Hard Drives
The process of marking tracks and sectors to prepare the disk to receive data is called ____ the disk.
- scaling
- scratching
- tracking
- Formatting
Formatting
How many bits are in a byte?
- 4
- 8
-16
-32
8
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
What would be the best example of an output device?
- Mouse
- Speakers
- Scanner
- Camera
Speakers
Which of the following describes a bus that transfers data in step with clock cycles?
- Synchronous
- Serial
- Asymmetric
- Asynchronous
Synchronous
A hard drive is composed of ____, which are concentric circles on the disk surface.
- sectors
- tracks
- clusters
- directories
tracks
The ____ writes data and instructions in storage devices and performs calculations and other data processing.
- CPU
- monitor
- port
- RAM
CPU
One of the most popular motherboard form factors is the ____.
- BLX
- LPX
- ATX
- NLX
ATX
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
Which of the following RAM types is the fastest?
- SDRAM
- SCRAM
- SRAM
- ECC RAM
SRAM
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
What is the most common type of memory found in a typical PC?
- BLX
- LPX
- RAM
- Track
RAM
PCI Express uses a ____ bus.
- streaming
- parallel
- peripheral
- serial
serial
DDR2 and DDR3 SDRAM have a 240-pin _____.
- SIMM
- RIMM
- Channel
- DIMM
DIMM
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
Which of the following would NOT be considered a valid hard drive standard?
- SATA
- ROM
- EIDE
- SCSI
ROM
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
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
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
Memory cache is referred to as ____.
- SRAM
- ROM
- DRAM
- RAM
SRAM
In a HDD there are moving parts. What is the component that rotates the disk called?
- Rotator
- Arm
- Spindle
- Drive
Spindle
The process of upgrading or refreshing the ROM BIOS chip is called ____ the ROM.
- restoring
- recharging
- installing
- flashing
flashing
____ are high speed storage areas on the processor used by the ALU.
- ALUs
- Sockets
- Control units
- Registers
Registers
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
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)