Nten111 / Elen115 / CompTIA Practice

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Nten111 / Elen115 / CompTIA Practice - Quiz

Just a few practices questions for the NTEN111/ELEN115 final exam. Most of this material should be relevant for those taking their CompTIA A+ certification. No log-in or email required - Just make up a user name to take the quiz (Sorry - ProProfs won't let me disable this)

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1.

BIOS stands for:
- A.
  
  Binary Initialization Operation Scheme
- B.
  
  Basic Input/Output System
- C.
  
  Binary Input/Output System
2.

Every computer performs a POST during start-up.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
3.

The BIOS configuration can be reset to factory defaults by either removing the back-up battery or shorting the "CLEAR" jumper on the motherboard.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
4.

By default, on most systems the POST will halt the boot process if it does not detect that a monitor is connected.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
5.

The BIOS is stored on the first sector of the primary hard drive.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
6.

SATA stands for:
- A.
  
  Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
- B.
  
  Serial Advanced Terminal Adapter
- C.
  
  Serial Adapter Terminal Attachment
7.

ATAPI was created to allow the connection of CD-ROM and tape drives to SATA ports
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
8.

Virtually all new hard drives on the market today connect to the motherboard through an IDE interface.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
9.

How many devices can be connected to a single IDE channel?
- A.
  
  2
- B.
  
  4
- C.
  
  12
10.

Typically, a SCSI controller card will assume the lowest address in the device chain.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
11.

How many devices can be connected to a wide SCSI bus? (Including the controller card)
- A.
  
  8
- B.
  
  16
- C.
  
  12
12.

VGA is an analog interface.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
13.

DVI (Digital Visual Interface) cables carry both video and audio signals.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
14.

What is the word size of a Pentium 4 CPU?
- A.
  
  16-Bit
- B.
  
  32-Bit
- C.
  
  64-Bit
15.

IEEE1394 is also commonly known as:
- A.
  
  USB
- B.
  
  SATA
- C.
  
  Firewire
16.

USB 2.0 has a theoretical maximum throughput of _____Mbps
- A.
  
  12
- B.
  
  480
- C.
  
  1000
17.

A standard KVM allows you to connect multiple monitors to one PC.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
18.

RAID6 Requires a Minimum of __ disks.
- A.
  
  2
- B.
  
  3
- C.
  
  6
- D.
  
  4
19.

RAID0 Requires a Minimum of __ disks.
- A.
  
  1
- B.
  
  2
- C.
  
  4
20.

RAID5 Requires a Minimum of __ disks.
- A.
  
  3
- B.
  
  2
- C.
  
  5
21.

The data path width and word size of a CPU do not necessarily have to be the same.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
22.

In a typical computer, data would travel between the CPU and the RAM via the:
- A.
  
  WR Bennett Bridge
- B.
  
  Northbridge
- C.
  
  Southbridge
- D.
  
  Westbridge
23.

Peripheral controllers for interfaces such as USB and Ethernet connect to the CPU by way of the:
- A.
  
  Westbridge
- B.
  
  Southbridge
- C.
  
  Northbridge
24.

Graphics cards typically connect to the CPU through the:
- A.
  
  Northbridge
- B.
  
  Westbridge
- C.
  
  Southbridge
25.

A certain hard drive has 65535 Cylinders, 32 Heads, and 500 Sectors. Given the industry standard sector size is 512 bytes, how big is the drive?
- A.
  
  0.00190GB
- B.
  
  32 GB
- C.
  
  500 GB
- D.
  
  65535 MB