Exam 1 – Space Test Questions – Flashcards
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A tower case conserves space since it can double as a monitor stand. Answer: True or False
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False
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A DVI port transmits a video signal and is also called a DB-15 port. Answer: True or False
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False
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An Ethernet port has a connector called an RJ-45 to connect to a network cable? True or False
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True
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Functions that used to be provided by expansion cards are more often found as onboard ports today? True or False
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True
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Hard drives have three connections for cables: one for reading data, one for writing data, and one for power. True or False
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False
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Which type of port transmits both digital audio and digital video with a single connector?
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HDMI
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Which of the following is an audio port that connects to an external home theater audio system, providing digital audio output?
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S/PDIF
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Which of the following is NOT true of a motherboard?
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has a heat sink on the PCIe slots
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Which of the following is most likely to be installed in a PC, is considered primary storage, and has Windows 7 installed on it?
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hard disk drive
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Which component probably has a dual-voltage selector switch, and has cables that connect to the motherboard and drives?
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PSU
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Which is the most common form factor used today for computer cases, power supplies, and motherboards?
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ATX
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Which power supply connector is the main motherboard power connector on most motherboards today?
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If you have a PCI Express Version 2 video card, how many pins will the power connector have if the card requires extra power?
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8
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Which standard provides the best performance for hard drives?
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SATA
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Which disk drive standard uses an 80-conductor cable?
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EIDE
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Which unit of electricity measures electrical force and 115 is a common value?
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Volt
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Which unit of electricity measures is used to measure the power consumption of a device?
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Which type of electrical current is used to transmit electricity to our homes and workplaces?
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alternating
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Which of the following is true about AC electricity?
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What type of component holds its charge even after the power is turned off and the device is unplugged?
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capacitor
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Which of the following is true about an FRU?
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a support technician should know how to replace one
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Which type of fire extinguisher should you have available in the event of an electrical fire?
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Class C
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What is a result of two objects with dissimilar electrical charges touching?
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ESD
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What tool can help discover and report computer errors and conflicts that occur when you first turn on a computer and before the operating system is launched?
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POST card
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Which general-purpose tool can measure characteristics of electricity in a variety of devices?
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multimeter
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When disassembling a computer, it's okay to stack circuit boards on top of each other as long as you follow ESD protection rules. True or False
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False
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Immediately after you unplug the computer from the power outlet, you're safe to begin working inside the case. True or False
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False
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The motherboard sits on elevated screw holes or spacers to keep it from touching the case. True of False
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True
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A system always needs the 4-pin auxiliary power connector, and sometimes needs the P1 connector as well. True of False
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True
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A board with PCIe slots might have a 4-pin Molex power connector to provide additional power to some types of PCIe boards. True of False
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False
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Which of the following is NOT a good practice when working inside a computer case?
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don't touch a microchip with a magnetized screwdriver
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Which of the following is the second step in opening the case of a working computer?
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power down the system and unplug it
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To what should you normally clip the ground bracelet before you work inside the computer case?
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the side of the computer case
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What do you call a connector on a motherboard that consists of pins that stick up from the board?
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header
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Which of the following can be described as round plastic or metal pegs that separate the motherboard from the bottom of the case?
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standoff
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Which of the following represents the correct order in which you should install components into the case after disassembling a computer?
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power supply, drives, motherboard, cards
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Which of the following is true about installing the motherboard and connecting power?
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a 4-pin power cord supplies supplemental power to the processor
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Which of the following is NOT a typical connector found on the front panel header?
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SATA controller
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Which of the following is the Intel maximum degree limit for processors?
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185 F
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Which material is a cooler that sits atop the CPU most likely made of?
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copper
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What is placed between the bottom of the cooler heat sink and the top of the processor that makes an airtight connection between the fan and processor?
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thermal compound
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Along with the processor, what other device is the highest heat producer in the system?
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video card
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Under what circumstance is a liquid cooling system most likely used?
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overclocking
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If your computer is in a dirty, dusty environment, what tool should you use periodically to prevent overheating?
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compressed air
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What determines the physical size of a power supply and the placement of screw holes?
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form factor
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Which of the following is true about fans in the computer system?
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large fans tend to run quieter
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Which technology may require that you purchase a power supply that specifically supports that technology?
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SLI
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Which of the following is a consideration when purchasing a power supply with the correct wattage?
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the power supply should be rated 30% higher than your needs
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What is the result of using a 3-pin fan connector on a 4-pin header on the motherboard?
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the fan speed cannot be controlled
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What does a small triangle embedded on a connector signify?
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the wire nearest the triangle is pin 1
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When you build a computer from parts, you usually start by deciding on which processor and motherboard you will use. True or False
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True
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A FlexATX motherboard is larger than an ATX motherboard. True or False
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False
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Typically, PGA sockets give better contact than LGA sockets.
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False
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Sandy Bridge processors house the memory controller and graphics controller.
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True
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Motherboards contain only a single bus for I/O, video, and data.
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False
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Which of the following is the smallest motherboard form factor?
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FlexATX
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Which Intel CPU socket is discontinued?
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Socket 478
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Which socket type is soldered to the motherboard, along with the CPU?
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BGA
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What type of socket ensures that even force is applied to the processor when it is being installed in the socket?
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ZIF
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Which motherboard slot has direct access to the North Bridge?
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primary PCIe slot
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Which of the following is a technology that allows for multiple video cards to work together in one system?
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What unit is used to measure the frequency of memory, FSB, and the processor?
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Hz
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What type of bus does PCI Express use?
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serial
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Where do today's computers store almost all motherboard configuration data?
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CMOS RAM
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If you need to reset the BIOS password on a motherboard and the instructions say to make sure jumper J1 is open, what should you do?
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open the case and remove the cover from a set of pins marked J1.
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Which of the following represents a method for accessing the BIOS setup program?
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press a key during the BIOS POST
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What has occurred if you see the message "Chassis Intruded! System has halted." the next time you start your computer?
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the case has been opened
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What should you do if you want to be able locate your laptop in the event of loss or theft and give it a command through the Internet to lock it or delete data?
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subscribe to LoJack for Laptops
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What must your motherboard have to use BitLocker Encryption in Windows 7 which will ensure that your hard drive cannot be used in another computer?
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TRM chip
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What is a possible remedy if your system hangs at odd time or during the boot?
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flash the BIOS
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At what point during the motherboard installation should you install the motherboard drivers?
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issued by a slow device that is not ready
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wait state
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when one physical machine hosts multiple activities that are normally done on multiple machines.
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virtualization
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a device dedicated to timing the activities on the motherboard
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system clock
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a set of components on the motherboard that work closely with the processor to control the memory, buses, and peripherals.
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chipset
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The two major manufacturers of processors are Intel and NVIDIA. True or False
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False
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Multiple processors can be installed in a single processor housing.
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True
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When installing a processor, you must line up the red circle on the processor with the right-angle mark on the motherboard.
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False
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Today's DIMMs use a 64-bit data path.
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True
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What is the general name of the processor feature that AMD calls HyperTransport?
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multithreading
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Which type of processor memory is located on the processor chip (processor die)?
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Level 1 cache
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Which of the following is NOT a component of a processor?
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device driver
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Which Intel processor technology interconnects the processor, chipset, and wireless network adapter as a unit, improving laptop performance?
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centrino
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Which of the following is true about installing a processor on a motherboard?
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after placing the processor in the socket, you need to lock down the lever
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What is the most likely result of a correctly installed processor, but an incorrectly installed cooler?
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What unit of measurement is used for DIMM read and write times?
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nanoseconds
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Which of the following is true about DIMM technologies?
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SDRAM runs synchronized with the system clock
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Which of the following is true about DIMM slots?
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...
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What is the transfer rate of a 64-bit module running at 1600 MHz?
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...
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DIMMs used in servers can provide additional reliability if they use which of the following technologies?
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ECC
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A DIMM that holds data and amplifies a signal before the data is written to the module uses which technology?
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registers
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Which memory technology that is no longer used has a 32-bit data bus, 232 pins and requires a placeholder in empty slots?
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RIMMS
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What technology in a DIMM informs the BIOS of the module's size, speed, voltage, and data path width?
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SPD
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Which of the following memory configurations definitely will not work when populating a motherboard with DIMMs?
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mixing unbuffered with registered
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Which of the following is NOT a necessary precaution when installing memory modules?
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test the motherboard for residual electrical charges
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n error checking technology used by DIMMs
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ECC
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a rambus memory module
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RDRAM
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a technology that allows a processor to handle more than one group of instructions.
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hyper-threading
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a placeholder module used in Rambus memory configurations
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C-RIMM
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memory chips installed on one side of the module
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single-sided
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The 2.5" size hard drive is typically used in devices such as MP3 players. True or False?
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False
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The read/write head on a magnetic hard drive is at both the top and bottom of each disk. True or False?
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True
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The 80-conductor IDE cable has 80 pins and 40 wires.? True or False?
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False
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Each IDE header on a motherboard can support up to two IDE devices.?True or False
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False
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If you connect the floppy cable in the wrong direction, the floppy drive light stays on continuously?True of False?
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True
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Which of the following is NOT true about hard disk drives?
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sold state drives are less expensive than magnetic hard drives.
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Which process writes sector markings to a hard drive?
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low-level formatting.
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Which hard drive technology is used to predict when a drive is likely to fail?
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S.M.A.R.T.
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Which type of cable is required by ATA/66 and above?
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40 pins, 80 wires
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Why would you use a round PATA ribbon cable instead of traditional flat cable?
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Round cables obstruct air flow less inside the case.
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Which of the following is true about SCSI drives?
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SCSI ID 7 has a higher priority than SCSI ID 10.
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Which of the following is true about selecting a hard drive?
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magnetic drives have larger capacity for the money than solid state drives
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What should you keep in mind when installing hard drives?
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If you are adding a hard drive to a system that already has a drive with Windows installed on it, which of the following is true?
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Which is true about installing a PATA drive?
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a motherboard can support up to four EIDE devices
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Why might you want to use a RAID 0 disk configuration
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to improve overall disk performance
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Which of the following is true about hardware RAID?
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RAID controllers have their own BIOS
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Which interface is not typically used for an internal tape drive?
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FireWire
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How is data stored on magnetic tape?
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sequentially
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How much data does a 3.5" floppy disk drive hold?
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1.44MB
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What does a twist in a 34-pin data cable mean?
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it indicates drive A:
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a chip that contains grids of rows and columns with two transistors at each intersection that hold a zero or one bi
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NAND flash memory
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a RAID 0 volume.
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striped volume.
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A feature in startup BIOS that detects a new drive and selects the correct drive configuration.
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autodetection.
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A computer's ability to respond to a hardware failure.
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fault tolerance.
