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Unit 4 Review questions

1.   Which is not a component of a CPU?

A – Bus architecture

2.   The math coprocessor was the predecessor to which CPU component?

C- FPU

3.   A single-core processor has one of what component?

B Execution unit

4.    ______________ are very small, very fast, memory locations for holding

instructions or units of data.

Registers

5.   Which type of bus connects the processor to the main memory?

A Address bus

6.    Which processor caching level is the fastest for accessing data?

A Level 1

7.    Which of the following performance features can overheat the processor?

B Overclocking

8.    True or false? Most current processors have both L1 and L2 caches.

True

9.   The data bus for current CPUs is how many bits?

C 64

10.                  The _____________ chip controls interactions between the CPU, memory, PCIe

and AGP video control circuitry.

Northbridge

11.                  The plain chip called a “die” is built into a(n) _____________ so that it can connect to the rest of the circuitry in your computer.

package

12.                  Which package type is similar to the PGA-style packages, except that the die is exposed on top, enhancing heat transfer and cooling options?

A. FC-PGA

13.                  Which package type has no pins, but uses small raised contacts instead?

LGA

14.                 Which socket type is similar to the Socket 7 design, but with six staggered rows of

pins instead of five?

A Slot A

15. True or false? CPUs of the same class are interchangeable. For example, you can replace any Pentium 4 CPU on a motherboard with any other Pentium 4–class CPU.

False. You must match the physical, electronic, and performance characteristics of a CPU to the motherboard.

16.                 A(n) ________ card is a circuit board that connects to a motherboard to provide additional expansion slots or sockets.

Riser.

17.                  True or false? Thermal compound is basically a grease-like fluid used between the CPU and its heat sink or cooling fins.

True. The compound improves heat flow by closely mating the CPU die to the heat sink or fan.

18.                  Which cooling system relies on small tubes filled with a small amount of fluid?

B Heat pipes

19.                  Which cooling system uses an electronic component that gets colder when voltage is applied?

D Peltier coolers

20.                 You open your PC and look at the CPU. How can you tell if it uses active or passive cooling?

If there is just a heat sink on the CPU, it uses passive cooling. If there’s a fan attached to the CPU, it uses active cooling.

21.                  Before the Pentium CPU was introduced, what was the most common CPU cooling mechanism?

A simple fan, typically part of the power supply, was all that was used with the 80286 and 80386 CPUs. Some 80386 and most 80486 CPUs also used cooling fins.

Unit 5 Review questions

1. True or false? The BIOS and CMOS are the same thing.

The battery shown in the following graphic is used to provide power to what component?

A BIOS

B CMOS

C Firmware

D RAM                                           

1. True or false? The same key combination will get you access to the system utility on all personal computers, except laptops.
2. Which is not a reason to update your system BIOS?

A Your system has device problems or other bugs that your PC manufacturer identifies as being caused by BIOS problems.

B Your system has device problems that you can attribute to no other cause than the BIOS.

D You need to use new hardware options that, while supported by your motherboard, aren’t supported by your BIOS.

4.   True or false? Every BIOS manufacturer uses the same flashing utility.

5.   What is the best source for BIOS updates?

6.   Which of the following is not a step in the POST process?

A BIOS identification

B Core hardware test

C Main system memory test

D Master boot record being read from the boot drive

E Video subsystem test

7.   True or false? The boot processes for a cold boot and a warm boot are exactly the same.

8.   True or false? To boot the computer, your boot device must bean internal hard disk, internal optical drive, internal floppy drive, or USB flash drive.

9.   Why does your computer use beep codes to indicate an error, rather than simply displaying a message on the monitor?

Unit 6 Review questions

1. The actual storage locations on a memory chip are called what?

A Bits

B Cells

C RAM

D Word

1. Which memory unit’s size depends on the processor?

A Bit

B Byte

C Nibble

D Word

3.   Which term refers to the type of memory that loses its contents when power isn’t present?

A Asynchronous

B Dynamic

C Non-volatile

D Static

E Synchronous

F Volatile

4.   Which of the following memory types are non-volatile? [Choose all that apply.]

A.    CMOS

B.    EPROM

C.    EEPROM

D.    Flash

E.    PROM

F.     RAM

G.    ROM

5.   What type of RAM loses its contents quickly, even when power is present?

A DRAM

B Flash

C RAM

D SRAM

1. Which type of memory is tied to the system clock?

A Asynchronous

B Dynamic

C Non-volatile

D Static

E Synchronous

F Volatile

7.   Which of the following is defined as “the amount of data that can be transferred to or from memory per second”?

A Access time

B Bandwidth

C Memory speed

D Overall speed

1. Individual memory chips installed on the motherboard were replaced with memory ______________.

packages

1. Which of the following memory packages are used in laptop or notebook computers? [Choose all that apply.]

A 144-pin MICRODIMM

B 168-pin DIMM

C 184-pin RIMM

D 200-pin SODIMM

E 240-pin DIMM

1. True or false? Parity permits your computer not only to detect that an error has occurred, but also to correct that error.

11.                 Which tab in Task Manager can you use to monitor the performance of memory in your computer system?

A Applications

B Networking

C Performance

D Processes

E Services

1. In Task Manager, the CPU Usage History is divided into multiple graphs when you have more than one _________________.

13.                  As measured in Task Manager, what’s kernel memory?