Notational Systems
Computing & Processing
Units of Measure
Troubleshooting Methodology
Units of measure cont
100

Given the numerical value 1010101.11, which of the following number systems is MOST likely represented? A. Decimal B. Octal C. Binary D. Hexadecimal

What is (A) Decimal?

100

Which of the following lists the basic computing and processing steps in order?

A. Input, retrieval, output, and storage
B. Input/output, processing and storage
C. Input, retrieval, processing, and storage
D. Input, processing, output, and storage

What is (D) Input, processing, output, and storage ? 

100

Which of the following storage units can be used to represent 1024MB?
A.  1GB
B.  1KB
C.  1TB
D.  1PB

What is (A) 1 GB? 

100

A customer complain that his computer is not powering on. You write down a list of possible causes. 

What is identifying the problem?

100

This unit of measurement is used to measure Internet speed.

What is Mbps?

200

Which of the following represent the binary number of 2?
A. 10
B. 11
C. 110
D. 101

What is (A) 10?

10 in binary is the same as 2 in decimal

200

What type of connector is commonly used for keyboards and mice?
A. RCA
B. USB
C. XLR
D. TRS

What is (B) USB? 

200

How many bites are in a single byte?
A. 4
B. 8
C. 12
D. 16

What is (B) 8? 

200

Your client's display is blank. You suspect the cable is bad, so you swap it out with a known good cable.

What is the troubleshooting step of testing the theory to determine the probable cause?

200

This measurement is used as one of the characteristics of a good processor.

What is GHz (Gigahertz?) 

300

This notational system is used to to represent  MAC addresses and memory addresses.


What is Hexadecimal ?

300

A user has entered a search string into an application and clicked on the search icon. Which of the following is the NEXT step in the computing process?

A. Processing
B. Output
C. Input
D. Storage

What is (A) Processing? 

300

A single 1 or 0 in a digital signal

What is a bit?

300

You fixed your client's display by switching the cable. You provide him with a brand new cable and install it so it doesn't get damaged.

What is the troubleshooting step of establishing a plan of action and implement the solution?

300

Which is the largest amount of data?

2 TB

3000 Gb


3000 Gb

400

A network has an IPV4 address of 192.168.12.155. Which of the following notational systems is used to represent this IP address?
A. Binary
B. Decimal
C. Octal
D. Hexadecimal

What is (B) Decimal - Decimal number systems use ten digits from 0 to 9.

400

Keyboards, mice, speakers, microphones, and printers are collectively referred to as:
A. Peripherals
B. Equipment
C. Add-ins
D. Attachments

What is (A) Peripherals? 

400

A consumer wants to add a hard drive to their computer to store video from their camera. Which of the following would represent the storage capacity of a modern hard disk drive (HDD) purchased from a computer store?
A. 4 Gigabytes
B. 3 Terabytes
C. 8 Megabytes
D. 1,024 Kilobytes

What is (B) 3 Terabytes ? 

400

You verified that your customer's display is working. After giving him a new cable you install it so it doesn't get damaged.

What is the troubleshooting step of verifying full functionality and implementing preventive measures?

400

Which speed measurement has the slowest data transfer rate?

Gbps

Kbps

Mbps

Tbps

Kbps

500

Which of the following encoding schemes would MOST likely be used to represent an emoji?
A. Binary
B. ASCII
C. Hexadecimal
D. Unicode

What is (D) Unicode? 

Unicode - is an international 16-bit encoding standard, and can represent millions of different characters.

500

Which of the following provides a computer system with the ability to retrieve and manipulate data at a future time?  A. Processing B. Output C. Input D. Storage

What is (D) Storage? 

500

Which of the following transfer rates is the FASTEST?
A. 1,282 Kbps
B. 181 Mbps
C. 1,480 Mbps
D. 1.24 Gbps

What is (C) 1,480 Mbps ? 

500

After deleting a virus from your client's computer you enter the malicious file's name and the name of the fake email it came from so other technicians can solve similar issues.

What is the troubleshooting step of documenting findings and lesson learned?

500

This data storage unit is 1024 TB

What is a Petabyte?

600

Is the decimal equivalent of 1101 odd or even?

odd

600

This is the smallest usuable unit of data in computing

Byte