IT Essentials Chapter 1 - 10

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1.

What is a computer made up of?
- A.
  
  Hardware
- B.
  
  Firmware
- C.
  
  Software
- D.
  
  Case
- E.
  
  Motherboard
2.

The P1 power connector has .......... pins that connect to the motherboard
3.

What does the Northbridge deal with?
- A.
  
  Graphics
- B.
  
  RAM
- C.
  
  CPU
- D.
  
  Hard Drive
- E.
  
  USB Ports
4.

What does RISC stand for?
- A.
  
  Random Instructional Set Computer
- B.
  
  Reduced Instruction Computer Set
- C.
  
  Reduced Instruction Set Computer
- D.
  
  RISC
5.

How many devices can one USB port support?
- A.
  
  63
- B.
  
  64
- C.
  
  512
- D.
  
  127
6.

What is the anagram on how to use a fire extingusher?
- A.
  
  FIRE
- B.
  
  TWIX
- C.
  
  PASS
- D.
  
  MASS
7.

........ is when the power line voltage drops below 80% of the normal voltage level.
8.

What are the three types of power protection devices?
- A.
  
  Surge Suppressor
- B.
  
  UPS
- C.
  
  SPS
- D.
  
  Anti-static wrist strap
- E.
  
  ESD
9.

What does CMOS stand for?
- A.
  
  Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
- B.
  
  Computer Metal Oxide Semiconductor
- C.
  
  Central Metal Oxide Semiconductor
10.

Laser printers use ............ printing technology
11.

Which of the list below are stages in the laser printing 6 step process?
- A.
  
  Developing
- B.
  
  Transforming
- C.
  
  Firing
- D.
  
  Conditioning
12.

What is the IEEE standard for Parallel?
- A.
  
  1394
- B.
  
  802.11
- C.
  
  802.3
- D.
  
  1284
13.

When a scanner scans text it uses ............... to turn bitmap images into editable words?
14.

What is the 4th set in the trouble shooting process?
- A.
  
  Gather data from the customer
- B.
  
  Close with the customer
- C.
  
  Collect data from the internet
- D.
  
  Gather data from the Computer
15.

What type of interface does Windows use?
- A.
  
  CLI
- B.
  
  GUI
- C.
  
  GIU
- D.
  
  UPS
16.

How many different modes of an operating system are there?
- A.
  
  7
- B.
  
  10
- C.
  
  0
- D.
  
  3
- E.
  
  4
17.

Novell NetWare is a type of ...........
18.

Which file system does Windows XP favour?
- A.
  
  FAT16
- B.
  
  FAT32
- C.
  
  FAT18
- D.
  
  NTFS
19.

What is the boot loader in Windows XP?
- A.
  
  NOLDR
- B.
  
  NLLDR
- C.
  
  NTLDR
- D.
  
  MBR
- E.
  
  All of the above
20.

Where in the registry would you find information relating to hardware on the computer?
- A.
  
  HKEY_USERS
- B.
  
  HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
- C.
  
  HKEY_CURRENT_USER
- D.
  
  HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG
- E.
  
  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
21.

......... is a utility that is used to manipulate the programs that startup with Windows
22.

What is the MOD regulations on Display settings?
- A.
  
  800 x 600, 60Hz
- B.
  
  1280 x 1024, 65Hz
- C.
  
  1024 x 768, 60Hz
- D.
  
  1024 x 768, 75Hz
23.

Laptop CPU's use CPU Throttling to reduce........
- A.
  
  Heat
- B.
  
  Power Consumption
- C.
  
  Noise
- D.
  
  Performance
- E.
  
  All of the Above
24.

Mobile Phones use .......... for security.
25.

What are the two types of Laptop or portable battery?
- A.
  
  Li-ion
- B.
  
  Li-poly
- C.
  
  Li-nion
- D.
  
  Lithium