Midterm Textbook Questions (Chapters 10, 17, 8, 9, 14 & 22)

Which code indicates that a sector in the hard drive is bad? 1) 0000FFFF 2) 0000FFF7 3) 00000007 4) 00000000

0000FFF7

What is the maximum SATA device cable length? 1) 18 inches 2) 1 meter 3) 2 meters 4) 3 meters

1 meter

Which aspect ratio is used in widescreen monitors? 1) 4:3 2) 3:4 3) 10:16 4) 16:9

16:9

The highest capacity DVD versions store roughly _______________ of data. 1) 8 GB 2) 16 GB 3) 24 GB 4) 32 GB

16GB

What is the maximum PATA device cable length? 1) 18 inches 2) 1 meters 3) 2 meters 4) 3 meters

18 inches

What is the maximum eSATA device cable length? 1) 18 inches 2) 1 meters 3) 2 meters 4) 3 meters

2 meters

What is the storage capacity of a single-layer Blu-ray Disc? 1) 7.8 GB 2) 25 GB 3) 35 GB 4) 50 GB

25GB

At what speed does the SATA 2.0 specification perform? 1) 1.5 GBPS 2) 2.0 GBPS 3) 3.0 GBPS 4) 6.0 GBPS

3.0GBPS

Average LCD panels are around _______________, which most monitor authorities consider excellent brightness. 1) 100 kHz 2) 100 bits 3) 300 pixels 4) 300 nits

300 nits

What is the storage capacity of a Secure Digital Extended Capacity (SDXC) card? 1) 4 MB to 4 GB 2) 4 GB to 32 GB 3) 32 GB to 2 TB 4) 128 MB to 2 GB

32GB to 2 TB

An 8×4×32× CD-RW drive reads at a speed of _______________. 1) 4× 2) 8× 3) 24× 4) 32×

32x

Thunderbolt 3 offers throughput up to _______________ Gbps at half the power consumption of Thunderbolt 2. 1) 10 2) 20 3) 30 4) 40

40

_______________ is considered to be a good contrast ratio. 1) 50:1 2) 100:1 3) 250:1 4) 450:1

450:1

What is the maximum data transfer speed that USB 2.0 can handle? 1) 5 Mbps 2) 5 Gbps 3) 480 Mbps 4) 480 Gbps

480Mbps

What is the maximum cable length allowed by USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 specifications? 1) 1.5 meters 2) 3 meters 3) 5 meters 4) 10 meters

5 meters

How much data can a dual-layer Blu-ray disc store? 1) 16 GB 2) 25 GB 3) 50 GB 4) 80 GB

50 GB

What is the maximum data transfer speed that USB 3.0 can handle? 1) 1.5 Gbps 2) 5 Gbps 3) 10 Mbps 4) 10 Gbps

5Gbps

What do 3-D game programs use to send standard video commands to the device driver? 1) AGIs 2) AKIs 3) APIs 4) ARIs

APIs

Which ATA revision introduced Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.)? 1) ATA-2 2) ATA-3 3) ATA-6 4) ATA-7

ATA-3

What is another term for thin film transistor (TFT) technology? 1) Active matrix 2) Dual scan matrix 3) Dual-scan passive matrix 4) Passive matrix

Active matrix

Which characteristic of sound refers to its loudness? 1) Wavelength 2) Frequency 3) Amplitude 4) Timbre

Amplitude

What should be used to clean LCD monitors? 1) Liquid window cleaner 2) Ammonia wipes 3) Windshield washer liquid 4) Antistatic monitor wipes

Antistatic monitor wipes

What are the two Blu-ray Disc writable formats? 1) BD-R and BD-RE 2) BD-ROM and BD-RW 3) BD-R and BD-RW 4) BD-RW and BD-RE

BD-R and BD-RE

Why did CD-ROM makers invent the ISO-9660 file system? 1) FAT and NTFS formats failed on CD-ROM media. 2) CD-ROM makers wanted non-PC devices to read CDs. 3) The royalties required by Microsoft and Apple were becoming prohibitive. 4) CD-ROM makers wanted to collect royalties with the ISO technology.

CD-ROM makers wanted non-PC devices to read CDs.

What term identifies how many colors can be displayed on a screen? 1) Color depth 2) Pixels 3) Megahertz 4) Nits

Color depth

Which term describes the difference between the darkest and lightest spots that the monitor can display? 1) Brightness formation 2) Contrast ratio 3) Depth perception 4) Pixilation

Contrast ratio

To change a basic disk to dynamic, right-click the drive icon and select _______________. 1) Format as Dynamic 2) Partition as Dynamic 3) Convert to Dynamic Disk 4) New Volume

Convert to Dynamic Disk

Which type of DVD media has a storage capacity of 7.95 GB? 1) DVD-5 2) DVD-9 3) DVD-10 4) DVD-18

DVD-9

What tool works in the background to stop viruses and other malware from taking over programs loaded in system memory? 1) Data Execution Prevention 2) Task Manager 3) System Monitor 4) Performance Console

Data Execution Prevention

The tabs on the Performance Options dialog box in Windows are Visual Effects, Advanced, and _______________. 1) Normal 2) Data Execution Prevention 3) Non-Visual Effects 4) On/Off

Data execution Prevention

The proprietary _______________ technology from Texas Instruments uses a single processor and an array of tiny mirrors to project a front-view image. 1) Brightness Formation 2) Digital Light Processing (DLP) 3) Edge LED Backlighting 4) Direct LED Backlighting

Digital Light Processing (DLP)

What Windows tool finds additional space on a hard drive? 1) Convert 2) Defrag 3) Disk Cleanup 4) Disk Management

Disk Cleanup

What Windows tool partitions a drive? Correct Answer 1) Disk Management 2) Disk Administrator 3) FDISK 4) Optimize Drives

Disk Management

Which term refers to the mirroring technique in which each drive has its own controller? 1) Disk duplexing 2) Disk striping 3) Disk striping with parity 4) Super-disk mirroring

Disk duplexing

What tool can you use in Windows to configure and manage hard drives and RAID levels? 1) FDISK 2) Disk Management 3) AHCI 4) Device Manager

Disk management

Which of these tools is considered a Web application? 1) Microsoft Word 2) Linux 3) VirtualBox 4) DropBox

DropBox

When using primary partitions, how many drive letters are possible on a single MBR disk? 1) One 2) Four 3) Five 4) Twenty-six

Four

Which VMware product is used on macOS? 1) ESX 2) Virtual PC 3) Fusion 4) Hyper-V

Fusion

What newer type of drive partitioning overcomes the limits of MBR drives? 1) Dynamic disks 2) GPT 3) MBR2 4) LBA

GPT

What is another term for a virtual machine? 1) Host 2) Guest 3) Emulator 4) Environment

Guest

Some projectors use a connection technology called _______________ that enables long-range connectivity for uncompressed HD video and audio over Cat 5a or Cat 6 network cables. 1) Thunderbolt 1 2) HDBaseT 3) USB Type-C 4) MiniDisplayPort

HDBaseT

If you hear a hissing sound coming from the LCD, which component is most likely about to fail? 1) Battery 2) Yoke 3) Vacuum tube 4) Inverter

Inverter

Which LCD component sends power to backlights that need AC electricity? 1) Active matrix 2) TFT 3) GDDR5 4) Inverter

Inverter

What is a popular VMM in the Linux world? 1) Hyper-V 2) Parallels 3) Fusion 4) KVM

KVM

Which operating system, when added as a virtual machine, requires a separate, licensed copy? 1) Microsoft Windows 2) Ubuntu Linux 3) FreeDOS 4) OpenBSD

Microsoft Windows

An MBR has four different operating systems installed. What is this setup called? 1) Dual-boot 2) Integrated 3) MBR-enabled 4) Multiboot

Multiboot

Which term specifies a type of nonvolatile flash memory that current SSD devices use to retain data when power is turned off or disconnected? 1) ATAPI-6 2) ATA-7 3) AHCI 4) NAND

NAND

Which file system enables a user to adjust the cluster size? 1) FAT16 2) FAT32 3) FAT64 4) NTFS

NTFS

To create a mount point, right-click on an unallocated section of a drive and choose _______________. 1) Allocate Mount Point 2) Create Mount Point 3) New Mount Point 4) New Simple Volume

New simple volume

How many extended partitions can be created in a hard drive? 1) One 2) Two 3) Five 4) Six

One

How many master boot records can exist on an MBR disk? 1) One 2) Four 3) One per drive letter 4) One per primary partition

One

How many partitions can be active at any given point in time? 1) One 2) Two 3) Three 4) Five

One

The Backup and Restore option in Windows 7 enables you to back up _______________. 1) only personal information for all users 2) only installed applications 3) personal user information and installed information 4) Windows itself

Only personal information and installed information

Which of the following of true of a restore process in Windows? 1) The system reverts to factory status. 2) Some data may be lost. 3) Only settings and programs are changed. 4) An OS update is carried out.

Only settings and programs are changed.

What fast expansion card standard was developed to replace PCI and AGP? 1) LCD 2) DirectX 3) PCIe 4) DVI

PCIe

What Windows function is similar to a swap partition in Linux/Unix systems? 1) Page file 2) Recovery partition 3) Hidden partition 4) Reassembled file

Page file

What is a virtualization product that works on macOS? 1) Virtual PC 2) Parallels Desktop 3) KVM 4) Hyper-V

Parallels Desktop

_______________ partitions are designed to support bootable operating systems. 1) Basic 2) Dynamic 3) Extended 4) Primary

Primary

The Disk Management program in Windows Server versions can configure drives for _______________, and it works with PATA or SATA. 1) RAID 0+1 2) RAID 0 or 10 3) RAID 0, 1, or 5 4) RAID 5 or RAID 10

RAID 0,1, or 5

Disk mirroring/duplexing is also known as _______________. 1) RAID 0 2) RAID 1 3) RAID 2 4) RAID 3

RAID 1

Which type of dynamic disk requires three or more dynamic disks with equal-sized unallocated spaces? 1) Simple 2) Stripped 3) RAID 5 4) Mirrored

RAID 5

Apart from hardware virtualization support, the second concern is _______________. 1) RAM 2) Network bandwidth and driver 3) CPU 4) Hard disk space and router

RAM

What characteristic of a monitor is calculated by multiplying the number of horizontal pixels and the number of vertical pixels? 1) Brightness 2) Color 3) Size 4) Resolution

Resolution

Consolidating a system's physical and time resources is known as ________________. 1) machine managing 2) resource pooling 3) emulating 4) snapshotting

Resource pooling

What device is used to scan the chip embedded in devices such as ID badges? 1) Smart card reader 2) FireWire controller 3) USB bridge 4) USB reader

Smart card reader

_______________ technology is commonly used in desktop and laptop hard drives, memory cards, cameras, USB thumb drives, and other handheld devices. 1) Terminal 2) Magnetic 3) Solid-state 4) Copper

Solid-state

The term virtual desktop commonly refers to the multiple desktop environments you can access in modern operating systems, such as clicking the _______________ in Windows 10 and going to a second desktop. 1) Task View icon 2) Device Manager 3) Control Panel 4) Start button

Task View icon

What type of problem does the error message "No Boot Device Present" indicate? 1) The boot file is missing or corrupted. 2) The hard drive containing the operating system has died. 3) The FAT has been corrupted. 4) The active partition has failed.

The hard drive containing the operating system has died.

How many PATA drives—including hard drives, optical drives, and tape drives—can be connected to a single ATA controller? 1) One 2) Two 3) Four 4) Six

Two

Thunderbolt 3 uses a USB _______________ connector. 1) Type A 2) micro-B 3) micro-B 4) Type-C

Type-C

What type of USB ports and connectors are used for interfacing with a PC? 1) Macro ports and micro connectors 2) Micro ports and macro connectors 3) USB A ports and connectors 4) USB B ports and connectors

USB A ports and connectors

Which company was one of the earliest to make hypervisors, and arguably the one that put PC virtualization on the map? 1) Solaris 2) Microsoft 3) VMware 4) Amazon

VMware

Which of these virtualization products is a commercial product (i.e., not free)? 1) KVM 2) VMware Fusion 3) Hyper-V 4) VirtualBox

VMware Fusion

Hyper-V is a part of which distribution? 1) macOS 2) Windows 7 3) Windows 10 4) Linux

Windows 10

When using dynamic disks, which version of Windows can create RAID 5 volumes? 1) Windows 7 Professional 2) Windows Enterprise 3) Windows Server 4) Windows 7 Ultimate

Windows Server

Your system can automatically contact Microsoft's Web sites and download critical updates through ________________. 1) Windows Update 2) Control Panel 3) Service Pack 4) Driver Release

Windows update

Most Windows applications distributed on removable media have a(n) ______________ file that calls up the installation program. 1) upgrade 2) update 3) restart 4) autorun

autorun

To install application software in Windows, the system looks for the special file called __________ and automatically runs the programs in that file. 1) autorun.txt 2) instll.txt 3) autoinstall.inf 4) autorun.inf

autorun.inf

Use _______________ to load minimal, generic and trusted drivers for troubleshooting purposes. 1) original boot configuration 2) safe mode 3) privileged mode 4) system preferences

safe mode

A lot of software loads when you boot up any computing device, such as small programs called _______________, that provide support for the various functions of the operating system. 1) Manager tools 2) Autorun 3) Services 4) Tools

services

Virtualization occurs when a ________________ running specialized software creates environments within unique single files that _______________ other computers. 1) single computer; manage 2) database; manage 3) single computer; replicate 4) database; replicate

single computer; replicate

VMware's ESXi is an example of a(n) _______________. 1) operating system 2) virtual machine 3) bare-metal hypervisor 4) sandbox

bare-metal hypervisor

Windows can create partitions using the _______________ disk. 1) basic 2) extended 3) volume 4) system

basic

A color LCD screen is composed of a large number of tiny liquid crystal molecules, called _______________, arranged in rows and columns between polarizing filters. 1) dots 2) backlights 3) inverters 4) sub-pixels

sub-pixels

Cloud file storage services, like Dropbox and Box allow people to move to the cloud for some of their storage needs. These services include _______________ with their desktop versions, so that you can easily have the same version of every file in multiple places (desktop, laptop, online). 1) hypervisors 2) on-demand apps 3) synchronization apps 4) resource pooling

synchronization apps

What is the default primary partition for Windows? 1) A: 2) B: 3) C: 4) F:

c:

The first task of Disk Cleanup is to ______________. 1) remove all unneeded files 2) calculate the space to be freed up 3) display the Disk Cleanup dialog box 4) check the disk-controller status

calculate the space to be freed up

Early LCD backlights use _______________ technology, popular for its low power use, even brightness, and long life. 1) bright light Correct Answer 2) cold cathode fluorescent lamp 3) pixels Incorrect Response 4) solar bulbs

cold cathode fluorescent lamp

You don't have to count on the automatic creation of restore points. You can open System Restore at any time and simply select _______________. 1) Set restore point 2) Create a restore point 3) Trigger restore point 4) Enable restore point

create a restore point

Using Cloud-based features, you can easily expand the number of servers, even spread them out geographically, with just a click of the switch. This ability is called _______________. 1) virtual expansion 2) rapid elasticity 3) rapid expansion 4) on-demand scalability

rapid elasticity

The most important advance in SATA involves _______________. 1) platter oxidation 2) ohm ratings 3) magnetic interference 4) data throughput

data throughput

To start an application manually in Windows, you should _______________. 1) right-click on the application icon 2) double-click on the disc icon in Explorer of File Explorer 3) initiate an update of the application 4) reboot Windows and start the system in protected mode

double-click on the disc icon in Explorer of File Explorer

Software or hardware that converts the commands to and from the host machine into an entirely different platform is known as a(n) ________________. 1) hypervisor 2) virtual machine manager 3) supervisor 4) emulator

emulator

All basic hard drive partition tables support up to _______________ partitions. 1) one 2) two 3) four 4) six

four

On USB 1.1 and 2.0 cables, the A and B ports and connectors use _______________ pins. 1) four 2) five 3) six 4) nine

four

The System Information Tool in Windows can be used to _______________. 1) search for information on future updates 2) send information about system errors 3) store information about relevant Internet resources Correct Answer 4) gather information about remote computers

gather information about remote computers

The purpose of Windows Update is to allow users to easily ________________. 1) install important or recommended updates 2) update drivers 3) update virus signatures 4) download viruses

install important or recommended updates

A _______________ is the amount of light given off by a light source from a certain angle that is perceived by the human eye. 1) lumen 2) pixel 3) throw 4) nit

lumen

CDs store data by using _______________ pits burned into a glass master CD with a powerful laser. 1) bubble 2) synthetic 3) wave 4) microscopic

microscopic

The purpose of the Virtual memory option in the Advanced tab on the Performance Options dialog box in Windows is to _______________. 1) modify the size and location of the page file 2) enable monitoring of virtual memory 3) make more hard disk space available 4) create or delete paging files

modify the size and location of the page file

A(n) _______________ enables you to use your existing folders to store more data that can fit on a single drive or partition/volume 1) extended partition 2) mount point 3) primary partition 4) secondary partition

mount point

By default, Windows creates a ___________ every time new software is installed. 1) boot disk 2) device driver 3) license 4) restore point

restore point

The System Restore tool in Windows enables you to create a _______________, which is a snapshot of the computer's configuration at a specific point in time. 1) Time Snapshot 2) Image 3) Configuration Status 4) Restore Point

restore point

At what speed does the SATA 1.0 specification perform? 1) 1.0 GBPS 2) 1.5 GBPS 3) 2.0 GBPS 4) 2.5 GBPS

1.5 GBPS

How many devices can a single USB host controller theoretically support? 1) 63 2) 127 3) 255 4) 256

127

Microsoft limits Windows to _______________ partitions under a GPT scheme. 1) 4 2) 32 3) 64 4) 128

128

The current PATA standard provides support for _______________ at speeds of up to _______________. 1) 144TB, 66MBps 2) 144PB, 133MBps 3) 144PB, 266MBps 4) 144PB, 6Gbps

144PB, 133MBps

What is the storage capacity of a DVD-18 DVD-ROM? 1) 4.37 GB 2) 7.95 GB 3) 8.74 GB 4) 15.90 GB

15.90 GB

What is another term for FireWire? 1) eSATA 2) CDFS 3) IEEE 1394 4) Thunderbolt

IEEE 1394

The vast majority of users will go with a(n) _______________ panel with a(n) _______________ backlight. 1) TN, direct LED 2) CCFL, direct LED 3) VA, direct LED 4) IPS, edge LCD

IPS, edge LCD

What does the abbreviation IaaS stand for? 1) Infrastructure as a service 2) Inspection and analysis system 3) Input and actuate service 4) Inspect, analyze, aggregate, selec

Infrastructure as a service

Time Machine in macOS creates full system backups that are known as _______________. 1) restore points 2) images 3) local snapshots 4) system copies

Local snapshots

The _______________ takes control of the boot process from the system BIOS. 1) boot sector 2) CMOS 3) MBR 4) POST

MBR

The ______________ is a shell program in Windows that holds individual utilities called snap-ins, designed for administration and troubleshooting. 1) UAC 2) cron scripting tool 3) System Information tool 4) MMC

MMC

What common file extension refers to the Fraunhoffer MPEG-1 Layer 3 codec? 1) MOV 2) MIDI 3) WAV 4) MP3

MP3

What type of USB cable is especially popular on smartphones? 1) FireWire connector 2) CODEC connector 3) Macro connector 4) Micro connector

Micro connector

Which unit measures hard drive spindle speed? 1) Revolutions per minute (RPM) 2) Bytes per second (BPS) 3) Reads per second (RPS) 4) Writes per second (WPS)

Revolutions per minute (RPM)

Which unit measures hard drive spindle speed? Correct Answer 1) Revolutions per minute (RPM) 2) Bytes per second (BPS) 3) Reads per second (RPS) 4) Writes per second (WPS)

Revolutions per minute (RPM)

Which version of SATA ties capable drives directly into the PCI Express bus on motherboards? 1) SATA 1.0 2) SATA 2.0 3) SATA 3.0 4) SATAe

SATAe

What hard drive technology typically implements a 2.5-inch, mSATA, or M.2 form factor? 1) SSD 2) PATA 3) SCSI 4) SATA

SSD

Which SATA variety runs up to 16 GBPS? 1) SATA 1.0 2) SATA 2.0 3) SATA 3.0 4) SATA 3.2

Sata 3.2

What is the most common removable storage media used in modern digital cameras? 1) Compact flash (CF) unit 2) CD ROM 3) USB flash drive 4) Secure Digital (SD) card

Secure digital (SD) card

You are installing two PATA drives. How should you set the jumpers? 1) Set one to master and the other to slave. 2) Set one to primary and the other to secondary. 3) Set one to first and the other to second. 4) Set one to master and the other stand-alone.

Set one to master and the other to slave.

How many wires are in the SATA interface? 1) Four 2) Eight 3) Seven 4) Eighty

Seven

Which drive technology rules the roost the server market? 1) Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.) 2) Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) 3) Redundant array of independent (or inexpensive) disks (RAID) 4) Small computer system interface (SCSI)

Small computer System interface (SCSI)

What is one important reason to implement virtualization? 1) Online access 2) Resource duplication 3) System management 4) Hardware installation

System management

What display type uses twisted nematic (TN) technology? 1) TFT 2) CRT 3) Plasma 4) LED

TFT

What is the minimum number of drives needed to implement RAID 5? 1) One 2) Two 3) Three 4) Four

Three

External optical drives often use USB or _______________ connections. 1) DVI-I 2) Mini DIN 3) Thunderbolt 4) VGA

Thunderbolt

Event Viewer, Performance Monitor, and Command Prompt are found in which tab of the System Configuration tab? 1) Startup 2) Boot 3) Services 4) Tools

Tools

_______________ makes Office applications available for smartphones, tablets, laptops, and desktops. Incorrect Response 1) IaaS 2) Metered service 3) Measured service Correct Answer 4) Virtual application streaming

Virtual application streaming

The options in the Advanced tab on the Performance Options dialog box in Windows are Processor scheduling and _______________. 1) Disk cache 2) RAM 3) USB 4) Virtual memory

Virtual memory

The options in the Advanced tab on the Performance Options dialog box in Windows are Processor scheduling and _______________. Incorrect Response 1) Disk cache 2) RAM 3) USB 4) Virtual memory

Virtual memory

Which hypervisor runs in Windows, macOS, and Linux hosts? 1) KVM 2) Hyper-V 3) VirtualBox 4) VMware Fusion

VirtualBox

What is one of the advantages of Software as a Service? 1) You can use it free of charge. 2) You do not have to install the software. 3) Your data is secure in the cloud. 4) You do not need a powerful computer with a modern operating system.

You do not have to install the software.

Virtual environments are stored as _______________. 1) a set of links 2) processes in RAM 3) a set of files 4) snapshots

a set of files

To clean up the Registry in Windows, you should ______________. 1) acquire the right third-party tool 2) run Registry Cleanup 3) configure Windows Update 4) restart your computer

acquire the right third-party tool

Less expensive SSDs typically implement less reliable _______________ memory technology in place of the more efficient _______________ technology to cut costs. 1) dual-level cell (DLC), single-level cell (SLC) 2) single-level cell (SLC), dual-level cell (DLC) 3) multi-level cell (MLC), single-level cell (SLC) 4) single-level cell (SLC), multi-level cell (MLC)

multi-level cell (MLC), single-level cell (SLC)

In Windows, each _______________ is assigned a drive letter from C: to Z:. 1) cylinder 2) file 3) sector 4) partition

partition

The _______________ stores the location of the operating system boot files. 1) boot sector 2) MBR 3) partition table 4) partition boot sector

partition boot sector

Every 3-D game stores a number of image files called _______________. 1) dots 2) pixels 3) signals 4) textures

textures

Actions or schedules that start a program are called _______________ in Task Scheduler. 1) triggers 2) actions 3) conditions 4) criteria

triggers

If Windows does not automatically detect a newly added device, to get the device recognized and the drivers installed, you should 1) use the Add a device option in the Devices and Printers applet 2) run Update Driver 3) use the Add Hardware wizard in the Add Hardware applet 4) restart the computer

use the Add a device option in the Devices and Printers applet

Microsoft calls a drive structure created with a dynamic disk a _______________. 1) drive 2) partition 3) volume 4) sector

volume