Deck 3: The Visible PC

Question 1

Which of the following is not a type of USB connector?

A) IEEE 1394
B) mini-B
C) A
D) B

Answer 1

A

Question 2

What type of keyboard connector is used by most modern PCs?

A) DIN
B) DB
C) IEEE 1394
D) USB

Answer 2

D

Question 3

What two parts of your PC are much more sensitive to ESD than others?

A) RAM and NICs
B) RAM and modem
C) CPU and motherboard
D) CPU and RAM

Answer 3

D

Question 4

RJ-11 jacks are almost exclusively used for ____.

A) modems
B) printers
C) monitors
D) scanners

Question 5

Which connector type has a slight D-shape?

A) BNC
B) DB
C) DIN
D) RJ

Question 6

Modern PCs are showing up with what special type of port for external hard drives and optical drives?

A) eSATA
B) PS/3
C) S/PDIF
D) Parallel

Question 7

How many pins are on a typical FireWire connector?

A) 3
B) 5
C) 6
D) 8

Question 8

What type of floppy drive is used in modern PCs?

A) 3.5 inch
B) 5 inch
C) 5.5 inch
D) 6 inch

Question 9

RAM storage is not measured in which of the following types of units?

A) Bytes
B) Megabytes
C) Megahertz
D) Gigabytes

Question 10

Which of the following connector types is most commonly used in the back of a PC?

A) BNC
B) Centronics
C) DB
D) RJ

Question 11

In which component does all of the processing and storage take place?

A) Monitor
B) System unit
C) Mouse
D) Keyboard

Question 12

How many pins are on a VGA connector?

A) 9
B) 15
C) 25
D) 40

Question 13

Which types of video connectors are common today?

A) LGA and PGA
B) VGA and DVI
C) PATA and SATA
D) IEEE 1394 and Serial

Question 14

All internal and external modems have two _____ sockets.

A) RJ-11
B) RJ-45
C) DB
D) USB

Question 15

Which of the following optical media types is popular for today's high-density movies?

A) CD-RW
B) DVD-R
C) DVD-RW
D) Blu-ray

Question 16

Traditional external modems plugged into a(n)____.

A) serial port
B) parallel port
C) telephone
D) expansion slot

Question 17

What is the most common general-purpose connection for PCs?

A) DB 9
B) IEEE 1394
C) FireWire
D) USB

Question 18

Micro-A and micro-B connectors are what type of connectors,although less commonly seen?

A) Parallel
B) Firewire
C) Serial
D) USB

Question 19

NICs usually have a single _____ connection.

A) USB
B) RJ-11
C) RJ-45
D) DIN

Question 20

Which statement is not true?

A) SATA drives use a narrow cable.
B) A terabyte is 10000 gigabytes.
C) PATA drives use a ribbon cable.
D) Optical drives use PATA or SATA connections.

Question 21

FireWire devices are ____________________,meaning you can remove them while power is still on.

Question 22

USB devices are ____________________,meaning you can remove them while power is still on.

Question 23

PATA,SATA,and SCSI are three types of ____________________ drives.

Question 24

The device that connects to an expansion slot is generically called a(n)____________________.

Question 25

Sound cards use ____________________ connectors.

Question 26

Programs and data that are not currently being used by the CPU are stored on ___________________.

Question 27

Everything in a PC connects either directly or indirectly to a(n)____________________.

Question 28

The ____________________ performs all the calculations that take place inside the PC.

Question 29

Motherboards use multipurpose ____________________ that enable the addition of optional components.

Question 30

The ____________________ provides the necessary electrical power for the PC to operate.

Question 31

Digital cameras using USB connection often use the smaller ____________________-style connector.

Question 32

In newer systems,one S/PDIF connection replaces all of the ____________________ connections.

Question 33

Expansion cards plug into ____________________.

Question 34

The predominant AMD CPU package type is called a(n)____________________.

Question 35

Special ____________________ drives can read,write,delete,and rewrite data to special discs.

Question 36

RAM is measured in ____________________.

Question 37

Every ____________________ has a make,a model,and a package type.

Question 38

DB connectors used in PCs can have from ____________________ to ____________________ pins or sockets.

Question 39

A mouse typically uses a(n)____________________ connector.

Question 40

A(n)____________________ takes standard power and converts it into power your PC can use.

Question 41

A video card uses a 15-pin female ____________________ connector or the unique,video-only digital video interface (DVI)connector.

Question 42

A(n)____________________ port was previously used to connect external modems to the PC.

Question 43

The two ATA standards in use today are ____________________ and ____________________.

Question 44

The floppy drive connects to the computer via a(n)____________________ cable.

Question 45

Today,almost all printers come with ____________________ ports.

Question 46

PATA hard drives connect to the computer via a(n)____________________ cable.

Question 47

USB devices are hot-swappable and can be inserted and removed without ____________________ the system.

Question 48

All PCs have a keyboard port that uses either a dedicated mini-DIN connector or a(n)____________________ connector.

Question 49

A(n)____________________ allows a user to select graphical items on a computer screen.

Question 50

The HDMI connector is used for ____________________.

Question 51

FireWire connectors are also known as ____________________.

Question 52

A(n)____________________ component is inside the system unit.

Question 53

Parallel ports use a(n)____________________ female DB connector.

Question 54

DB connectors are technically called ____________________ connectors.

Question 55

CD-ROM and DVD drives are actually ____________________-type drives and connect with a ribbon cable.

Question 56

The interface between the network and the PC is provided by ____________________.

Question 57

A DVI connector is used for ____________________.

Question 58

Groups of connected computers used for sharing information are also known as ____________________.

Question 59

A(n)____________________ is a thin,flat piece of circuit board often slightly larger than a piece of paper.

Question 60

The central processing unit (CPU)is also called the ____________________.

Question 61

Most modems have two sockets for what type of connections?

Question 62

____________________ discs are often used for storing data with capacities starting at 25 GB.

Question 63

____________________ commands tell the computer what to do to get work done.

Question 64

What does SCSI stand for?

Question 65

Most generic desktop PCs have only ____________________ hard drive,but most accept more.

Question 66

External modems traditionally connected to a(n)____________________ but often connect to USB ports today.

Question 67

What are the functions of a sound card?

Question 68

What are eSATA ports used for?

Question 69

List the names of any three major connector types.

Question 70

The fuchsia-colored connector on the back of computer is for ____________________.

Question 71

What is used to prevent the CPU from overheating?

Question 72

Many PCs have two round mini-DIN connectors.What are these for?

Question 73

Most PC memory is installed on a(n)____________________.

Question 74

What is S/PDIF?

Question 75

What is the limitation of a Compact Disc-Recordable (CD-R)drive?

Question 76

Hard-drive capacity is measured in ____________________ or ____________________.

Question 77

All motherboards use multipurpose expansion slots that enable you to add ____________________.

Question 78

Operating systems and applications are often called ____________________.

Question 79

What is a floppy controller?

Question 80

Name the two common types of hard drives.