Linux Administration 1
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- 1.The information stored on ____ does not need constant refreshing and can go for short periods without a flow of electricity.
- A.
SDRAM
- B.
RDRAM
- C.
DDR SDRAM
- D.
SRAM
- 2.____ allows a peripheral to bypass the CPU and talk directly with other peripheral components to enhance performance.
- A.
AGP
- B.
ISA
- C.
DMA
- D.
USB
- 3.____ is a type of DRAM stick that is used in portable notebook computers and Macintosh systems.
- A.
DIMM
- B.
RIMM
- C.
SIMM
- D.
SODIMM
- 4.All of a computer’s mathematical calculations and logic-based operations are executed in the Control Unit (CU).
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.____ refers to a system in which each processor is given a certain role or set of tasks to complete independently of the other processors.
- A.
CISC
- B.
SMP
- C.
ASMP
- D.
RISC
- 6.The most important software information required before installation is the software packages needed to customize the Linux system to perform certain tasks.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.Greater amounts of ____ memory allow more programs to run simultaneously on the system.
- A.
PROM
- B.
ROM
- C.
RAM
- D.
BIOS ROM
- 8.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.
- A.
24MB, 63
- B.
480MB, 127
- C.
480GB, 255
- D.
1000GB, 255
- 9.On Linux, a master hard drive connected to the secondary IDE controller would be named ____.
- A.
Hda
- B.
Hdb
- C.
Hdc
- D.
Hdd
- 10.______ 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.
- 11.______ describes the total number of pixels that can be displayed on a computer video screen.
- 12.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.
- A.
BIOS ROM
- B.
SRAM
- C.
SDRAM
- D.
ROM
- 13.A small working area of RAM where the CPU can pass information to and receive information from a device.
- A.
RAM
- B.
BIOS ROM
- C.
Input/Output (I/O) address
- D.
DMA
- 14.The computer chips on a computer mainboard that contain the programs used to initialize hardware components at boot time.
- A.
SRAM
- B.
BIOS ROM
- C.
ROM
- D.
RAM
- 15.Shuts off power to components such as PCMCIA devices if they are not being used.
- A.
IRQ
- B.
DMA
- C.
Power Supply
- D.
APM
- 16.Term for a processor that is able to complete more than one command in any given cycle.
- A.
Superscalar
- B.
Pentium
- C.
Celeron
- D.
Scale
- 17.Specifies a unique channel to the CPU, labeled with a number between 0 and 15.
- A.
DMA
- B.
IRQ
- C.
BIOS ROM
- D.
Input/Output (I/O) address
- 18.____ ports allow a small card to be inserted into the computer with the electronics necessary to provide a certain function.
- A.
PCMCIA
- B.
FireWire
- C.
USB
- D.
LPT
- 19.Can an IDE hard disk be used with a SCSI controller card?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- 20.Can disk drive devices transfer data as quickly as RAM or ROM?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- 21.Zip disks are a recent media type that use EEPROM chips to store information.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 22.Any operating system can be installed on any computer, regardless of the computer’s hardware.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 23.Does RAM require a constant supply of electricity to maintain stored information?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- 24.Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) is designed for video card peripherals and allows a transfer speed of over 66MHz.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 25.The most common slot for peripheral devices used today is a(n) ____ slot.
- A.
PCI
- B.
ISA
- C.
AGP
- D.
DMA
- 26.Are video adapter cards always part of the motherboard?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- 27.Can an IDE ribbon cable have more than two IDE hard drives attached to it?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- 28.The speed at which a processor can execute commands is related to an internal time cycle referred to as clock speed.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 29.____ 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.
- A.
PROM
- B.
EEPROM
- C.
SRAM
- D.
EPROM
- 30.____ controllers are physically separate from the HDD and are usually attached to the mainboard via slots on the mainboard itself.
- A.
SCSI
- B.
ATA
- C.
Slave
- D.
IDE
- 31.A Windows utility useful for gaining hardware information regarding the video card and monitor is the ____.
- A.
System Information tool
- B.
Computer manual
- C.
Device Manager
- D.
Display applet
- 32.The screen image is refreshed several times per minute.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 33.The ____ stores information for retrieval in a separate computer chip that is connected to the processor via a high-speed link.
- A.
Level 1 (L1) cache
- B.
Level 2 (L2) cache
- C.
Level 3 (L3) cache
- D.
Control Unit
- 34.Most Intel processors available today are ____-bit processors.
- A.
8
- B.
16
- C.
32
- D.
64
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