DM_Practice Test 1 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
A PC doesn't work. What should you check first? | Ensure AC plug is plugged in. |
A ____ is a circle where data is stored on a drive. | track |
A sound wave has three primary characteristics. The first two are amplitude and frequency. What's the last one? | Timbre |
A surge suppressor should be rated at a minimum of ____ joules. | 800 |
ATA/66, ATA/100, and ATA/133 require a ____ cable? | 80-wire |
ATAPI CD-ROMs have regular ____ PATA (IDE) connectors and master/slave jumpers. | 40-Pin |
ATX motherboards use a feature called ____ that allows software to turn the power on and off. | softpower |
All modern CD-R drives allow you to burn additional data onto a CD-R disc until the disc is full. What are these drives called? | Multisession drives |
All of the following are characteristics of an integrated GPU EXCEPT: | uses more power |
All of the following are common hard drive speeds EXCEPT: | 9600 |
As of today, what is the fastest, most popular expansion bus in use? | PCIe |
Be sure to orient the colored stripe on the side of the floppy cable to ____ on the motherboard floppy controller. | pin 1 |
Because CPU makers can't make the processors run much quicker, they are instead doing what? | Combining multiple CPUs on a single chip |
CD-ROM drives use a ____ and mirrors to read the data off a CD-ROM. | laser |
CPUs typically run faster than the clock. What do they use to do this? | Multipliers |
Chipsets that support a feature called triple-channel memory usually support which type of memory? | DDR3 |
Combining many CPUs) into a single chip is called: | Multicore processing |
Conventionally, if there is only one floppy drive, which drive letter should it be assigned? | A: |
DVD-ROM is the DVD-equivalent of the standard ____ data format. | CD-ROM |
Electrical surges and ESD can cause ____ failure. | component |
Every device soldered to the motherboard is designed to run at the speed of which component? | clock speed |
Examples of biometric identifiers include all of the following EXCEPT: | Personal Identification Number (PIN) |
Expansion bays must be covered by the ____ to maintain proper airflow inside the case. | slot cover |
FireWire has been replaced in practice by all of the following EXCEPT: | Serial |
How fast does a Full-Speed USB device run? | 12 Mbps |
How fast does a Hi-Speed USB device run? | 480 Mbps |
How fast does a Low-Speed USB device run? | 1.5 Mbps |
How fast is IEEE 1394a? | 400 Mbps |
How fast is IEEE 1394b? | 800 Mbps |
How is hard drive spindle speed measured? | Revolutions per minute (RPM) |
How many ATA devices can be connected to most PCs? | Four |
How many USB devices are supported by one host controller? | 127 |
How many bits make up a byte? | 8 |
How many channels of sound is the Dolby Digital sound standard designed to support? | Five |
How many clock cycles does the CPU require to act on a command? | At least two |
How many devices are supported by FireWire? | 63 |
How many drives can be supported with ATA-2 (sometimes called EIDE)? | Four |
How many pins are in a DDR3 DIMM? | 240 |
How many pins are on a VGA connector? | 15 |
How many wires does the SATA interface have? | Seven |
How much data can the highest capacity Blu-ray Disc store? | 50 GB |
If Windows generates parity errors with the same addresses, the ____ is probably at fault. BIOS processor power supply | RAM |
In SDRAM, what does the S represent? | Synchronous |
In a USB connection, what connects to the host controller? | Root hub |
In which component does all of the processing and storage take place? | System unit |
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