3d052 Vol. 2; 201-206

20 Questions | By Helpinhand | Last updated: Mar 20, 2022 | Total Attempts: 159

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Some of the volume 2 questions, close your book and test your knowledge!

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1.

Which original component is very susceptible to damage from electrostatic discharge?
- A.
  
  Read only memory (ROM)
- B.
  
  Basic input/output system (BIOS)
- C.
  
  Complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS)
- D.
  
  Electronic erasable programmable read only memory (EEPROM)
2.

What is considered as nonvolatile permanent memory?
- A.
  
  Random access memory (RAM)
- B.
  
  Read only memory (ROM)
- C.
  
  Basic input/output system (BIOS)
- D.
  
  Complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS)
3.

What is considered to be a computer's main storage?
- A.
  
  Random access memory (RAM)
- B.
  
  Read only memory (ROM
- C.
  
  Basic input/output system (BIOS)
- D.
  
  Complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS)
4.

What is a form of firmware that contains the computer's startup instructions?
- A.
  
  Cache
- B.
  
  Basic input/output system (BIOS)
- C.
  
  Complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS)
- D.
  
  Electronic erasable programmable read only memory (EEPROM)
5.

What is defined as an asynchronous signal from a computer hardware device indicating the need for attention from a CPU or a synchronous event?
- A.
  
  Cache
- B.
  
  Buffer
- C.
  
  Interface
- D.
  
  Interrupt
6.

Which controller component interprets an electronic signal, prioritizes it, and requests the attention of the CPU?
- A.
  
  Disk request
- B.
  
  Utility resource
- C.
  
  Priority interrupt
- D.
  
  Integrated resource
7.

Which interrupt request line number is normally used for the floppy disk controller?
- A.
  
  2
- B.
  
  4
- C.
  
  6
- D.
  
  8
8.

Which is a term used to describe that data is whole or complete?
- A.
  
  Driver
- B.
  
  Parity Bit
- C.
  
  Data Integrity
- D.
  
  Error Correction
9.

What is considered as a technique or method of checking data integrity?
- A.
  
  Fault
- B.
  
  Parity
- C.
  
  Interrupt
- D.
  
  Asynchronous
10.

Which is a very simple example of an error detecting code?
- A.
  
  Interrupt
- B.
  
  Parity bit
- C.
  
  Asynchronous
- D.
  
  Data Integrity
11.

What is a way of utilizing a group of storage devices as if they were physically connected to a server when they are not?
- A.
  
  Network attached storage (NAS)
- B.
  
  Storage area network (SAN)
- C.
  
  Redundant array of independent disks (RAID)
- D.
  
  Array storage
12.

What is an advantage of using a SAN architecture?
- A.
  
  Ease of replacing the hard drive
- B.
  
  Ease of replacing network connectivity
- C.
  
  Ease of replacing the server
- D.
  
  Multiple users can acess the server at once
13.

What is the connection type of choice for a SAN?
- A.
  
  Fibre Channel
- B.
  
  ATA over Ethernet (AoE) < not a WoW term...
- C.
  
  Small computer system interface (SCSI)
- D.
  
  Internet small computer system interface
14.

Which storage device can be easily connected to a network and appears as a network drive?
- A.
  
  SAN
- B.
  
  RAID
- C.
  
  NAS
- D.
  
  RHD
15.

Which storage device has the means of providing data storage reliability using multiple hard drives?
- A.
  
  SAN
- B.
  
  NAS
- C.
  
  SCSI
- D.
  
  RAID
16.

The hard drives in a RAID array are presented to the server as....
- A.
  
  1 single hard drive
- B.
  
  A collection of hard drives
- C.
  
  A single RAID array
- D.
  
  A remote storage device
17.

Which technology is often used in RAID array that can be daisy chained?
- A.
  
  Small computer system interface (SCSI)
- B.
  
  Serial attached (SAS) SCSI
- C.
  
  Serial advanced technology attachment (SATA)
- D.
  
  Peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe)
18.

Which is not a characteristic of high order-languages?
- A.
  
  They are nearly self-documenting
- B.
  
  They use English like statements
- C.
  
  Source codes that are written closest to machine language
- D.
  
  Programs are transportable between computers with few changes
19.

What best describes programming machine code?
- A.
  
  Another term for firmware
- B.
  
  Statements that correspond to complex actions
- C.
  
  Instructions in a form that is acceptable to the computer
- D.
  
  Source code, that when compiled, is appropriate for the computer
20.

Which selection is a set of markup symbols or codes inserted in a file intended for display on a web browser page?
- A.
  
  Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML)
- B.
  
  Extensible Markup Language (XML)
- C.
  
  Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
- D.
  
  Dynamic HTML (DHTML)