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Ram stands for _____.
a. Random Access Memory
b. Random Activation Memory
c. Read And Memory
d. Read And Manipulate
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What is known as the heart of the computer?
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b. disk drive
c. CPU
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Ram stands for _____. a. Random Access Memory b. Random Activation Memory c. Read And Memory d. Read And Manipulate a
What is known as the heart of the computer? a. motherboard b. disk drive c. CPU d. interface boards c
SCSI stands for ______________. a. Small Computer System Interface b. Standard Computer System Interface c. Small Central Service Interface d. Small Computer System Integrity a
The serial communication equipment can be divided into: a. simplex and full duplex b. simplex, half duplex, and full duplex c. half duplex and full duplex d. none of the above b
The standard for serial port that specifies 25 signal pin-male is _________ a. DTE b. DCE a
The standard for serial port that specifies 25 signal pin-female is ________. a. DTE b. DCE b
The parallel port is a standard to connect the _______. a. hard disk b. printer c. keyboard d. scanner b
which slot on the motherboard takes only a video expansion card? A. AGP B. PCI C. ISA D. CPU a
Which of the following is an input device? a. floppy disk b. keyboard c. monitor d. speakers b
Which of the following is an output device? a. joystick b. microphone c. monitor d. hard disk c
which part is NOT an input device? a. joystick b. MIDI keyboard c. mouse d. printer d
Which part is NOT an output device? a. digital camera b. monitor c. printer d. speakers a
Which part of computer is known as a storage device? a. CPU b. headphones c. floppy disk d. modem c
Which part of computer is NOT a storage device? a. CD-ROM b. hard disk c. printer d. zip disk c
A zip disk is a storage device a. true b. false a
A MIDI keyboard is a processor. a. true b. false b
the three-step information process is: input, processing, and output. a. true b. false a
which of the following is NOT an output device? a. printer b. monitor c. keyboard d. modem c
Which of the following works as an output AND input device? a. modem b. scanner c. mouse d. monitor a
The brain of the computer is called ______. a. Random Access Memory or RAM b. Central Processing Unit or CPU c. Read-Only Memory or ROM d. Software d
One MB is equal to __________. a. the amount of RAM in every computer b. 1 billion bytes c. 1024 KB d. 1 thousand bytes c
The resolution of a printer is measured in ______. a. megabits b. Hz c. Dots per inch (DPI) d. Inches (diagonal) c
Windows and Macintosh computers _______. a. are both manufactured by Motorola b. both use Intel microprocessors c. use the same operating system d. are not compatible d
a computer port is used to ________. a. communicate with other computer peripherals b. download files from the web c. communicate with all hard drives d. connect computers together a
ROM is a ________. a. permanent memory b. temporary memory a
DRAM chips are permanently attached to small memory expansion cards called: a DIMM B. SIMM C. SRAM D. RAM a
RAM is known as ____. a. short-term memory b. long-term memory a
RAID stands for _________. a. Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disk b. Redundant Array of Indispensable Disk c. Redundant Array of Inexpensive Document d. Redundant Act for Inexpensive Disk a
What does level 5 of RAID deal with? a. error correction data in the form of parity data b. provides disk mirroring c. stores parity information d. provides data striping at the byte level d
RAID is often used as __________. A. DAS- Direct Attached Storage Devices B. Tape-jukebox C. MOD-Magnetic Optical Disk D. None of the above a
Which computer is the fastest? a. PII 600MHz b. PIII 600MHz c. Pentium 600 MHz d. 486 Turbo b
which hard disk will be able to store more information? a. 24 MB b. 2400KB c. 24 Gig d. 240MB c
In order to play music on your computer you need _______. a. a network card and speakers b. a sound card and speakers c. nothing more than the internal speaker d. a CD-ROM drive b
which file extensions indicate only graphics files? a. BMP and DOC b. JPEG and TXT c. TXT and STK d. BMP and GIF d
Which Windows program do you use to manage folders and files? a. windows explorer b. windows accessories c. Microsoft office d. windows control panel a
Which media holds more information? a. floppy diskette b. DVD c. CD-ROM d. zip drive b
what does the Second "X" in the CD-R/RW drives rating mean? a. read from speed b. write speed c. re-write speed d. all of the above b
An IP address is a _____ bit number that is usually written as a series of four decimal numbers a. 32 b. 16 c. 8 d. 48 a
A server computer that can assign internet addresses automatically, without manually assigning IP addresses for each computer is called a _______. a. DHCP B. ISP C. TCP D. MAC a
Which of the following are examples of read/write media? a. locked floppies b. unlocked floppies c. software d. all of the above b
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