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PC Configuration I Exam

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 
What are the advantages of having a BIOS located in Flash?
a.
its speed is faster
c.
it takes up less space than a ROM chip
b.
it can be updated using software
d.
all of these answers are true
 

 2. 
Which of the following ports is the fastest?
a.
serial
c.
firewire (IEEE 1394)
b.
parallel
d.
USB
 

 3. 
The memory that is located on the actual CPU chip is called
a.
SDRAM
c.
Fast RAM
b.
L1 Cache
d.
L2 Cache
 

 4. 
Which of the following is NOT a way to connect a peripheral device to a PC
a.
USB
c.
CPU Bus
b.
Firewire
d.
I/O Bus
 

 5. 
What device would be connected to the female 25-pin D shell connector?
a.
printer
c.
USB mouse     
b.
modem
d.
keyboard
 

 6. 
When designing portable PCs which of the following is NOT a concern?
a.
power conservation
c.
monitor performance
b.
battery life     
d.
memory
 

 7. 
What do portable PCs use in place of  adapter cards?
a.
peripheral devices
c.
local bus
b.
PCMCIA cards (PC card)
d.
expansion slots
 

 8. 
How many interrupts does a PC have?
a.
4
c.
16
b.
8
d.
32
 

 9. 
Which of the following interrupts would be serviced first?
a.
0
c.
8
b.
5
d.
12
 

 10. 
Which of the following expansion busses will NOT accept an ISA card
a.
VESA
c.
ISA
b.
EISA
d.
PCI
 

 11. 
Which of the following busses supports up to 127 different devices?
a.
Firewire (IEEE 1394)
c.
PCI
b.
USB
d.
ISA
 

 12. 
Which of the following best supports live video?
a.
Firewire (IEEE 1394)
c.
Infrared
b.
USB
d.
Serial
 

 13. 
What event will cause an NMI error?
a.
adapter card error
c.
power failure
b.
hard drive failure
d.
user error
 

 14. 
Which of the following is NOT found in the normal BIOS setup program?
a.
time and date
c.
boot sequence
b.
hard drive selection
d.
virus detection
 

 15. 
Which of the following is NOT a requirement for Plug-n-Play technology?
a.
PnP software
c.
PnP operating system
b.
PnP BIOS     
d.
PnP hardware
 

 16. 
The correct order for the process of enabling a Plug-n-Play card is
a.
Enumeration, Arbitration, Configuration
b.
Arbitration, Configuration, Enumeration
c.
Configuration, Enumeration, Arbitration
d.
Enumeration, Arbitration, Installation
 

 17. 
Which of the following chips is the brain of  a PC?
a.
BIOS
c.
CMOS
b.
Bridge
d.
CPU
 

 18. 
Which of the following is NOT part of the bootup process?
a.
POST
c.
bootstrap operation
b.
executing utility files
d.
loading the OS
 

 19. 
The POST tests
a.
Software
c.
Memory
b.
Hardware
d.
Hardware and Memory
 

 20. 
Which IRQ is used to cascade from controller 1 to controller 2?
a.
1
c.
8
b.
2
d.
16
 

 21. 
A major concern when installing memory or any peripheral device is
a.
IRQs
c.
OSI
b.
ESD
d.
TCP
 

Matching
 
 
Use the following key to match the correct term to each definition or description. Each term may only be used ONCE.
a.
PCI
d.
EISA
b.
MCA
e.
VESA
c.
ISA
 

 22. 
The FIRST 32 bit bus
 

 23. 
The most common bus found on current motherboards
 

 24. 
The fist local bus, usually use for video, no longer being developed
 

 25. 
Is backwards compatable with older ISA cards
 

 26. 
Operates at 8.33 MHz
 
 
Use the following key to match the correct memory with the correct description. Some letters may not be used and others may be used more than once.
a.
DRAM
e.
DIMM
b.
SRAM
f.
RAM
c.
RDRAM
g.
ROM
d.
VRAM
h.
SIMM
 

 27. 
Memory of this type is volitile
 

 28. 
Must always be installed in pairs, either 30 or 72 pin
 

 29. 
Used in standard video cards
 

 30. 
Fits into a 168 pin slot
 

 31. 
Must be constantly refreshed in order to maintain the information stored
 

 32. 
Type of memory that holds the BIOS
 



 
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