Linux Administration 1

______ is a multi-processor system in which each processor is given a certain role or set of tasks to complete independently of the other processors.

The speed at which a processor can execute commands is related to an internal time cycle referred to as clock speed.

• True

• False

Does RAM require a constant supply of electricity to maintain stored information?

• Yes

• No

Are video adapter cards always part of the motherboard?

• Yes

• No

Can disk drive devices transfer data as quickly as RAM or ROM?

• Yes

• No

The most common slot for peripheral devices used today is a(n) ____ slot.

• PCI

• ISA

• AGP

• DMA

Any operating system can be installed on any computer, regardless of the computer’s hardware.

• True

• False

Greater amounts of ____ memory allow more programs to run simultaneously on the system.

• PROM

• ROM

• RAM

• BIOS ROM

The computer chips on a computer mainboard that contain the programs used to initialize hardware components at boot time.

• SRAM

• BIOS ROM

• ROM

• RAM

The most important software information required before installation is the software packages needed to customize the Linux system to perform certain tasks.

• True

• False

Specifies a unique channel to the CPU, labeled with a number between 0 and 15.

• DMA

• IRQ

• BIOS ROM

• Input/Output (I/O) address

____ ports allow a small card to be inserted into the computer with the electronics necessary to provide a certain function.

• PCMCIA

• FireWire

• USB

• LPT

Can an IDE hard disk be used with a SCSI controller card?

• Yes

• No

Zip disks are a recent media type that use EEPROM chips to store information.

• True

• False

All of a computer’s mathematical calculations and logic-based operations are executed in the Control Unit (CU).

• True

• False

Term for a processor that is able to complete more than one command in any given cycle.

• Superscalar

• Pentium

• Celeron

• Scale

USB version 2 allows a transfer speed of up to ____ per second (most USB supports up to 12MB per second), and can be used with a device called a USB hub to allow up to ____ different devices to connect to one USB port on the mainboard.

• 24MB, 63

• 480MB, 127

• 480GB, 255

• 1000GB, 255

____ is a type of DRAM stick that is used in portable notebook computers and Macintosh systems.

• DIMM

• RIMM

• SIMM

• SODIMM

Can an IDE ribbon cable have more than two IDE hard drives attached to it?

• Yes

• No

A small working area of RAM where the CPU can pass information to and receive information from a device.

• RAM

• BIOS ROM

• Input/Output (I/O) address

• DMA

____ maintains an information store that can not only be erased and rewritten as a whole, but can also be modified singly, leaving other portions intact.

• PROM

• EEPROM

• SRAM

• EPROM

The screen image is refreshed several times per minute.

• True

• False

____ allows a peripheral to bypass the CPU and talk directly with other peripheral components to enhance performance.

• AGP

• ISA

• DMA

• USB

____ controllers are physically separate from the HDD and are usually attached to the mainboard via slots on the mainboard itself.

• SCSI

• ATA

• Slave

• IDE

Shuts off power to components such as PCMCIA devices if they are not being used.

• IRQ

• DMA

• Power Supply

• APM

The ____ stores information for retrieval in a separate computer chip that is connected to the processor via a high-speed link.

• Level 1 (L1) cache

• Level 2 (L2) cache

• Level 3 (L3) cache

• Control Unit

Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) is designed for video card peripherals and allows a transfer speed of over 66MHz.

• True

• False

Most Intel processors available today are ____-bit processors.

• 8

• 16

• 32

• 64

The type of physical memory used for Level 2 processor caches and any memory chips attached directly to the main circuit boards of the computer.

• BIOS ROM

• SRAM

• SDRAM

• ROM

____ refers to a system in which each processor is given a certain role or set of tasks to complete independently of the other processors.

• CISC

• SMP

• ASMP

• RISC

The information stored on ____ does not need constant refreshing and can go for short periods without a flow of electricity.

• SDRAM

• RDRAM

• DDR SDRAM

• SRAM

On Linux, a master hard drive connected to the secondary IDE controller would be named ____.

• Hda

• Hdb

• Hdc

• Hdd

A Windows utility useful for gaining hardware information regarding the video card and monitor is the ____.

• System Information tool

• Computer manual

• Device Manager

• Display applet