True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true
or false.
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1.
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EMI
is caused by the magnetic field that is produced as a side effect when electricity
flows.
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2.
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A
motherboard's primary purpose is to house the CPU and allow all devices to communicate with it and
with each other.
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3.
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Most
often, placing memory on the motherboard is all that is necessary for installation.
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4.
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FPTs
are more expensive and more reliable than passive and active terminators.
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5.
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Today, analog (regular) phone lines are analog as they leave their starting point and
arrive at their ending point, but the analog signals are almost always converted to and from digital
signals at some point during the transmission.
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6.
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The
auto-reply feature on a modem makes it possible for the modem to receive incoming calls while you are
away from the PC.
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7.
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Flash
cards and PC Cards can be read by desktop computers when the card is inserted in a card reader that
can handle the specific format.
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8.
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Extreme humidity can cause the toner to clump in the cartridge and give a low toner
message.
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9.
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If
software rates itself as being at the professional level, it generally assumes less technical
expertise while providing more features than end-user software.
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10.
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A
class B fire is a fire that is fueled by wood, trash, or clothes.
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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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The
binary number system uses ____. a. | 0, 1, 2 | c. | 1, 2 | b. | 0, 1 | d. | on, off | | | | |
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12.
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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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13.
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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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14.
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A
condition of low resistance that allows current to flow in a completed circuit is called
____. a. | clamping
voltage | c. | suspend
time | b. | continuity | d. | potential
difference | | | | |
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15.
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If
you use a SIMM having one speed in one bank and a SIMM having another speed in the other bank,
____. a. | your computer
won't boot | b. | your computer will only work as fast as the slower
bank | c. | you will receive
an error message | d. | Both B and C. | | |
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16.
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All
of the clusters that belong to a single file are called a ____. a. | cluster
group | c. | cluster
block | b. | cluster file | d. | cluster chain | | | | |
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17.
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Following the EIDE standard, a motherboard can support up to ____ EIDE
devices. a. | two | c. | six | b. | four | d. | None of the above. | | | | |
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18.
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Which
mode of "deception" used by newer technology has the hard drive controller BIOS sending the
logical geometry to system BIOS, but system BIOS communicating a different set of parameters to the
OS and other software? a. | large | c. | LBA | b. | normal | d. | default | | | | |
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19.
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A
partition that has more than one logical drive is known as a(n) _____ partition. a. | extended | c. | primary | b. | multiple | d. | None of the above | | | | |
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20.
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With
____, each hard drive has its own controller on its adapter card. a. | disk
striping | c. | duplexing | b. | disk mirroring | d. | None of the above. | | | | |
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21.
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In
most cases, serial ports communicate using ____. a. | parity checking on the serial
port | c. | RTS/CTS to
control flow control | b. | 2 stop bits | d. | All of the above. | | | | |
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22.
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A
modem raises its ____ signal when it is first turned on.
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23.
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Information at the beginning of data in a packet is called a(n) ____. a. | start
bit | c. | datagram | b. | header | d. | token | | | | |
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24.
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Which
of the following statements is false? a. | A NIC can be designed to support both Ethernet and token ring
architectures at one time. | b. | The type of network in use is transparent to the applications
software using it. | c. | A NIC can be designed to handle more than one cabling
system. | d. | Both B and C. | | |
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25.
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A
____ sends a packet only to the network segment for which it is destined. a. | bridge | c. | switch | b. | router | d. | repeater | | | | |
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26.
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Which
of the following statements is false? a. | You are not as likely to upgrade the hardware and OS on a
notebook as you might be for a desktop PC. | b. | Many of the skills necessary to support notebooks are
brand-specific. | c. | Notebooks are designed to withstand movement and jars, even
when in use. | d. | None of the above. | | |
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27.
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____
is/are installed in a special memory slot, which looks like the PC Card slot for different add-on
devices. a. | 72-pin
SO-DIMMs | c. | 160-pin
SO-RIMMs | b. | 144-pin SO-DIMMs | d. | Credit card memory | | | | |
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28.
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____
can be used to easily run multiple operating systems, convert file system types, and fix partition
table errors. a. | Norton
Utilities | c. | PartitionMagic | b. | CheckIt Suite | d. | SANDRA Pro | | | | |
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29.
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To
dispose of laser printer toner cartridges, ____. a. | use a regular trash can | b. | take them to a
recycling center | c. | return them to the manufacturer or
dealer | d. | All of the above. | | |
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30.
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A
brand-name PC is sometimes called a(n) ____ PC. a. | Intel-compatible | c. | shrink-wrapped | b. | out-of-the-box | d. | IBM-compatible | | | | |
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Matching
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Match each correct item with the statement below. a. | mouse | g. | port | b. | motherboard | h. | keyboard | c. | CPU | i. | parallel
port | d. | printer | j. | circuit
board | e. | monitor | k. | serial port | f. | CMOS
chip | | | | |
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31.
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Connection point for cables which allow devices outside the computer case to
communicate with components inside the computer case.
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32.
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Typically rated according to the size and resolution.
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33.
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Holds
microchips.
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34.
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An
example of this device is a dot-matrix.
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35.
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The
primary input device of a computer.
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Match each correct item with the statement below. a. | UART | f. | DCE | b. | I/O controller | g. | SPP | c. | DTE | h. | IRQ | d. | EPP | i. | ECP | e. | PCI | j. | IEEE 1394 | | | | |
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36.
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A
device raises this when it needs the attention of the CPU.
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37.
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The
chip that controls all nine pins of a serial port.
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38.
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This
bus provides either a 4-pin or 6-pin connector, uses only one set of system resources, and is
hot-pluggable.
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39.
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On
older motherboards, this card supplied the serial and parallel ports.
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40.
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The
standard local I/O bus with Pentium CPUs.
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