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Removable Media Review



Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

Which command adds the CD ROM drivers to your ERD?
a.
load=c:\cdrom\d011v110.sys /D:mscd000
c.
device=c:\cdrom\d011v110.sys /C:mscd000
b.
device=c:\cdrom\d011v110.sys /D:mscd000
d.
dos=c:\cdrom\d011v110.sys /D:mscd000
 

 2. 

The most common floppy drive type today is the ____ drive.
a.
3.5" double density
b.
5.25" high density
c.
3.5" high density
d.
5.25" double density
 
 
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 3. 

This cable is for a:
a.
CD Drive
c.
SATA hard drive
b.
IDE hard drive
d.
Floppy drive
 

 4. 

This program allows you to see the file attributes.
a.
attributes.exe
c.
attrib.exe
b.
attributes.com
d.
attrib.com
 

 5. 

Which program can be used with DOS to unzip zip files?
a.
Winzip
c.
PKUnzip
b.
PKZip
d.
WinRAR
 

 6. 

Which command makes a floppy disk bootable?
a.
format a: /system
c.
format a: /s
b.
format
d.
format a:/
 

 7. 

A pie-shaped wedge magnetically mapped on a disk is a ____.
a.
track
b.
trace
c.
sector
d.
partition
 

 8. 

In a process known as ____, a floppy disk is mapped into tracks and sectors.
a.
partitioning
b.
formatting
c.
mapping
d.
registering
 

 9. 

Because the OS manages a file on the disk as a group of clusters, a cluster is also called a ____.
a.
track
b.
file allocation unit
c.
sector
d.
segment
 

 10. 

All ____-bit programs, including device drivers and BIOS, must be assigned memory addresses in the first 1024K of addresses.
a.
32
b.
16
c.
64
d.
12
 
 
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Figure 5-5     
 

 11. 

In figure 5-5, you are looking at:
a.
EEPROM
c.
SD Card
b.
SRAM
d.
Flash Memory
 

 12. 

The DOS command that deletes a specified subdirectory and all files and subdirectories in that subdirectory is ____.
a.
ERASE
b.
KILL
c.
DEL
d.
DELTREE
 

 13. 

Devices not located directly on the system board are called ____ devices.
a.
analog
b.
peripheral
c.
integrated
d.
serial
 

 14. 

This command allows you to copy the entire contents of a disk with one command.
a.
diskcopy
c.
copy /all
b.
copy
d.
extract.ext
 

 15. 

The FAT code for the last cluster of a file is ____.
a.
F0F
b.
FF6
c.
FFF
d.
EEE
 
 
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 16. 

Refer to image 5-1. What command would you use to recover files with a damaged FAT entry?
a.
recovrfd a: -r
c.
recovrfd a:
b.
recovrfd a: -e
d.
recovrfd a: -f
 

 17. 

The software in img 5-1 is used to
a.
Recover files from a damaged floppy disk
c.
Look at files on the directory in a zip files
b.
Recover files from a damaged hard drive
d.
Recover files from a damaged floppy drive
 

 18. 

A cabinet file is...
a.
like a zip file, only it can be extracted using Windows or DOS and the unzip command
c.
a folder
b.
like a zip file, only it can be extracted using Windows or DOS and the extract command
d.
a file with other files stored inside of it, like a folder
 

 19. 

DOS OS files are placed on a disk one of two ways: either when the disk is formatted or when the ____ command is executed.
a.
FORMAT /U
b.
SYS
c.
FDISK
d.
SCANDISK
 

 20. 

The DOS command that makes an exact duplicate of a disk, sector by sector, is ____.
a.
COPY
b.
DISKCOPY
c.
XCOPY
d.
DUPE
 

 21. 

____ are used to pass data back and forth between a hardware device and memory.
a.
Memory addresses
b.
I/O addresses
c.
IRQ's
d.
DMA channels
 

 22. 

Use the ____________ control panel to create a boot disk in Windows 98.
a.
System
c.
Add/Remove Programs
b.
Recovery
d.
Add/Remove hardware
 

 23. 

The DOS internal command that copies a single file or group of files is ____.
a.
XCOPY
b.
DISKCOPY
c.
DUPE
d.
COPY
 
 
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 24. 

This cable is for a:
a.
CD Drive
c.
SATA hard drive
b.
Floppy drive
d.
IDE hard drive
 

 25. 

Doskey does this...
a.
allows you to repeat a typed command by hitting the right arrow
c.
sets your screen as a keyboard in DOS
b.
allows you to hit the up arrow to repeat a typed command
d.
allows DOS to be loaded into the keyboard buffer
 
 
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5-6
 

 26. 

In figure 5-6, you are looking at:
a.
EEPROM
c.
Flash Memory
b.
SD Card
d.
SRAM
 

 27. 

The DOS command FORMAT A: /S ____.
a.
formats the subdirectories on the disk in drive A:
b.
displays the format of the disk in drive A:
c.
prepares the disk in the A: drive use
d.
prepares the disk in the A: drive use and then copies the OS to it
 

Multiple Response
Identify one or more choices that best complete the statement or answer the question.
 
 
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5-6
 

 28. 

Which of the following would this device work with? Select all that apply.
 a.
digital camera
 c.
PDA or Palm Device
 b.
Printer
 d.
hard drive
 

 29. 

Which of the following should you be able to do with a good ERD?
 a.
Feed the dog
 e.
Edit Word files
 b.
Edit text files
 f.
Boot the CD ROM
 c.
Repair a damaged hard disk
 g.
Access the network
 d.
Maintain files
 h.
Test video cards
 

Completion
Complete each statement.
 

 30. 

Type this command at a command prompt to view what’s currently loaded in memory.
 

 

 31. 

Data is first written to the ____________________ side of a floppy disk.
 

 

 32. 

One or more sectors that constitute the smallest unit of space on a disk for storing data (also referred to as a file allocation unit).
 

 

 33. 

This command allows you to delete a large directory structure.
 

 

 34. 

On a disk surface, one segment of a track, which almost always contains 512 bytes of data. Sometimes a single wedge of the disk surface is also called a ____.
 

 

 35. 

When you have two floppy drives in a computer, the second drive will have the drive letter ___:/
 

 

 36. 

One or more sectors that constitute the smallest unit of space on a disk for storing data. Also referred to as a file allocation unit.
 

 

 37. 

A file that has been written to different portions of the disk so that it is not in contigious clusters.
 

 

 38. 

The disk surface is divided into many concentric circles or _____.
 

 

Matching
 
 
Match the following vocabulary words to their definitions.
a.
File allocation table (FAT)
e.
Emergency startup disk (ESD)
b.
XCOPY command
f.
Internal DOS commands
c.
Removable drives
g.
Directory
d.
Master boot record (MBR)
h.
Formatting (a floppy disk)
 

 39. 

A Windows 9x system disk that also contains some Windows 9x diagnostic and utility files.The ESD serves Windows 9x as a rescue disk.
 

 40. 

A table on a disk that tracks the clusters used to contain a file.
 

 41. 

The record written near the beginning of a floppy disk, containing information about the disk as well as the startup operating system programs.
 

 42. 

A faster external DOS COPY program that can copy subdirectories (/S) (for example, ________ *.* A:/S).
 

 43. 

To prepare a new floppy disk for use by placing tracks or cylinders on its surface to store information (for example, FORMAT A:). Old disks can be reformatted, but all data on them will be lost.
 

 44. 

A DOS table that contains file information such as name, size, time and date of last modification, and the cluster number of the files beginning location.
 

 45. 

DOS commands whose coding is contained within COMMAND.COM and therefore are automatically loaded into memory when COMMAND.COM is loaded.
 

True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
 

 46. 

Memory is managed the same in Windows 9x as it is in DOS.
 
 
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5-6
 

 47. 

This is considered removable media.
 
 
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Figure 5–1
 

 48. 

In Figure 5-1, Item A, a cable that is spilt and twisted between the two drive connectors, is a data cable for a floppy drive.
 

 49. 

In Figure 5-1, Item B, a cable consisting of two black wires, a red wire and a yellow wire, is a data cable for a floppy drive.
 

 50. 

The current trend is to keep most motherboard setup information in jumpers and switches.
 

 51. 

On a hard disk the master boot record and the DOS boot record are the same record.
 

 52. 

All floppy disk MBRs are the same, regardless of whether the disk is bootable or not.
 

 53. 

The purpose of an emergency repair disk is to be able to boot the computer and fix it when Windows doesn’t work.
 

 54. 

A SIMM with a rating of 60 ns is faster than a SIMM with a rating of 80 ns.
 



 
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