Mid Term Exam Flashcards
Startup passwords are stored where
CMOS
One way to disable the startup password is to
Remove jumper
POST stands for
Power On Self Test
When startup BIOS automatically chooses the resources that are assigned to peripheral calls we call it
Plug In Plane
L1 Cache is located where
In the processor
RISC stands for
Reduce Instruction Set Computer
The USB port will support up to how many devices
127
The power supply provides what voltages
5 & 12
MBR stands for
Master Boot Record
FAT is a term used for
File Altercation Table
Files not stored in consecutive sectors
Fragmented Files
A device made by a manufacturer specifically to interact with its other devices
Proprietary devices
What are wrist straps and similar devices
ESD
Windows locks up, first response
Alt control delete
Best place to look for maintenance information
Owners manual
Why not wear rings while working on electrical circuit
They are excellent conductors
Invention of transistor invented what year by what company
1954 by Gordon Tiel from Texas
In 1979 which company
Motorola
In 1642 Blaise Pascal introduced the first
Digital adding machine
In 1822 Charles Babbage introduced the Difference Engine
Ada Lovelace
In 1997 Intel releases
Pennal 2
In 1986 Compaq releases the Deskpro 386
First 32 bit processor
In 1996
Fon was born mad cow disease all the above she
Hw hardware
Processor
