Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Electrons move from one atom to another through
a. | push of voltage | c. | ohms | b. | pull of flow | d. | amps |
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When measuring this, attach the leads to either side of a component and measure
the difference between the two.
a. | volts | c. | amps | b. | ohms | d. | resistance |
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When measuring this, be sure to place the probe in the path of the flow.
a. | volts | c. | amps | b. | ohms | d. | resistance |
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When measuring this, the multimeter sends a charge down the path of the
wire.
a. | volts | c. | amps | b. | ohms | d. | current |
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Voltage is best described as
a. | The current or flow | c. | The force behind the current | b. | Something that slows
electrons down | d. | The value of
static coming off a specific device |
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A power supply is a:
a. | FRU | c. | SU | b. | SVU | d. | None of these |
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Frodo's network card stops working in his PC. He has another brand of
network card in another PC that is working fine. He decides to use that network card in his other PC
so he can get back to work. The first PC is Windows XP. The second PC is Windows 98.
He opens
up the PC and installs the card into an open PCI slot. he ensures that the card is properly seated
and screwed into place. He attaches an RJ 45 network cable to the back of the card. However when he
turns on the computer and attempts to connect to his network, he can't connect. He looks at the
back of the computer and notes that the lights are not blinking. What is most likely the
problem?
a. | The network card is malfunctioning. | b. | He has not installed the proper network card
driver in his PC. | c. | The network cable does not
work. | d. | The PCI slot is malfunctioning. |
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Because ROMs (hardware) have instructions and data permenantly stored in them
(software) they are referred to as ____.
a. | RAMware | b. | firmware | c. | vaporware | d. | hardware/software |
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The ____ is the most complicated piece of equipment inside the case.
a. | video card | b. | system board | c. | CD-ROM | d. | floppy drive |
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The ____ slot is used specifically for accelerated graphics video cards.
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a. | serial | c. | joystick | b. | vga | d. | PS/2 |
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12.
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a. | serial | c. | parallel | b. | vga | d. | PS/2 |
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13.
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a. | joystick | c. | parallel | b. | vga | d. | Thunderbolt |
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 C is a. | Line in | c. | Center speaker | b. | Line out | d. | Microphone |
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The operating system you have installed on your “real” PC upon which
you install Virtual PC is called the _____ OS.
a. | Guest | c. | Chicken | b. | Host | d. | Main |
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This OS uses a sidebar to display gadgets
a. | Windows 98 | c. | Windows Vista | b. | Windows 7 | d. | Windows XP |
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Makes 3-D images look smooth around the edges.
a. | rasterizing | c. | Full screen anti-aliasing | b. | anisotripic
filtering | d. | graphics
processing |
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Another name for the partition table program is ____.
a. | FAT | b. | root directory | c. | OS boot
record | d. | MBR |
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This type of recording allows for more room on the platter
a. | horizontal | c. | magnetized | b. | perpendicular | d. | transistor |
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If a hard drive has three platters, it has ____ read/write heads.
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In a process known as ____, a floppy disk is mapped into tracks and
sectors.
a. | partitioning | b. | registering | c. | formatting | d. | mapping |
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_____________ alters the value of a Flash memory cell from 0 to 1.
a. | Wordline | c. | Tunneling | b. | Transistoring | d. | Artifacts |
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If EEPROM has all gates open in all cells, and nothing has been written to the
flash drive, all cells have a value of
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This formatting lays down the track and sector markings on the drive. It is done
at the factory.
a. | Low level | c. | OS | b. | Boot sector | d. | High level |
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The ____ controls the transfer of data over the SCSI bus.
a. | host adapter | b. | controller | c. | bus | d. | SBAC |
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The clusters that make up a file are referred to as a ____.
a. | chain | b. | series | c. | group | d. | segment |
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 B is: a. | SATA connector | d. | Power cable | b. | IDE connector | e. | Power connector | c. | Data
cable |
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The _________ coil moves the arm
a. | shoulder | c. | read/write | b. | voice | d. | leg |
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29.
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_____________ alters the value of a Flash memory cell from 0 to 1.
a. | Wordline | c. | Tunneling | b. | Transistoring | d. | Artifacts |
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30.
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Flash ___________________ requires no source of power at all times to retain
data. Flash _______________ reqiures power at all times to retain data.
a. | memory, RAM | b. | RAM, memory |
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