CIST 1122 EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
What is a circuit board that provides more ports than those on the motherboard? -
Answer -Expansion Card
What is a permanent storage to hold data and programs? - Answer -Hard Drive
What is a component that can be replaced rather than sending the computer to the
manufacturer? - Answer -Field Replaceable Unit
What can measure characteristics of electricity? - Answer -Multimeter
What tracks the device's location? - Answer -Geotracking
What is the most common pointing device on a laptop? - Answer -Touch Pad
What is used to make marks around components? - Answer -Felt-Tip Marker
Where do you need to clip your ESD wrist strap? - Answer -On the side of the
computer case.
WHat is the first thing to do before fixing a laptop? - Answer -Check for warranty.
What are the following rules when working inside a computer? - Answer -- Don't touch
the microchip with a magnetized screwdriver.
- Don't stack boards on top of each other.
- Remove loose jewelry.
How many cycles do GHz produce? - Answer -One billion cycles.
What prevents unauthorized access to the computer? - Answer -Power-On Password
What is updating the BIOS called? - Answer -Flashing
What is a combination of CPU and GPU? - Answer -APU
What has two notches and 168 pins? - Answer -SDRAM
What runs twice as fast as SDRAM, has one notch, and uses 184 pins? - Answer -DDR
What has a processor that runs four times the speed of a Front Side Bus? - Answer -
Multiplier
, What is a security built into the processor so that it can work with the OS to designate
memory for holding data or instructions? - Answer -EDB
What is a PC rating for DDR3 DIMM at the speed of 133 MHz? - Answer -10600
What is the speed for PC2-6400? - Answer -800 MHz
What might occur if the motherboard makes improper contact with the chassis? -
Answer -Short
What is a hardware error called in Windows? - Answer -Blue Screen of Death
What do battery packs today use? - Answer -Lithium Ion
What is the voltage for 4/8-pin 12 V? - Answer -+12 V
What should you do if there is a smoke or something is burning inside a computer? -
Answer -Unplug it immediately.
What has two or more disks that stack together and spin inside the metal housing that
contains firmware to control reading and writing data? - Answer -Magnetic Hard Drive
What are sector markings written into a process before leaving the factory called? -
Answer -Low-Level Formatting
What is used for UEFI/BIOS to detect new hard drives automatically and select drive
capacity and configuration? - Answer -Autodetection
What does the top and bottom of the disk each have that move across the disk surface
as all of them rotate on a spindle? - Answer -Read/Write
What feature is used to connect or disconnect the drive while the system is running? -
Answer -Hot-Swapping
What is on the bottom of the Windows desktop screen as it displays information about
open programs and provide quick access to others? - Answer -Taskbar
What saves all work to the hard drive and powers down the system? - Answer -
Hibernation
What uses two pages on each side of the screen? - Answer -Side-By-Side Apps
What is a network that doesn't have centralized control called? - Answer -P2P
What is the command for System Information? - Answer -msinfo32.exe
What is a circuit board that provides more ports than those on the motherboard? -
Answer -Expansion Card
What is a permanent storage to hold data and programs? - Answer -Hard Drive
What is a component that can be replaced rather than sending the computer to the
manufacturer? - Answer -Field Replaceable Unit
What can measure characteristics of electricity? - Answer -Multimeter
What tracks the device's location? - Answer -Geotracking
What is the most common pointing device on a laptop? - Answer -Touch Pad
What is used to make marks around components? - Answer -Felt-Tip Marker
Where do you need to clip your ESD wrist strap? - Answer -On the side of the
computer case.
WHat is the first thing to do before fixing a laptop? - Answer -Check for warranty.
What are the following rules when working inside a computer? - Answer -- Don't touch
the microchip with a magnetized screwdriver.
- Don't stack boards on top of each other.
- Remove loose jewelry.
How many cycles do GHz produce? - Answer -One billion cycles.
What prevents unauthorized access to the computer? - Answer -Power-On Password
What is updating the BIOS called? - Answer -Flashing
What is a combination of CPU and GPU? - Answer -APU
What has two notches and 168 pins? - Answer -SDRAM
What runs twice as fast as SDRAM, has one notch, and uses 184 pins? - Answer -DDR
What has a processor that runs four times the speed of a Front Side Bus? - Answer -
Multiplier
, What is a security built into the processor so that it can work with the OS to designate
memory for holding data or instructions? - Answer -EDB
What is a PC rating for DDR3 DIMM at the speed of 133 MHz? - Answer -10600
What is the speed for PC2-6400? - Answer -800 MHz
What might occur if the motherboard makes improper contact with the chassis? -
Answer -Short
What is a hardware error called in Windows? - Answer -Blue Screen of Death
What do battery packs today use? - Answer -Lithium Ion
What is the voltage for 4/8-pin 12 V? - Answer -+12 V
What should you do if there is a smoke or something is burning inside a computer? -
Answer -Unplug it immediately.
What has two or more disks that stack together and spin inside the metal housing that
contains firmware to control reading and writing data? - Answer -Magnetic Hard Drive
What are sector markings written into a process before leaving the factory called? -
Answer -Low-Level Formatting
What is used for UEFI/BIOS to detect new hard drives automatically and select drive
capacity and configuration? - Answer -Autodetection
What does the top and bottom of the disk each have that move across the disk surface
as all of them rotate on a spindle? - Answer -Read/Write
What feature is used to connect or disconnect the drive while the system is running? -
Answer -Hot-Swapping
What is on the bottom of the Windows desktop screen as it displays information about
open programs and provide quick access to others? - Answer -Taskbar
What saves all work to the hard drive and powers down the system? - Answer -
Hibernation
What uses two pages on each side of the screen? - Answer -Side-By-Side Apps
What is a network that doesn't have centralized control called? - Answer -P2P
What is the command for System Information? - Answer -msinfo32.exe
