CIS 106 WEEK 5 MIDTERM EXAM
CIS 106 Week 5 Midterm
Exam
1.
Of the
following, which operating system is considered to be open source?
2.
You check the
contents of your computer toolkit before performing internal upgrades on a
desktop computer. Which of the following tools in your toolkit should you use to
prevent ESD damage to internal components?
3. Which of the following can prevent the discharge of ESD? (Choose all that
apply.)
4.
CompTIA has
created a six-step process for troubleshooting. The first step in the process
is to identify the problem. Which of the followings steps resembles the next
step in the methodology?
5. Of the following, which would be considered system utilities? (Choose all that
apply.)
6.
Which of the
following is not considered to be a legacy I/O port?
7.
Of the ATX
motherboards, which one has a maximum number of seven expansion slots and is
used for a full tower?
8.
A Wide SCSI host
adapter supports a 16-bit data channel and uses a(n) ______-pin connector?
9.
A Narrow SCSI
host adapter supports an 8-bit data channel and uses a(an) ______-pin connector?
10.
A ________
determines what CPUs a system can use, what integrated ports the system can
provide without use of third-party products, and the number and types of
expansion slots a motherboard can feature.
11.
All the
following are included within the system's typical CMOS Standard
Features/Settings menu except ________?
12.
In the BIOS, the
System Information page provides useful information, which can be helpful when
determining whether a system needs an upgrade. Which of the following is not a
piece of information provided on the menu?
13.
Some motherboard
manufacturers include a ______ on the motherboard to enable write-protection
and perform a flash recovery on the system's flash BIOS.
14.
The ACPI power
management function offers many standby states that use different resources
while in idle. Which standby state should be used most often to conserve power?
15.
All the
following are security features included within the system's typical BIOS
dialog menus except ________?
16.
What is the name
of the finned metal device that radiates heat away from the processor?
17.
What is another
name for a battery backup unit?
18.
What is used as
a diagnostic tool to test the functionality of a defective device such as a
power supply but can also be used to test coaxial, serial, and parallel cables,
as well as fuses, resistors, and batteries?
19.
Which of the
following are signs of a dead system with no signs of life when turned on?
20.
To determine if
the fan in a power supply has failed, you should do which of the following?
21.
All the
following can generate a parity error except ________?
22.
Dual inline
memory modules are available in all the following pin sizes except for
________?
23.
Each of the
following can be performed to determine which memory module is affected by
memory size errors except ________?
24.
Error Correcting
Code memory enables the system to correct ______ errors.
25.
What memory
module has the capability to perform two transfers per clock cycle?
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