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Cisco IT Essentials Chapter 1 Test

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 5hrs 4mins

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.

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

21.

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)

22.

The adapter card pictured would be installed to improve this output from the computer.

a)

Sound

b)

Video

c)

Data Fault Tolerance

d)

Network bandwidth

23.

Identify the motherboard expansion slots in the picture from top to bottom.

a)

PCIe x 16, PCIe x 1, PCI

b)

PCI, PCIe x 1, PCIe x 16

c)

PCI x 16, PCI, PCIe x 1

d)

PCIe x1, PCI, PCI x 16

24.

Identify the data connector on this hard drive?

a)

IDE

b)

SATA

c)

Molex

d)

NVMe

25.

Identify the data connector on this hard drive?

a)

IDE

b)

SATA

c)

Molex

d)

NVMe

26.
Identify this  connector that is used for analog video and has 15 pins.
a)
DVI
b)
VGA
c)
mini Display Port
d)
HDMI
27.
Identify this legacy connector for mouse and keyboard that is also referred to as a 6 pin mini-din connector.
a)
Din-6
b)
RCA
c)
RGB
d)
PS/2
28.
Identify this port used for joysticks or musical instruments that has 15 pins.
a)
3.5 mm 
b)
MIDI
c)
RGB
d)
PS/2
29.
Identify this port used for network connections that has 8 pins and a maximum cable length of 100m.
a)
RJ-11
b)
MIDI
c)
RJ-45
d)
PS/2
30.
Identify this legacy port used for network connections that usually has 4 pins.
a)
RJ-11
b)
MIDI
c)
RJ-45
d)
PS/2
31.
Identify this legacy 9 pin connector that is still sometimes used for GPS devices.
a)
VGA
b)
Serial
c)
Parallel
d)
eSATA
32.
What is the purpose of a Power Supply?
a)
Converts AC power to lower voltage DC Power
b)
Creates power for a computer
c)
Stores data
d)
Convert AC power to a higher voltage DC power
33.
Which one is not  a common voltage supplied by a power supply?
a)
3.3
b)
500
c)
5
d)
12
34.

This is a picture of what?

a)

USB Connector

b)

VGA Connector

c)

HDMI Connector

d)

FireWire Connector

35.

This is a picture of what?

a)

Graphics Card

b)

MotherBoard

c)

Hard Drive

d)

Heat sink

e)

CPU

36.

This is a picture of what?

a)

Power Supply

b)

MotherBoard

c)

RAM

d)

Graphics Card

e)

NIC Card

37.

This is a picture of what?

a)

Power Supply

b)

MotherBoard

c)

RAM

d)

Graphics Card

e)

NIC Card

38.
Input - Output - Both
a)
Input
b)
Output
c)
Both
39.
Input - Output - Both
a)
Input
b)
Output
c)
Both
40.
Which of the following is NOT another common name for the main circuit board that connects computer internal component.?
a)
System Board
b)
Main Board
c)
Motherboard
d)
Fatherboard
41.
Which one is not  a common voltage supplied by a power supply?
a)
3.3
b)
500
c)
5
d)
12
42.
What type of power connector is this?
a)
SATA
b)
SCSI
c)
Molex
d)
Berg
43.
What type of power connector is this?
a)
SATA
b)
SCSI
c)
Molex
d)
Berg
44.
What type of power connector is this?
a)
SATA
b)
SCSI
c)
Molex
d)
Berg
45.
What type of power connector is this?
a)
SATA
b)
20 pin AUX
c)
Molex
d)
Berg
46.
What type of power connector is this?
a)
SATA
b)
4 pin AUX
c)
Molex
d)
Berg
47.
The 20-24 pin AUX connector provides power from the power supply to what component?
a)
Hard drive
b)
Optical drive
c)
Motherboard
d)
USB ports
48.
A 5 volt power wire that is providing power to the motherboard would be what color?
a)
Yellow
b)
Blue
c)
Orange
d)
Red
49.

What are the red, green, and blue ports?

a)

Speaker, Microphone, Line in

b)

Speaker, HDMI, Line in

c)

Microphone,RJ-11, Line in

d)

Line in, Storage, Speaker

50.

I hope you answered the last one quickly. What are you seeing here.

a)

VGA

b)

DVI

c)

RJ-11

d)

Ethernet

51.
Identify this tool
a)
Flathead Screwdriver
b)
Phillips Screwdriver
c)
Torx Screwdriver
d)
Hex Driver
52.
Identify this tool
a)
Flathead Screwdriver
b)
Phillips Screwdriver
c)
Torx Screwdriver
d)
Hex Driver
53.
Identify this tool
a)
Flathead Screwdriver
b)
Phillips Screwdriver
c)
Torx Screwdriver
d)
Hex Driver
54.

Which unit of measurement is used to indicate the hard drive speed?

a)

Turn

b)

revolutions per minute (RPM)

c)

REV

d)

Speed

55.

Which component controls the communications and interactions between the CPU and other components on the motherboard?

a)

ECC

b)

Chipset

c)

RAM

d)

SODIMM

56.

When installing additional memory in a computer, how can the technician guarantee that the memory is correctly aligned?

a)

Unknown

b)

Measurement

c)

A notch in the memory module should be aligned with a notch in the memory slot.

d)

Laser level

57.

The binary number system uses___numbers

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four

58.

What is 5 in binary?

a)

1001

b)

1111

c)

0101

59.

Convert 13 to binary.

a)

1111

b)

0011

c)

1101

d)

1011

60.
Convert 173 Decimal to Binary
a)
11000111
b)
11011101
c)
10101101
d)
01110011
61.
Binary uses 1’s & 0’s to represent data
a)
True
b)
False
62.
Convert 128 to binary
a)
10000000
b)
01111110
c)
10000001
d)
11001100
63.
Convert 11111111 to decimal
a)
255
b)
245
c)
235
d)
225
64.
Convert 11001100 to decimal
a)
224
b)
134
c)
104
d)
204
65.
Convert 01000100 to decimal
a)
58
b)
68
c)
78
d)
88