COMP 129 Final Exam 100 Correct Answers
1. TCO 1 The HAL and executive services are elements of the __________.
application software
shell
kernel
device drivers
TCO 1 Information on installed hardware, software, system configuration, and current running programs can be accessed using ________.
command prompt cmd.exe
control panel
system information utility msinfo32.exe
Explorer
TCO 2 The ____ is a measure of resistance to electricity
Ohm
amp
volt
watt
TCO 2 A system might have up to ____ types of ribbon cables
two
three
four
five
TCO 2 When should a soft boot be used on your computer?
Only when absolutely necessary
Never
Anytime you want
There is no such thing as a soft boot.
TCO 3 What type of RAM do most motherboards use today?
RIMM
Rambus
SAMM
DIMM
TCO 3 To help secure a computer, you can set a startup or “power-on†password so that the startup BIOS will ask for the password during the boot process. This password is stored in _______.
BIOS
CMOS RAM
DDR RAM
the CPU
TCO 3 The term form factor in regards to a motherboard refers to the ______ layout of the components on the board
physical
logical
proposed
inverted
TCO 9 When you first purchase a notebook, make sure you have a ____ CD containing the installed OS so you can recover from a failed hard drive
development
management
diagnostic
recovery
TCO 9 ____ let you specify which devices are to be loaded on startup for a particular user or set of circumstances
Hardware profiles
Folder redirections
Briefcase profiles
Startup profiles
TCO 9 What types of SO-DIMMS can NOT be used in a notebook PC?
200 pin DDR SO DIMMs
72 pin SO-DIMMs
200 pin DDR2 SO DIMMs
64 pin DDR2 SO DIMMs
TCO 4 The sector on the disk drive that keeps track of the location of where the partitions are located is called the ___________.
master boot record MBR
partition record
sector record
hard disk sector
TCO 4 What is the minimum amount of RAM required for a Windows 7 installation?
512 megabyte 32-bit and 1 gigabytes 64 bit
1 gigabyte 32 bit and 1 gigabytes 64 bit
1 gigabyte 32 bit and 2 gigabytes 64 bit
2 gigabyte 32 bit and 3 gigabytes 64 bit
TCO 4 What is the minimum processor speed required for a Windows 7 installation?
833 MHz
1 GHz
2 GHz
3 GHz
TCO 7 Normally, the name of the access point called the ____ is broadcast so that anyone with a wireless computer can see the name and use the network
firmware
Netgear
SSID
TKIP
TCO 7 This command allows you to find a NIC Card- IP Address
msconfig
netcnfg
netcfg32
ipconfig
TCO 7 For dynamic IP addressing, if the PC cannot reach the ____ server, then it assigns itself an IP address.
DHCP
DNS
TCP
WPA2
TCO 6 A _____ is a USB device replacing floppies as a means of transporting data from one computer to another
ZIP disk
JumpDrive
SuperDisk
Microdrive
TCO 6 The connector on a video card that has fifteen connectors in three rows is used for _____.
black and white monitors
SVGA monitors
LCD projectors
Any of the above
TCO 6 Some storage devices use memory chips to store data instead of spinning disks. Examples include which of the following
Hard Drives, Jump Drives, and CD Drives
Jump Drives, CD Drives, and Flash Memory Cards
CD Drives, Flash Memory Cards, and Floppy Drives
SSD, Jump Drives, and Flash Memory Cards
TCO 6 Another name for a FireWire port is ____ port
1394
serial
parallel
USB
TCO 5 A n ______ allows you to set up a second operating system without disturbing the existing operating system
clean install
dual boot
upgrade installation
special product key
TCO 5 What is the minimum hard drive size for Windows Vista?
10 GB
20 GB
30 GB
40 GB
USA 
India