Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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____ chips
require less electricity than TTL chips. a. | CMOS | b. | Resistor | c. | PROM | d. | RAM | | |
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The ____
ensures that all activities are performed in a synchronized fashion. a. | system
bus | b. | system
clock | c. | real time clock | d. | CPU | | |
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3.
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The ____
slot is used specifically for accelerated graphics video cards.
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Figure 1–31
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4.
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In Figure
1-31, item A is an example of a(n) ____ interface. a. | GUI | b. | command driven | c. | interrupt
driven | d. | graphical | | |
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Windows 2000
Datacenter Server is designed to support up to ____ processors and up to ____ GB of
memory. a. | 16,
32 | b. | 32,
64 | c. | 64,
128 | d. | 128,
256 | | |
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Figure 2–9
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What type of
bus is displayed in Figure 2-9? a. | 16-bit ISA | b. | VESA | c. | 8-bit ISA | d. | PCI | | |
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Circuitry
found on the system board that is also commonly found as a separate device is known as a(n) ____
component. a. | intrinsic | b. | external | c. | auxiliary | d. | embedded | | |
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When the CPU
is substantially faster than other components, it must wait on the slower device. This
CMOS-configured delay is referred to as a ____. a. | suspend state | b. | delay
factor | c. | wait state | d. | clock wait | | |
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The '2' in
486DX2-50 means that ____. a. | the system clock speed is doubled | b. | the CPU internal speed
is half as fast as the system clock | c. | the system clock speed is reduced by half | d. | the CPU internal speed
is twice that of the system clock | | |
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The bus used
in the IBM PC is now called the ____ bus. a. | S-100 | b. | 8-bit ISA | c. | 16-bit ISA | d. | EISA | | |
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11.
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As a
response to IBM's introduction of the MCA bus, the 'Gang of Nine" designed and built a competing
bus know as the ____ bus.
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12.
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Devices
connected to the VESA bus must run at the same clock speed as the CPU, which forces the CPU to endure
frequent ____. a. | overheating | b. | General Protection Faults | c. | parity
errors | d. | wait states | | |
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If your
system board does not support EDO memory, ____. a. | you should not use EDO memory as it could seriously damage your
board | b. | you should still use EDO memory, as it will dramatically increase
performance | c. | you can use EDO memory, but it will not increase system
performance | d. | you can only use FPM RAM | | |
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The largest
amount of memory that a driver needs to initialize itself and to hold its data is called the maximum
size, or the ____. a. | payload | b. | capacity | c. | load size | d. | holding | | |
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A pie-shaped
wedge magnetically mapped on a disk is a ____. a. | trace | b. | track | c. | sector | d. | partition | | |
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The series
of clusters that represent a file are referred to as a ____. a. | segment | b. | cluster chain | c. | file
chain | d. | file segment | | |
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In Windows
9x, floppy disk management is carried out in ____. a. | Internet
Explorer | b. | Windows Explorer | c. | SYSMANAGER | d. | Control Panel | | |
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Placing a
disk in a faulty drive and issuing a command to access the disk can cause which command to appear on
the screen? a. | General failure reading
drive A, Abort, Retry, Fail? | b. | Bad command or file name | c. | Invalid or missing
COMMAND.COM | d. | Invalid Drive Specification | | |
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Figure 6–4
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In Figure
6-4, Item A is next to a darker segment of the graphic, representing a ____. a. | cylinder | b. | segment | c. | track | d. | sector | | |
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In Figure
6-4, Item B is next to a darker concentric circle, representing a ____. a. | FAT | b. | segment | c. | track | d. | sector | | |
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FAT32 uses
____K clusters for hard drives from 8G to 16G in size.
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The maximum
amount of storage using CHS mode is ____ MB.
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Of the
fundamental troubleshooting rules, ____ suggests that you "ask simple
questions". a. | divide and
conquer | b. | don't overlook the obvious | c. | approach the problem
systematically | d. | assume nothing | | |
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When a PC
boots, ____ indicate(s) that all is well after the POST. a. | four
beeps | b. | three beeps | c. | two beeps | d. | one beep | | |
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Figure 8–4
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What key(s)
would you press during startup to get the menu shown in Figure 8-4? a. | CTRL-Esc | b. | F6 | c. | CTRL-ALT-DEL | d. | F8 | | |
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26.
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Which of the
following screen sizes is NOT typical?
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27.
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The fastest
bus for video on a system board today is ____.
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Figure 10–6
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28.
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In Figure
10-6, Item A is most likely a(n) ____. a. | volume control | b. | eject load
button | c. | emergency eject hole | d. | headphone
jack | | |
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The
'sampling rate' refers to ____. a. | the frequency of the sound | b. | the number of samples
taken over a given period of time | c. | the number of 'voices' the sound card
supports | d. | the kinds of sound files supported | | |
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DVD can
store ____ of data. a. | 650MB | b. | 1.3GB | c. | 8.5GB | d. | 12.5GB | | |
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A ____ is a
device that converts AC electricity to DC electricity. a. | transformer | b. | rectifier | c. | regulator | d. | phased array | | |
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32.
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The bond
between neutral and ground helps eliminate ____ within the PC. a. | resource
conflicts | b. | power fluctuations | c. | overheating | d. | electrical 'noise' | | |
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The GDI core
program of Windows 9x uses ____. a. | only 32 bit code | b. | only 16 bit
code | c. | a mix of 8 and 16 bit
code | d. | a mix of 16 and 32 bit
code | | |
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A virtual
machine can be thought of as a ____. a. | machine designed for internet use | b. | logical machine within
a physical machine | c. | part of the DOS operating system | d. | part of the
VFAT | | |
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____ is
called a desktop shortcut. a. | An icon that points to an executable program | b. | A combination of
keystrokes to execute a command | c. | A Windows 9x programming technique | d. | The quickest way to
save a file | | |
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NTVDMs are
contained in the ____. a. | Kernel mode | b. | Hardware Abstraction Layer | c. | Executive
Services | d. | User mode | | |
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To access
the Advanced Options Menu in Windows 2000, press ____ at startup. a. | F5 | b. | F8 | c. | CTRL-C | d. | CTRL-Shift | | |
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The
Emergency Repair Process restores the system to the state it was in ____. a. | at the time of the last
successful boot | b. | immediately after the Windows 2000
installation | c. | before any hardware drivers were installed | d. | before the GUI was
added | | |
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In an EIDE
configuration, the reason you would install the CD-ROM and the Zip drive in the secondary controller,
and the hard drive on the primary controller is that ____. a. | the CD-ROM and Zip
drive MUST be on the secondary controller | b. | the CD-ROM and Zip drive MUST be on the same
controller | c. | the hard drive is faster and should be matched up with the primary
controller | d. | it is just done that way | | |
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40.
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A
differential SCSI device uses a ____ connection. a. | 10 pin | b. | 25 pin | c. | 50 pin | d. | 100 pin | | |
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A digital
alternative to regular phone lines is ____. a. | ASIC | b. | POTS | c. | DSL | d. | None of the above. | | |
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42.
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A 16550 UART
has a max speed rating of ____ Kbps.
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43.
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The
fundamental first step in modem troubleshooting is ____. a. | call the phone company
to test the line | b. | make sure the cord from the phone jack is plugged into the line
jack | c. | run a terminal program
to test the connection | d. | replace the phone cord | | |
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On an
Ethernet network, if a computer detects a data collision ____. a. | the network
crashes | b. | the data is deleted | c. | the data packet is
rerouted | d. | after a random amount of time the data is
re-transmitted | | |
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45.
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The most
common FDDI cabling system is ____. a. | UTP | b. | STP | c. | Fiber-optic | d. | Coaxial | | |
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46.
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In the ____
step of the laser print cycle, toner is placed onto the drum where the charge has been
reduced. a. | developing | b. | writing | c. | conditioning | d. | transferring | | |
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47.
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To clean the
print cartridge assemblage, use ____ and cotton swabs, being careful not to touch the nozzle
plate. a. | DMSO | b. | clean distilled water | c. | denatured
alcohol | d. | acetone | | |
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48.
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A(n) ____ is
a special device that allows a notebook to easily connect to a full-sized monitor, keyboard, and
other peripheral devices. a. | relay box | b. | docking station | c. | connection
bay | d. | extender | | |
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49.
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The most
common way a virus is spread is ____. a. | commercial software | b. | Internet
downloads | c. | from a floppy disk used to boot a PC | d. | from software
upgrades | | |
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50.
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A(n) ____
virus changes its distinguishing characteristics as it replicates. a. | polymorphic | b. | encrypting | c. | stealth | d. | covert | | |
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