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Hardware (w/Networks)
Hardware
Operating Systems
Operating Systems
Safety and more!
100
A network of computers in a single building or in a close proximity.
What is a LAN - Local Area Network
100
A popular bus used to connect hard drives and other mass storage devices to the computer.
What is SATA?
100
This operating systems, combined the user-friendly features of windows 98 and windows me with the strengths of windows 2000. Included an upgraded user interface, support for multiple users, better performance and more support for multimedia.
What is Windows XP?
100
What is the first program loaded into RAM memory?
What is the Operating System
100
A _________ is a device that is attached to the technician’s wrist. This device is then clipped to the metal system chassis, on which work is being performed on. The _____prevents ESD damage by channelling static electricity from the person to the ground.
What is a wrist strap
200
I am stored on a ROM chip on the motherboard. I contain instructions and data that provide startup programs for a computer and basic I/O routines.
What is the BIOS _ Basic input / output
200
A collection of conductors, connectors, and protocols that facilitates communication between the cpu, memory, and I/O devices.
What is a bus?
200
The most recent version of windows (When this book came out).
What is Windows 7
200
What are the two basic types of user interfaces?
What is CLI - command line | GUI - Graphical User Interface
200
True or False? When working on computer, the work space should be a conductive surface, which is flat and cleanable.
What is FALSE! NON-conductive..
300
The speed a medium is able to handle, measured in mbps.
What is bandwidth?
300
A small unit of high-speed memory located on the cpu; used to store data and instructions for the cpu.
What is the register
300
CLI is the acronym for
What is Command Line interface
300
What is the "core" of an operating system called?
What is a Kernel
300
The optimal level of humidity in the workspace should be between ____ percent and ____percent to reduce the likelihood of ESD. The temperature of the workspace should also be controlled to avoid too much heat.
What is 20 and 50 %
400
A set of rules designed to facilitate communication; ______are heavily used in networking.
What is a protocol?
400
The portion of the cpu responsible for mathematical operations, specifically addition
What is the arithmetic logic unit (ALU)
400
What are the two (2) types of operating systems? Give an example of each.
What is 1 Single tasking 2. Multi tasking
400
In order to prepare a disk for an operating system installation what tasks are necessary performed first?
What is 1 - Create a partition 2. Format the drive.
400
What alternative method could be used for a person working on the inside of a machine, when a wrist strap is not readily available, to eliminate ESD. (list 4)
What is a person could 1. visually inspect the machine 2. ensure it is not plugged in 3. look for power lights on the motherboard 4. ground themselves, by touching a piece of metal on the computer for a few second to discharge any built up electrostatic.
500
The OSI reference model has ____ layers.
What is 7
500
The part of the cpu that controls the flow of data and instructions into and out of the cpu
What is control unit (CU)?
500
Name the four functions of an operating system.
What is 1. provides a user interface 2. manages process 3. managers resources (including memory) 4. Provides security
500
A method of allocating fixed time units to running processes so that it appears to users that all processes are running simultaneously.
What is time slicing
500
What are the 4 characteristics of the Von Neumann architecture?
What is 1. allows for an input device 2. processess data 3. stores data into memory 4. provides output