Chapter 2 preparation for test
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Explain in your own words what do the following computer resources allow
the computer drive to do.
 IRQ ____________________
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DMA ___________________
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I/O ____________________
Answer was found in______________

Define which expansion card adapter can be installed in each of the
following slots
 ISA ___________________
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EISA __________________
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PCI ____________________

AGP ____________________
Answer was found in______________

What is the maximum number of devices that can the following
connector types support on one channel
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USB __________

FirWire _________
Answer was found in______________
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Which factors determines the speed of the CPU (select 3)?
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The size of the address bus
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memory speed
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The processor speed ratings
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motherboard form factor

The size of the internal bus
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external clock on the motherboard
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size of the address
Answer was found in______________
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Define the default SCSI ID of the following devices :

SCSI controller card __________________
 primary Hard disk _____________________
Answer was found in______________
 Arrange in the correct order the devices below according to the generic cold
boot process:
 Memory
 CPU
 Hard Drive
 Floppy Drive
Answer was found in______________

What happens if the POST finds an error and it cannot display it on the
monitor?

it sends an error message to the computer monitor

it sends errors in the form of beeps

It send one beep
Answer was found in______________

During the Power-On Self Tests (POST) the computer CPU performs the
following checks:
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CPU checks itself first, then it checks the computer system timer, and
then the RAM
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CPU checks the computer system timer first, then it checks itself and
then the RAM

CPU check the RAM first then itself and then the computer system timer
Answer was found in______________
 Define the number of pins of the following male connector and if it is male or
female

FireWire ____________
Female/Male

Parallel ____________
Female/Male

Serial ____________

USB ____________
Female/Male
Female/Male
Answer was found in______________

Identify the Interrupt Request (IRQ) numbers that are assigned to each of the
following devices

floppy disk controller ____________________

LPT1 ___________________

LPT2 ______________________

real time clock __________________
Answer was found in______________

How many pins do each of the below memory module have?
 DIMM ___________________

SIMM ______________________

Identify the AGP slot, PCI slots and ISA slot in the graphic of the ATX
motherboard below
Answer was found in______________

Define the term hot-swappable and identify the device that conforms to it.
 Hot Swappable is _________________

Hot swappable device/s is/are:
1.
2.
3.
4.
floppy drive
mouse
keyboard
USB
Answer was found in______________

What two separate memory cache levels most computers have and which
type of memory is commonly used as cache?


The two cache levels are:

______________

______________
The most commonly used memory used for cache is _____________
Answer was found in______________

To which slot, each of the following types of processors are designed to fit
into?

Pentium 200MHz ______________________

Athlon 500MHz ________________________

Xeon 1GHz ___________________________

Pentium II 450MHz ______________________
Answer was found in______________

A warm boot in DOS is performed using the following three ways:
o
_____________
o _____________________
o ______________________
Answer was found in______________

Define what each type of the connectors below are used for:

DIN______________________

PS-2 ____________________

RJ-11 ___________________

RJ-45 ___________________
Answer was found in______________
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Which colors Pixels consist of? _______________________
Answer was found in______________

The screen size of a monitor is measured by its _____________________
size.
Answer was found in______________

What is the maximum number of devices that can be connected to the
following SCSI types
 Normal SCSI-2 _________________

Wide SCSI-2 ___________________

SCSI-1 _______________________
Answer was found in______________

The thickness of the following types of standard PCMCIA cards are:

Type I ____________________

Type II ________________

Type III ________________
Answer was found in______________

Which of the following is a storage device?

Monitor

Floppy Drive

Processor

hard drive

CD-ROM

keyboard
Answer was found in______________
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At which MHz are the following expansion slots run?

ISA ______________

EISA ________________

PCI ___________________

AGP _____________________
Answer was found in______________

What is the I/O addresses of the following:

COM1

Keyboard

Sound card

DMA Controller
Answer was found in______________

What type of connector is know as i.LINK or IEEE 1394

SCSI

Serial

FirWire

Parallel
Answer was found in______________