Volume 1 Flashcards
Which functions do client systems technicians perform regarding personal wireless communication systems?
a. Plan, schedule, and implement installations and maintenances.
b. Develop system timelines.
c. Implement fix actions.
d. Manage databases.
a. Plan, schedule, and implement installations and maintenances.
What requirement must an Apprentice complete to be awarded Journeyman level?
a. All 7-skill level tasks.
b. Cyberspace Advancement Course.
c. Core tasks identified for client system craftsman.
d. Client System career development courses (CDC).
d. Client System career development courses (CDC).
What systems entail how we communicate and manage data?
a. Information.
b. Satellite.
c. Airfield.
d. Power.
a. Information.
What part do client systems technicians (CST) play in amassing, distributing, and controlling information?
a. Adapting.
b. Efficiency.
c. Production.
d. Procedures.
b. Efficiency.
A non-wireless way to load software or interface hardware to a tablet is with the
a. Ethernet port.
b. optical drive.
c. network interface card (NIC).
d. universal serial bus (USB) port.
d. universal serial bus (USB) port.
A personal computer (PC) is such a great tool because it
a. is a single purpose processor.
b. has a central processing unit.
c. is a multi-purpose processor.
d. has a hard drive.
c. is a multi-purpose processor.
The primary interface for the hard drive that is now the most commonly used connector for hard drives is the
a. motherboard.
b. small computer system interface.
c. integrated drive electronics controller.
d. Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA).
d. Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA).
Any hardware added to a computer that expands its capabilities is referred to as
a. a port.
b. a peripheral.
c. an interface.
d. an input/output (I/O) device.
b. a peripheral.
Transferring eight bits of data simultaneously through eight separate lines in a single cable is a function of what kind of port?
a. Serial.
b. Parallel.
c. Switching.
d. Universal serial bus.
b. Parallel.
What term refers to the process of launching an operating system (OS)?
a. Boot.
b. Random access memory (RAM).
c. Basic Input/Output System (BIOS).
d. Complimentary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS).
a. Boot.
What program sets up the divisions of memory that holds an operating system (OS), user information, and applications?
a. The memory.
b. The bootstrap loader.
c. Basic Input/Output System (BIOS).
d. Complimentary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS).
b. The bootstrap loader.
What describes how computers find a specific byte it is looking for in memory?
a. Processing.
b. Programming.
c. Memory addressing.
d. Memory segmenting.
c. Memory addressing.
How many bits long are the addresses that computer instructions work with?
a. 8.
b. 16.
c. 24.
d. 32.
b. 16.
What type of memory is non-volatile, considered permanent, and is also called firmware in reference to the data and instructions stored?
a. Cache.
b. Read-only memory (ROM).
c. Random access memory (RAM).
d. Complimentary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS).
b. Read-only memory (ROM).
This type of memory is blank and instructions can be placed on it permanently.
a. Read-only memory (ROM).
b. Random access memory (RAM).
c. Programmable read-only memory (PROM).
d. Complimentary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS).
c. Programmable read-only memory (PROM).
This type of random access memory (RAM) transfers sixteen times as much data per each clock cycle.
a. Synchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM).
b. Double data rate synchronous dynamic random access memory (DDR SDRAM).
c. DDR3 SDRAM.
d. DDR4 SDRAM.
d. DDR4 SDRAM.
Which type of memory is used to duplicate frequently accessed information stored elsewhere or computed earlier because the original data is time consuming to retrieve or compute?
a. Random access memory (RAM).
b. Read-only memory (ROM).
c. Buffer.
d. Cache.
d. Cache.
Which type of memory is located on just about every kind of circuit board there is in today’s computer technology?
a. Random access memory (RAM).
b. Read-only memory (ROM).
c. Buffer.
d. Cache.
c. Buffer.
Actively sampling the status of an external device by a client program is known as
a. polling.
b. signaling.
c. processing.
d. multitasking.
a. polling.
What is defined as an asynchronous signal from a computer hardware device indicating the need for attention from a central processing unit (CPU) or a synchronous event indicating the need for a change in execution?
a. Cache.
b. Buffer.
c. Interface.
d. Interrupt.
d. Interrupt.
Which term describes that data is whole or complete?
a. Driver.
b. Parity bit.
c. Data integrity.
d. Error correction.
c. Data integrity.
Which is a very simple example of an error detecting code?
a. Interrupt.
b. Parity bit.
c. Data integrity.
d. Asynchronous.
b. Parity bit.
What operating system (OS) task ensures each process and application receives time to function and is used for real work as often as possible?
a. Application program interface.
b. Processor management.
c. Memory management.
d. Device management.
b. Processor management.
Which is not a type of computer user interface?
a. Application driven.
b. Command driven.
c. Graphical user.
d. Menu driven.
a. Application driven.