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1
What are the 3 parts of a system bus?
Data, Address, Control
View, Data, position
Position, Control, Data
Binary, Data, Position
2
What does a firewall do?
A structure in a building that prevents fire from spreading to other rooms
provides protection to you computer from outside cyber attacks
3
The internet is is millions of computers connected by many networks while the www is pages accessed on the internet.
True
False
4
What do you call a firewall found in a router?
"Host" Firewall
"Network" Firewall
5
What is the best definition for a "peripheral"?
hardware that sends electrical signals around the motherboard
Any extra device that connects to the PC
Hardware that allows us to see the system clearly
a device convert power from A/C to D/C
6
What’s the name of the hardware in the photo?
SSD drive
RAM
CPU
HDD drive
7
What’s the definition of “output” in I/O?
Any device that inputs data such as a keyboard
Any device that outputs data such as a monitor
8
What's the purpose of the expansion slot/ PCI slot?
Its used to hold RAM sticks
Allows the user to revert his data from RAM back to an SSD
Allows the ability to expand the motherboard into a larger case
It gives the ability to add more functions to the computer
9
What’s the name of the hardware in the photo?
POST Card
CPU
Riser Card
Nic
10
What kind of power do computers operate on?
Nuclear
D/C
Solar
A/C
11
What's the most common type of motherboard form factor?
Mini ITX
Micro ATX
ATX
12
What do you call the component that connects all computer parts together (also known as the computers foundation)?
Motherboard
User
CPU
OS
13
What is the best definition of overclocking?
Keeping your PC on too long that it begins to heat up
When the PC's clock time is wrong and effects other systems
Running the CPU faster than the clock speed its been approved for
The tab that contains all date and time settings
14
Which of the following sends information faster?
UDP
TCP
15
If a user is working on a spreadsheet then that spreadsheet data is currently being used on the...
History Tab
RAM
HDD
SSD
16
What is the computers short term memory?
Cache
RAM
CPU
Hard Drive
17
What's the purpose of a resistor?
a component that's resists electrical flow stopping it completely
a small component used to attach 2 separate wires together as one
a small metallic wire that's normally used to send electrical signals
An electrical component that reduces electrical current
18
What’s the name of the hardware in the photo?
RAM
Motherboard
Expansion slot
North bridge
19
The clock cycle is also sometimes called: "clock rate", "clock speed" or just the "clock"?
False
True
20
What translates the domain name (website name) to a number?
CPU
UDP
TCP
DNS
21
A user who was going to log into his amazon shopping account would use which web protocol?
Http
Https
22
How many pins does the rj45 have?
10
8
4
5
23
What’s the name of the hardware in the photo?
RAM
CPU
OS
I/O
24
How many pins does the rj11 have?
10
2
8
4
25
What is known as the brain of the computer which calculates data and processes information
RAM
CPU
EDB
Motherboard
26
What’s the name of the hardware in the photo?
Heat sink
Transistor
Power supply
Resistor
27
What is the computers long term memory?
CPU
Hard Drive
RAM
Cache
28
What do you call connection points used to connect devices to help the computer function better?
Computer port
wi-fi
bluetooth
Power port
29
What’s the name of the hardware in the photo?
CPU
PCI slot
Motherboard
Network interface card
30
What's the best definition for operating system?
It operates the RAM to send information through the user
A universal serial bus
the brain of the computer that controls most functions
It allows the hardware to communicate with the system
31
What kind of symbol does the below transistor refer to?
PNP
NPN
32
What’s the name of the hardware in the photo?
OS
SSD drive
Motherboard
HDD drive
33
What’s the order of 802.11 from least to greatest (oldest version to newest version)?
A/B/G/N
A/B/G/N/AC/AX
AC/A/B/G/N
A/B/G/N/X
34
What does the VGA cord normally work with?
All the above
Video
Audio
Network
35
What does the above photo represent?
Intermediate operation
On/off
Insert/open
Input/ output
36
When turning on the computer the BIOS is the first thing to activate?
False
True
37
If the POST process is disrupted because the screen is black and there's no beep codes then how can we monitor POST?
POST Card
Reboot PC
Monitor will tell you the PC problems in written text
Look up beep codes for problems
38
What’s the name of the hardware in the photo?
Computer Holder
Computer Port
Computer Box
Computer Case
39
What allows the connection between Hard Drives and the Motherboard
Cat5
Speaker Wire
Ethernet
SATA
40
What are the 2 chipsets?
ATX & Micro ATX
North bridge & South bridge
DDR & DDR2
LGA & PGA
41
What’s an example of an operating system?
Asus, acer
OS, operating system
Comcast, spectrum
Windows, Linux
42
What's the best definition of a computer?
a device that stores and processes data by performing calculations
Software that processes information through a user
a device that processes information by using a motherboard
a piece of hardware that stores information on an SSD
43
What component helps cool down the heat within a computer?
Heat Sink
Wind Turbine
Thermal Glue
DNS
44
LGA & PGA are types of what?
Expansion Slots
CPUs
RAM sticks
Motherboards
45
What do you call the physical connection of computers around the world?
Networking
World Wide Web
Internet
Tor
46
Which of the following is an example of the type of data found on the hard drive?
Music, pictures, application files
Small pieces of text documents
47
What do you call a firewall found on an individual computer?
"Network" Firewall
"Host" Firewall
48
What records all system events for the computer?
Computer logs
Web history
Event loader
Cache
49
What is the most common keyboard layout called?
Simple Layout
Romanian
Colemak
Qwerty
50
What does NAT stand for?
Network Address Translation
Networking and Technology
Network Access Tech
No Address Tag
51
What is known as the new BIOS or the replacement for BIOS?
I-7 Processor
POST
DNS
UEFI
52
What do you call the pages of information found on the internet?
Network
World Wide Web
53
What kind of software is permanently stored on the computer?
Firmware software
System software
Application software
54
What does POST stand for?
Power on self test
Power on system test
Power off system test
Power off self test
55
What do you call the way a computer communicates (by counting or writing)?
CPU
Computer Operating system
Keyboard system
Binary System
56
Where is DHCP normally giving IP addresses from?
PC
Router
Hub
Switch
57
What kind of RAM is in the photo below?
NON-ECC
ECC
58
What’s responsible for changing the IP Address?
Switch
OSPF
DNS
DHCP
59
Which of the following is a way we can communicate with the operating system?
I/O
Graphical User Interface (GUI)
CPU
Shell
60
What best defines a Gigahertz (GHz)?
1 Thousand times per second
1 Terabyte per second
1 Million times per second
1 Billion times per second
61
What do you call the type of hard drive with many moving parts?
SSD (Solid State Drive)
HDD (Holding Disk Drive)
HDD (Hard Disk Drive)
SSD (System State Drive)
62
What’s the name of the hardware in the photo?
POST Card
PCI Slot
Riser Card
CPU
63
What does BIOS stand for?
Basic input output system
Basic input operating system
64
What does IoT stand for?
Internet of Technology
Internet Over Technology
Internet of Things
Insertion of Technology
65
Which chipset handles the more heavy duty tasks?
North bridge
South bridge
66
A user who was searching for family members public information would use which web protocol?
Https
Http
67
Which of the following is an example of the type of data found on RAM?
Small pieces of text documents
Music, pictures, application files
68
How many clock cycles does a 3 GHz CPU perform per second?
3 Thousand
3 Million
3 Hundred Thousand
3 Billion
69
What’s the definition of “input” in I/O?
Any device that inputs data such as a keyboard
Any device that outputs data such as a monitor
70
What do you call a single electronic pulse sent from a CPU?
A/C
overclocking
D/C
clock cycle
71
What are the 3 different USB versions?
General, Advanced, Mega
2.0, 3.0, 3.1
Smart, Elevated, Processing
1, 2, 3
72
What’s the purpose of the BIOS?
Links software to the hardware for communication
Holds temporary memory for the computer
73
What’s the name of the hardware in the photo?
Transistor
Resistor
Network bus
VGA
74
What’s do you call the item in the photo above?
Static conducting strap
Conductor strap
Computer strap
Anti static wrist strap
75
Computers receive binary instructions, but what allows these instructions to travel around the computer?
EDB
CPU
DNS
Transistors
76
What’s the name of the hardware in the photo?
Fan
Hard drive
Power supply
Expansion slot
77
What does EDB stand for?
Emergency Data Bin
Exit Data Board
External Data Borad
External Data Bus
78
What do you call the type of hard drive with NO moving parts?
HDD (Holding Disk Drive)
HDD (Hard Disk Drive)
SSD (Solid State Drive)
SSD (System State Drive)
79
DDR3 is a type of what?
CPUs
RAM sticks
Expansion Slots
Mother boards
80
What are the 8 specific numbers used when counting binary?
128, 64, 32, 16, 8, 4, 2, 0
256, 128, 64, 32, 16, 8, 4, 2
128, 64, 32, 16, 8, 4, 2, 1
255, 128, 64, 32, 16, 8, 4, 2
81
What kind of software is used to keep the computer system running?
System software
Firmware
Application software
82
What are the 2 main parts of an OS?
User space and system
System and CPU
System & interface
Kernel & User space
83
After a user finishes working on his spreadsheet and closes the file then where does the data go to?
Hard Drive
RAM
84
What’s the name of the hardware in the photo?
OS
Heat Sink
Motherboard
CPU
85
What do you call a group of 8 bits?
a nybble
bit
Byte
Gigabytes
86
Which term best describes BIOS?
Software
Hardware
Software & Hardware
87
What’s the name of the hardware in the photo?
Resistor
Nic
Transistor
TPU wire
88
What’s the name of the hardware in the photo?
Expansion slot
Memory slot
CPU
RAM
89
What does IPv6 stand for?
Internet Pending Version 6
Internet Port Version 6
Internet Port Version 4
Internet Protocol Version 6
90
What does POST do?
Makes sure the peripherals and hardware are working correctly
allows for virtual memory to be created
Sends information from one computer to another
allows overclocking on the PC
91
What is software?
the physical components of computer such as the cpu, ram, and SSD
Hardware such as the central processing unit that controls the computer
Programs used by computers that allows humans to interact with the computer
92
What is the most common memory space for a modern PC to hold altogether?
Zettabyte
Terabyte
Petabyte
Megabyte
93
What’s the name of the hardware in the photo?
Fan
Wind turbine
OS
Heat sink
94
What do you call a single binary digit?
bit
Nybble
kilobyte
byte
95
What's the main purpose of the computers power supply?
It converts main A/C power to lower voltage D/C power
It supplies power to only the peripherals
It holds emergency power in case of power failure
It regulates its own power for the PC to run on
96
What is the physical components of a computer called?
Hardware
software
program
User
97
What does the word "Hertz" mean?
Time/cycle per second
Hard Data Transfer
Electicity/cycle per second
Power/cycle per second
98
What kind of software is used to perform specific tasks such as video editing, or web browsing
Firmware
System software
Application software
99
What do you call a group of 4 binary digits?
bit
terrabyte
Nybble
gigabyte
100
What best defines a megahertz (MHz)?
1 Billion times per second
1 Terabyte per second
1 Thousand times per second
1 Million times per second
