The ThunderDOME!!!!!!

Beginner

100

Laptops use what type of RAM?

SODIMM

200

A ______ is a fix for a single problem within an operating system?

Patch

300

This Storage Device has a maximum Space of 1.44 MB and is 3.5 inches wide.

Floppy Disk

400

What is The Maximum Number of SCSI Devices a SCSI Chain can have?

16 (Will accept 15)

500

Name the 4 Topologies. (Bonus: 100, Name 1 Hybrid Topology.)

Bus - All computers connect to the network via main line. Ring - All computers on the network attach to a central ring of cables Star - All computers on a network connect to a central wiring point (usually a switch) Mesh - Each computer has a dedicated line to every other computer Hybrid - combines aspects of the other topologies to capitalize on their strengths and minimize the weakness of the two.

Easy

100

What is the MAX Storage amount for a BLU-RAY Disk (Both Single Layer and Duel Layer) (Double or Nothing: What is the MAX Storage capacity for a Mini-Blu Ray Disc [SL and DL])

Blu-Ray: 25GB [SL] and 50GB [DL] Mini Blu-Ray: 7.8GB [SL] and 15.6GB [DL]

200

Homegroup(s) are part of what operating system?

Windows 7

300

What are the Two Examples of the PS/2 Devices? (Bonus: 100, which color goes for which device?)

Keyboard and Mouse Keyboard=Purple Mouse=Green

400

What does the North-bridge and South-bridge do?

North-Bridge: Communicates with the CPU through the Frontside Bus. This connects the CPU to the Memory, PCI Bus, Level 2 Cache and AGP Activities. South-bridge: Handles all the Input/outputs of many devices in the PC

500

What are the Max Speeds for CAT3, CAT5, CAT5E, and CAT6? (Bonus: 100, How far does each connector run?)

CAT3 - 10 Mpbs CAT5 - 100 Mpbs CAT5E - 1000 Mpbs or 1Gbps CAT6 - 10Gbps ALL Run up to 100 Meters

Medium

100

What type of fire extinguisher should be used if there is a Electrical Fire that is surrounded by Flammable Liquids?

Class BC or Non-Water Based Extinguisher.

200

How many DIMM Pins does DDR, DDR2 and DDR3 have? (Double or Nothing: How many SODIMM Pins does DDR, DDR2, DDR3 have)

DDR - 184 (DIMM Pins) and 200 (SODIMM Pins) DDR2 - 240 (DIMM Pins) and 200 (SODIMM Pins) DDR3 - 240 (DIMM Pins) and 204 (SODIMM Pins)

300

Les Wynan, a customer, wants you to upgrade his PC from a Windows XP Home Edition to Windows 7 Ultimate. What is the Minimum Requirement needed to Upgrade his PC to this Operating system?

The Minimum Requirement is Vista. You CANNOT upgrade directly to Windows 7 from XP. However you can upgrade XP Home Edition to Vista and from Vista you can Upgrade to Windows 7.

400

What are the 5 Root Keys found in your Registry Editor?

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT HKEY_CURRENT_USER HKEY_USERS HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG

500

What are the MAC Address's for Class A, B, and C Private IPs? (Double or Nothing: What is the Loop-back IP Address RANGE?)

255.0.0.0 - Class A 255.255.0.0 - Class B 255.255.255 - Class C (Loop-Back Range is 127.0.0.0 - 127.255.255.255)

Hard

100

What must a Strong Password have to be considered a... strong password? *Bonus: 100, Is this Classified as a Strong Password? "#B!GB00T13H()$"

A Strong Password consist of at least 8 characters in length and MUST include Letters, Numbers and Punctuation Symbols. Yes it is (sadly).

200

What are the MAX Capacity for DVD-5, DVD-9, DVD-10 and DVD-18. (Bonus: 100, What type of Video Standard does DVD-Video's use?)

DVD-5 = 4.37 GB DVD-9 = 7.95 GB DVD-10 = 8.74 GB DVD-18 = 15.90GB DVD video's use Standard MPEG-2

300

What are the two connectors that fit into a Dual Link DVI-I? (Bonus: 100, You can Plug a Standard VGA [DB-15] Into the DVI-I connector?)

DVI-D and DVI-A (Bonus: No, Unless you buy a DVI to VGA adapter. These adapters usually come when you buy a Video Card)

400

You are reading a newspaper when you come across the headline "KENNY 8, DIES AFTER OPENING A CRT MONITOR! HIDE YOUR CHILDREN!" What is the cause of his death? (Double or Nothing: What is The EXACT part he touched?

He died of electrocution. then he got cancer. (Kenny touched The CRT tube anode cap, this can hold a charge long after the monitor has been removed from the power source.)

500

What are the Port Numbers for The Following? FTP, SMTP, SMTPS, POP3, HTTP, HTTPS, SNMP, RDP and TFTP?

FTP - 21 (and 20) SMTP - 25 POP3 - 110 HTTP - 80 HTTPS - 443 RDP - 3389 TFTP - 69 SMTPS - 587 SNMP - 161

Expert

100

.net, .mil, .gov, and .info are examples of what? (Double or Nothing: What body regulates them?)

TLD (top level domain) ICANN [Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers]

200

What are the 5 Most Used Groups in Windows XP? (Bonus: 100, What are the 3 groups that are ONLY enabled in Windows XP, Vista and 7 Home Edition/Basic/Premium?)

Administrators: they have complete control over the machine. Power Users: has as much power as the Administrators but CANNOT install new devices or access other users' files and folders unless they have permission to access them. Users: They cannot edit the Registry or access critical system files. they can however create groups and ONLY manage them. Everyone: This applies to any user who can log on to the system. You cant edit this group. Guest: This is for someone who doesn't have an account on a system to log on with. (Bonus: Home Edition only enables Administrators, Users, and Guest)

300

What is the Windows labeling in Disk Management for software versions of RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 5? What must you do to a standard hard drive to enable these options?

RAID 0 - striped set/volumes RAID 1 - mirrored volumes RAID 5 - RAID 5 array Convert from basic disk to dynamic disk. Otherwise, only simple volumes can be created on a hard drive.

400

What is the T568A and T568B Wire Order? (Bonus: The T568A and T568B are STANDARDS of what connector?)

T568A: Green, Green/White, Orange/White, Blue, Blue/White, Orange, Brown/White, and Brown. T568B: Orange, Orange/White, Green/White, Blue, Blue/White, Green, Brown/White, Brown. RJ-45 are STANDARDS of T568A and T568B

500

What gets turned off with incremental backups that does NOT get turned off with differential backups? (Double or Nothing: What happens due to this that differentiates the two types?)

The archive bit. The archive bits get turned off with incremental backups that keeps only the files flipped on in the backup queue, while differential backups don't turn off the archive bit until the next scheduled "normal backup."