WorksheetsPC Hardware practice quiz
Total questions: 107
Worksheet time: 2hrs 43mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
what is this motherboard
a)
ATX
b)
AT
c)
Apple II
d)
Form Factor
2.
what does i/o port stand for
a)
in/out
b)
input/output
c)
intro/output
d)
inside/outside ports
3.
what is this called
a)
vacuum tube
b)
cap resistor
c)
capacitor
d)
transistor
4.
what does ROM stand for
a)
Random Option Memory
b)
random organised module
c)
read only memory
d)
CD memory
5.
what does BIOS stand for
a)
basic integrated output circuit
b)
basic input output system
c)
before input output sync
d)
before io setup
6.
what is this
a)
battery
b)
cmos battery
c)
motherboard
d)
cmos
7.
That is called ?
a)
vacuum tube
b)
transistor
c)
CPU
d)
integrated circuit
8.
That is called ?
a)
vacuum tube
b)
transistor
c)
integrated circuit
d)
microprocessor
9.
That is called ?
a)
integrated circuit
b)
vacuum tube
c)
microprocessor
d)
transistor
10.
The ______________ was developed in 3000 BC, and consisted of beads on rods to count.
a)
Sundial
b)
Abacus
c)
Calculator
d)
Slide Rule
11.
_________________ are sets of instructions loaded each time a computer is started
a)
Algorythms
b)
Operating Systems
c)
Vacuum Tubes
d)
Origination Systems
12.
21st Century Computing has brought users which of the following:
a)
Great increases in speed, storage, and memory
b)
Increased networking, speed in Internet
c)
Wirelesss technology
d)
All of the above
13.
Grace Hopper found a moth stuck in a relay responsible for a malfunction, and removed it, calling it _______.
a)
Operating
b)
Cleaning
c)
Hacking
d)
Debugging
14.
What is TCP/IP?
a)
Transistor Control and Internet Property
b)
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
c)
A network address for WiFi or Ethernet cards
d)
A router that supports home networks
15.
What is a protocol?
a)
A send/receive standard for communication
b)
A network device that connects to a router.
c)
A device that translates data
d)
A converter for 2 devices that can't communicate
16.
A type of interface providing the capability for transmission of both video and audio data is known as:
a)
DVI
b)
S-Video
c)
VGA
d)
HDMI
17.
Which of the following connector types listed below plugs into a an Ethernet NIC port?
a)
DB15
b)
RJ-45
c)
RCA
d)
HDMI
18.
Which of the acronyms listed refers to the type of electric current supplied to most of the internal PC components.
a)
AC
b)
PFC
c)
DC
d)
AV
19.
The south bridge is in charge of all High-speed Communications.
True or False
True or False
a)
True
b)
False
20.
What is the main role of the chipsets?
a)
power on the pc
b)
increase clocking speed
c)
communicate with installed peripherals
d)
boost RAM capacity
21.
Which of the following is NOT a common motherboard form factor?
a)
Mini-ITX
b)
Micro_ATX
c)
ATX
d)
MTX
22.
What is the purpose of the Basic Input/Output BIOS System?
a)
Performs the POST
b)
Is the main OS
c)
Helps computer shutdown
d)
Prevents viruses
23.
Which of the following is NOT a method to improve CPU performance?
a)
Multi-Threading
b)
Use of the NX bit
c)
Multiple cores
d)
Increasing clock speed within designed parameters
24.
This is placed between the CPU and the heat sink to aide heat transfer.
a)
Thermal compound
b)
Water
c)
Heat Pipes
d)
Thin sheet of tin foil
25.
Code stored on a ROM chip is usually referred to as this.
a)
Software
b)
CMOS
c)
Firmware
d)
ROMware
26.
When a computer has filled RAM to capacity it starts using this for short term memory.
a)
ROM - Read Only Memory
b)
Hard Drive Virtual Memory
c)
Cache
d)
GPU - Graphics Memory
27.
RAM is called _____________ because if it loses power all the data it held will be lost.
a)
ROM
b)
volatile
c)
nonvolatile
d)
Random Access
28.
Is the amount of data that can be transmitted within a fixed time period.
a)
Bandwidth
b)
Latency
c)
Full duplex
d)
Half duplex
29.
Scam email that tricks users into clicking a link to a fake website and entering their details are called:
a)
Hoax Emails
b)
Web Emails
c)
Phishing Emails
d)
Malware Downlads
30.
Latency means
a)
Slowness of hard drives
b)
The delay between requesting and receiving data
c)
Sending and receiving
d)
Slow internet
31.
Which Act protects artists from music pirates using and making money from the artist's work?
a)
Patriot Act
b)
Computer Misuse Act
c)
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act
d)
FERPA
32.
Which of these is the fastest connection between two computers?
a)
USB2
b)
Bluetooth
c)
Wired Ethernet
d)
WiFi
33.
What is a 'router'?
a)
Hardware for connecting computers together in a network
b)
An internet connection
c)
Part of a search engine
d)
A satellite route planning software
34.
Which has the largest storage capacity?
a)
1KB
b)
1MB
c)
1TB
d)
1GB
35.
Which is the fastest?
a)
1Khz
b)
10Mhz
c)
50Mhz
d)
2Ghz
36.
LMS.PPS.net Canvas, Google Classroom, Desire2Learn, Moodle and Blackboard are examples of what type of web software?
a)
Learning Management System
b)
Blog
c)
E-mail system
d)
Chat room
37.
Which of these is a wired connection type?
a)
3G
b)
Ethernet
c)
4G
d)
Bluetooth
38.
DBAN ( Derik's boot and nuke ) has 2 major uses. It wipes your data and
a)
Keeps others from using your hard drive
b)
verifies data is not being lost
c)
can wipe all zeros, all ones, or random numbers
d)
can do a quick erase
39.
Your computer will not boot from USB or CD. To fix this
a)
Burn a new ISO cd
b)
Reboot the computer
c)
Adjust BIOS settings
d)
Wipe the drive with DBAN
40.
A disturbance that can affect electrical circuits, devices, and cables due to electromagnetic conduction and possibly radiation.
a)
electromagnetic crosstalk
b)
crosstalk
c)
electromagnetic interference
d)
ESD
41.
A popular category of twisted pair that supports speed up to 100 Mbps.
a)
category 5e
b)
category 5a
c)
category 6e
d)
WiFi
42.
A popular category of twisted pair that supports speeds up to 1000 Mbps.
a)
category 6
b)
fiber optic
c)
category 7
d)
twisted pair
43.
What is a device driver?
a)
Allows you to change disks
b)
Allows you to change partitions
c)
Allow the operating system communicate with devices
d)
Adds speed to your motherboard
44.
Example of Network Operating Systems?
a)
Windows 8
b)
Microsoft Windows Server
c)
Mac OS X
d)
DOS
45.
Ext2, Ext3 is an example of Linux's ------
a)
Process scheduling
b)
Memory address
c)
File system
d)
Open Source code base
46.
Installing multiple operating systems in one computer called?
a)
Dual-Boot System
b)
multi-processing
c)
functions of a computer
d)
---------
47.
What is virtual memory?
a)
Primary memory on the computer
b)
Operating system storage
c)
Temporary memory on the hard drive
d)
Memory that's not real
48.
Which term defines the rate at which a processor completes processing cycles?
a)
Broadband
b)
Data transfer rate
c)
Clock speed
d)
Throughput
49.
Sending a request to a server to see if it responds is also called what?
a)
Pinging
b)
Bouncing
c)
Hitting
d)
Passing
50.
What type of standard is 802.11g?
a)
Ethernet
b)
USB
c)
Wi-Fi
d)
HDMI
51.
In order to access the Internet, you must first connect to what?
a)
IDE
b)
ISP
c)
PCI
d)
ZIF
52.
An ISP very common in the US is
a)
Apple
b)
Windows 10
c)
Comcast
d)
Linux
53.
Which hard drive technology is used to predict when a drive is likely to fail?
a)
S.S.D.
b)
S.M.A.R.T.
c)
N.A.N.D.
d)
E.E.P.R.O.M.
54.
Two tools to predict hard drive failure are
a)
SMART and DBAN
b)
DBAN and Gparted
c)
Scandisck and Gparted
d)
DBAN and BIOS
55.
What is the physical size of a laptop hard drive? (Width)
a)
3.5
b)
4.0
c)
2.0
d)
2.5
56.
What's a partition?
a)
A dual boot computer
b)
A way to segment a hard drive
c)
An operating system
d)
A BIOS setting
57.
The easiest way to setup a dual boot computer
a)
Install windows, then Linux
b)
Install Linux, then windows
c)
Use gParted to shrink one partition
d)
Wipe the PC and install Linux
58.
What's the fastest way to boot from CD or USB if that's not working
a)
Shut down, boot, watch for a boot options hotkey
b)
Change the BIOS password
c)
Change BIOS boot options
d)
Unplug the internal hard drive
59.
What does POST stand for
a)
Power On Self Test
b)
Push Out System Test
c)
Pre Operating System Test
d)
Prepare OS Tools
60.
NVRAM
a)
Ram that does not hold data on reboot
b)
High Speed RAM, overclocking
c)
RAM for NVidia high speed cards
d)
RAM that holds BIOS data at all times
61.
PNG JPG ISO
a)
File Extension
b)
Pictures
c)
Files
d)
Folders
62.
How do you create a CD or USB stick to install a new Operating System on a blank PC?
a)
Use the BIOS to restore the system, much like an iPhone or Android device reset
b)
Use a gParted CD to setup the USB or CD
c)
Buy a CD or USB online
d)
Download the ISO, use a utility to create CD or USB
63.
What does it mean to verify data saved to RAM or drives?
a)
Checks the speed of the data and latency
b)
Writes the data and later checks that data remains the same.
c)
Reads the data back
d)
Writes the data in a special random pattern
64.
These are?
a)
Logic Gates
b)
Motherboard designs
c)
AB transistors
d)
PC engineering
65.
ESD
a)
Extend System DRAM
b)
Electrostatic Discharge
c)
Voltage
d)
Amperage
66.
What's an ISO
a)
Linux
b)
Winodws 10 Installer
c)
A way to download big files
d)
File that can be burned to CD or USB
67.
How to burn and ISO to CD on linux
a)
Download an app called gParted
b)
Right click it
c)
Use the BIOS utility
d)
Press F9 or F12 at startup
68.
what is this part of the motherboard called
a)
i/o ports
b)
cpu
c)
main power connector
d)
Fdd connector
69.
Burn ISO files to USB drives on windows PC
a)
Get the app from Microsoft, then follow the wizard
b)
Right click it
c)
Last Adaptiave
d)
DBAN your drive first
70.
4 Ethernet ports on a router are LAN ports. What does LAN mean?
a)
Local Area Network
b)
Low Attenuation Net
c)
Last Adaptive Net
d)
Local Adaptive Network
71.
What is a router WAN Port?
a)
Allows home computers to see each other
b)
Connects to your ISP
c)
Low security port to allow gaming over internet
d)
Used to connect other wifi equipment
72.
What are steps to change or configure your wifi guest password?
a)
Go to the website for the vendor of your router
b)
Run the DOS command line CMD.exe then ping the router
c)
Find your router IP, open a browser, enter the IP and logon
d)
Change the password in your network control panel
73.
What Windows 7/10 command shows the IP number of your computer and the gateway/router providing your net connection?
a)
dhclient
b)
ipconfig
c)
cmd.exe
d)
ls
74.
Why do people have 2 different passwords on their router?
a)
You should make both passwords the same so you don't get locked out of your own internet.
b)
One for high security, one for low security guest network.
c)
One for router admin settings. The other to share with people you trust to share your WiFi.
d)
One you can share with your family, the second you can share with everyone.
75.
Optical formats are read by small marks in plastic that read through.....
a)
Binary
b)
Decimal
c)
Octal
d)
Hexadecimal
76.
Optical burners create bumps while burning the data to the rewritable disk
a)
True
b)
False
77.
Burners darken the photosensitive dye to write the data to the disk
a)
True
b)
False
78.
What is a HDD made up of?
a)
Spindle, Arm, Head, Platter, Actuator
b)
Spindle, Arm, Leg, Head, Disk
c)
Disk, Head, Arm, Magnet, Spindle
d)
None of the Above
79.
What does EEPROM stand for?
a)
Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
b)
Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
c)
Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
d)
All of the Above
80.
If a device does not require power to store and hold onto its data it is referred as.....
a)
unpowered
b)
nonpowered
c)
nonvolatile
d)
volatile
81.
What are some examples of Optical Formats
a)
CD, DVD, Blu-Ray
b)
CD, DVD, Tape
c)
DVD, CD, Disk
d)
90hjxz8 erDVD, TV, Mouse
82.
This type of printers create image by striking paper and ribbon
a)
Impact
b)
Non-impact
c)
laser
d)
I don't know
83.
Which of the following printers use a toner cartridge?
a)
Inkjet printer
b)
laser printer
c)
Dot matrix printer
84.
Imaging drums are found in what type of printer?
a)
laser
b)
thermal
c)
impact
d)
inkjet
85.
Which type of printer uses a special type of paper?
a)
Thermal
b)
Laser
c)
Inkjet
d)
Laser Jet
86.
Toxic Ink powder is held in a storage bin until it is attracted to a metal drum ( activated by light beam ). Then the ink jumps from the drum to paper and is baked on.
a)
dry ink printer
b)
line printers
c)
laser printer
d)
beam printer
87.
A user complains that when a page is printed on a laser printer, the page smears when touched. What is a possible cause of this issue?
a)
The fuser has failed.
b)
The pickup rollers are defective.
c)
The EP drum is damaged.
d)
The laser assembly is faulty
88.
Which of the following uses liquid ink?
a)
inkjet
b)
laser
c)
thermal
d)
impact
89.
What is Software?
a)
User Applications and Operating Systems
b)
Physicals parts of a Computer
90.
Physical parts of a computer...such as the keyboard and monitor.
a)
software
b)
hardware
91.
What is this?
a)
CPU
b)
RAM
c)
ROM
d)
Speakers
92.
What are all of these?
a)
Documents
b)
Software
c)
Hardware
d)
Memory locations - both permanent and virtual
93.
What is the purpose of the CPU?
a)
To process all the data and instructions.
b)
To turn the computer on.
c)
To create PowerPoint presentations.
d)
To provide power to the computer.
94.
What is the main function of the boot program?
a)
To load programs that are being used.
b)
To shut the computer down.
c)
To get the computer up and running and get the operating system loaded.
d)
To load Microsoft Office.
95.
Clock speed is:
a)
Number of times the computer is used
b)
Number of instructions a computer can handle per second
c)
Time on a computer
96.
This operating system was released right after XP and was a more secure operating system.
a)
Windows 7
b)
Windows Vista
c)
Windows 8
d)
Windows 8.1
97.
All of Windows operating systems are made by:
a)
Apple
b)
Samsung
c)
Microsoft
d)
Android
98.
What is the process used to determine that someone using a computer is who he says he is?
a)
Credibility
b)
Authorization
c)
Authentication
d)
Honesty
99.
To have your system automatically contact Microsoft’s Web sites and download critical updates, you would enable ________________.
a)
Automatic Updates
b)
Last Known Good
c)
Driver rollbacks
d)
Driver updates
100.
The purpose of Windows Update is to allow users to ________________.
a)
easy install high-priority updates
b)
easy updates to hardware drivers
c)
easily update virus protection
d)
cause humans stress with delays not found in linux updates
101.
IT security recently found a program on your co-worker's computer that apparently tracked all of the words that they typed into the computer. what kind of malware is this?
a)
Keylogger
b)
keyblogger
c)
trojan horse
d)
keystroke virus
102.
what is it called when a co-worker sitting next to you always seems to look your way when you try to enter your user ID and password to log onto the network?
a)
phishing
b)
social engineering
c)
Shoulder surfing
d)
coincidence
103.
Which of the following operating systems are susceptible to viruses?
a)
windows
b)
windows, and mac OS X
c)
windows, and mac OS X,and linux
d)
Windows, and mac OS X,and linux, ios, chromeOS and android
104.
Which of the following are activities that a hacker might attempt?
a)
Stealing usernames and passwords
b)
Modifying website content
c)
Disrupting network communications
d)
All of the above
105.
What is the order of these CPU parts?
a)
Polished Wafer of CPUs - tiny gold die with muti core CPU - CPU heatsink
b)
Polished Gold CPU - CPU - Aluminum CPU
c)
Multi Core CPU - single CPU - heatsink
d)
Marker - Silicon Wafer - CPU - Pen - heatsink
106.
If there are 6 apples and you put 4 in your bag, how many do you have in your bag?
a)
4
b)
2
c)
1
d)
3
107.
Some months have 31 days. How many have 28 days?
hint: How many have 28 days or more?
a)
3
b)
1
c)
all
d)
5
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