ITS 280 Exam 2 MC

2. ____ is a variant of the microATX created by Intel. A. AT B. FlexATX C. LPX D. NLX

FlexATX

22. Many motherboards use a simple connector called a ____ to make some physical ports accessible from the front or back of the case. A. port B. cable C. dongle D. connector

dongle

92. What hot-pluggable external hard drive technology uses shielded cable with lengths up to two meters outside the PC? A. EIDE B. eSATA C. ePATA D. UltraDMA

eSATA

9. A (n) ____ symptom is the most difficult symptom to diagnose. A. RAM B. catastrophic C. ethereal D. component

ethereal

13. The main problem with form factors such as LPX and NLX was their ____. A. big size B. incompatibility C. inflexibility D. low speed

inflexibility

14. The only dedicated connector on an AT motherboard is the ____ plug. A. printer B. sound C. keyboard D. monitor

keyboard

17. Which of the following is not a version of the Small Form Factor (SFF)? A. Mini-ITX B. Nano-ITX C. Pico-ITX D. micro-ATX

micro-ATX

48. Molex connectors are used for ____ power. A. Central B. AC C. backup D. peripheral

peripheral

20. The LPX and NLX form factors provided an insertion slot for the ____ car A. bus B. network C. riser D. installation

riser

90. Since any SCSI device might be on the end of a chain, most manufacturers build SCSI devices that can ____. A. echo B. self-terminate C. be terminated D. transfer data

self-terminate

50. Expansion bays must be covered by the ____ to maintain proper airflow inside the case. A. case sheath B. case cover C. slot lid D. slot cover

slot cover

19. ATX motherboards use a feature called ____ that allows software to turn the power on and off. A. expended power supply B. hibernate C. soft power D. standby

soft power

93. Laptops, memory cards, USB thumb drives, and hand-held devices often use ____ technology. A. DNAD B. ST-506 C. solid-state D. ATAPI-2

solid-state

25. The motherboard mounts to the case via small connectors called ____. A. fire wires B. LEDs C. nylon bolts D. standoffs

standoffs

30. Every device soldered to the motherboard is designed to run at the speed of which component? A. the MCC B. system RAM C. the CPU D. the system crystal

the system crystal

73. A ____ is a circle where data is stored on a drive. A. cylinder B. head C. platter D. track

track

72. Each platter requires ____ heads. A. two B. three C. five D. eight

two

42. Power supplies are rated in ____. A. Amperes B. ohms C. volts D. watts

watts

98. How many devices are supported per SATA controller channel? A. 1 B. 2 C. 127 D. 15

1

60. How many watts of power does an Athlon 64X2 CPU require at peak performance? A. 50 B. 70 C. 110 D. 200

110

54. What should be the outputs of the hot, neutral, and ground wires when tested with a multimeter? A. 0 V, 115 V, 0 V B. 0 V, 115 V, 2 V C. 112 V, 115 V, 0 V D. 115 V, 0 V, 0 V

115 V, 0 V, 0 V

59. How many watts of power does a typical hard drive in a PC require? A. 12 B. 15 C. 20 D. 18

15

68. Older power supplies with 12V rails previously only supplied how much power? A. 30 amps B. 3 amps C. 50 amps D. 16-18 amps

16-18 amps

45. The standard modern power supply provides ____ volts of power. A. 3.3, 5, and 12 B. 5 and 12 C. 6 and 12 D. 12

3.3, 5, and 12

80. How many pins does an EIDE (ATA) drive have? A. 7 B. 20 C. 40 D. 80

40

91. Internal SCSI devices connect to the host adapter with a ____-pin ribbon cable. A. 50 B. 68 C. 100 D. 168

68

94. ATA/66, ATA/100, and ATA/133 require a ____ cable. A. 30-wire B. 40-wire C. 50-wire D. 80-wire

80-wire

37. A surge suppressor should be rated at a minimum of ____ joules. A. 330 B. 400 C. 800 D. 1,449

800

3. The maximum dimensions of a FlexATX motherboard are ____ inches. A. 9.6 x 9.6 B. 9 x 7.5 C. 9 x 7 D. 9 x 5.6

9 x 7.5

26. What are the dimensions of a microATX motherboard? A. 9.6 by 9.6 inches B. 12 by 9.6 inches C. 6.7 by 6.7 inches D. 4.7 by 4.7 inches

9.6 by 9.6 inches

27. What motherboard slot was specifically created by Intel to support video cards? A. PCI B. AGP C. ISA D. PCI-X

AGP

15. A (n) __________ slot was designed to take specialized devices (modems, sound cards, and network cards). A. AMR B. PGA C. LGA D. AGP

AMR

12. The ____ type of motherboard has a large keyboard and a split P8/P9 style of power socket. A. NLX B. WTX C. AT D. ATX

AT

75. Which interface requires a ribbon cable and a built-in controller on the drive itself? A. AT B. ATA C. PATA D. SATA

ATA

88. The ____ standard features a 48-bit addressing scheme. A. ATA/ATAPI-6 B. ECHS C. INT13 D. LBA

ATA/ATAPI-6

78. The ____ interface enables non-hard drive devices to connect to the PC via the ATA controllers. A. ATA B. ATAPI C. EIDE D. PATA

ATAPI

46. Which of the following uses the soft power feature? A. AT B. ATX C. SATA connectors D. Molex power supplies

ATX

47. Which power supply never turns off? A. ATX B. AT C. P8, P9 D. P1

ATX

62. Which is the latest ATX power supply standard? A. ATX12V 1.3 B. ATX12V 2.0 C. ATX12V 3.0 D. EPS12V

ATX12V 2.0

53. A (n) ____ power supply converts energy efficiently. A. Active PFC B. EPS 12V C. SPS D. UPS

Active PFC

57. Power supplies are protected from spikes of AC current with the use of a ____. A. Fuse B. surge suppressor C. UPS D. All of the above

All of the above

32. What is the unit of measuring current? A. Ampere B. Ohm C. Volt D. Watt

Ampere

63. Which of the following is a correct statement? A. An open case allows better cooling. B. An open case ruins airflow and loses cooling efficiency. C. Cooling the PC is not recommended. D. Large cases do not require cooling.

An open case ruins airflow and loses cooling efficiency.

66. Large sags in electricity are also known as: A. Brownouts B. Blackouts C. Spikes D. Surges

Brownouts

67.What is it called when power cuts out completely? A. Sag B. Brownout C. Blackout D. Spike

Blackout

18. AMR was quickly replaced with the more advanced ____. A. DDR3 B. CNR C. AMD D. ICH

CNR

29. What type of hardware usually uses a three-wire connector supplied by most motherboards? A. Power supply fan B. CPU fan C. Case fan D. Hard drive fan

Case fan

11. What type of failure results in the PC failing to boot? A. Burn-in failure B. Catastrophic failure C. Component failure D. Ethereal failure

Catastrophic failure

61. The notches in the Molex connector that guide installation are called ____. A. Chamfers B. power C. ports D. sockets

Chamfers

64. What class of fire extinguisher should be used on an electrical fire? A. Class A B. Class B C. Class C D. Class D

Class C

70. Modern power supplies have multiple: A. Fuses B. Connectors C. Fans D. Voltage selectors

Connectors

1. ____ is the smallest motherboard version in the ATX standard. A. AT B. FlexATX C. MicroATX D. LPX

FlexATX

34. What type of voltage does a PC use? A. AC B. DC C. Ground D. LC

DC

95. What is the process of spreading data across multiple drives? A. Disk striping B. Disk mirroring C. Disk duplexing D. Parity

Disk striping

51. The ____ power supply has a 24-pin main motherboard that resembles a 20-pin P1 connector. A. EPS12 V B. Molex C. mini D. P4 21 V

EPS12 V

56. A PC doesn't work. What should you check first? A. Power supply voltages B. 12 V power supply C. Ensure DC plug is plugged in D. Ensure AC plug is plugged in

Ensure AC plug is plugged in

23. What determines the type of case a motherboard needs and provides a maximum expansion slot limit? A. Chipset B. Component C. Expansion slot D. Form factor

Form factor

76. How many drives can be supported with ATA-2 (sometimes called EIDE)? A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four

Four

81. How many ATA devices can be connected to most PCs? A. One B. Two C. Four D. Six

Four

35. In an IEC-320 plug, which wire carries electrical voltage? A. Earth B. Ground C. Hot D. Neutral

Hot

87. A system with the ____ extension can handle drives up to 137 GB. A. ECHS B. IDE C. INT13 D. LBA

INT13

6. ____ are the lights that have positive and negative sides. A. Power buttons B. Reset buttons C. LEDs D. Chips

LEDs

44. A coworker is taking a computer overseas and asks you what concerns he should have. What do you tell him? A. There are no issues to be concerned about. B. His PC will not work overseas. C. Make sure he switches the power supply to 230AC. D. Make sure he switches the power supply to 115AC.

Make sure he switches the power supply to 230AC

41. The 3.5-inch floppy drive uses the ____ connector. A. Mini B. Molex C. P1 D. P4 12V

Mini

40. Which connector is the most common type of connector used for devices that require 5 V or 12 V of power? A. Molex B. P1 C. P4 12 V D. sub-mini connector

Molex

49. Most case fans have standard ____ connectors that are easy to plug in. A. Molex B. mini C. micro D. sub-mini

Molex

77. Modern PATA drives use a ____ connector for power. A. mini B. Molex C. P1 D. sub

Molex

96. What do nonvolatile flash memory devices use to retain data when power is turned off or disconnected? A. ATAPI-6 B. ATA-7 C. AHCI D. NAND

NAND

36. Which of the following wires carries no voltage? A. Ground B. Hot C. Multimeter D. Neutral

Neutral

33. Which of the following units is used to measure resistance? A. Amp B. Ampere C. Ohm D. Watt

Ohm

39. The P1 connector from the power supply is plugged into the ____ socket. A. P1 B. P2 C. P3 D. P4

P1

28. As of today, what is the fastest, most popular expansion bus in use? A. ISA B. AGP C. PCI D. PCIe

PCIe

97. Disk mirroring is also known as _____. A. RAID 0 B. RAID 1 C. RAID 2 D. RAID 3

RAID 1

99. Which RAID levels combined dedicated data drives with dedicated parity drives? A. RAID 2 and RAID 0 B. RAID 2 and RAID 5 C. RAID 3 and RAID 4 D. RAID 2 and RAID 4

RAID 3 and RAID 4

71. ____ stores data in a unique pattern of 1s and 0s. A.FM B. MFM C. PMFM C. RLL

RLL

43. What type of power connector is L-shaped? A. P1 B. Mini C. Molex D. SATA

SATA

82. Which of the following does not require jumper settings? A. PATA B. ATA C. AT D. SATA

SATA

83. The drive technology that supports only a single device per controller channel is known as _____. A. AT B. ATA C. PATA D. SATA

SATA

85. The SCSI host adapter uses the ____ to differentiate between devices. A. ribbon cable B. SCSI chain C. external port D. SCSI ID

SCSI ID

84. What is a series of SCSI devices working together through a host adapter called? A. SCSI chain B. SCSI drive C. SCSI host adapter D. SCSI system

SCSI chain

89. What hard drive technology typically implements a 1.8-, 2.5-, or 3.5-inch form factor? A. SSD B. PATA C. SCSI D. SATA

SSD

52. Which industry group came up with a non-ATX standard motherboard and power supply called EPS12 V? A. Hardware System Infrastructure B. Server Power Infrastructure C. Server System Infrastructure D. Software System Infrastructure

Server System Infrastructure

79. How many wires does the SATA interface have? A. Four B. Eight C. Seven D. Eighty

Seven

69. If a power supply is smoking or heating up, what is the best action to take? A. Stop using it and replace it immediately B. Replace the fuse C. Switch the voltage from 110 to 220 D. Replace the power supply fan

Stop using it and replace it immediately

4. Some ____ chips on a motherboard handle the infrared connection. A. Super I/O B. RAM C. Southbridge D. Northbridge

Super I/O

5. The __________ handles slow input and output devices such as the floppy drive and the keyboard. A. ECC B. MCC C. I/O controller D. Super I/O chip

Super I/O chip

24. What provides support to USB and FireWire on computers? A. The case B. The chipset C. The motherboard D. The power supply

The motherboard

86. What's the minimum number of drives needed for RAID 5? A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four

Three

58. What UL rating should you look for on a surge suppressor? A. UL497A B. UL1497A C. UL1449 D. 1750 joules

UL1449

55. How is DC voltage represented on multimeters? A. V with a ~ below it B. V with a dash below it C. V with a ~ above it D. V with a solid line above a dashed line

V with a solid line above a dashed line

31. What unit is used to measure voltage? A. Ampere B. Volt C. Watt D. Ohm

Volt

65. What is the amount of amps and volts needed by a particular device to function called? A. Amperes B. Resistance C. Voltage D. Wattage

Wattage

100. Which operating system has built-in software for RAID 5? A. Windows XP Home B. Windows XP Professional C. Windows Server 2008 D. Windows Vista Home Premium

Windows Server 2008

74. Which of the following hard drive geometry values is no longer relevant in today's PCs? A. Cylinder B. Head C. Sector D. Write precomp

Write precomp

10. A brand new system failing due to manufacturing defects and any system failing due to a shock of electrostatic discharge is often called a ____ failure. A. burn-out B. burn-in C. ESD D. system

burn-in

16. The _______ determines the type of processor and RAM required for a motherboard. A. chipset B. cache C. CPU D. form factor

chipset

21. Shorter wires can easily handle double or quadruple the ____ speed of the motherboard. A. connection B. RAM C. clock D. performance

clock

8. Electrical surges and ESD can cause ____ failure. A. component B. RAM C. catastrophic D. connection

component

38. Power supplies come with a standard ____ for the motherboard and interior devices. A. connector B. hole C. pin D. suppressor

connector

7. The function of each LED wire is usually printed on the ____. A. monitor B. switch C. connector D. LED

connector