True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true
or false.
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1.
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Primary storage is much faster to access than permanent storage.
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2.
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The
CPU can process data and instructions directly from a computer's hard drive.
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3.
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A
CD-ROM drive is considered memory.
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4.
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The
easiest way to determine the function of a particular expansion card is to look at the end of the
card that fits against the back of the computer case.
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5.
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A
device may connect to more than one bus on the motherboard.
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6.
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A
hard boot is more stressful on your machine than a soft boot.
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7.
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If a
hard drive has two logical drives, it has two partition tables.
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8.
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Command-line comments are case-sensitive.
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9.
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The
electrical system shown in the figure above is a closed system.
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10.
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EMI
is caused by the magnetic field that is produced as a side effect when electricity
flows.
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11.
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All
power strips have surge protection.
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12.
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With
a sleep switch controlling an ATX system and an operating system that supports the feature, if the
user presses the power switch on the front of the case while the computer is on, the OS will go
through a normal shutdown procedure before powering off.
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13.
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If
you add a new hard drive to your computer, and it and the existing floppy drive each work
independently, but data errors occur when both are working at the same time, suspect a shortage of
electrical power.
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14.
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A
motherboard's primary purpose is to house the CPU and allow all devices to communicate with it and
with each other.
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15.
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In an
SPGA socket the pins are aligned in uniform rows around the socket.
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16.
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Most
CPUs have storage or memory for instructions and data included on the processor chip. In
documentation, this chip is sometimes called a die.
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17.
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External devices are usually less expensive than internal devices.
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18.
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Parallel ports cannot be used for input devices.
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19.
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The
USB bus only uses one set of system resources for all USB devices connected to it.
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20.
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The
PCI bus was designed to replace the traditional expansion bus.
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21.
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The
ISA bus itself does not manage the system resources.
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22.
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A
multiscan monitor is a monitor that saves electricity.
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23.
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Wrong
characters are usually the result of a bad monitor, not a problem with the video card.
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24.
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Registers are used by EDO DIMMs.
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25.
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It is
ok to match tin leads to gold connectors and vice versa.
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26.
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In
Windows, you use Device Manager to manage floppy disks.
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27.
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Floppy drives and older hard drives use a constant number of sectors per
track.
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28.
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The
equation to calculate the capacity of the hard drive, in bytes, for an older drive that has x
cylinders, y heads, and z sectors/track is capacity = xyz.
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29.
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The
interrupt number for input and output to hard drives is Int 5h.
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30.
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When
deciding how to allocate space to logical drives, the goal is to use as few logical drives as
possible and still keep cluster size to a maximum.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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31.
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In
order to perform a computing task, hardware is used by software for all tasks except
____. a. | input | c. | storage | b. | processing | d. | None of the above. | | | | |
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32.
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A(n)
____ port is often used for an external modem. a. | parallel | c. | serial | b. | USB | d. | data | | | | |
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33.
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All
devices in a computer are ____. a. | installed directly on the motherboard | b. | linked to the
motherboard by a cable connected to a port on the motherboard | c. | indirectly
linked to the motherboard by expansion cards | d. | All of the
above. | | |
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34.
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The
main bus on the motherboard is the ____ bus.
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35.
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Which
is not a speed at which most motherboards operate? a. | 100
MHz | c. | 133
MHz | b. | 166
MHz | d. | 200
MHz | | | | |
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36.
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Which
is not true? a. | A computer's
power supply generates electricity. | b. | A computer's power supply runs a fan directly from the
electrical output voltage to help cool the inside of the computer case. | c. | A temperature
level of over 185 degrees Fahrenheit can cause components inside the computer case to
fail. | d. | None of the above. | | |
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37.
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Newer
power supplies do not provide ____ volts DC.
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38.
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In a
Pentium, the front side data bus is ____ bits wide.
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39.
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Which
is not a component of a bus? a. | control bus | c. | address bus | b. | processing
bus | d. | data
bus | | | | |
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40.
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Which
bus lines work independently of each other? a. | control bus | c. | address bus | b. | data
bus | d. | All of the
above. | | | | |
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41.
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Which
is not a resource used by a motherboard to communicate with hardware devices? a. | DMA
channel | c. | I/O
address | b. | IRQ | d. | None of the above. | | | | |
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42.
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The
BIOS is hard-coded into the ____ chip. a. | CPU | c. | RAM BIOS | b. | ROM
BIOS | d. | startup
BIOS | | | | |
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43.
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A
____ is a description of how each pin on a bus, connection, plug, slot, or socket is
used. a. | partition
table | c. | swap
file | b. | pinout | d. | vector
table | | | | |
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44.
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Which
line is not required to manage a DMA channel? a. | DRQ | c. | DACK | b. | DGROUND | d. | None of the above. | | | | |
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45.
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The
"E" in EISA stands for ____. a. | Extended | c. | Extra | b. | Expandable | d. | Expanding | | | | |
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46.
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It is
common practice today for a line to perform several functions, called ____. a. | multiplexing | c. | multiprocessing | b. | interrupting | d. | vectoring | | | | |
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47.
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The
CPU has a fixed number of memory addresses available to it, determined by ____. a. | the
CPU | c. | the number of
DMA channels | b. | the bus it is using | d. | Both A and B. | | | | |
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48.
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In
Windows 9x, hex numbers in ____ memory begin with A through F. a. | conventional | c. | upper | b. | extended | d. | base | | | | |
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49.
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All
programs written for today's PCs are compiled as ____ programs. a. | 8-bit | c. | 16-bit | b. | 32-bit | d. | Either B or C. | | | | |
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50.
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A
pure DOS-based system can use ____ programs. a. | 8-bit | c. | 16-bit | b. | 32-bit | d. | Either B or
C. | | | | |
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51.
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RAM
is not stored on ____. a. | DIMMs | c. | RIMMs | b. | TIMMs | d. | SIMMs | | | | |
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52.
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The
I/O address range for COM1 is ____. a. | 0060-006F | c. | 0040-005F | b. | 03F0-03F7 | d. | 03F8-03FF | | | | |
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53.
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Which
is not designed to use DMA channels? a. | mouse | c. | sound card | b. | floppy
drive | d. | tape
drive | | | | |
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54.
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When
you turn on the power to a PC, the CPU begins the process by initializing itself and then turning to
the ____ for instructions. a. | CMOS | c. | ROM BIOS | b. | CMOS
RAM | d. | system
BIOS | | | | |
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55.
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Which
is not true? a. | POST checks RAM
by writing and reading data. | b. | POST checks to see if a monitor is present and
working. | c. | POST checks and verifies the video controller
card. | d. | None of the above. | | |
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56.
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In
Windows NT/2000/XP, ____ begins the process of loading the OS into memory. a. | autoexec.bat | c. | io.sys | b. | config.exe | d. | ntldr | | | | |
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57.
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____
causes the system to reboot. a. | Restart.com | c. | Initialize.exe | b. | Reboot.exe | d. | Boot.com | | | | |
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58.
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Which
is not true? a. | The resistance
of a device is measured when the device is connected to an electrical
system. | b. | Watts are calculated by multiplying volts by
amps. | c. | Voltage is measured when the power is
on. | d. | None of the
above. | | |
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59.
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A
condition of low resistance that allows current to flow in a completed circuit is called
____. a. | clamping
voltage | c. | suspend
time | b. | continuity | d. | potential
difference | | | | |
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60.
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As
the electrical resistance increases, ____. a. | the flow of electrons decreases | c. | Either A or B. | b. | the flow of
electrons increases | d. | Neither A nor
B. | | | | |
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61.
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A
computer power supply functions as a ____. a. | transformer | c. | supplier | b. | rectifier | d. | Both A and
B. | | | | |
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62.
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When
AC completes the circuit from your house back to the power source, it travels on a(n) ____
line. a. | hot | c. | AC | b. | neutral | d. | ground | | | | |
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63.
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Silicon is an example of a(n) ____. a. | semiconductor | c. | transducer | b. | insulator | d. | conductor | | | | |
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64.
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If
you turn off the lights in a room, scuff your feet on the carpet and touch another person, and you
can hear the discharge of electricity, you have released at least ____ volts.
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65.
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Which
do not condition the power passing through them? a. | surge suppressors | c. | uninterruptible power supplies | b. | power
conditioners | d. | None of the
above. | | | | |
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66.
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Temporary reductions of voltage are called ____. a. | sinks | c. | brownouts | b. | depressions | d. | doze times | | | | |
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67.
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Spikes are temporary surges of ____. a. | resistance | c. | ohms | b. | amperes | d. | voltage | | | | |
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68.
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Which
provides backup power supply in the event that the AC fails completely? a. | surge
suppressors | c. | uninterruptible
power supplies | b. | power conditioners | d. | Both B and C. | | | | |
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69.
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____
offers support for intelligent UPSs. a. | Windows NT | c. | Windows 2000 | b. | Windows
XP | d. | All of the
above. | | | | |
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70.
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The
power cord to the ____ does not supply one +5-volt circuit and one +12-volt circuit. a. | floppy disk
drive | c. | CD-ROM
drive | b. | hard drive | d. | None of the above. | | | | |
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71.
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The
"S" in DPMS stands for ____. a. | Signaling | c. | System | b. | Source | d. | Setup | | | | |
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72.
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The
AT motherboard does not have ____-volt lines coming from the power supply. a. | 3.3 | c. | 5 | b. | 12 | d. | None of the above. | | | | |
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73.
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A(n)
____ motherboard uses a P1 connector. a. | Baby AT | c. | AT | b. | ATX | d. | Both A and B. | | | | |
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74.
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____
is not considered an FRU. a. | ROM BIOS | c. | CMOS battery | b. | RAM | d. | system
clock | | | | |
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75.
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The
largest number of bits the CPU can process in one operation is called ____. a. | word
size | c. | byte
size | b. | data
size | d. | bit
size | | | | |
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76.
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Pentium III L2 cache stored on a separate microchip within the CPU housing is called
____ L2 cache. a. | external | c. | hidden | b. | adjacent | d. | discrete | | | | |
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77.
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The
____ uses a flat cartridge called the pin array cartridge. a. | Pentium
Pro | c. | Pentium
4 | b. | Itanium | d. | Pentium
MMX | | | | |
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78.
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Which
is contained on the CPU microchip? a. | L1 cache | c. | L3 cache | b. | L2
cache | d. | Both A and
B. | | | | |
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79.
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Technically speaking, EEPROM is called ____ ROM. a. | system | c. | BIOS | b. | flash | d. | startup | | | | |
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80.
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____
ROM allows you to upgrade system BIOS without having to replace the ROM chip. a. | System | c. | BIOS | b. | Flash | d. | Startup | | | | |
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81.
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RAM
does not exist on the motherboard as a ___.
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82.
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Buses
that work asynchronously with the CPU at a much slower rate are called ____ buses. a. | internal | c. | local | b. | expansion | d. | external | | | | |
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83.
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Many
motherboards contain ____ ports such as a keyboard port and a mouse port. a. | pre-configured | c. | local | b. | on-board | d. | embedded | | | | |
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84.
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The
CMOS setup ____ menu allows you to change the system date and time. a. | Main | c. | System | b. | Advanced | d. | Boot | | | | |
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85.
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The
first step in preparing the motherboard to go in the case is to ____. a. | install the fan
on the processor | b. | install the processor on the
motherboard | c. | install RAM in the memory slots | d. | set the jumpers
or DIP switches | | |
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86.
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COM1
is typically IRQ ____.
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87.
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____
is bidirectional. a. | SSP | c. | ECP | b. | EHP | d. | Both B and C. | | | | |
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88.
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Which
is not true about USB? a. | It is designed to make the installation of slow peripheral
devices as effortless as possible. | b. | It is faster than regular serial
ports. | c. | It forces you to manually resolve resources
conflicts. | d. | None of the above. | | |
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89.
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As
many as ____ USB devices can be daisy chained together using USB cables. a. | 53 | c. | 127 | b. | 212 | d. | There is no limit. | | | | |
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90.
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Which
is not true about a USB cable? a. | The B-Male connector is flat and
wide. | b. | It has 4 wires. | c. | It can connect
devices or devices and a hub. | d. | The connector on the host computer is called the A-Male
connector. | | |
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91.
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Which
is not true about FireWire? a. | It uses serial transmission of data. | b. | It is faster
than USB. | c. | It is targeted to replace slow serial and parallel
ports. | d. | None of the above. | | |
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92.
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____
supports IRQ steering. a. | Windows 2000 | c. | Windows 9x | b. | Windows
XP | d. | All of the
above. | | | | |
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93.
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In
order for the system to use PCI bus IRQ steering, the ____ must support it. a. | motherboard | c. | Both A and
B. | b. | OS | d. | Neither A nor
B. | | | | |
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94.
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The
figure above indicates that PCI bus IRQ steering has placed a(n) ____ on IRQ 10, making it
unavailable to ISA devices. a. | null status | c. | spacer | b. | holder | d. | block | | | | |
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95.
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Generally, expansion cards do not use ____ slots. a. | PCI | c. | EISA | b. | ISA | d. | None of the above. | | | | |
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96.
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Which
is not a method that a keyboard connects to a PC? a. | PS/2 connector | c. | DIN connector | b. | DIP
switch | d. | USB
port | | | | |
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97.
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Regardless of the type of connection or construction of the keyboard, releasing a key
(after it has been pressed) produces a(n) ____ code a. | scan | c. | enter | b. | make | d. | break | | | | |
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98.
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Which
monitor feature most affects price? a. | resolution | c. | multiscan | b. | screen
size | d. | refresh
rate | | | | |
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99.
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The
____ is the number of times in one second an electronic beam can fill the screen with lines from top
to bottom. a. | refresh
rate | c. | frequency | b. | dot pitch | d. | resolution | | | | |
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100.
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The
____ is distance between the dots on the screen that the electronic beam hits. a. | refresh
rate | c. | frequency | b. | dot pitch | d. | resolution | | | | |
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101.
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With
____ display, a transistor that amplifies the signal is placed at every intersection in the grid,
which further enhances the pixel quality. a. | dual-scan passive matrix | c. | active-matrix | b. | dual-pixeling
matrix | d. | Both A and
B. | | | | |
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102.
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The
____ is presently the most popular local bus.
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103.
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The
"E" in EPROM stands for ____. a. | extra | c. | erasable | b. | electrically | d. | extended | | | | |
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104.
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Which
is not true about flash memory? a. | It makes it possible to replace the programming on a chip
rather than replace the chip itself. | b. | It holds its data as a magnetized area on a
platter. | c. | It does not lose its data when the power is turned
off. | d. | It is more
expensive than mechanical devices, such as hard drives. | | |
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105.
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With
____ SRAM, data is sent in a two-step process: first the data address, and then a series of data
transmissions. a. | burst | c. | asynchronous | b. | dual | d. | boosted | | | | |
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106.
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____
is used on motherboards rated 66 MHz and higher. a. | FPM | c. | BEDO | b. | EDO | d. | Direct Rambus | | | | |
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107.
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Within a ____, data travels on a narrow 16-bit data path.
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108.
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____
uses resistors to communicate the type of memory present.
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109.
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For
best performance, install ____ MB of memory into a Windows 2000/XP system.
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110.
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Most
DIMMs can be installed ____. a. | as a single module | c. | groups of 4 | b. | groups of
2 | d. | Either B or
C. | | | | |
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111.
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RIMMs
come as double-sided modules with ____ pins.
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112.
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The
figure above shows the installation of a ____ module.
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113.
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The
figure above shows the installation of a ____ module.
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114.
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Which
is not true? a. | Regardless of
disk size and density, the physical hardware used to access a disk looks and works much the same
way. | b. | A floppy drive
is connected to either the controller card or motherboard by a 16-pin data
cable. | c. | Today's computers have the floppy drive controller built into
the mother board. | d. | None of the above. | | |
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115.
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Data
is written to the disk as ____. a. | bytes | c. | blocks | b. | bits | d. | tracks | | | | |
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116.
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____
heads on either side of the read/write head ensure that the widths of the data tracks do not
vary. a. | Spacer | c. | Tunnel-erase | b. | Splitter | d. | Wide | | | | |
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117.
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The
first sector on a disk is not called the ____. a. | boot sector | c. | boot loader | b. | boot
record | d. | None of the
above. | | | | |
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118.
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The
____ option with the format command makes a drive bootable.
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119.
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Drive
standards today specify ____ more than any other single factor. a. | memory | c. | number of
devices supported | b. | data transfer speed | d. | signal integrity | | | | |
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120.
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Which
does not use a special 40-pin IDE cable? a. | ATA/133 | c. | ATA/66 | b. | ATA/100 | d. | None of the
above. | | | | |
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121.
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If a
hard drive has four platters, it has ____ heads. a. | two | c. | eight | b. | four | d. | sixteen | | | | |
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122.
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On an
older hard drive, every sector has ____ bytes. a. | 1024 | b. | 256 | c. | 512 | d. | It depends on the number of sectors per
track. | | |
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123.
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CHS
mode is the same as ____ mode. a. | large | c. | LBA | b. | normal | d. | default | | | | |
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124.
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Which
method is used by Windows NT, 2000, and XP? a. | large | c. | LBA | b. | normal | d. | None of the above. | | | | |
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125.
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System BIOS that supports translation methods is called ____ BIOS. a. | translatable | c. | high-capacity | b. | large | d. | enhanced | | | | |
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126.
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Drives larger than 8.4 GB use ____ mode, where the BIOS and OS view the drive as
addressable sectors. a. | large | c. | LBA | b. | normal | d. | default | | | | |
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127.
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For
drives ____ CMOS setup reports a drive capacity that does not reflect the true size of the
drive. a. | less than 504
MB | c. | between 504 and
528 MB | b. | between 504 MB and 8.4 GB | d. | greater than 8.4 GB | | | | |
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128.
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With
PIO mode, the ____ is in charge and manages data transfer. a. | DMA
controller | c. | CPU | b. | hard drive BIOS | d. | None of the above. | | | | |
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129.
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All
Windows operating systems support ____. a. | NTFS | c. | FAT32 | b. | FAT16 | d. | Both B and
C. | | | | |
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130.
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The
____ program is used to create logical drives within partitions. a. | Ldisk | c. | Chkdsk | b. | ScanDisk | d. | Fdisk | | | | |
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Matching
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Match each correct item with the statement below. a. | mouse | g. | port | b. | motherboard | h. | keyboard | c. | CPU | i. | parallel
port | d. | printer | j. | circuit
board | e. | monitor | k. | serial port | f. | CMOS
chip | | | | |
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131.
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Typically rated according to the size and resolution.
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Match each correct item with the statement below. a. | device
driver | g. | I/O
address | b. | BIOS | h. | IRQ | c. | system BIOS | i. | memory address | d. | startup
BIOS | j. | DMA
channel | e. | CMOS setup | k. | buffer | f. | system
resource | | | | |
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132.
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Contains programs to control the booting of a computer.
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133.
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A
tool used by either hardware or software to communicate with each other.
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134.
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Contains programs to control I/O devices.
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Match each correct item with the statement below. a. | volts | f. | transformer | b. | amps | g. | alternator | c. | ohms | h. | resistance | d. | watts | i. | rectifier | e. | potential
difference | j. | transistor | | | | |
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135.
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Used
to measure resistance.
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136.
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Creates an electrical force which drives the electrons through the system between two
points.
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137.
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Used
to measure potential difference.
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Match each correct item with the statement below. a. | memory
bus | f. | RISC | b. | back side bus | g. | Advanced Transfer cache | c. | AGP | h. | Level 2
cache | d. | CISC | i. | internal cache | e. | EPIC | j. | register | | | | |
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138.
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The
name given to traditional chip design.
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139.
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A
memory cache that is included on the CPU microchip itself.
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140.
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The
fastest bus.
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141.
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These
kinds of chips are ideal for video or telecommunications applications.
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Match each correct item with the statement below. a. | UART | f. | DCE | b. | I/O controller | g. | SPP | c. | DTE | h. | IRQ | d. | EPP | i. | ECP | e. | PCI | j. | IEEE 1394 | | | | |
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142.
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When
a system is using serial ports, the computer on which the modem is installed is called
this.
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143.
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This
bus provides either a 4-pin or 6-pin connector, uses only one set of system resources, and is
hot-pluggable.
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144.
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On
older motherboards, this card supplied the serial and parallel ports.
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145.
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The
slowest type of parallel port.
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Match each correct item with the statement below. a. | ROM | g. | RDRAM | b. | COAST | h. | SRAM | c. | DRAM | i. | EPROM | d. | EEPROM | j. | RAM | e. | FPM | k. | EDO | f. | C-RIMM | | | | |
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146.
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Computer memory that retains its data when the PC is turned off.
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147.
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Does
not contain any memory chips.
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148.
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Cache
memory can be physically housed on the motherboard on these modules.
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Match each correct item with the statement below. a. | IDE/ATA | f. | Ultra
ATA/66 | b. | SCSI | g. | EIDE | c. | ATA-2 | h. | Fibre Channel | d. | Ultra
ATA/100 | i. | ATAPI | e. | IEEE 1394 | j. | Ultra ATA/133 | | | | |
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149.
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The
second most popular interface for hard drives as well as other drives.
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150.
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The
most popular ANSI interface standard for IDE drives today.
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