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INTE 1100 Ch01 Study Guide Flashcards

1
Q

A user playing a game on a gaming PC with a standard EIDE 5400 RPM hard drive finds the performance unsatisfactory. Which hard drive upgrade would improve performance while providing more reliability and using less power?

a 7200 RPM EIDE hard drive,
a 7200 RPM SATA hard drive,
a 10,000 RPM SATA hard drive,
an SSD

A

SSD

Games require a lot of storage. In order for the computer to load and run games quickly, a fast hard drive will need to be installed. To obtain best performance an SSD (Solid-State Drive) will perform faster than an EIDE drive or a SATA drive

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Which hardware upgrade would allow the processor in a gaming PC to provide the optimal gaming performance?

large amounts of fast RAM
liquid cooling
a fast EIDE drive
a high capacity external hard drive

A

large amounts of fast RAM

Faster RAM will help the processor to keep all of the data in sync because the data that it needs to calculate can be retrieved when it is needed. The more RAM that the computer has, the less often the computer needs to read from slower storage such as hard drives or SSDs.

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3
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Which two storage devices use a magnetic medium for storing data? (Choose two.)
tape drive
solid state drive
hard disk drive
blue-ray disk drive
compact disk drive
A

Hard disk drive

A hard drive, or hard disk drive, is a magnetic storage device that is installed inside the computer. The hard drive is used as permanent storage for data.
A tape drive is a magnetic storage that is most often used for backup or archive data. Magnetic tapes are used to store data via a magnetic read/write head

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4
Q

Draw a network interface adapter.

A

Drawn

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5
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Which component controls the communications and interactions between the CPU and other components on the motherboard?
RAM
BIOS
CMOS
chipset
A

Chipset

The chipset controls communication between the CPU and other computer components.

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6
Q

Which two pieces of information are needed before selecting a power supply? (Choose two.)

the type of CPU
the form factor of the case
the installed operating system
the total wattage of all components
the voltage requirements of peripheral devices
supply, and other internal components.
A

the type of CPU

the form factor of the case
the total wattage of all componentsthe

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7
Q

Which memory module has a front side bus speed of 200 MHz?

DDR-333

DDR-400

DDR3-667

PC100 SDRAM

A

DDR-400

The bus speed of DDR-400, also known as PC-3200, is 200 MHz.

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8
Q

What are two factors that must be considered when choosing a computer case? (Choose two.)

the size of the monitor

the vendor that manufactured the motherboard

the number of internal drive locations
the size of the motherboard and the power supply

the number of LED indicators at the front of the case

A

the number of internal drive locations

the size of the motherboard and the power supply

The size and shape of the computer case is usually determined by the motherboard form factor, power supply, number of external ports, and the number of internal drive bays.

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9
Q

Which three devices are considered output devices? (Choose three.)

fingerprint scanner
headphones
keyboard
monitor
mouse
printer
A

Headphones, monitors, printers,

speakers,scanners, fax machines, and projectors are all considered output devices. Fingerprint scanners, keyboards, and mice are all considered input devices.

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10
Q

RAID 0 features

D_____ stripping without R__________

AND

highest p____________

A

Data
Redundancy

Performance

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11
Q

RAID 1 features

D_____ mirroring

AND

High p_______ and high p________ because all data is duplicated

A

Disk

Performance
Protection

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12
Q

RAID 5 features a

Combination of data s_____________ and p_____________

And

Ability of data to be r________ with information from the other drives

A

Striping
Parity

Rebuilt

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13
Q

RAID 3 features

B_____ level data s___________ with dedicated parity

A

Byte

Striping

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14
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Which unit of measurement is used to indicate the hard drive speed?

revolutions per minute

Gigabytes

pages per minute

clusters per minute

A

revolutions per minute

Revolutions per minute (RPM) is the speed at which the spindle in a hard drive spins. The faster the spindle spins, the faster the data can be retrieved from the platters.

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15
Q

Which component controls the communications and interactions between the CPU and other components on the motherboard?

RAM

BIOS

CMOS

Chipset

A

Chipset

The chipset controls communication between the CPU and other computer components.

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16
Q

Which two pieces of information are needed before selecting a power supply? (Choose two.)

the type of CPU

the form factor of the case

the installed operating system

the total wattage of all components

the voltage requirements of peripheral devices

A

the form factor of the case

The total wattage of all components

When building a computer, select a power supply with sufficient wattage to power all the components. Each component inside the computer uses a certain amount of power. Obtain the wattage information for the components from the manufacturer documentation. When deciding on a power supply, make sure to choose a power supply that has more than enough power for the current components.
The shape of the computer case is usually determined by the motherboard, power supply, and other internal components.

17
Q

What are two factors that must be considered when choosing a computer case? (Choose two.)
the size of the monitor
the vendor that manufactured the motherboard
the number of internal drive locations
the size of the motherboard and the power supply
the number of LED indicators at the front of the case

A

the number of internal drive locations

the size of the motherboard and the power supply

The size and shape of the computer case is usually determined by the motherboard form factor, power supply, number of external ports, and the number of internal drive bays.

18
Q

Identify an AGP video card expansion slot from a photo.

AGP stands for

A

Advanced? Accelerated?

Graphics
Processor

19
Q 
What type of connector can be used to connect an eSATA interface to an external SATA drive?
5-pin connector
7-pin connector
9-pin connector
15-pin connector
A

7-Pin connector

A SATA interface uses a 7-pin data connector and can be up to two meters (6.56 ft.) in length.

20
Q

Where can the input voltage selection be changed from 110 volts to 220 volts on a computer system?

in the BIOS

on the motherboard

on the back of the power supply

in the operating system control panel

A

On the back of the power supply

On the back of many power supplies is a small switch called the voltage selector switch. This switch sets the input voltage to the power supply to either 110V / 115V or 220V / 230V.

21
Q

SCSI can support up to ## devices and must be t___________ at the end of the chain

A

15

Terminated

22
Q

PS/2 is a #-pin mini-DIN connector for a k___________ or m__________

A

6-pin

Keyboard
Mouse

23
Q

A serial device uses either a DB-# or DB-## connection and transmits o____ bit of data at a time

A

9

25

One

24
Q

A parallel connector transmits e_________ bits of data at a time and uses the IEEE #### standard

A

Eight

1284

25
Q

The eSATA is a #-pin cable that connects to an e_________ hard drive

A

7

External

26
Q

Identify a serial cable from a photo

Compare serial, FireWire, parallel and USB

A

Serial has 5 pins atop and 4 on the bottom

27
Q

Which two activities are normally controlled by the Northbridge part of the chipset? (Choose two.)

communication between the CPU and the I/O ports

access to the RAM

communication between the CPU and the hard drive

access to the video card

communication between the CPU and the sound card

A

Access to the RAM

Access to the video card

The Northbridge chipset generally controls access to the RAM, video card, and the speeds at which the CPU can communicate with them.

28
Q

A technician looks at a motherboard and sees a 24-pin connector. What component would connect to the motherboard through the use of this 24-pin connector?

power supply

video card

PATA optical drive

SATA drive

floppy drive

A

Power supply

INTE 1100 (2 decks)

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