Chapter 9 & 10

In Windows, which Control Panel applet enables you to configure a game controller or a joystick? A. Devices and Printers B. Joysticks and Gamepads C. Input Devices D. Game controllers are only configured within a PC game.

A

When purchasing an SDXC card for a digital camera, Vera notes several performance variations among the models available, such as V12, U3, and A2. What do these standards signify? A. Support for video standards; sustained data transfer speeds; and IOPS, respectively B. IOPS; support for video standards; and sustained data transfer speeds, respectively C. Sustained data transfer speeds; support for video standards; and IOPS, respectively D. They don't actually stand for anything. It's just marketing.

A

Which of the following statements apply to MBR drives? (Select two.) A. Maximum partition size of 2.2 TB B. Unlimited number of partitions C. Cannot span partitions across multiple drives D. Can stripe partitions across multiple drives

A & C

The MBR checks the partition table to find the __________________ or bootable partition.

Active partition

How can you effectively expand the capacity of an NTFS drive? A. Create an extended partition to extend the capacity. B. Install a second drive and mount it to a folder on the original smaller NTFS drive. C. Convert the drive to a dynamic disk and create a mirrored set. D. Format the drive with the NFTS option.

B

Martha the tech adds a new hard drive to a user's system for extra storage. She's installed the drive, and it shows up in the system setup utility. When she opens File Explorer, naturally the drive does not appear. What's her next step? A. Run Disk Management and format the drive. B. Run Disk Management and initialize the drive. C. Run Disk Management and partition the drive. D. Reboot the computer. Windows will prepare the drive automatically.

B

To what does the .1 in 5.1 or 2.1 refer? A. Volumetric sound positioning B. Subwoofer C. Subchannels D. Reverb positional matrices

B

What can power surges, accidental shutdowns, corrupted installation media, and viruses cause to happen? A. Driver loss B. Data loss/corruption C. Clicking sounds D. Grinding noises

B

What do digitizers enable people to do on a PC? A. Capture video B. Draw, paint, and write C. Secure using fingerprints D. Switch between multiple computers using the same keyboard, mouse, and monitor

B

What graphical program does Microsoft include with Windows to partition and format a drive? A. Format B. Disk Management console C. Disk Administrator console D. System Commander

B

What icon does Windows Device Manager display over disabled devices? A. Yellow triangle B. Down-pointing arrow C. Blue I D. Green D

B

Which of the following error messages would you likely see if one of the drives in a RAID array fails? A. Extended read/write times B. Missing drives in OS C. This drive has not been partitioned D. Bootable device not found

B

Which storage option in Windows 10 or 11 offers the best mix of resiliency and performance with two drives? A. Simple space B. Two-way mirror space C. Three-way mirror space D. Parity space

B

While testing a newly installed KVM switch, you can't display the second connected system while tapping the SCROLL LOCK key. What is most likely the problem? A. Incorrect KVM UPC code B. Crossed video cable C. Locked SCROLL LOCK key D. Active KVM

B

Jack downloaded a video shared by a friend, ourfamilyholiday.avi. When he opens it in his media player software, he hears sound but gets no picture. What's the most likely problem and solution? A. His media player software doesn't support AVI files. He needs to install a new media player. B. His computer is a Mac; he needs to play the file on a Windows system. C. His computer lacks the proper video codec. He needs to update the codecs installed on his computer. D. The video is corrupt. His friend needs to share it with him again.

C

John's boss tasks him to buy a set of four SD cards for a new video project, two for each camera. The video will be captured in high definition, so the files will be huge. Given such a scenario, what type of card will John have to buy to support 128-GB capacity for each card? A. SD B. SDHC C. SDXC D. xD

C

USB 3.2 2×2 supports which maximum speed? A. 480 Mbps B. 10 Gbps C. 20 Gbps D. 40 Gbps

C

What does NTFS use to provide security for individual files and folders? A. Dynamic disks B. ECC C. Access control list D. MFT

C

Which Blu-ray Disc format enables you write and erase the media several times? A. BD-ROM B. BD-R C. BD-RE D. BD-RW

C

Which device is a biometric device? A. Barcode scanner B. Optical mouse C. Fingerprint scanner D. Flatbed scanner

C

Which multimedia device is used for Internet video communication, which allows people to interact over networks with both voice and video? A. Speaker B. Microphone C. Webcam D. Sound processor

C

Which two terms identify a bootable partition? A. Primary, FAT B. Primary, exFAT C. Primary, Active D. Primary, NTFS

C

You hear clicking sounds and grinding noises coming from your computer. What part of the computer is having issues? A. LED B. Extended partition C. Storage drive D. Disk Manager

C

You receive an "Invalid media" error when trying to access a hard drive. What is the most likely cause of the error? A. The drive has not been partitioned. B. The drive has not been set to active. C. The drive has not been formatted. D. The drive has died.

C

A series of instructions telling a computer how to read a compressed file is called a(n) __________________.

Codec

For what purpose can you use disk quotas? A. Limit users to a specific drive B. Extend the capacity of a volume C. Manage dual-boot environments D. Limit users' space on a drive

D

How many devices can a single USB host controller support? A. 2 B. 4 C. 63 D. 127

D

Jaime wishes to check her hard drive for errors. What tool should she use? A. FDISK B. Format C. Disk Manager D. Error checking

D

Martha the tech gets a frantic call from a junior engineer who says he seems to be losing files and thinks maybe his hard drive is bad. After some discussion, it turns out the engineer's system runs Ubuntu Linux. In such a scenario, which tool should Martha run (or have the engineer run) to scan his hard drive for errors? A. chkdsk B. Disk Management C. Error checking D. fsck

D

To make your files unreadable by others, what should you use? A. Clustering B. Compression C. Disk quotas D. Encryption

D

What is the maximum USB cable length as defined by the USB 2.0 specification? A. 4.5 feet B. 4.5 meters C. 5 feet D. 5 meters

D

Which of the following is a high-speed alternative to existing technologies such as USB and DisplayPort? A. Lightning B. eSATA C. USB 3.1 D. Thunderbolt

D

If a file is not stored in contiguous clusters, you can improve hard drive performance by using a tool to __________________ the drive.

Defragment

While a CD-ROM disc holds 700 MB of data, a(n) __________________ stores from 4.37 GB to 15.9 GB, depending on the number of sides and layers used.

Digital Versatile Disc (DVD)

The __________________ utility is useful for purging your system of unnecessary temporary files.

Disk cleanup

The Windows tool that attempts to fix invalid filenames, erases lost clusters, and seals off bad clusters is called __________________ (or chkdsk).

Error checking

A logical drive must be created inside a(n) __________________.

Extended partition

A __________________ device transfers data at up to 12 Mbps on the universal serial bus.

Full speed USB

The __________________ partitioning scheme enables you to create more than four primary partitions without needing to use dynamic disks.

GPT

A(n) __________________ transfers data at up to 480 Mbps and is used for webcams, scanners, older wireless adapters, and older flash-media drives.

High speed USB

Instead of using a FAT, NTFS uses a(n) __________________ with a backup copy placed in the middle of the disk for better security.

MFT

__________________ is the most popular container format for H.264 encoded video.

MP4

A(n) __________________ scans the chip embedded in such devices as ID badges to enhance access and security.

Memory card reader

__________________ are used to store data on small appliances.

Memory cards

A(n) __________________ requires exactly two volumes and is extremely fault tolerant.

Mirrored volume

On modern versions of Windows, the best file system to choose is __________________.

NTFS

Only a single __________________ may be set to active on one drive.

Primary partition

The __________________ standard connects computing devices with a Mini DisplayPort connector.

Thunderbolt

Barcode scanners read standard __________________ barcodes, primarily to track inventory.

UPC

Windows generates a __________________ when enough devices are connected to a controller to exceed the limit, and devices may not work.

USB controller resource warning

__________________ sets a USB port to provide power or shut down when the computer is off.

USB selective suspend