Question 1

1 out of 1 points Which type of bus connects RAM to the CPU? Answer Selected Answer: B. Front side bus Correct Answer: B. Front side bus

Question 2
1 out of 1 points Which of the following is measured in terms of GHz? Answer Selected Answer: C. Processor speed Correct Answer: C. Processor speed

Question 3
1 out of 1 points The bus that connects the graphics card plugged into the AGP slot of a motherboard is called the AGP bus. Answer Selected Answer: True Correct Answer: True

Question 4
1 out of 1 points Which of the following are slots for plugging in expansion cards such as sound cards, video cards etc.?

Answer Selected Answer: C. PCI/PCI-E slot Correct Answer: C. PCI/PCI-E slot

Question 5
1 out of 1 points Which of the following is a type of computer? Answer Selected Answer: D. All of the above Correct Answer: D. All of the above

Question 6
1 out of 1 points The chipset has no affect on computer performance. Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: False False

Question 7
1 out of 1 points Which of the following is a type of ROM whose contents are erased with the application of ultraviolet light? Answer Selected Answer: B. EPROM Correct Answer: B. EPROM

Question 8

1 out of 1 points Which of the following is a type of ROM that is similar to flash memory? Answer Selected Answer: C. EEPROM Correct Answer: C. EEPROM

Question 9
1 out of 1 points Which of the following are considered alternative technologies for computing? Answer Selected Answer: D. All of the above Correct Answer: D. All of the above

Question 10
0 out of 1 points Parallel ATA connections have two advantages over serial ATA: they can transfer data at a faster rate between the motherboard and the drive, and they are more physically compact. Answer Selected Answer: A. True Correct Answer: B. False

Question 11
0 out of 1 points Which of the following may be used to protect the computer against electricity outages? Answer

Selected Answer: A. Surge Protector Correct Answer: B. UPS

Question 12
1 out of 1 points Which of the following is a type of computer that does not have the regular hardware typically found on other computers and essentially rely on other computers over a network to perform most of their processing functions? Answer Selected Answer: A. Thin Client Correct Answer: A. Thin Client

Question 13
1 out of 1 points The connection between the CPU and the RAM is a serial bus. Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: False False

Question 14
1 out of 1 points The smaller the bus width, the quicker the bits can reach their destination. Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: False False

Question 15
1 out of 1 points

The BIOS chip is typically found on the motherboard. Answer Selected Answers: A. True

Correct Answers: A. True

Question 16
0 out of 1 points Uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) may be employed to safeguard the computer against sudden surges of electricity caused by lightning strikes, and other phenomena. Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: True False

Question 17
1 out of 1 points A heat sink is typically placed on a chip to remove heat away from the chip. Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: True True

Question 18
1 out of 1 points Blade servers may be housed in location called data centers. Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: True True

Question 19

1 out of 1 points Blade servers do not generate significant amounts of heat so cooling them is not a big issue. Answer Selected Answer: B. False Correct Answer: B. False

Question 20
1 out of 1 points Memory chips (such as RAM) are typically located on memory modules that are plugged into memory slots on the motherboard. Answer Selected Answer: A. True Correct Answer: A. True