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Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 33mins

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Class
Date
1.

RIMM modules house:

a)

SDRAM

b)

RDRAM (legacy)

c)

NVMe

d)

SRAM

2.

PCI (parallel, shared bus) is now mostly:

a)


Legacy

b)


Current standard for GPUs

c)

Only for NVMe

d)

Replacing PCIe

3.

Which are motherboard form factors?

a)

ATX

b)

Micro-ATX

c)


LPX

d)

DIMM

4.

CF-PGA (Flip-Chip PGA) positions the chip:

a)

On the same side as pins

b)

On the opposite side for performance/thermal benefits

c)


On a removable cartridge

d)

Inside a DIMM

5.

S-Video primarily carries what signal?

a)

Digital video + audio

b)


Analog video only

c)

Analog audio only

d)

Network data

6.

Synchronous memory (e.g., SDRAM/DDR):

a)

Operates independently of the clock

b)

Aligns operations to the system clock pulses

c)

Exists only on GPUs

d)

Is slower than classic asynchronous DRAM

7.

ISA is best described as:

a)

A legacy expansion bus now obsolete

b)

A modern storage protocol

c)

A USB standard

d)


A RAM pinout

8.

Asynchronous memory:

a)


Always synchronized to the clock

b)


Independent timing; CPU waits for ready signal

c)


Only in SSDs

d)

Only in registers

9.

PCIe replaced AGP for modern GPUs.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Synchronous memory aligns operations to clock pulses.

a)


True

b)


False

11.

A single-threaded app can fully use all 16 cores.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Main memory (RAM) is generally:

a)


Non-volatile

b)

Volatile DRAM

c)


Optical

d)


On the GPU

13.

Turbo Boost is:

a)

Manual overclock only

b)

Automatic temporary speed increase under load

c)

A RAM compression feature

d)

A SATA power mode

14.

BIOS/UEFI is responsible for:

a)

Rendering 3D scenes

b)

Power-On Self-Test and starting the OS

c)

Providing internet connectivity

d)

Encrypting SSDs only

15.

Which slot is the modern lane-based standard for GPUs and NVMe?

a)


ISA

b)

AGP

c)


PCI

d)

PCIe

16.

Apps that benefit most from many cores include:

a)

Classic 1990s games

b)

single-file compression only

c)


Video rendering and modern AAA games

d)


Basic word processing

17.

RJ-11 is typically used for Ethernet networking.

a)

true

b)

false

18.

NVMe uses the SATA bus for maximum speed.

a)

True

b)

false

19.

Which are legacy expansion interfaces?

a)

ISA

b)

PCI

c)

AGP

d)

PCIe

20.

L1 cache is smaller and faster than L3.

a)

true

b)

false

21.

Which are storage technologies/interfaces?

a)

HDD

b)

SSD

c)

NVMe

d)

RJ-11

22.

Laptops commonly use BGA because it:

a)

Improves upgradability

b)

Saves space/cost though not easily replaceable

c)

Requires external batteries

d)


Needs ISA compatibility

23.

RAM (DRAM) is non-volatile.

a)

true

b)

false

24.

SIMM has two independent contact sets.

a)

true

b)

false

25.

PGA means:

a)


Pins on the motherboard, pads on the CPU

b)


Pins on the CPU, holes in the socket

c)


Solder balls on the CPU

d)


Edge contacts on a cartridge

26.

Slot-type CPUs existed mainly because:

a)

they ran cold

b)

They integrated cache and needed a larger cartridge

c)

They couldn't work with RAM

d)

hey required SATA

27.

Hyper-Threading allows:

a)

One core to appear as two logical processors

b)


RAM to run twice as fast

c)

BIOS to boot faster

d)

GPUs to share PCI slots

28.

Which typically scale well with more cores?

a)

Video rendering

b)

Modern AAA games

c)

Basic text editing

d)

Database servers under load

29.

A quad-core CPU contains:

a)


Four physical cores in one package

b)


Two physical + two virtual cores

c)

One core with turbo

d)

Eight cores with hyper-threading

30.

BGA is typically used in:

a)

Desktop CPUs you can easily swap

b)

Laptops/embedded chips soldered to the board

c)

External USB drives

d)


AGP video cards

31.

The taxi with traffic lights analogy explains:

a)

Synchronous timing predictability

b)

Disk fragmentation

c)

GPU rasterization

d)

BIOS boot order

32.

System clock produces pulses; clock speed measures their rate.

a)

true

b)

false

33.

LGA means:

a)

CPU has flat pads; socket has pins

b)

CPU has pins; socket has holes

c)

CPU is soldered permanentl

d)

GPU connector type

34.

RJ-11 was designed to support:

a)

Two Ethernet lines

b)

One telephone line

c)

HDMI audio return

d)

Thunderbolt power delivery

35.

AGP was used primarily for:

a)

Network cards

b)

Graphics cards

c)

Sound cards

d)

NVMe SSDs

36.

DIP packages have:

a)

Pins in two parallel rows for through-hole mounting

b)

Pins in two parallel rows for through-hole mounting

c)

Solder balls under the package

d)

pins mounted on the surface only

37.

A SEC cartridge connects:

a)

Via pins only

b)

Through an edge connector (slot-type CPU)

c)

Over SATA

d)


By solder balls

38.

The CMOS battery mainly:

a)

Powers the GPU fans

b)

Stores the OS kernel

c)

Retains BIOS/UEFI settings when power is off

d)

Boosts CPU clock speed

39.

A single-threaded program typically:

a)

Uses all CPU cores

b)

Uses one core primarily

c)

Uses one GPU core

d)

Runs only on servers

40.

Which is typically faster and more durable (no moving parts)?

a)

HDD

b)

SSD

c)

Both equal

d)

Optical disks

41.

Which statement best describes a port?

a)

The female interface that links the computer to peripherals

b)

A removable storage device

c)

A CPU feature for boosting speed

d)

A PCIe lane used for GPUs

42.

Which is true about SIMM vs DIMM:

a)


SIMM has two independent pin sets

b)

DIMM has two independent pin sets; SIMM sides are electrically the same

c)

Both are identical

d)


DIMM is obsolete RDRAM

43.

Registers are:

a)


On-CPU, fastest, very small storage

b)

On-disk cache

c)


External memory on PCIe

d)

Network buffers

44.

Desktop CPU socket trends today:

a)


Intel LGA; AMD also LGA (AM5), after long PGA history

b)


Both use PGA only

c)

Both use BGA only

d)

Intel uses AGP sockets

45.

ATX is a:

a)


CPU model

b)


Motherboard form factor

c)

RAM voltage spec

d)

Disk partition type

46.

Which belong to cache hierarchy?

a)

L1

b)

L2

c)

L3

d)

DRAM

47.

Which are true about slot-type CPUs (1997–2000 era)?

a)


Cartridge-like form slides into a long slot

b)

Used to integrate cache with CPU package

c)

Still the mainstream standard

d)

Discontinued by early 2000s

48.

Mini-ATX / Micro-ATX are:

a)

Smaller ATX-family boards

b)

Laptop-only sockets

c)

GPU connector names

d)


SSD sizes

49.

NVMe communicates with the CPU over:

a)

SATA bus

b)

PCIe bus

c)

ISA bus

d)

AGP bus

50.

A CPU socket is:

a)

A removable GPU bay

b)

The square connector on the motherboard that holds the CPU

c)

A port for Ethernet

d)


The slot for RAM

51.

PGA packages can:

a)

Hold many pins on the CPU package itself

b)

Use solder balls only

c)

Be used only for GPUs

d)

Require an AGP slot

52.

A PCIe ×16 slot is commonly used for:

a)

Wi‑Fi antennas

b)

SATA cables

c)

High-end graphics cards

d)

CMOS batteries

53.

Which describe synchronous memory?

a)

Works with the system clock

b)

Predictable timing

c)

Classic DRAM example

d)

SDRAM/DDR examples

54.

SDRAM/DDR examples

a)

PGA

b)

LGA

c)

BGA

d)

SATA

55.

LPX/NLX/BTX refer to:

a)

Port voltage levels

b)


Motherboard form factors

c)

SATA cable speeds

d)

Cache types

56.

System clock vs clock speed:

a)

System clock is the oscillator; clock speed is how fast it ticks

b)

Both are identical terms

c)

Clock speed is the GPU VRAM rate only

d)


System clock is measured in bytes/sec

57.

Which are ports/connectors found on/with PCs?

a)

S-Video

b)

S-Video

c)


PCIe ×16

d)


HDMI

58.

Cache memory (L1/L2/L3) is built from:

a)

DRAM

b)

SRAM

c)

Flash

d)

Optical

59.

The CMOS battery helps keep the time/date and BIOS settings.

a)

True

b)

False

60.

Which are volatile?

a)


Registers

b)

Cache

c)


DRAM

d)

SSD