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DeVry University, Keller Graduate School of Management COMP 129 Week 2 1)Major microprocessor manufacturers are        

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DeVry University, Keller Graduate School of Management

COMP 129

Week 2

1)Major microprocessor manufacturers are         .

a.            Apple, Gateway, and Dell b. Intel, Motorola, and AMD

c. Maxtor, Seagate, and Sony

d. Microsoft, 3-Com, and Oracle

2.            What expansion slot replaced AGP?

a.            AMD

b.            AGP2 c. PCIe

d. PCI-X

3.            An engineering professor teaches CAS at the university. Which expansion slot would be best for the graphics card in the professor's computer?

a.            PCI

b.            PCI-X

c.             AGP d. PCIe

 

4.            Changing the front side bus and/or the multiplier to boost CPU speed is called   .

a.            hot-rodding

b.            CPUing up

c.             revving  up d. overclocking

5.            When upgrading laptop memory, it is best to      .

a.            remove the power and battery

b.            remove the old memory module before inserting the new one

c.             use an antistatic bag to place the memory module retainer bracket during the process

d.            spray the area with an antistatic mist to prevent ESD.

6.            Dual channeling               

a.            requires more cache memory

 

b.            requires more RAM

c.             requires dual CPUs

d.            requires matched modules

7.            What is the result of attaching a USB 2.0 device and a USB 3.0 device to a USB hub attached to a motherboard USB 3.0 port?

a.            The devices share system resources

b.            The 3.0 device gets a higher priority IRQ

c.             If either of the devices is an externally powered device, that particular device gets a higher priority IRQ. Otherwise, the two devices share an interrupt

d.            The 3.0 device always has a higher-priority I/O address.

8.            After you power up a computer, it performs a basic test of the individual hardware components. The test is called a .

a.            PREP

b.            BIOS c. POST

d. RAM

9.            What is the effect of setting an administrator password in BIOS?

a.            It prevents the computer from having multiple devices that can boot the system

b.            It prevents the BIOS from being infected with a virus

c.             It prevents a user from accessing the computer operating system d. It prevents a user from changing system Setup settings

10.          Bill and John are overloaded. They have to install more than 50 access points. Joni hears their frustration and offers to help. This is an example of        .

a.            tag teaming

b.            consolidation c. teamwork

d. outsourcing