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Test 3 6,9,15,19 Flashcards

1
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The SATA/600 standard is also know by what name?

A

SATA III

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2
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The read/write heads are controlled by an?

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Actuator

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3
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T/F the slower the spindle rotates on a traditional magnet drive the better performance it will have

A

False

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4
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What rotation speed is not a typical spindle rotation speed for magnetic hard drives?

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3200

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5
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What technology is used to assure that the logical block addressing on a SSD does not always address the same physical blocks in order to distribute write operations?

A

Wear leveling

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6
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A feature in startup bios that detects a new drive

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Auto detection

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7
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A computers ability to respond to a hardware failure

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Fault tolerance

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8
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A hardware component that facilitates a hardware RAID implementation

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Storage card

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9
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A storage configuration in which data is duplicated on one drive to another

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Mirrored volume

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10
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A chip that contains grids of rows and columns with two transistors at each intersection that hold a zero or one bit

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NAND flash memory

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11
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Assured that data written onto a tape will not be deleted or overwritten

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WORM drive

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12
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The overall structure of an OS uses to name, store and organize files on a drive

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File system

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13
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A type of volume that writes data to all physical disk members for the purpose of improving performance

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Striped volume

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14
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A file system used by DVD and Blu-ray Discs

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UDF

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15
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Uses two hard drives to hold a single windows volume

A

Spanning

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16
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A SATA cable has how many pins?

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7 pins

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17
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Command used to make sure the hard drive does not have bad sectors

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Chkdsk

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18
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How much data can an LTO Ultrium 5 tape hold, native and compressed?

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  1. 5TB native

3. 0TB compressed

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19
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What type of RAID is a combination of mirroring and striping

A

RAID 10

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20
Q

How many layers of data can exist on a single blu ray disc

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2

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21
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What two optical disc drive standards support writing discs with a total capacity of 8.5GB?

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DVD-R DL

DVD+R DL

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22
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Connect and disconnect a drive while the system running using?

A

Hot swapping

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23
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What two SD standards utilize the FAT file system

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SDHC

SD

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24
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What two different file systems can be used on a compact disc?

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CDFS

UDF

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25
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What command line utility can be used to repair the BCD on a Windows installation

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Bootrec

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26
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Data is organized on a magnetic hard drive in _______ circles called tracks. Each track is divided into segments called _____

A

Concentric

Sectors

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27
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The hard drive firmware,UEFI, and the OS address the sectors on the hard drive utilizing what technology?

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Logical block addressing

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28
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If you are adding a hard drive to a system that already has a drive with Windows installed on it, what should you do?

A

Boot windows and use disk management to prepare the new drive

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29
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What two optical disc drive standards allow for rewritable discs

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DVD-RE

DVD-RAM

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30
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The read/write head on a magnetic hard drive is at both the top and bottom of each disk. True or false

A

True

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31
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The 2.5 size hard drive is typical used in devices such as laptops. True or false

A

True

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32
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In an SSD drive, flash memory is stored on __________________ chips inside the drive housing.

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Electronically erasable programmable read only memory

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33
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Which type of RAID volume is used for fault tolerance and only requires two drives

A

Raid 1

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34
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Why might you want to use RAID 0 disk configuration?

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To improve overall disk performance

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35
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Raid 5 requires three or more drives and uses _____ checking

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Parity

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36
Q

T/F SSDs are less expensive than magnetic hard drives

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False

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37
Q

3 factors to consider when purchasing a hard drive

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  1. Capacity of the drive
    2.the interface standard
    3, the cache or buffer size
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38
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What does NTFS stand for? I

A

New Technology File System

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39
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T/F the boot sector that holds an MBR partition table can be repaired.

A

True

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40
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Small database that holds parameters Windows 7/8/10 need for a successful boot

A

Boot configuration data

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41
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The ________ file system is used by large capacity removable storage devices.

A

exFAT

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42
Q

The biggest disadvantage of using tape drives is that data is stored on tape by __________ access

A

Sequential

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43
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A hybrid drive uses the flash component as a _______ go improve drive performance

A

Drive

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44
Q

The SATA drive technology utilized a serial data path. True or false

A

True

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45
Q

What hard drive technology is used to predict when a drive is likely to fail?

A

S.M.A.R.T.

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46
Q

What processes writes sector markings on a hard drive?

A

Low level formatting

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47
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Which SATA standard provides a transfer rate of 3 Gb/sec

A

SATA2

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48
Q

Most current magnetic hard drives use ______ byte sectors

A

4096

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49
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A _______ has no moving parts and is built using nonvolatile memory which is similar to that used for USB Flash drives.

A

Solid-state drive

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50
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Which file system is used by small capacity USB flash drives and memory cards?

A

FAT

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51
Q

Magnetic drives have larger capacity for the money than solid state drives. True or false

A

True

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52
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Which type of removable storage media can provide up to 2 TB of storage?

A

SDXC

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53
Q

A DAT72 tape is also known by what term?

A

DDS-5

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54
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A _______ is an input device that uses a monitor or LCD panel as the backdrop for input options

A

Touch screen

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55
Q

What icon might you see in Device Manager that indicates a problem with a device?

A

Yellow Triangle

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56
Q

A barcode reader might use what kind of port?

A

Serial
Keyboard
USB
Wireless

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57
Q

The _______ board on a laptop converts DC to A. Used to power LCD backlighting.

A

Inverter board

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58
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If a driver update creates a problem you can _________ the driver update of the previous drivers were working

A

Roll back

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59
Q

A black screen occurs right after you install a new video card. What might the problem be.

A

The onboard video is not disabled in BIOS

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60
Q

When a static image stays on a monitor for many hours what term is used to describe the condition?

A

Burn-in

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61
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Which statement is accurate when installing a new device?

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A mouse mag not require a. Additional device driver installation

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62
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What term refers to horizontally torn images on a screen which occur when the video feed from the video controller gets out of syncing the refresh rate of the monitor?

A

Artifacts

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63
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A _______ device inputs data about a person which might include fingerprints and voice

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Biometric

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64
Q

Using the MIDI format each individual note played by each individual instrument is _______ stored

A

Digitally

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65
Q

What are common classes of LCD monitors?

A

IPS

TN

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66
Q

Which type of video port provides a digital only signal

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DVI-D

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67
Q

VGA mode includes what two resolutions for troubleshooting monitors?

A

800 X 600

640 X 480

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68
Q

What two colored RCA connectors in a component video cable are used for audio?

A

White

Red

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69
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In order to enable the Windows 7 Aero user interface how much video memory must be available to the video controller?

A

128 MB

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70
Q

What is the distance between adjacent dots on a screen known as?

A

Pixel pitch

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71
Q

LCD monitor pixels that are not working are called ____ pixels

A

Dead

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72
Q

Every installed device requires a device driver to control the device. T/F

A

True

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73
Q

Bad drivers can affect the mouse cursor. A ______ cursor is a trail left behind when you move a cursor

A

Ghost

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74
Q

DDR memory is faster than GDDR memory because it is used by the CPU. T/F

A

False

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75
Q

When might an lcd monitor experience distorted geometry

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When the screen is not set to native resolution

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76
Q

What type of backlighting receives DC power directly from a motherboard and doesn’t use an inverter?

A

LCD

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77
Q

OLED monitors give less glare than LED monitors. T/F

A

False

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78
Q

What is a basic principle that applies to internal and external devices

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Install the device first then the device driver

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79
Q

OLED does not emit as much light as an LCD monitor. T/F

A

True

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80
Q

What happens when a flash memory card is installed in a slot and it is recognized by windows?

A

Drive letter is assigned to the device and you can see it in explorer

81
Q

A barcode reader is used to scan barcodes on products at the _______ is when taking inventory.

A

Point of sale

82
Q

LED stand for?

A

Light emitting diode

83
Q

Outdated wireless technology used to connect to personal devices and has been replaced by Bluetooth

A

Infrared

84
Q

Another term for graphics tablet

A

Digitizer

85
Q

Used to display information about hardware and diagnose problems

A

Dxdiag.exe

86
Q

Transmits both digital video and audio

A

HDMI connector

87
Q

Uses a thin LED layer of film between two grids of electrodes

A

OLED

88
Q

Used to cast a transparent image onto a large screen

A

Projector

89
Q

The number of times a monitor a monitor screen is built or refreshed in one second

A

Refresh rate

90
Q

Used with a graphics table and works like pencil

A

Stylus

91
Q

The relative difference between light and dark areas on a video screen

A

Contrast ratio

92
Q

A trail left behind when you move the mouse

A

Ghost cursor

93
Q

What two wireless technologies share the same radio frequency range

A

802.11b

Bluetooth

94
Q

What should you install in a server room that will save space by allowing you to control multiple servers with a single mouse keyboard and monitor

A

KVM switch

95
Q

What dvi port types will work with an HDMI to DVI adapter?

A

DVI-I

DVD-D

96
Q

Which of the following is a requirement for supporting the Aero user interface

A

DirectX 9 or higher

97
Q

A super speed USB port is capable of attaining what maximum data transfer speed?

A

5 GBPs

98
Q

Led backlighting uses less power than _______ backlighting

A

Fluorescent

99
Q

A motion _______ provides input to a computer by sensing the motion of your fingers and hands

A

Controller

100
Q

First backlighting used in laptop monitors

A

CCFL

101
Q

Set of standards uses to represent music in digital for.

A

Music Instrument Digital Interface

102
Q

What technology is used to protect digital content and prevent piracy?

A

DRM

103
Q

__________ is a feature that might be available on high end wired network adapters that allows power to be transmitted over Ethernet cable

A

Power over Ethernet

104
Q

A _______ fiber optic cable uses multiple paths for light

A

Multimode

105
Q

A WLAN covers a large geographical area and is made up of many smaller networks. True or False

A

False

106
Q

________ cable is used in areas between the floors of buildings because it does not give off toxic fumes when burned

A

Plenum

107
Q

What statement regarding satellite connections is accurate

A

It requires line of sight connectivity

108
Q

Use ping to test for connectivity or to verify name ________ is working

A

Resolution

109
Q

Covers a large geographical area and is made up of many smaller networks.

A

Wide area networks

110
Q

What type of device do you need if you want to connect yep network segments together such as a wireless network and a wired network.

A

Bridge

111
Q

What is the unit of information called when a network adapter adds the source and destination MAC address to the segment of data before it is transmitted on the network.

A

Frame

112
Q

Two commands used to display TCP/IP configuration on windows and Linux

A

Ipconfig

Ifconfig

113
Q

What command managers user accounts on the local system in Windows

A

Net user

114
Q

A pinch down tool is used to site twisted pair cabling to a keystone jack. True or false

A

True

115
Q

If you are experiencing issues reaching a target destination network what command should you use?

A

Tracert

116
Q

What cable system utilizes a fiber optic cable?

A

1000BaseFX

117
Q

In order to terminate multiple network cables that converge in one location such as an electrical closet or server room what should you use?

A

Patch panel

118
Q

If you’re looking to install gigabit Ethernet what cabling system would you use?

A

Cat-6

119
Q

Under what circumstance might you use an Ethernet loopback plug?

A

To test a network cable

120
Q

Fiber optic cables transmit signals as pulses of light over _____ or plastic strands inside protected tubing.

A

Glass

121
Q

Cable Used to connect a computer to a switch or other device

A

Straight through

122
Q

Switches are slowly being replaced by hubs. True or false

A

False

123
Q

Covers a small area such as a home or office.

A

Local area network

124
Q

Cable is used to connect two line devices such as a hub to a hub

A

Crossover

125
Q

What DSL technology provides equal bandwidth in both directions?

A

SDSL

126
Q

What two standards have been established for wiring twisted pair cabling and RJ-45 connectors

A

T568A

T568B

127
Q

In T568B wiring scheme what two color pairs are used for transmit and receive on a 100BaseT networks.

A

White/orange, orange

White/green, green

128
Q

What two different types of coaxial cable have been used for cable TV

A

RG-6

RG-59

129
Q

What does a 1000BaseT NIC use to connect to a network cable

A

RJ-45 port

130
Q

A _____ fiber optic cable uses a single path for light to travel in the cable.

A

Single mode

131
Q

A _______ covers a large campus or city?

A

Metropolitan area network

132
Q

Networking technology that carries more than one type of signal

A

Broadband

133
Q

The average actual speed of a network

A

Throughout

134
Q

A device that helps to eliminate electromagnetic interference

A

Ferrite clamp.

135
Q

Delays in a network transmission

A

Latency

136
Q

Operates at 100 Mbps and uses STP or UTP cabling, rated CAT-5 or higher.

A

Fast Ethernet

137
Q

Used to connect a computer to a switch or other network device

A

Patch cable

138
Q

Uses a covering or shield around site pairs

A

STP

139
Q

A device that keeps a table of MAC addresses to port mappings

A

Switch

140
Q

A device that amplified and retransmits signal to a wider coverage area

A

Repeater

141
Q

Uses ordinary copper phone lines and a range of frequencies on the copper wire to provide internet

A

DSL

142
Q

Which of the following is true about cable internet

A

You share the cable infrastructure with your neighbors

143
Q

A _______ is just a pass through and distribution point for every device connected to it

A

Hub

144
Q

Which statement regarding 10-gigabit Ethernet is accurate?

A

It is a good choice for backbone networks.

145
Q

What tool can you use to stop and restart the print spoiler

A

Service console

146
Q

The writing process repeats ____ times for color laser printers

A

Four

147
Q

What type of led monitor provides the most accurate color for video editing workstations

A

IPS

148
Q

Designed to play and possibly record music photos movies and video on a television or extra large monitor screen

A

Home Theater PC

149
Q

The act of printing to a printer on a network connection

A

Remote printing

150
Q

Uses a print head that moves across the paper creating one line with each pass

A

Inkjet printer

151
Q

Data sent to a printer without any formatting or processing

A

Raw data

152
Q

A type of file similar to a PDF can be viewed edited printed faxed emailed or posted on websites

A

XPS file

153
Q

Long handled brush made of nylon fibers that are charged with static electricity

A

Extension magnet brush

154
Q

A type of electrophotographic printer capable of printing large volumes continuously

A

Laser printer

155
Q

Creates a printed page by using some mechanism that touches or hits the paper

A

Impact printer

156
Q

A bunch of bits in rows and columns

A

Bitmap

157
Q

Used to align and or clean inkjet nozzles can solve problems when colors appear streamed or out of alignment

A

Calibration

158
Q

An ____ printer uses a type of ink dispersion printing and doesn’t normally provide the high quality resolution of laser printers.

A

Inkjet

159
Q

Two types of thermal printer exist?

A

Direct thermal printer

Thermal transfer printer

160
Q

For color lasers printers each color requires a separate image drum. True or false

A

True

161
Q

Dot matrix printer which prints only tech that it receives as _____ data

A

Raw

162
Q

What type of printer burns dots onto special coated paper?

A

Direct thermal

163
Q

What is the first thing you should do to get toner dust off your clothes?

A

Use a can of compressed air to blow off the toner

164
Q

Extreme ______________ can cause the toner to clump in the cartridge and give a toner low message

A

Humidity

165
Q

Automatically printing on both sides of the page is called _______ printing.

A

Duplex

166
Q

During the charging process of a laser printer the drum is conditioned by a roller that places an electrical charge of what voltage onto the surface of the drum?

A

-600V

167
Q

Some printers use erase _____ to neutralize any charge left on a imaging drum. These devices use a ___ colored light to not damage the drum

A

Lamps

Red

168
Q

What term describes a dedicated device or computer that can control several printers connected to a network?

A

Server

169
Q

A laser printer can produce better quality print outs than a dot matrix printer using a technology known by what name?

A

REt

170
Q

If loose toner comes out with your printout, the fuser is not reaching the proper temperature and professional service is required. True or false

A

True

171
Q

What part of a printer pushes forward a sheet of paper from the paper tray

A

Pickup roller

172
Q

For heavy business use, the best practice is to purchase one machine for one ____ instead of bundling many functions into a single machine.

A

Purpose

173
Q

Home theatre pc use what kind of interface

A

10 foot user interface

174
Q

All dual core or higher processors and all motherboards sold today support ________ virtualization technology

A

Hardware assisted

175
Q

A ______ printer has an Ethernet port to connect directly to the network

A

Network

176
Q

T/F laser printers automatically calibrate themselves periodically.

A

True

177
Q

What kind of printer works by placing toner on an electrically charged rotating drum and then depositing the toner on paper as the paper moves through the system

A

Laser.

178
Q

A _____ printer connects directly to a computer by way of a USB port, parallel port, serial port, or wireless connection

A

Local

179
Q

How do you know if a printer needs routine maintenance?

A

The number of pages printed since the last maintenance

180
Q

What wireless methods exist for connecting to a printer

A

Wi fi ad hoc mode
Bluetooth
Wi fi infrastructure mode

181
Q

The fuser assembly uses heat and _________ to fuse the toner to the paper

A

Pressure

182
Q

What should you never do when working on a laser printer?

A

Work alone

183
Q

Before replacing an image drum what should you do first?

A

Unplug it and allow the printer to cool down

184
Q

A printer that utilizes a ribbon that contains wax based ink is known as what type of printer?

A

Thermal transfer

185
Q

What statement regarding the cleaning of a laser printer is accurate?

A

Wipe the rollers on a laser printer with a dry cloth

186
Q

A sweeper strip cleans the Drum of any residual _____

A

Toner

187
Q

Seven steps in laser printing

A 
Processing 
Conditioning 
Writing 
Developing 
Transferring 
Fusing 
Cleaning
188
Q

A laser beam writes an image to the drum surface of a laser printer. The _____\ charge on this image area will be used in the developing stage to transmit toner.

A

-100V

189
Q

Some advanced printers have print server programs included in the printer firmware itself. True or false

A

True

190
Q

What products are considered to be set top boxes

A

Amazon fire tv
Roku
Chromecast

191
Q

What type of printer is slower than a laser printer

A

Inkjet

192
Q

What is a hypervisor

A

Program that manages VMs

193
Q

For color laser printers the fuser bonds all toner to the paper and aids in ______ the tones for form specific colors.

A

Blending

194
Q

Impact printer ribbon provides both the ink for printing and the ____ for the pin heads

A

Lubrication

195
Q

For a 1200 dots per inch printer the laser beam makes 1200 passes for every one inch of the drum ________

A

Circumference

196
Q

Missing lines of dots on the printed page can be caused by the ink ________ drying out

A

Nozzles

197
Q

Streaks or lines down the page of an inkjet printout can be caused by ______ or dirt in the print head assemblage

A

Dust

198
Q

What part of a laser printer puts a positive charge on the paper in order to pull the toner from the drum onto the paper?

A

Transfer roll

199
Q

What are two examples of HTPC software

A

Kodi

Plex

CPT 209 (3 decks)

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