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Chapter 9: Multimedia Devices and Mass Storage



True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

A low sampling rate provides a more accurate representation of the sound than does a high sampling rate.
 

 2. 

To say a disc was created in multisessions means that data was written to the disc in a single long, continuous session.
 

 3. 

If an external tape drive uses the parallel port, the printer must use a different port.
 

 4. 

Zip drives cannot read standard 3 1/2-inch floppy disks.
 

 5. 

A DVD-ROM can also read CD-ROMs.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 6. 

The ____ does NOT use MMX.
a.
Pentium MMX
c.
Pentium III
b.
Pentium Pro
d.
Pentium II
 

 7. 

____ is made by Intel.
a.
MMX
c.
SSE
b.
3DNow!
d.
Both A and C.
 

 8. 

____ was designed to speed up the repetitive looping of multimedia software and manage the high-volume input/output of graphics, motion video, animation, and sound.
a.
MMX
c.
SSE
b.
3DNow!
d.
Both A and C.
 

 9. 

____ added improvements to 3-D graphics and speech recognition.
a.
MMX
c.
SSE
b.
3DNow!
d.
Both A and C.
 

 10. 

Most JPEG files have a ____ extension.
a.
.peg
c.
.jpe
b.
.jpg
d.
.pic
 

 11. 

MP3 can reduce the size of a sound file as much as ____ without much loss in quality.
a.
1:5
c.
1:12
b.
1:100
d.
1:24
 

 12. 

The "E" in MPEG stands for ____.
a.
Extra
c.
Enhancement
b.
Extension
d.
Experts
 

 13. 

MPEG compression can yield a compression ratio of ____ for full-motion video.
a.
50:1
c.
12:1
b.
100:1
d.
24:1
 

 14. 

____ is used in business and home applications to compress images.
a.
MPEG-1
c.
MPEG-3
b.
MPEG-2
d.
MPEG-4
 

 15. 

MP3 files are generally transferred to portable devices using a ____ cable.
a.
serial cable
c.
wireless connection
b.
USB cable
d.
Either A or B.
 

 16. 

Writing data to a CD-R disc is referred to as ____.
a.
etching
c.
pressing
b.
imprinting
d.
burning
 

 17. 

DVD uses ____ video compression.
a.
MPEG-1
c.
MPEG-3
b.
MPEG-2
d.
MPEG-4
 

 18. 

A DVD disc can hold ____ of data.
a.
5 GB
c.
8.5 GB
b.
4.5 GB
d.
10 GB
 

 19. 

DVD+R/RW devices are NOT compatible with ____.
a.
DVD-ROM
c.
DVD-RAM
b.
CD-ROM
d.
None of the above.
 

 20. 

RAID 0 is NOT supported by ____.
a.
Windows NT
c.
Windows XP
b.
Windows 9x
d.
Windows 2000
 

Matching
 
 
Match each correct item with the statement below.
a.
MP3
f.
JPEG
b.
ATAPI
g.
QIC
c.
TWAIN
h.
UDF
d.
MPEG
i.
FAT
e.
RAID
 

 21. 

Located at the beginning of a tape; tracks the location of data and bad sectors on the tape.
 

 22. 

One of the first sets of standards established for writing data to tape.
 

 23. 

The usual format for a picture file.
 

 24. 

An extension of the IDE/ATA standard that allows tape drives and CD-ROM drives to be treated just like another hard drive on the system.
 

 25. 

Methods used to help recover data when one drive fails and to improve drive performance.
 



 
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