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1.
What is a nybble?
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Half A Byte
2.
In computer technology, what is the definition of bit?
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A Binary Digit Representing A 1 Or 0
3.
What type of algebra is used to design logic gates such as AND, NAND, OR, NOT, and NOR?
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Boolean
4.
In computer parlance, what is cache memory?
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A Small, Fast Buffer
5.
What does the hardware term "SIMM" mean?
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Single Inline Memory Module
6.
In computer terminology, what does "ROM" stand for?
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Read Only Memory
7.
How many bits are in a byte?
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8
8.
What is a technical term for the "brain" of the computer?
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CPU
9.
What does the acronym CPU stand for?
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Central Processing Unit
10.
What company manufactures the Core 2 Duo processor?
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Intel
11.
What does the acronym LCD stand for?
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Liquid Crystal Display
12.
What is defined as a set of hardware lines used for data transfer among components?
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Bus
13.
EVGA Corporation manufactures what computer system components?
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Video Cards And Motherboards
14.
What system components are required for a computer to play sound?
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Sound Card And Speaker
15.
What two basic units make up the central processing unit or CPU?
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Control Unit And Arithmetic Logic Unit
16.
How many bytes are there in 4 kilobytes of memory?
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4,096
17.
10-Base-T wire has a max segment length of what?
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100m
18.
What does the acronym "SCSI" stand for?
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Small Computer Systems Interface
19.
What does the acronym "CMOS" stand for?
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Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
20.
What three base colors do monitors use to compose all other colors?
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Red, Green And Blue
21.
In electronics, what does the acronym "EMI" stand for?
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Electromagnetic Interference
22.
What does NUMA stand for with regards to CPU memory management?
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Non Uniform Memory Access
23.
How many kilobytes are there in 3 megabytes?
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3,072
24.
Which abbreviation is a device to provide power to a computer if there is a power failure?
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UPS
25.
How many bytes are in a kilobyte?
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1024
26.
The Catalyst 6500 Series switch was developed by which company?
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Cisco
27.
In 2007, which company was the world's largest memory manufacturer?
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Kingston
28.
IBM sold their PC Group in 2004 to which Chinese-based company?
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Lenovo Group
29.
The Dell Latitude is what type of computer equipment?
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Laptop
30.
What company is responsible for desktop computers with model numbers that begin with "GT"?
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Gateway
31.
The FinePix series of digital cameras is made by what company?
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FujiFilm
32.
The "ThinkCentre" line of desktop computers is the product of which manufacturer?
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IBM/Lenovo
33.
Firewire is defined in which IEEE standard?
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1394
34.
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment refers to which common hardware component?
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Disk Drives
35.
Who makes "Barracuda" disk drives?
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Seagate
36.
AMD bought what graphics card manufacturing company in 2006?
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ATI
37.
What does "VLSI" stand for?
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Very Large Scale Integration
38.
Which of these relates to the thin series of IBM Thinkpads?
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560
39.
What are the published minimum system requirements to run "Windows 2000"?
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133 Mhz Processor, 64 Mb Ram, 650 Mb Free Space
40.
What does PCMCIA stand for?
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Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
41.
On a typical IBM compatible machine, which is the serial port?
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9 Pin And A 25 Pin Connector
42.
Which part of the microprocessor is responsible for all mathematical computations?
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ALU
43.
Click wheel technology can measure changes in position greater than what size?
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1/1000 Of An Inch
44.
What is a well-known purpose of UDP port 7?
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Echo
45.
What does RSDL stand for?
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Reverse Spiral Dual Layer
46.
What company first developed the technology to bind two 3d graphics cards together and named it SLI?
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3Dfx
47.
What was the diameter of the first floppy disks?
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Eight Inches Across
48.
What was the first "system on a chip" processor?
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UltraSPARC T2
49.
What company introduced the first commercial 48 core processor in 2006?
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Azul Systems
50.
Who makes the processor that powers the Apple MacPro?
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Intel
51.
What Serial ATA specification was released in February 2007?
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2.6
52.
Who created the Universal Serial Bus technology?
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USB Implementers Forum
53.
What is the theoretical maximum number of USB connections to a single device?
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127
54.
What is the name of an Apple manufactured server?
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XServe
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