62 Questions on Introduction to PC Maintenance - Final Exam | EET 1001, Exams of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Download 62 Questions on Introduction to PC Maintenance - Final Exam | EET 1001 and more Exams Electrical and Electronics Engineering in PDF only on Docsity! EET 1001 Review Final exam Spring 2007 Cuyahoga Community College – Eastern Campus – Information Technology EET1001 –Introduction to PC Final Exam-Review NAME: Part 1 Multiple Choice (each question is worth 1 point) Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 1. The ____ operating system allows open access to its programming code. a. OS/2 c. Linux b. Mac d. None of the above. ____ 2. BIOS programs that control the startup of a computer are known as ____. a. startup BIOS c. system BIOS b. CMOS setup d. Both A and C. ____ 3. BIOS programs that control I/O devices are called ____. a. startup BIOS c. system BIOS b. CMOS setup d. Both A and C. ____ 4. A(n) ____ is a line of a motherboard bus that a hardware device can use to signal the CPU that the device needs attention. a. IRQ c. memory address b. I/O address d. DMA channel ____ 5. The memory controller is part of the ____. a. CPU c. memory itself b. chip set d. data bus ____ 6. Under DOS and Windows 9x, conventional memory is memory ____. a. from 0 to 640K c. from A000 to FFFFF b. from 640K to 1024K d. above 1024K ____ 7. Under DOS and Windows 9x, extended memory is memory ____. a. from 0 to 640K c. above 1024K b. from 640K to 1024K d. Both B and C. ____ 8. IRQ ____ is used to connect to higher IRQs. a. 2 c. 5 b. 4 d. 6 ____ 9. Which is most likely to be controlled by system BIOS? a. digital camera c. CD-ROM drive b. keyboard d. All of the above. ____ 10. The primary input device of a computer is a(n) ____. a. mouse c. printer b. database d. keyboard ____ 11. Input/output devices communicate with components inside the computer case through a wireless connection or through cables attached to the case at a ____. a. trace c. port b. BNC connector d. jumper ____ 12. The ____ is the most important chip in the computer. a. ROM BIOS c. motherboard EET 1001 Review Final exam Spring 2007 b. CPU d. CMOS setup ____ 13. Which is needed by a hardware device in order for it to operate? a. A method for the CPU to communicate with the device. b. Software to instruct and control the device. c. Electricity to power the device. d. All of the above. ____ 14. Microchips are most often manufactured using ____ technology. a. IDE c. TTL b. CMOS d. Either A or B. ____ 15. A(n) ____ port is most often used by a printer. a. USB c. parallel b. serial d. primary ____ 16. A(n) ____ port is a newer port used by many different input/output devices such as keyboards, printers, scanners, and mice. a. USB c. parallel b. serial d. primary ____ 17. . Which guards the computer against static electricity? a. Using a ground bracelet. b. Working on carpet. c. Grounding yourself before touching any components inside the case. d. Both A and C. ____ 18. Which type of expansion slot is used for high-speed input/output devices? a. PCI c. ISA b. AGP d. All of the above. ____ 19. Which is the easiest way to identify the purpose of an expansion card? a. Its length. b. Its height. c. Look at the end of the card that fits against the back of the computer case. d. All of the above. ____ 20. Newer power supplies provide ____ volts DC. a. 3.3 c. 12 b. 5 d. All of the above. ____ 21. The ATX motherboard uses the ____ power connector. a. P1 c. P9 b. P8 d. Both B and C. ____ 22. Which is NOT a FRU? a. CPU c. RAM b. ROM BIOS chip d. CMOS configuration chip ____ 23. When you buy a motherboard, your selection determines which component? a. chip set on the board b. memory cache type and size c. type of memory, including what kind and how much of SRAM and DRAM d. All of the above. ____ 24. ____ speed is the speed at which the CPU operates internally. a. Bus speed c. Processor speed b. Data speed d. Both A and C. ____ 25. A memory cache on the CPU die is called a(n) ____ cache. a. primary c. external