True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true
or false.
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1.
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Hardware is considered the "intelligence" of the computer
system.
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2.
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All
system resources are dependent on certain lines on a bus on the motherboard.
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3.
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A
device may connect to more than one bus on the motherboard.
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4.
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COM1
and COM2 are preconfigured assignments that can be made to parallel devices.
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5.
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Memory addresses are assigned, for the most part, during the boot
process.
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6.
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A
hard boot is more stressful on your machine than a soft boot.
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7.
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During POST, before the CPU has checked the video system, errors encountered up to
this point are communicated by beeps.
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8.
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If a
hard drive has two logical drives, it has two partition tables.
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9.
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A
hidden file can be accessed only by an administrator.
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10.
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Command-line comments are case-sensitive.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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11.
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After
startup, the OS works with ____ to provide instructions to the hardware to perform
tasks. a. | system
BIOS | c. | startup
BIOS | b. | device
drivers | d. | Both A and
B. | | | | |
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12.
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The
BIOS is hard-coded into the ____ chip. a. | CPU | c. | RAM BIOS | b. | ROM
BIOS | d. | startup
BIOS | | | | |
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13.
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Which
of the following is NOT a category of BIOS programs? a. | system
BIOS | c. | device
BIOS | b. | startup
BIOS | d. | CMOS
setup | | | | |
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14.
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A
____ is a description of how each pin on a bus, connection, plug, slot, or socket is
used. a. | partition
table | c. | swap
file | b. | pinout | d. | vector
table | | | | |
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15.
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The
"S" in ISA stands for ____. a. | Security | c. | Standard | b. | Supported | d. | Slot | | | | |
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16.
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The
first system bus had only ____ lines for data. a. | four | c. | six | b. | eight | d. | sixteen | | | | |
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17.
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Which
pf the following lines is NOT required to manage a DMA channel? a. | DRQ | c. | DACK | b. | DGROUND | d. | None of the above. | | | | |
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18.
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The
16-bit ISA slot allows for ____ DMA channels. a. | four | c. | thirty-two | b. | eight | d. | sixteen | | | | |
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19.
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The
"E" in EISA stands for ____. a. | Extended | c. | Extra | b. | Expandable | d. | Expanding | | | | |
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20.
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It is
common practice today for a line to perform several functions, called ____. a. | multiplexing | c. | multiprocessing | b. | interrupting | d. | vectoring | | | | |
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21.
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The
first PCs had only one bus, the ____ bus. a. | system | c. | BIOS | b. | startup | d. | CMOS | | | | |
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22.
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Many
processes that the CPU carries out are initiated by interrupts, and are said to be
____. a. | interrupt-based | c. | interrupt-initiated | b. | interrupt-driven | d. | interrupt-polled | | | | |
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23.
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COM1
uses IRQ ____.
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24.
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The
floppy drive controller uses IRQ ____.
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25.
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Memory addresses are most often displayed on the screen as ____. a. | decimal numbers
in dot notation | b. | hexadecimal numbers in segment/offset
form | c. | binary numbers
in dotted form | d. | None of the above. | | |
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26.
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The
CPU has a fixed number of memory addresses available to it, determined by ____. a. | the
CPU | c. | the number of
DMA channels | b. | the bus it is using | d. | Both A and B. | | | | |
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27.
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In
Windows 9x, hex numbers in ____ memory begin with A through F. a. | conventional | c. | upper | b. | extended | d. | base | | | | |
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28.
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The
process of copying programs from ROM to RAM for execution is called ____. a. | executing
ROM | c. | shadowing
ROM | b. | shadow
ROM | d. | ROM
duplication | | | | |
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29.
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In
Windows 9x, memory addresses from 0 to 640K are called ____ memory. a. | secondary | c. | standard | b. | upper | d. | base | | | | |
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30.
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In
Windows 9x, hex numbers in ____ memory are in the range of 0 to A0000. a. | upper | c. | conventional | b. | extended | d. | lower | | | | |
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31.
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The
I/O address range for the printer parallel port LPT1 is ____. a. | 0060-006F | c. | 01F0-01F7 | b. | 00A0-00AF | d. | 0378-037F | | | | |
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32.
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The
I/O address range for COM1 is ____. a. | 0060-006F | c. | 0040-005F | b. | 03F0-03F7 | d. | 03F8-03FF | | | | |
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33.
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Which
of the following devices is NOT designed to use DMA channels? a. | mouse | c. | sound
card | b. | floppy
drive | d. | tape
drive | | | | |
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34.
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In a
16-bit ISA bus, DMA channel ____ is not available for I/O use.
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35.
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When
you turn on the power to a PC, the CPU begins the process by initializing itself and then turning to
the ____ for instructions. a. | CMOS | c. | ROM BIOS | b. | CMOS
RAM | d. | system
BIOS | | | | |
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36.
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The
____ performs POST. a. | CMOS | c. | ROM BIOS | b. | CMOS
RAM | d. | system
BIOS | | | | |
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37.
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Which
of the following statements is false? a. | POST checks RAM by writing and reading
data. | b. | POST checks to see if a monitor is present and
working. | c. | POST checks and verifies the video controller
card. | d. | None of the above. | | |
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38.
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The
____ is NOT included in the MBR. a. | partition table | c. | OS boot record | b. | master boot
program | d. | Both B and
C. | | | | |
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39.
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In
Windows 9x, ____ begins the process of loading the OS into memory. a. | Autoexec.bat | c. | Io.sys | b. | Config.exe | d. | Ntldr | | | | |
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40.
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In
Windows NT/2000/XP, ____ begins the process of loading the OS into memory. a. | Autoexec.bat | c. | Io.sys | b. | Config.exe | d. | Ntldr | | | | |
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41.
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The
partition used for booting is called the ____ partition. a. | primary | c. | default | b. | boot | d. | active | | | | |
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42.
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The
____ file is a text file containing some parameters and switches that can be set to affect the way
the OS boots. a. | Msdos.sys | c. | Autoexec.bat | b. | Config.sys | d. | Io.sys | | | | |
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43.
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The
____ file contains commands that start with Files= and Buffers=. a. | Msdos.sys | c. | Autoexec.bat | b. | Config.sys | d. | Io.sys | | | | |
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44.
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____
causes the system to reboot. a. | Restart.com | c. | Initialize.exe | b. | Reboot.exe | d. | Boot.com | | | | |
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Matching
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Match each correct item with the statement below. a. | device
driver | g. | I/O
address | b. | BIOS | h. | IRQ | c. | system BIOS | i. | memory address | d. | startup
BIOS | j. | DMA
channel | e. | CMOS setup | k. | buffer | f. | system
resource | | | | |
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45.
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Programs to control the booting of a computer.
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46.
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A
tool used by either hardware or software to communicate with each other.
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47.
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A
line of a motherboard bus that a hardware device can use to signal the CPU that the device needs
attention.
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48.
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Programs to control I/O devices.
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49.
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A
number assigned to a hardware device that software uses to send a command to a device.
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50.
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A
small program stored on the hard drive that tells the computer how to communicate with an
input/output device.
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51.
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Can
be thought of as a shortcut for data moving to/from the device and memory.
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52.
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A
number that is assigned to physical memory located either in RAM or ROM chips.
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53.
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A
temporary holding area for files.
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