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IT Essentials Ch 1 Review - Intro to PC Hardware

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 2hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

These two power connectors are commonly used to connect the power supply to the motherboard?

(Pick 2)

a)

24 pin ATX

b)

Molex

c)

Berg

d)

4 pin AUX

e)

SATA

2.
The Northbridge of the motherboard's chipset is NOT responsible for which of the following.
a)
High speed access to RAM
b)
High speed access to Hard Drives
c)
High speed access to the video card
d)
The speed the CPU can communicate with components
3.
The Southbridge of the motherboard's chipset is NOT responsible for which of the following.
a)
Connection to Hard Drives
b)
Connection to USB ports
c)
Connection to expansion slots
d)
Connection to video cards
4.
Which of the following is NOT a common motherboard form factor?
a)
Mini-ITX
b)
Micro_ATX
c)
ATX
d)
MTX
5.
Computer components perform better when kept cool _________ cooling requires the use of power.
a)
Passive
b)
Active
c)
Water
6.
This is placed between the CPU and the heat sink to aide heat transfer.
a)
Thermal compound
b)
Water
c)
Heat Pipes
7.
Most new ROM chips are this type which can be flashed and rewritten without removing it from the computer.
a)
PROM
b)
EPROM
c)
EEPROM
d)
ROM
8.
RAM is called _____________ because if it loses power all the data it held will be lost.
a)
ROM
b)
volatile
c)
nonvolatile
9.
Some memory modules check for errors in data one example of this is ECC or error correcting code, the other is this.
a)
Parity
b)
Nonparity
c)
DIMM
d)
SODIMM
10.
Expansion slots on motherboards allow for installing cards that add functionality to your computer. Which one is NOT an example of an expansion card slot.
a)
PCI
b)
Mini-PCI
c)
ISP
d)
PCIe
11.
PCIe slots have different sizes which one is NOT a PCIe slot size.
a)
x1
b)
x16
c)
x8
d)
x64
12.
Hard drive speeds are measured in RPM. Which of the following is NOT a typical hard drive speed.
a)
5400 rpm
b)
7200 rpm
c)
7500 rpm
d)
10,000 rpm
13.

An alternative to a magnetic spinning platter hard drive that is faster but more expensive is this.

a)

SSD

b)

Optical Drive

c)

Tape Drive

d)

HDD

14.
You have a customer that wants to back up 1GB of data to an optical disc. What type of disc do you need to use?
a)
CD-R
b)
CD-RW
c)
CD-ROM
d)
DVD-ROM
15.
Identify this connector.
a)
SATA
b)
USB
c)
eSATA
d)
Thuderbolt
16.

Which data connector is NOT a legacy connection like the one shown?

a)

IDE

b)

EIDE

c)

PATA

d)

SATA

17.
One USB port is capable of supporting this many different connections.
a)
67
b)
64
c)
127
d)
128
18.
This data connection can support up to 63 devices on one port.
a)
Firewire
b)
eSATA
c)
USB
d)
Thunderbolt
19.
This data connection has 40Gb/s data transfer rates and uses the physical USB type C connection.
a)
Firewire
b)
eSata
c)
Thunderbolt
20.

Is an Augmented Reality or AR headset like the one pictured considered an input or output device?

a)

Input

b)

Output

c)

Both

d)

Neither

21.

What are some ways that you can prevent electrostatic discharge?

(Pick all that apply!)

a)

Use an anti-static mat

b)

Ground yourself to the computer case

c)

Don't work in carpeted areas

d)

Maintain higher humidity in work areas

22.

What are examples of computer main memory that use flash memory for permanent storage?

(Pick all that apply!)

a)

Solid State Drive (SSD)

b)

Solid State Hybrid Drive (SSHD)

c)

Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe)

d)

Hard Disc Drive (HDD)

23.

Identify all of the ways that someone might authenticate biometrically?

(Pick all that apply!)

a)

Voice

b)

Iris or Retina Scan

c)

Fingerprint

d)

Password

e)

PIN

24.

Identify the ports on this connector.

(Pick 2)

a)

HDMI

b)

VGA

c)

DVI

d)

Display Port

25.

What is the purpose of this KVM device?

a)

data backups

b)

network connection

c)

connect multiple computers to one monitor mouse and keyboard

d)

connect multiple mice and keyboards to one computer

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