU use to access the system’s RAM?
What is The address bus
400
Which of the following form factors dominates the PC market?
What is ATX
400
Counting both channels, what is the maximum number of drives/devices that EIDE can support?
What is 4
500
Which of the following connections can replace all of the mini-audio jacks on a system unit?
What is S/PDIF
500
The _________ tells the computer which part of its IP address is the network ID.
What is subnet mask
500
Which of the following PC speed ratings matches up with DDR3-1600 RAM?
What is PC3-12800
500
What are the largest two companies that make chipsets?
What is Intel and AMD
500
A _______________ is composed of a group of tracks of the same diameter that the read/write heads can access without moving.
What is cylinder
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