Hard Drives
PC Basics
Computer Components
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100

The process of marking tracks and sectors to prepare the disk to receive data is called ____ the disk.

- scaling

- scratching

- tracking

- Formatting 

 

Formatting

100

How many bits are in a byte?

- 4

- 8

-16

-32 

8

100

Which of the following is true about RAM memory on a PC?

- It is nonvolatile 

- It is volatile

- It retains data after the PC is turned off

- It is contained on IDE modules 

it is volatile

100

What would be the best example of an output device?

- Mouse

- Speakers

- Scanner

- Camera 

Speakers

100

Which of the following describes a bus that transfers data in step with clock cycles?

- Synchronous

- Serial

- Asymmetric

- Asynchronous 

Synchronous

200

A hard drive is composed of ____, which are concentric circles on the disk surface.

- sectors

- tracks

- clusters

- directories 

 

tracks

200

The ____ writes data and instructions in storage devices and performs calculations and other data processing.

- CPU

- monitor

- port

- RAM 

CPU

200

One of the most popular motherboard form factors is the ____.

- BLX

- LPX

- ATX

- NLX 

ATX

200

A motherboard ____ determines the size of the board and its features that make it compatible with power supplies, cases, processors, and expansion cards.

- battery

- form factor

- MBR

- Jumper 

Form Factor

200

Which of the following RAM types is the fastest?

- SDRAM

- SCRAM

- SRAM

- ECC RAM 

SRAM

300

At the beginning of the boot drive is the OS ____, which loads the first program file of the OS.

- registry file

- data sheet

- partition table

- boot record 

boot record

300

What is the most common type of memory found in a typical PC?

- BLX

- LPX

- RAM

- Track 

RAM

300

PCI Express uses a ____ bus.

- streaming

- parallel

- peripheral

- serial 

serial

300

DDR2 and DDR3 SDRAM have a 240-pin _____.

- SIMM

- RIMM

- Channel

- DIMM

DIMM

300

With ____, the memory controller can communicate with two DIMMs at the same time, effectively doubling the speed of memory access.

- dual registers

- dual channels

- serial registers

- serial channels 

dual channels

400

Which of the following would NOT be considered a valid hard drive standard?

- SATA

- ROM

- EIDE

- SCSI 

ROM

400

What type of memory holds data, instructions, or results for fast retrieval and improves the performance of CPU instruction processing?

- Cache

- SATA

- BIOS

- Fast MBR 

Cache

400

In ____ processing, the processor housing contains two processors that operate at the same frequency, but independently of each other.

- Dual-Linked

- cache

- dual-platform

- dual-core 

Dual-Core

400

The main bus on the motherboard that communicates with the CPU, memory, and the chipset is known as the ____.

- system bus

- PC bus

- back door bus

- trace bus 

System Bus

400

Memory cache is referred to as ____.

- SRAM

- ROM

- DRAM

- RAM 

SRAM

500

In a HDD there are moving parts. What is the component that rotates the disk called?

- Rotator

- Arm

- Spindle

- Drive

Spindle

500

The process of upgrading or refreshing the ROM BIOS chip is called ____ the ROM.

- restoring

- recharging

- installing

- flashing 

flashing

500

____ are high speed storage areas on the processor used by the ALU.

- ALUs

- Sockets

- Control units

- Registers 

Registers

500

If you multiply the system bus frequency by the multiplier, you get the ____.

- internal bus width

- system bus width

- processor frequency

- data width 

processor frequency

500

The ____ is a series of tests performed by the startup BIOS to determine if it can communicate correctly with essential hardware components required for a successful boot.

- MSDS 

- POST

- ESD

- MBR 

POST (power on self test)

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