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50 Cards in this Set
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What type of memory is available in access times of 2ns or less?
1. SRAM 2. ROM 3. RAM 4. DRAM |
1. SRAM
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What is the core of the system? It really is the PC; everything else is connected to it, and it controls everything in the system.
1. Power Supply 2. CPU 3. Motherboard 4. Fatherboard |
3. Motherboard
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What is the type of memory that can permanently or semi-permanently store data?
1. Read Only Memory, or ROM 2. Random Access Memory or RAM 3. Optical Storage 4. Flash Memory |
1. Read Only Memory, or ROM
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What type of storage is similar to magnetic disk storage in basic operation, but it reads and records using light (optically) instead of magnetism?
1. Digital 2. Magnetic 3. Binary 4. Optical |
4. Optical
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What is the type of memory chip used for most of the main memory in a modern PC?
1. Static RAM (SRAM) 2. RAM 3. Dynamic RAM (DRAM) 4. ROM |
3. Dynamic RAM (DRAM)
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What holds all the programs and data the processor is using at a given time?
1. ROM 2. RAM 3. CPU 4. OS |
2. RAM
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What protocol suite is utilized by mainly Novell 4.x and earlier networks?
1. SPX/IP 2. TCP/IP 3. IPX/TCP 4. IPX/SPX |
4. IPX/SPX
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The POST routines are contained where?
1. Within the motherboard ALU as well as CPU on expansion cards 2. Within the motherboard RAM as well as ROMs on expansion cards 3. Within the motherboard CPU as well as RAMs on expansion cards 4. Within the motherboards ROM as well as ROMs on expansion cards |
4. Within the motherboards ROM as well as ROMs on expansion cards
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What type of network is formed from computers and components in a single office or building?
1. Local Area Network (LAN) 2. Wide Area Network (WAN) 3. Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) 4. Shipboard Area Network (SAN) |
1. Local Area Network (LAN)
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What drives are relatively high-capacity, removable-media, optical drives?
1. CD and DVD 2. USB 3. External Hard Drives 4. SATA Hard Drive |
1. CD and DVD
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What protocol suite is utilized by most Windows-based networks, as well as Linux, Unix, MacOS and other networks?
1. TCP/IP 2. TIP/CP 3. IPX/SPX 4. IP/SP |
1. TCP/IP
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An 802.11g wifeless Ethernet transmission can support up to what speed of transfer?
1. 128 Mbps 2. 11 Mbps 3. 250 Mbps 4. 54 Mbps |
4. 54 Mbps
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Tracks are divided into several numbered divisions known as?
1. Pits 2. Bumps 3. Sections 4. Sectors |
4. Sectors
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What use the same web browsers and other software and the same TCP/IP protocol as the public Internet, but exist as a portion of a company's private network?
1. DMZ 2. Internet 3. Intranet 4. Extranet |
3. Intranet
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What defines storage that retains the data even when no power is supplied to the computer?
1. Nonvolatile 2. Random 3. Volatile 4. Read Only |
1. Nonvolatile
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What consists of low-level software that controls the system hardware and acts as an interface between the operating system and the hardware?
1. ROM, DRAM, and SRAM 2. Internal, External, Digital 3. RAM, ROM, and DRAM 4. ROM, RAM, and REM |
1. ROM, DRAM, and SRAM
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What enables the PC to generate complex sounds?
1. Volume 2. MIDI CPU 3. Speakers 4. Sound card |
4. Sound card
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What motherboard form factor is used in tower and desktop systems; popular in high-end major OEM systems starting in 2007?
1. ATX 2. Baby AT 3. AT 4. BTX |
4. BTX
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What feeds electrical power to the internal components in the PC?
1. IDE Cables 2. Motherboard 3. Power Supply 4. Standard AC outlet |
3. Power Supply
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LAN's in different locations can be connected by high-speed fiber-optic, satellite, or leased phone lines to form a?
1. metropolitan area network (MAN) 2. wide area network (WAN) 3. local area network (LAN) 4. Shipboard area network (SAN) |
2. wide area network (WAN)
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Hard disk drives are sometimes referred to as?
1. Winchester drives 2. Main Memory 3. SATA 4. Hard drives |
1. Winchester drives
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What was the first and most popular pointing device on the market?
1. Touch 2. Laser 3. Mouse 4. #2 Pencil |
3. Mouse
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A Cat 6 transmission media can support up to what speed of transfer?
1. 100Mbps 2. 1000Mbps 3. 1Gbps 4. 10Mbps |
2. 1000Mbps
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What motherboard form factor is used in Standard tower and desktop systems; most common form factor from mid-1996 through present; supports high-end systems?
1. DAU 2. BLX 3. ATX 4. NXG |
3. ATX
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What is the primary device on a PC that is used by a human to communicate with and control a system?
1. Graphical User Interface 2. Keyboard 3. Central Processing Unit 4. Operating System |
2. Keyboard
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What is a single ring of data on one side of a disk?
1. Doughnut 2. Track 3. Pit 4. Sector |
2. Track
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What controls the information you see on the monitor?
1. VGA 2. XVGA 3. Video Card 4. Pixels |
3. Video Card
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An 802.11n wireless Ethernet transmission can support up to what speed of transfer?
1. 128 Mbps 2. 11 Mbps 3. 250 Mbps 4. 54 Mbps |
3. 250 Mbps
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Intranets that share a portion of their content with customers, suppliers, or other businesses, but not with the general public, are called?
1. Extranets 2. Internet 3. Intranet 4. DMZ |
1. Extranets
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What is the frame or chassis that houses the motherboard, power supply, disk drives, adapter cards, and any other physical components in the system?
1. Laptop 2. Desktop 3. The Case 4. Power Supply |
3. The Case
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What is often thought of as the "engine" of the computer? It's also called the CPU?
1. Processor 2. Motherboard 3. Computer 4. Memory |
1. Processor
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An 802.11a wifeless Ethernet transmission can support up to what speed of transfer?
1. 11 Mbps 2. 7 Mbps 3. 250 Mbps 4. 54 Mbps |
4. 54 Mbps
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An 802.11b wireless Ethernet transmission can support up to what speed of transfer?
1. 250 Mbps 2. 7 Mbps 3. 11 Mbps 4. 54 Mbps |
3. 11 Mbps
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What does POST stand for?
1. Power On System Test 2. Power On Startup Test 3. Probable Online System Tasks 4. Power On Self Test |
4. Power On Self Test
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What network topology connects each computer on a network directly to the next computer in a linear fashion?
1. Star 2. Line 3. Bus 4. Ring |
3. Bus
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To notify a system administrator when there is a problem with the machine the POST uses what?
1. Beep Codes 2. POST Codes 3. BIOS Codes 4. Sound Codes |
1. Beep Codes
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What type of storage is represented by the standard floppy and hard disks installed in most PC systems, where the data is recorded magnetically on rotating disks?
1. Digital 2. Magnetic 3. Binary 4. Optical |
2. Magnetic
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What is the native file system for Windows NT and later?
1. FAT32 2. FAT 3. NTFS 4. SFS |
3. NTFS
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Which type of file system was the standard file system supported by DOS and Windows 9x/Me?
1. NTFS 2. FAT 3. VFS 4. FAT32 |
2. FAT
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What is the primary high-capacity storage media for the system?
1. USB Flash 2. DVD RW 3. Hard Disk 4. FAT32 |
3. Hard Disk
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A Cat 3 (10BASE-T) transmission media can support up to what speed of transfer?
1. 1Mbps 2. 100Mbps 3. 10Mbps 4. 1000Mbps |
3. 10Mbps
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What operates whenever any PC is powered up (switched on)?
1. CMOS 2. RAID 3. POST 4. HOST |
3. POST
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What does BIOS stand for?
1. Basic Input/Output System 2. Basic Internal/Optical Systems 3. Binary Input/ Output Sequence 4. Both Input/Output Sources |
1. Basic Input/Output System
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A Cat 5 transmission media can support up to what speed of transfer?
1. 10 Mbps 2. 1000 Mbps 3. 1 Gbps 4. 100 Mbps |
4. 100 Mbps
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A nanosecond is defined as?
1. one trillionth of a second 2. one millionth of a second 3. one billionth of a second 4. one thousandth of a second |
3. one billionth of a second
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What network topology connects each computer on the network to a central access point?
1. Bus 2. Ring 3. Hybrid 4. Star |
4. Star
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What network topology connects each computer to the others in a loop or ring?
1. Star 2. Bus 3. Ring 4. Hybrid |
3. Ring
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What is a low-capacity, removable-media, magnetic-storage device?
1. IDE Hard Drive 2. USB Flash 3. Floppy drive 4. SD Card |
3. Floppy drive
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What are the two types of disk storage for computers?
1. Digital and Optical 2. Magnetic and Binary 3. Digital and Magnetic 4. Magnetic and Optical |
4. Magnetic and Optical
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Which type of file system is an optional file system supported by Windows 95 OSR2 (OEM Service Release 2) and later?
1. OFFS 2. FAT 3. FAT32 4. NTFS |
3. FAT32
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