Test 1

Test 1 Study Guide: Hardware Chapters 1 - 7
Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. In order to perform a computing task, hardware is used by software for all tasks except ____.
a. input c. storage
b. processing d. None of the above.
____ 2. The binary number system uses ____.
a. 0, 1, 2 c. 1, 2
b. 0, 1 d. on, off
____ 3. The digits in the binary number system are called ____.
a. bytes c. bits
b. nibbles d. cells
____ 4. Eight bits compose ____.
a. one byte c. one nibble
b. two bytes d. Either B or C.
____ 5. Four bits compose ____.
a. one byte c. one nibble
b. two bytes d. Either B or C.
____ 6. Typically, ____ cables are flat and wide.
a. data c. expansion
b. power d. circuit
____ 7. A(n) ____ port is often used for an external modem.
a. parallel c. serial
b. USB d. data
____ 8. All devices in a computer are ____.
a. installed directly on the motherboard
b. linked to the motherboard by a cable connected to a port on the motherboard
c. indirectly linked to the motherboard by expansion cards
d. All of the above.
____ 9. The CPU could not do its job without the assistance of the ____, a group of microchips on the motherboard
that control the flow of data and instructions to and from the CPU, providing careful timing of activities.
a. processors c. CMOS
b. chip set d. BIOS
____ 10. ____ does not hold data and instructions while it is processing them.
a. Primary storage c. Secondary storage
b. Memory d. Both A and B.
____ 11. Most motherboards today use ____.
a. SIMMs c. RIMMs
b. TIMMs d. DIMMS
____ 12. The first "E" in EIDE stands for ____.
a. Extra c. Electronic
b. Enhanced d. Existing
____ 13. Which is not true?
a. 3 1/2 inch disks hold more data than 5 1/4 inch disks.
b. Older motherboards did not provide a connector for a floppy drive.
c. The drive connected to the middle of the floppy drive cable is drive A.
d. None of the above.
____ 14. The lines on the top and bottom of the motherboard's surface, sometimes called ____, are circuits of paths that
enable data, instructions, and power to move from component to component on the board.
a. protocols c. jumpers
b. buses d. processor lines
____ 15. The width of a data bus is called the ____.
a. data width c. bus line
b. data path size d. bus setup
____ 16. The main bus on the motherboard is the ____ bus.
a. CPU c. PCI
b. system d. AGP
____ 17. The ____ expansion slot is used for high-speed input/output devices.
a. AGP c. PCI
b. EIDE d. ISA
____ 18. The ____ expansion slot is used for a video card.
a. AGP c. PCI
b. EIDE d. ISA
____ 19. The ____ expansion slot is used by older and/or slower devices.
a. AGP c. PCI
b. EIDE d. ISA
____ 20. Which is not a speed at which most motherboards operate?
a. 100 MHz c. 133 MHz
b. 166 MHz d. 200 MHz
a. A computer's power supply generates electricity.
b. A computer's power supply runs a fan directly from the electrical output voltage to help
cool the inside of the computer case.
c. A temperature level of over 185 degrees Fahrenheit can cause components inside the
computer case to fail.
____ 22. Newer power supplies do not provide ____ volts DC.
a. 3.3 c. 5
b. 9 d. 12
____ 23. The motherboard contains a vital ____ chip that contains the programming necessary to start the computer
and to perform other fundamental functions.
a. system c. configuration
b. CMOS RAM d. ROM BIOS
____ 24. The ____ chip is responsible for remembering system information such as how memory is allocated and
which hard drives are present.
____ 25. When a computer is first turned on, it looks to the ____ chip to find out what hardware it should expect to
find.
____ 26. The arrow from the question mark in the figure above shows ____.
a. jumpers c. ports
b. buses d. DIP switches
____ 27. Which component of a CPU manages data and instructions entering and leaving the CPU?
a. ALU c. processing unit
b. I/O unit d. control unit
____ 28. Which component of a CPU performs all comparisons and calculations?
____ 29. Which component of a CPU manages all activities inside the CPU itself.
____ 30. In a Pentium, the back side data bus is ____ bits wide.
a. 16 c. 64
b. 32 d. 128
____ 31. In a Pentium, the front side data bus is ____ bits wide.
a. 16 c. 64
b. 32 d. 128
____ 32. A Pentium CPU has ____ ALUs.
a. one c. three
b. two d. up to four
____ 33. Which is not a component of a bus?
a. control bus c. address bus
b. processing bus d. data bus
____ 34. Which bus lines work independently of each other?
a. control bus c. address bus
b. data bus d. All of the above.
____ 35. Which is true?
a. Memory sends addresses to the CPU.
b. Other devices send address to the CPU.
c. The CPU puts memory addresses on the address bus.
d. Both B and C.
____ 36. Which is not a resource used by a motherboard to communicate with hardware devices?
a. DMA channel c. I/O address
b. IRQ d. None of the above.
____ 37. After startup, the OS works with ____ to provide instructions to the hardware to perform tasks.
a. system BIOS c. startup BIOS
b. device drivers d. Both A and B.
____ 38. The BIOS is hard-coded into the ____ chip.
a. CPU c. RAM BIOS
b. ROM BIOS d. startup BIOS
____ 39. Which is not a category of BIOS programs?
a. system BIOS c. device BIOS
b. startup BIOS d. CMOS setup
____ 40. The "S" in ISA stands for ____.
a. security c. standard
b. supported d. slot
____ 41. The first system bus had only ____ lines for data.
a. four c. six
b. eight d. sixteen
____ 42. Which line is not required to manage a DMA channel?
a. DRQ c. DACK
b. DGROUND d. None of the above.
____ 43. The 16-bit ISA slot allows for ____ DMA channels.
a. four c. thirty-two
b. eight d. sixteen
____ 44. The "E" in EISA stands for ____.
a. Extended c. Extra
b. Expandable d. Expanding
____ 45. It is common practice today for a line to perform several functions, called ____.
a. multiplexing c. multiprocessing
b. interrupting d. vectoring
____ 46. The first PCs had only one bus, the ____ bus.
a. system c. BIOS
b. startup d. CMOS
____ 47. Many processes that the CPU carries out are initiated by interrupts, and are said to be ____.
a. interrupt-based c. interrupt-initiated
b. interrupt-driven d. interrupt-polled
____ 48. COM1 uses IRQ ____.
a. 1 c. 3
b. 4 d. 5
____ 49. The floppy drive controller uses IRQ ____.
a. 1 c. 6
b. 0 d. 5
____ 50. Memory addresses are most often displayed on the screen as ____.
a. decimal numbers in dot notation
b. hexadecimal numbers in segment/offset form
c. binary numbers in dotted form
____ 51. The CPU has a fixed number of memory addresses available to it, determined by ____.
a. the CPU c. the number of DMA channels
b. the bus it is using d. Both A and B.
____ 52. In Windows 9x, hex numbers in ____ memory begin with A through F.
a. conventional c. upper
b. extended d. base
____ 53. All programs written for today's PCs are compiled as ____ programs.
a. 8-bit c. 16-bit
b. 32-bit d. Either B or C.
____ 54. A pure DOS-based system can use ____ programs.
a. 8-bit c. 16-bit
____ 55. Windows NT/2000/XP use ____ drivers.
a. 8-bit c. 16-bit
____ 56. RAM is not stored on ____.
a. DIMMs c. RIMMs
b. TIMMs d. SIMMs
____ 57. The I/O address range for COM1 is ____.
a. 0060-006F c. 0040-005F
b. 03F0-03F7 d. 03F8-03FF
____ 58. Which is not designed to use DMA channels?
a. mouse c. sound card
b. floppy drive d. tape drive
____ 59. In a 16-bit ISA bus, DMA channel ____ is not available for I/O use.
a. 0 c. 3
b. 4 d. 6
____ 60. The Plug and Play standard does not apply to ____.
a. the operating system c. BIOS on devices.
b. BIOS on the motherboard d. None of the above.
____ 61. When you turn on the power to a PC, the CPU begins the process by initializing itself and then turning to the
____ for instructions.
a. CMOS c. ROM BIOS
b. CMOS RAM d. system BIOS
____ 62. The ____ performs POST.
a. CMOS c. ROM BIOS
b. CMOS RAM d. system BIOS
a. POST checks RAM by writing and reading data.
b. POST checks to see if a monitor is present and working.
c. POST checks and verifies the video controller card.
____ 64. The ____ is not included in the MBR.
a. partition table c. OS boot record
b. master boot program d. Both B and C.
____ 65. In Windows 9x, ____ begins the process of loading the OS into memory.
a. autoexec.bat c. io.sys
b. config.exe d. ntldr
____ 66. In Windows NT/2000/XP, ____ begins the process of loading the OS into memory.
a. autoexec.bat c. io.sys
b. config.exe d. ntldr
____ 67. The partition used for booting is called the ____ partition.
a. primary c. default
b. boot d. active
____ 68. The ____ file is a text file containing some parameters and switches that can be set to affect the way the OS
boots.
a. msdos.sys c. autoexec.bat
b. config.sys d. io.sys
____ 69. The ____ file contains commands that start with Files= and Buffers=.
a. msdos.sys c. autoexec.bat
b. config.sys d. io.sys
____ 70. ____ causes the system to reboot.
a. Restart.com c. Initialize.exe
b. Reboot.exe d. Boot.com
____ 71. Electricity can be thought of as a stream of tiny charged ____ that flow like water along a path.
a. amperes c. electrons
b. volts d. watts
____ 72. As the electrical potential difference increases, ____.
a. the electrical current increases c. Either A or B.
b. the electrical current decreases d. Neither A nor B.
____ 73. A condition of low resistance that allows current to flow in a completed circuit is called ____.
a. clamping voltage c. suspend time
b. continuity d. potential difference
____ 74. As the electrical resistance increases, ____.
a. the flow of electrons decreases c. Either A or B.
b. the flow of electrons increases d. Neither A nor B.
____ 75. An electrical circuit is created by all except ____.
a. voltage c. resistance
b. current d. continuity
____ 76. ____ are not measured to determine their value.
a. Watts c. Amps
b. Volts d. None of the above.
____ 77. A computer power supply functions as a ____.
a. transformer c. supplier
b. rectifier d. Both A and B.
____ 78. When AC comes from the power source at the power station to your house, it travels on a(n) ____ line.
a. hot c. AC
b. neutral d. ground
____ 79. When AC completes the circuit from your house back to the power source, it travels on a(n) ____ line.
a. hot c. AC
b. neutral d. ground
____ 80. A ____ is a component included in a circuit and designed to prevent too much current from flowing through
the circuit.
a. resistor c. transistor
b. fuse d. rectifier
____ 81. For 110-volt circuits, ____ is generally used for the hot wire.
a. white c. orange
b. green d. black
____ 82. In PCs, ____ is generally used for the ground wire.
a. white c. orange
b. green d. black
____ 83. Gold and copper are examples of ____.
a. semiconductors c. transducers
b. insulators d. conductors
____ 84. Glass and ceramic, which resist the flow of electricity, are examples of ____.
a. semiconductors c. transducers
b. insulators d. conductors
____ 85. Silicon is an example of a(n) ____.
a. semiconductor c. transducer
b. insulator d. conductor
____ 86. If you turn off the lights in a room, scuff your feet on the carpet and touch another person, and you can hear
the discharge of electricity, you have released at least ____ volts.
a. 3000 c. 9000
b. 6000 d. 8000
____ 87. Don't wear a grounding bracelet when working ____.
a. inside a monitor c. with a laser printer
b. with a power supply d. All of the above.
____ 88. Which do not condition the power passing through them?
a. surge suppressors c. uninterruptible power supplies
b. power conditioners d. None of the above.
____ 89. Temporary reductions of voltage are called ____.
a. sinks c. brownouts
b. depressions d. doze times
____ 90. Spikes are temporary surges of ____.
a. resistance c. ohms
b. amperes d. voltage
____ 91. Which provides backup power supply in the event that the AC fails completely?
a. surge suppressors c. uninterruptible power supplies
b. power conditioners d. Both B and C.
____ 92. ____ offers support for intelligent UPSs.
a. Windows NT c. Windows 2000
b. Windows XP d. All of the above.
____ 93. ____ is the most popular form factor.
a. Baby AT c. ATX
b. Mini-ATX d. AT
____ 94. One problem with the ____ form factor is that the CPU is placed on the motherboard in front of the expansion
slots.
a. Baby AT c. ATX
b. Mini-ATX d. AT
____ 95. A riser card is found in ____ systems.
a. LPX c. ATX
b. Mini-ATX d. Flex-ATX
____ 96. For low-end desktop systems, compact cases do not follow the ____ factor.
a. LPX c. Mini-LPX
b. NPX d. Flex-ATX
____ 97. The power cord to the ____ does not supply one +5-volt circuit and one +12-volt circuit.
a. floppy disk drive c. CD-ROM drive
b. hard drive d. None of the above.
____ 98. The figure above shows a(n) ____ power supply.
a. baby AT c. ATX
b. mini-ATX d. AT
____ 99. The temperature inside the computer case should not exceed ____ degrees F.
a. 100 c. 95
b. 113 d. 129
____ 100. ____ is a power management method used with Windows 98 and Windows 2000/XP and supported by system
BIOS.
a. APM c. ACPI
b. DPMS d. Both A and B.
____ 101. ____ is a power management method used for monitors and video cards.
a. APM c. ACPI
b. DPMS d. Both A and B.
____ 102. The ____ CMOS setting is the time that elapses before the system reduces 80 percent of its power
consumption.
a. standby time c. hang time
b. suspend time d. doze time
____ 103. The ____ CMOS setting is the time before the system reduces 92 percent of its power consumption.
____ 104. The ____ CMOS setting is the time before the system reduces 99 percent of its power consumption.
____ 105. The "S" in DPMS stands for ____.
a. Signaling c. System
b. Source d. Setup
____ 106. The AT motherboard does not have ____-volt lines coming from the power supply.
a. 3.3 c. 5
b. 12 d. None of the above.
____ 107. A(n) ____ motherboard uses a P1 connector.
a. Baby AT c. AT
b. ATX d. Both A and B.
____ 108. ____ is not considered an FRU.
a. ROM BIOS c. CMOS battery
b. RAM d. system clock
____ 109. Which is not a type of expansion slot on a motherboard?
a. ISA c. AGP
b. PSI d. IDE
____ 110. The largest number of bits the CPU can process in one operation is called ____.
a. word size c. byte size
b. data size d. bit size
a. The size of the data path is the same as the system bus size.
b. A CPU has only a fixed range of addresses that it can assign to physical memory that is
housed within the computer case.
c. The number of resistors in the processor circuitry is a measure of its overall computing
power.
____ 112. The "D" in 80386DX stands for ____.
a. double c. dynamic
b. dual d. dedicated
____ 113. On notebook computers, the CPU model number often has an L in it, as in 486SL-20. The "L" refers to ____.
a. speed c. memory
b. voltage d. size
____ 114. Pentiums have a ____-bit external path size.
a. 32 c. 128
b. 16 d. 64
____ 115. Pentium III L2 cache stored on a separate microchip within the CPU housing is called ____ L2 cache.
a. external c. hidden
b. adjacent d. discrete
____ 116. The first Pentium chip is known as the ____.
a. Pentium Pro c. Pentium MMX
b. Pentium I d. Classic Pentium
____ 117. The ____ was the first Pentium to offer Level 2 cache inside the CPU housing.
a. Pentium Pro c. Pentium II
b. Pentium I d. Classic Pentium
____ 118. The ____ introduced Intel's performance enhancement called SSE.
a. Pentium Pro c. Pentium 4
b. Pentium III d. Pentium MMX
____ 119. The ____ uses a processor architecture that Intel calls NetBurst.
b. Pentium III d. Pentium MMX
____ 120. Which is not a form factor used to house Intel processors in desktop PCs?
a. SEP c. SEC
b. SECC2 d. PGPA
____ 121. Which does not use Socket 7?
a. AMD Athlon c. Cyrix M
b. Pentium MMX d. Fast Classic Pentium
____ 122. Which socket does not use an SPGA design?
a. 5 c. 6
b. 8 d. 370
____ 123. The ____ uses a flat cartridge called the pin array cartridge.
b. Itanium d. Pentium MMX
____ 124. Which is contained on the CPU microchip?
a. L1 cache c. L3 cache
b. L2 cache d. Both A and B.
____ 125. The Itanium has ____.
a. L1 cache c. L3 cache
b. L2 cache d. All of the above.
____ 126. Technically speaking, EEPROM is called ____ ROM.
a. system c. BIOS
b. flash d. startup
____ 127. ____ ROM allows you to upgrade system BIOS without having to replace the ROM chip.
a. System c. BIOS
b. Flash d. Startup
____ 128. RAM does not exist on the motherboard as a ___.
a. SIMM c. RIMM
b. TIMM d. DIMM
____ 129. Buses that work asynchronously with the CPU at a much slower rate are called ____ buses.
a. internal c. local
b. expansion d. external
____ 130. The system bus is considered a(n) ____ bus.
a. internal c. local
b. expansion d. external
____ 131. Which bus does not work in sync with the CPU and the system clock?
a. EISA c. PCI
b. AGP d. System
____ 132. Many motherboards contain ____ ports such as a keyboard port and a mouse port.
a. pre-configured c. local
b. on-board d. embedded
____ 133. The PCI speed is 1/2 or 1/3 of the ____.
a. CPU speed c. ISA bus speed
b. system bus speed d. multiplier
____ 134. Configuration information is provided on the motherboard in all but which way?
a. BIOS c. switches
b. CMOS d. jumpers
____ 135. Jumpers are not used to ____.
a. indicate the presence of cache memory
b. communicate the type and speed of the CPU to the system
c. disable keyboard power-up
____ 136. The CMOS setup ____ menu allows you to change the system date and time.
a. Main c. System
b. Advanced d. Boot
____ 137. The first step in preparing the motherboard to go in the case is to ____.
a. install the fan on the processor
b. install the processor on the motherboard
c. install RAM in the memory slots
d. set the jumpers or DIP switches
____ 138. The ____ is a metal plate that comes with the motherboard and fits over the ports to create a well-fitted
enclosure around them.
a. drive door c. port shield
b. faceplate d. All of the above.
____ 139. ____ are round plastic or metal pegs that separate the motherboard from the case.
a. Dividers c. Splitters
b. Standoffs d. Toggles
____ 140. To help orient the connector on the motherboard pins, look for a small ____ embedded on the connector that
marks one of the outside wires as pin 1.
a. square c. triangle
b. circle d. number 1
____ 141. Which port does not come directly off the motherboard?
a. video c. USB
b. parallel d. mouse
____ 142. COM1 is typically IRQ ____.
a. 1 c. 4
b. 3 d. 7
a. Most serial ports are male.
b. Parallel ports can be configured as LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, or LPT4.
c. Most COM and LPT ports assignments are made in CMOS setup.
d. Serial ports are sometimes called DB-9 and DB-25 connectors.
____ 144. Avoid using a parallel cable longer than ____ feet to ensure data integrity.
a. 5 c. 6
b. 15 d. 12
____ 145. ____ is bidirectional.
a. SSP c. ECP
b. EHP d. Both B and C.
____ 146. USB is ____, meaning that a device can be attached to a USB port while the computer is running, and the host
controller will sense the device and configure it without your having to reboot the computer.
a. fast-installable c. auto-programmable
b. hot-pluggable d. quick-ready
____ 147. Which is not true about USB?
a. It is designed to make the installation of slow peripheral devices as effortless as possible.
b. It is faster than regular serial ports.
c. It forces you to manually resolve resources conflicts.
____ 148. As many as ____ USB devices can be daisy chained together using USB cables.
a. 53 c. 127
b. 212 d. There is no limit.
____ 149. Which is not true about a USB cable?
a. The B-Male connector is flat and wide.
b. It has 4 wires.
c. It can connect devices or devices and a hub.
d. The connector on the host computer is called the A-Male connector.
____ 150. Which does not support USB?
b. Windows 98 d. Windows XP
____ 151. Which is not true about FireWire?
a. It uses serial transmission of data.
b. It is faster than USB.
c. It is targeted to replace slow serial and parallel ports.
____ 152. Which does not support FireWire?
b. Windows 98 d. Windows XP
____ 153. ____ refers to enclosing wires in a protective covering to reduce interference.
a. Encasing c. Covering
b. Surrounding d. Shielding
____ 154. ____ data transfer means that data is transferred continuously without breaks.
a. Nonstop c. Infinite
b. Isochronous d. Whole
____ 155. Which is not true about PCI slots?
a. They are usually white.
b. They are longer than ISA slots.
c. They can run at one speed while the CPU runs at a different speed.
d. They are set farther away from the edge of the motherboard than ISA slots.
____ 156. The PCI ____, which is part of the motherboard chip set, manages the PCI bus and the expansion slots.
a. bus controller c. manager
b. host controller d. bus master
____ 157. In order for the system to use PCI bus IRQ steering, the ____ must support it.
a. motherboard c. Both A and B.
b. OS d. Neither A nor B.
____ 158. The figure above indicates that PCI bus IRQ steering has placed a(n) ____ on IRQ 10, making it unavailable
to ISA devices.
a. null status c. spacer
b. holder d. block
____ 159. If the motherboard is ACPI-compliant, IRQ ____ can be shared by several PCI devices.
a. 3 c. 9
b. 7 d. 4
____ 160. The ____ bus was the first 32-bit bus for personal computers.
a. EISA c. PCI
b. ISA d. MCA
____ 161. Generally, expansion cards do not use ____ slots.
a. PCI c. EISA
b. ISA d. None of the above.
____ 162. Used on the first IBM 8088 PCs in the early 1980s, the ____ bus had an 8-bit data path. Later, IBM revised it
to have a 16-bit data path.
a. PCI c. EISA
b. ISA d. None of the above.
____ 163. 16-bit real-mode device drivers are loaded by entries in the ____ file.
a. Config.sys c. System.ini
b. Autoexec.bat d. All of the above.
____ 164. Which is not a method that a keyboard connects to a PC?
a. PS/2 connector c. DIN connector
b. DIP switch d. USB port
____ 165. Regardless of the type of connection or construction of the keyboard, pressing a key produces a(n) ____ code
a. scan c. enter
b. make d. break
____ 166. Regardless of the type of connection or construction of the keyboard, releasing a key (after it has been
pressed) produces a(n) ____ code
a. scan c. enter
b. make d. break
____ 167. If keyboard keys produce the wrong characters, it is most likely because ____.
a. of a dirty contact c. of a bad chip
b. of excessive humidity d. the cable connection is not good
____ 168. Which monitor feature most affects price?
a. resolution c. multiscan
b. screen size d. refresh rate
____ 169. The ____ is the number of times in one second an electronic beam can fill the screen with lines from top to
bottom.
a. refresh rate c. frequency
b. dot pitch d. resolution
____ 170. The ____ is distance between the dots on the screen that the electronic beam hits.
a. refresh rate c. frequency
b. dot pitch d. resolution
____ 171. With ____ display, a transistor that amplifies the signal is placed at every intersection in the grid, which
further enhances the pixel quality.
a. dual-scan passive matrix c. active-matrix
b. dual-pixeling matrix d. Both A and B.
____ 172. The ____ is presently the most popular local bus.
a. VESA c. PCI
b. AGP d. DCE
____ 173. When discussing video memory, the number of colors available is called ____.
a. color depth c. color intensity
b. pitch d. pixel amount
____ 174. ____ is designed specifically for video card processing and can synchronize itself with the CPU bus clock,
which makes the memory faster. It uses other methods to increase overall performance for graphics-intensive
processing, but is not dual-ported memory.
a. VRAM c. MDRAM
b. SGRAM d. WRAM
____ 175. ____ is designed so that video memory can be accessed by both the input and output processes at the same
time. The memory chips are designed so that the full width of the video bus can be used with fewer memory
chips than needed to provide the full bus width access to RAM.
a. VRAM c. MDRAM
b. SGRAM d. WRAM
____ 176. Memory is not stored on memory modules called ____.
a. TIMMS c. RIMMS
b. SIMMS d. DIMMS
____ 177. The "E" in EPROM stands for ____.
a. extra c. erasable
b. electrically d. extended
____ 178. Which is not true about flash memory?
a. It makes it possible to replace the programming on a chip rather than replace the chip
itself.
b. It holds its data as a magnetized area on a platter.
c. It does not lose its data when the power is turned off.
d. It is more expensive than mechanical devices, such as hard drives.
____ 179. Which is not a current DRAM technology?
a. Direct Rambus DRAM c. SLDRAM
b. SDRAM II d. None of the above.
____ 180. L1 cache is located ____.
a. inside the CPU housing c. on the CPU die
b. on the motherboard of older systems d. None of the above.
____ 181. With ____ SRAM, data is sent in a two-step process: first the data address, and then a series of data
transmissions.
a. burst c. asynchronous
b. dual d. boosted
____ 182. ____ is used on motherboards that range in speed from 16 to 66 MHz.
a. FPM c. BEDO
b. EDO d. Direct Rambus
____ 183. ____ is used on motherboards rated 66 MHz and higher.
a. FPM c. BEDO
b. EDO d. Direct Rambus
____ 184. Which is not a common SIMM speed?
a. 60 ns c. 50 ns
b. 80 ns d. 70 ns
____ 185. DIMMs have ____ pins on the edge connector of the board.
a. 72 c. 30
b. 168 d. 184
____ 186. ____ does not run at a constant speed.
a. FPM c. BEDO
b. EDO d. SDRAM
____ 187. Within a ____, data travels on a narrow 16-bit data path.
a. RIMM c. TIMM
b. SIMM d. DIMM
____ 188. Parity error 1 is an error ____.
a. on an expansion board c. on the motherboard
b. with the floppy drive d. with a modem
____ 189. ____ uses resistors to communicate the type of memory present.
a. PPD c. GPF
b. CL d. SPD
____ 190. To find out how much memory is already installed on your computer, right-click the My Computer icon and
select the ____ tab.
a. Memory c. General
b. Properties d. Hardware
____ 191. Data moves from the system bus sequentially through each ____ module.
a. RIMM c. TIMM
b. SIMM d. DIMM
____ 192. For best performance, install ____ MB of memory into a Windows 9x system.
a. 32 c. 128
b. 256 d. 64
____ 193. For best performance, install ____ MB of memory into a Windows 2000/XP system.
a. 512 c. 128
b. 256 d. 64
____ 194. Most DIMMs can be installed ____.
a. as a single module c. groups of 4
b. groups of 2 d. Either B or C.
____ 195. RIMMs come as double-sided modules with ____ pins.
a. 72 c. 30
b. 168 d. 184
____ 196. If you use a SIMM having one speed in one bank and a SIMM having another speed in the other bank, ____.
a. your computer won't boot
b. your computer will only work as fast as the slower bank
c. you will receive an error message
d. Both B and C.
____ 197. In the left hand column of figure above, which kind of memory is error-checking?
a. 168-PIN LONG DIMMS EDO c. 72-PIN EDO
b. 168-PIN LONG DIMMS SDRAM d. All of the above.
____ 198. The figure above shows the installation of a ____ module.
a. RIMM c. TIMM
b. SIMM d. DIMM
____ 199. The figure above shows the installation of a ____ module.
a. RIMM c. TIMM
b. SIMM d. DIMM
____ 200. A 3 1/2-inch double density disk holds ____ of data.
a. 2.88 MB c. 1.2 MB
b. 720K d. 360K
a. Regardless of disk size and density, the physical hardware used to access a disk looks and
works much the same way.
b. A floppy drive is connected to either the controller card or motherboard by a 16-pin data
cable.
c. Today's computers have the floppy drive controller built into the mother board.
____ 202. Data is written to the disk as ____.
a. bytes c. blocks
b. bits d. tracks
____ 203. ____ heads on either side of the read/write head ensure that the widths of the data tracks do not vary.
a. Spacer c. Tunnel-erase
b. Splitter d. Wide
____ 204. On a 3 1/2-inch high-density disk, 1 cluster holds ____ bytes of data.
a. 128 c. 256
b. 512 d. 1024
____ 205. The first sector on a disk is not called the ____.
a. boot sector c. boot loader
b. boot record d. None of the above.
____ 206. All of the clusters that belong to a single file are called a ____.
a. cluster group c. cluster block
b. cluster file d. cluster chain
____ 207. If all the clusters that belong to a single file are not stored consecutively on the disk, the file is called a(n)
____ file.
a. unclustered c. scattered
b. suspended d. fragmented
____ 208. Which is not true about the root directory table?
a. It contains a fixed number of rows to accommodate a predetermined number of files and
subdirectories.
b. It contains only the starting cluster number. To find out what other clusters store the file,
look in the FAT.
c. It does not contain the period that is normally between the filename and file extension in
OS command lines.
____ 209. The ____ option with the format command makes a drive bootable.
a. /s c. /v
b. /b d. /u
____ 210. Errors caused by clusters that are marked in the FAT as belonging to more than one file are called ____
clusters.
a. double c. cross-linked
b. duplicate d. redundant
____ 211. Error messages that are in the ____ range occur when the floppy drive did not pass the POST test.
a. 300 c. 500
b. 600 d. 400
____ 212. When booting a computer, if the floppy drive light comes on and stays on, the problem is most likely caused
by ____.
a. the software
b. the hardware
c. the cable not being attached correctly to pin 1
d. the system setup losing CMOS data
____ 213. The "I" in IDE stands for ____.
a. Interface c. Institute
b. Integrated d. Interpreted
____ 214. Drive standards today specify ____ more than any other single factor.
a. memory c. number of devices supported
b. data transfer speed d. signal integrity
____ 215. Which does not use a special 40-pin IDE cable?
a. ATA/133 c. ATA/66
b. ATA/100 d. None of the above.
____ 216. Following the EIDE standard, a motherboard can support up to ____ EIDE devices.
a. two c. six
b. four d. None of the above.
____ 217. Master and slave designations for EIDE devices are not made by ____.
a. setting jumpers c. using a special cable-select data cable
b. setting DIP switches d. changing the BIOS
____ 218. Windows ____ does not support 1394.
a. NT c. 98
b. 2000 d. XP
____ 219. Generally, ____ has the fastest speeds.
a. SCSI c. 1394
b. IDE d. Both A and B.
____ 220. If a hard drive has four platters, it has ____ heads.
a. two c. eight
b. four d. sixteen
____ 221. Older motherboards did not have an IDE connection, so a small ____ served as a simple pass-through from
the drive to the motherboard.
a. data cable c. expansion card
b. adapter card d. controller board
____ 222. On an IDE drive, every sector has ____ bytes.
a. 1024
b. 256
c. 512
d. It depends on the number of sectors per track.
____ 223. On an older hard drive, every sector has ____ bytes.
a. 1024
b. 256
c. 512
d. It depends on the number of sectors per track.
____ 224. With IDE drives, ____ formatting is done at the factory.
a. low-level c. operating system
b. high-level d. Both A and C.
____ 225. With IDE drives, ____ is done by the OS.
a. low-level c. operating system
b. high-level d. Both B and C.
____ 226. With IDE drives, the ____ deals with physically locating the data on the drive.
a. system BIOS c. hard drive controller BIOS
b. OS d. All of the above.
____ 227. ____ geometry is head, track, and sector information that the hard drive controller BIOS presents to system
BIOS and the OS.
a. Default c. Logical
b. System d. Physical
____ 228. Which mode of "deception" used by newer technology has the hard drive using a complex cylinder, head, and
sector organization that only the controller BIOS knows, while the controller BIOS communicates to system
BIOS in terms of the older methodology?
a. large c. LBA
b. normal d. default
____ 229. Which mode of "deception" used by newer technology has the hard drive controller BIOS sending the logical
geometry to system BIOS, but system BIOS communicating a different set of parameters to the OS and other
software?
a. large c. LBA
____ 230. Which mode of "deception" used by newer technology uses neither physical nor logical geometry?
a. large c. LBA
____ 231. ECHS mode is the same as ____ mode.
a. large c. LBA
____ 232. CHS mode is the same as ____ mode.
a. large c. LBA
____ 233. Which method is used by Windows NT, 2000, and XP?
a. large c. LBA
b. normal d. None of the above.
____ 234. System BIOS that supports translation methods is called ____ BIOS.
a. translatable c. high-capacity
b. large d. enhanced
____ 235. Drives larger than 8.4 GB use ____ mode, where the BIOS and OS view the drive as addressable sectors.
a. large c. LBA
____ 236. For drives ____ CMOS setup reports a drive capacity that does not reflect the true size of the drive.
a. less than 504 MB c. between 504 and 528 MB
b. between 504 MB and 8.4 GB d. greater than 8.4 GB
____ 237. ____ is the best solution if you want to install a large-capacity drive on a PC whose BIOS does not support it.
a. Upgrading the BIOS
b. Upgrading the entire motherboard
c. Letting the BIOS see the drive as a smaller drive
d. Using software that interfaces between the older BIOS and the large-capacity drive
____ 238. With PIO mode, the ____ is in charge and manages data transfer.
a. DMA controller c. CPU
b. hard drive BIOS d. None of the above.
____ 239. With bus mastering using DMA, the ____ manages data transfer.
a. DMA controller c. CPU
b. hard drive BIOS d. None of the above.
____ 240. All Windows operating systems support ____.
a. NTFS c. FAT32
b. FAT16 d. Both B and C.
____ 241. Which does not support NTFS?
a. Windows NT c. Windows XP
b. Windows 2000 d. Windows 98
____ 242. The Windows ____ program is used to repair damage to the program in the MBR.
a. Chkdsk c. ScanDisk
b. Defrag d. Fdisk
____ 243. The ____ partition is the partition on the hard drive that is used to boot the OS.
a. default c. active
b. boot d. loaded
____ 244. The ____ program is used to create logical drives within partitions.
a. Ldisk c. Chkdsk
b. ScanDisk d. Fdisk
____ 245. The command Format C:/____ makes the drive bootable.
a. B c. S
b. L d. R
a. Keep data files in the same directories as the software so backing up will be easier.
b. Do not smoke around your hard drive.
c. Long spans of inactivity can cause problems with PCs.
____ 247. Three beeps on most computers signal a ____ error.
a. hard drive c. memory
b. video d. CPU
____ 248. Any error message in the 600 range refers to the ____.
a. hard drive c. memory
b. floppy disk d. CPU
____ 249. During POST, if the startup BIOS displays numeric error codes in the 1700s or 10400s, they generally refer to
____ problems.
a. fixed disk c. memory
b. floppy disk d. CPU
____ 250. Error messages such as "Invalid media type" or "Non-DOS disk" often indicate ____.
a. a damaged FAT
b. a damaged root directory
c. a damaged boot record on a hard drive
d. bad sectors somewhere on the hard drive
Test 1 Study Guide: Hardware Chapters 1 - 7
Answer Section
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. D
2. B
3. C
4. A
5. C
6. A
7. C
8. D
9. B
10. C
11. D
12. B
13. C
14. B
15. B
16. B
17. C
18. A
19. D
20. B
21. A
22. B
23. D
24. B
25. B
26. A
27. B
28. A
29. D
30. B
31. C
32. B
33. B
34. A
35. C
36. D
37. D
38. B
39. C
40. C
41. B
42. B
43. B
44. A
45. A
46. A
47. B
48. B
49. C
50. B
51. D
52. C
53. D
54. C
55. B
56. B
57. D
58. A
59. B
60. D
61. C
62. C
63. B
64. C
65. C
66. D
67. D
68. A
69. B
70. A
71. C
72. A
73. B
74. A
75. D
76. A
77. D
78. A
79. B
80. B
81. D
82. D
83. D
84. B
85. A
86. B
87. D
88. A
89. C
90. D
91. C
92. D
93. C
94. D
95. A
96. D
97. D
98. C
99. B
100. C
101. B
102. D
103. A
104. B
105. A
106. A
107. B
108. D
109. D
110. A
111. C
112. A
113. B
114. D
115. D
116. D
117. A
118. B
119. C
120. C
121. A
122. C
123. B
124. A
125. D
126. B
127. B
128. B
129. B
130. C
131. B
132. B
133. B
134. A
135. D
136. A
137. D
138. B
139. B
140. C
141. A
142. C
143. B
144. B
145. D
146. B
147. C
148. C
149. A
150. A
151. C
152. A
153. D
154. B
155. B
156. D
157. C
158. B
159. C
160. D
161. C
162. B
163. D
164. B
165. B
166. D
167. C
168. B
169. A
170. B
171. C
172. C
173. A
174. B
175. A
176. A
177. C
178. B
179. C
180. C
181. A
182. A
183. D
184. C
185. B
186. D
187. A
188. C
189. A
190. C
191. A
192. C
193. B
194. A
195. D
196. B
197. A
198. B
199. D
200. B
201. B
202. B
203. C
204. B
205. C
206. D
207. D
208. D
209. A
210. C
211. B
212. C
213. B
214. B
215. D
216. B
217. D
218. A
219. C
220. C
221. B
222. C
223. C
224. A
225. D
226. C
227. C
228. B
229. A
230. C
231. A
232. B
233. D
234. D
235. C
236. D
237. A
238. C
239. B
240. B
241. D
242. D
243. C
244. D
245. C
246. A
247. C
248. B
249. A
250. C

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