ACTIVE HELP DESK
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INSTRUCTOR: DJFields
CIS 50 Online
CHAPTER 2 – EXPLORING STORAGE DEVICES AND PORTS
1. Read the textbook, page xxii - xxiii to review how to navigate the Active Help Desk screen
2. Access the Active Help Desk audio/visual tutorial using the Textbook Companion website
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3. Click on Chapter 2: Exploring Storage Devices and Ports
1) ________ have the largest storage capacity of any storage device inside the computer.
A) DVD drives
B) CD-ROM drives
C) Hard drives
D) Flash memory cards
2) Which of the following is considered nonvolatile storage?
A) RAM
B) ROM
C) hard drive
D) laser drive
3) Which of the following statements about your computer's primary hard drives is FALSE?
A) Some hard drives hold up to 3.5 TB of information.
B) Hard drives are nonvolatile.
C) Internal hard drives are as portable as other storage device options.
D) Internal hard drives are enclosed in the system unit.
4) Which of the following is not an optical storage device?
A) CD
B) flash drive
C) Blu-ray
D) DVD
5) Which of the following storage solutions holds the most high-definition video?
A) DVD
B) Blu-ray
C) CD
D) hard drive
6) When attaching a new LCD monitor to a desktop computer, you will most likely connect to a ________ port.
A) VGA
B) graphics
C) USB
D) DVI
7) You can increase the number of USB ports on your computer by adding a(n) ________.
A) jump drive
B) repeater
C) expansion hub
D) external drive
8) Which of the following ports do you need to use with a home theater system?
A) DVI
B) USB
C) SVGA
D) HDMI
9) Which of the following ports has the fastest data transfer rate?
A) SVGA
B) FireWire
C) USB
D) VGA
10) Which of the following storage devices has the most capacity?
A) CD
B) Flash drive
C) BD
D) DVD
11) Which of the following statements about flash memory is FALSE?
A) Flash memory cards are often used in digital cameras.
B) Some flash memory cards can store 32 GB of data.
C) A flash drive is needed to read a flash memory card.
D) Some flash memory can be plugged directly into a USB port.
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12) ________ are the places that peripheral devices attach to the computer .
A) Hubs
B) Repeaters
C) Ports
D) Drives
13) Today, FireWire ports are most often used to connect ________ to a computer:
A) monitors
B) digital video cameras
C) printers
D) keyboards
14) Which of the following ports are used to connect to a modem or network?
A) FireWire
B) Ethernet
C) DVI
D) VGA
15) ________ memory cards are removable storage devices that let you transfer digital data to a computer.
16) A high-capacity ________ hard drive is a viable, portable option for backing up the data on your computer's
primary hard drive.
17) Jump drives plug into a ________ port on a computer.
18) Blu-ray and DVDs are referred to as ________ media.
19) The most common ports used to connect input and output devices are ________ ports.
20) A(n) ________ can provide additional USB ports.
21) A(n) ________ port is used to connect a computer to a network or DSL or cable modem.
22) Match the following ports to their most common use.
I. USB
A.
used for home theater systems
II. Ethernet
B.
commonly used for connecting input and output devices
III. DVI
C.
commonly used for digital devices such as digital cameras
IV. FireWire
D.
used to connect a computer to a network
V. HDMI
E.
commonly used to connect monitors to the computer system
23) Match the following storage options to their capacity.
I. CD
A.
256 GB of data
II. DVD
B.
4.7 GB of data
III. Blu-ray
C.
3.5 TB of data
IV. external hard drive
D.
50 GB of data
V. flash drive
E.
700 MB of data
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