Mid Term Exam Flashcards

1
Q

Startup passwords are stored where

A

CMOS

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

One way to disable the startup password is to

A

Remove jumper

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

POST stands for

A

Power On Self Test

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

When startup BIOS automatically chooses the resources that are assigned to peripheral calls we call it

A

Plug In Plane

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

L1 Cache is located where

A

In the processor

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

RISC stands for

A

Reduce Instruction Set Computer

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

The USB port will support up to how many devices

A

127

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

The power supply provides what voltages

A

5 & 12

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

MBR stands for

A

Master Boot Record

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

FAT is a term used for

A

File Altercation Table

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Files not stored in consecutive sectors

A

Fragmented Files

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

A device made by a manufacturer specifically to interact with its other devices

A

Proprietary devices

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

What are wrist straps and similar devices

A

ESD

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Windows locks up, first response

A

Alt control delete

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Best place to look for maintenance information

A

Owners manual

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Why not wear rings while working on electrical circuit

A

They are excellent conductors

17
Q

Invention of transistor invented what year by what company

A

1954 by Gordon Tiel from Texas

18
Q

In 1979 which company

A

Motorola

19
Q

In 1642 Blaise Pascal introduced the first

A

Digital adding machine

20
Q

In 1822 Charles Babbage introduced the Difference Engine

A

Ada Lovelace

21
Q

In 1997 Intel releases

A

Pennal 2

22
Q

In 1986 Compaq releases the Deskpro 386

A

First 32 bit processor

23
Q

In 1996

A

Fon was born mad cow disease all the above she

24
Q

Hw hardware

A

Processor

25
Q

BIOS

A

Basic input output systems Phoenix

26
Q

OS

A

Operating System windows 7 & 8

27
Q

APPS

A

Applications word document

28
Q

User

A

TJ Conner