IT fundamentals NET 105 Prep Exam
Questions With Solved Solutions.
What type of device can be connected internally to the computer, or connected externally through an
interface such as USB? - Answer A multi-card reader
If you hear someone describe a printer as an MFP, what are they saying about it? - Answer In addition
to printing, the printer can also scan, copy, and possibly fax documents as well.
Which device is known as stdin (Standard Input)? - Answer the keyboard
HDMI is a rich audio/video standard but lacks which feature that's important to the hearing impaired or
for those who watch films not in their native languages? - Answer closed captioning
What type of drive uses non-volatile flash memory and has no moving parts? - Answer A solid state
drive
Someone found an old Sun server with a DVI connector and you want to test the system, but you only
have regular PC style monitors. What do you need to use to see the display from the Sun server with one
of your available monitors? - Answer A DVI to VGA converter
What is the small joystick-like button placed in the center of a laptop keyboard that responds to user
force known as? - Answer A trackpoint
A user needs the ability to write data to a DVD, and would like to be able to write data to the same disc
multiple times. Which type of optical drive would allow this? - Answer DVD-RW
If someone tells you that a cable is ÒmaleÓ, what are they saying? - Answer The cable has a protruding
pin that can be plugged into a port.
,What type of monitor is heavy and bulky due to the specific internal components that it uses to produce
images? - Answer A CRT monitor
What term refers to a small stick of solid state memory that can be carried around in your pocket that
can be plugged into a USB port for easy file transfer? - Answer flash drive
What company developed FireWire in the late 1980s and early 1990s? - Answer Apple
What familiar name refers to a computer's printed circuit board that contains expansion slots, a clock
generator, and various chipsets? - Answer motherboard
What is the purpose of a webcam? - Answer To send periodic images or continuous frames to an
application or website for display
Which of the following devices would NOT be considered an external storage device? - Answer A SATA
hard drive
What type of device is a hard drive that connects directly to the network cabling rather than to a specific
computer? - Answer Network attached storage
Identify the component that is no longer included on most contemporary computer systems. - Answer
A modem
Which one of the following is an input device? - Answer a scanner
What type of power connector can supply power to a PATA drive, optical drive, and SCSI drive? - Answer
a molex connector
Which device category does a mouse, a trackball, and a touchpad fit into? - Answer input
Solid state drives (SSDs) use what type of material to store data? - Answer NAND-based flash memory
,What technical attribute makes Thunderbolt interfaces so attractive for video editing professionals? -
Answer 10Gb/s throughput in both directions
What are the essential hardware components required for computer to function as a server computer? -
Answer Motherboard, CPU, memory, storage, and network card
What type of cooling feature is usually seen in higher-end machine for which heat is especially
concerning? - Answer Liquid Cooling
Suppose that you wanted to change the order at which the drives are checked for the presence of the
operating system when starting the computer. Where would you modify this setting? - Answer The
system BIOS
If a file uses the Apple Lossless Audio Codec for the purpose of playing digital music, what extension is it
likely to have? - Answer .m4a
What type of text file contains a list of system commands that execute in a series, and spares you from
having to enter each command in succession? - Answer a .bat file
If you want to execute a command with elevated (Administrator) privileges, how do you do it? - Answer
Right-click the file and select ÔRun As administrator'.
If a computer is running a stateless operating system, where would the user's documents be stored? -
Answer in the cloud
Which option would be considered a Web application? - Answer google docs
If a website states that its software is only compatible with mobile platforms, which type of device would
be excluded from using that software? - Answer A Windows Desktop Computer
Remote desktop software allows you to perform what types of functions on remote computers? -
Answer Anything that you have permission to do as a user or administrator of the remote system.
, Which option is NOT among the basic functions of an operating system? - Answer Provide productivity
applications such as word processing and spreadsheets
In the Device Manager window, you notice a yellow exclamation mark next to a specific device listed.
What is the most likely problem? - Answer The driver for that device is either missing or the wrong
version.
If you discover an .iso file on a user's machine, what information would you expect it to contain? -
Answer An image of a CD or a DVD
What must you do to a disk partition so that it is bootable? - Answer set it as active
Computer users concerned with security should use which two types of software to protect their
computers and files? - Answer Anti-malware and software firewall
What term refers to the part of the email address that immediately follows the Ò@Ó symbol? - Answer
domain name
How do you verify your Internet connection after you've successfully connected to a WiFi hotspot? -
Answer Check the WiFi symbol at the top of the device, open a web browser, and perform a search.
Which piece of a computer's hardware determines whether the computer is 32-bit or 64-bit? - Answer
CPU
Which application is an example of collaboration software? - Answer instant messaging software
What technology has made data synchronization inexpensive for users and businesses alike? - Answer
cloud computing
If an application claims that it enables VoIP, what does it allow you to do? - Answer Transmit verbal
communications over the Internet.
Questions With Solved Solutions.
What type of device can be connected internally to the computer, or connected externally through an
interface such as USB? - Answer A multi-card reader
If you hear someone describe a printer as an MFP, what are they saying about it? - Answer In addition
to printing, the printer can also scan, copy, and possibly fax documents as well.
Which device is known as stdin (Standard Input)? - Answer the keyboard
HDMI is a rich audio/video standard but lacks which feature that's important to the hearing impaired or
for those who watch films not in their native languages? - Answer closed captioning
What type of drive uses non-volatile flash memory and has no moving parts? - Answer A solid state
drive
Someone found an old Sun server with a DVI connector and you want to test the system, but you only
have regular PC style monitors. What do you need to use to see the display from the Sun server with one
of your available monitors? - Answer A DVI to VGA converter
What is the small joystick-like button placed in the center of a laptop keyboard that responds to user
force known as? - Answer A trackpoint
A user needs the ability to write data to a DVD, and would like to be able to write data to the same disc
multiple times. Which type of optical drive would allow this? - Answer DVD-RW
If someone tells you that a cable is ÒmaleÓ, what are they saying? - Answer The cable has a protruding
pin that can be plugged into a port.
,What type of monitor is heavy and bulky due to the specific internal components that it uses to produce
images? - Answer A CRT monitor
What term refers to a small stick of solid state memory that can be carried around in your pocket that
can be plugged into a USB port for easy file transfer? - Answer flash drive
What company developed FireWire in the late 1980s and early 1990s? - Answer Apple
What familiar name refers to a computer's printed circuit board that contains expansion slots, a clock
generator, and various chipsets? - Answer motherboard
What is the purpose of a webcam? - Answer To send periodic images or continuous frames to an
application or website for display
Which of the following devices would NOT be considered an external storage device? - Answer A SATA
hard drive
What type of device is a hard drive that connects directly to the network cabling rather than to a specific
computer? - Answer Network attached storage
Identify the component that is no longer included on most contemporary computer systems. - Answer
A modem
Which one of the following is an input device? - Answer a scanner
What type of power connector can supply power to a PATA drive, optical drive, and SCSI drive? - Answer
a molex connector
Which device category does a mouse, a trackball, and a touchpad fit into? - Answer input
Solid state drives (SSDs) use what type of material to store data? - Answer NAND-based flash memory
,What technical attribute makes Thunderbolt interfaces so attractive for video editing professionals? -
Answer 10Gb/s throughput in both directions
What are the essential hardware components required for computer to function as a server computer? -
Answer Motherboard, CPU, memory, storage, and network card
What type of cooling feature is usually seen in higher-end machine for which heat is especially
concerning? - Answer Liquid Cooling
Suppose that you wanted to change the order at which the drives are checked for the presence of the
operating system when starting the computer. Where would you modify this setting? - Answer The
system BIOS
If a file uses the Apple Lossless Audio Codec for the purpose of playing digital music, what extension is it
likely to have? - Answer .m4a
What type of text file contains a list of system commands that execute in a series, and spares you from
having to enter each command in succession? - Answer a .bat file
If you want to execute a command with elevated (Administrator) privileges, how do you do it? - Answer
Right-click the file and select ÔRun As administrator'.
If a computer is running a stateless operating system, where would the user's documents be stored? -
Answer in the cloud
Which option would be considered a Web application? - Answer google docs
If a website states that its software is only compatible with mobile platforms, which type of device would
be excluded from using that software? - Answer A Windows Desktop Computer
Remote desktop software allows you to perform what types of functions on remote computers? -
Answer Anything that you have permission to do as a user or administrator of the remote system.
, Which option is NOT among the basic functions of an operating system? - Answer Provide productivity
applications such as word processing and spreadsheets
In the Device Manager window, you notice a yellow exclamation mark next to a specific device listed.
What is the most likely problem? - Answer The driver for that device is either missing or the wrong
version.
If you discover an .iso file on a user's machine, what information would you expect it to contain? -
Answer An image of a CD or a DVD
What must you do to a disk partition so that it is bootable? - Answer set it as active
Computer users concerned with security should use which two types of software to protect their
computers and files? - Answer Anti-malware and software firewall
What term refers to the part of the email address that immediately follows the Ò@Ó symbol? - Answer
domain name
How do you verify your Internet connection after you've successfully connected to a WiFi hotspot? -
Answer Check the WiFi symbol at the top of the device, open a web browser, and perform a search.
Which piece of a computer's hardware determines whether the computer is 32-bit or 64-bit? - Answer
CPU
Which application is an example of collaboration software? - Answer instant messaging software
What technology has made data synchronization inexpensive for users and businesses alike? - Answer
cloud computing
If an application claims that it enables VoIP, what does it allow you to do? - Answer Transmit verbal
communications over the Internet.
