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Chapter 19 - Portable Computing
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1
How many pounds do ultralights weigh?
A)not more than 3
B)not more than 6
C)not more than 9
D)not more than 12
2
What type of screen does a portable device use?
A)CRT
B)LCD
C)LED
D)plasma
3
Which device invented at IBM has a pencil eraser–sized joystick at the center of the keyboard?
A)touchpad
B)TouchStick
C)trackball
D)TrackPoint
4
Which laptop pointing device is most commonly used today?
A)trackball
B)TouchStick
C)touchpad
D)TrackPoint
5
What main advantage does a desktop extender offer?
A)accessibility
B)ease of operation
C)mobility
D)reusability
6
Which feature is NOT offered by a typical desktop extender?
A)high-graphic games
B)Internet access
C)database management
D)word processing
7
What portable device is primarily used for scheduling, jotting down notes, and tracking expenses?
A)ultralight
B)desktop extender
C)personal digital assistant
D)tablet PC
8
Which operating system is NOT supported by PDAs?
A)Linux
B)PalmOS
C)Windows CE
D)Windows XP
9
What device is used for input on a PDA?
A)joystick
B)stylus
C)touch panel
D)trackball
10
You can synchronize most PDAs to a PC using which port?
A)FireWire
B)PS/2
C)IEEE 1284
D)USB
11
What is the minimum flash ROM memory offered by PDA manufacturers today?
A)1 MB
B)10 MB
C)512 MB
D)800 MB
12
Which manufacturer has captured the largest market share for PDA memory devices?
A)Compact Flash
B)Memory Stick
C)Secure Digital
D)StackPoint
13
Which portable computing device is best for writing notes using a pen-based interface?
A)desktop extender
B)keyboard
C)PDA
D)ultralight
14
How many different physical sizes do PC Cards come in?
A)one
B)two
C)three
D)four
15
Which type of PC Card is the thickest?
A)Type I
B)Type II
C)Type III
D)Type IV
16
Which type of PC Card is the thinnest?
A)Type I
B)Type II
C)Type IV
D)Type V
17
What pin interface is common to all PC Cards?
A)32-pin
B)68-pin
C)85-pin
D)108-pin
18
Which device drivers enable the system to detect when a PC Card has been inserted or removed?
A)card services
B)CardBus drivers
C)secure drivers
D)socket services
19
Which software drivers recognize the function of a PC Card and provide specialized drivers to make the card work?
A)card services
B)CardBus drivers
C)socket services
D)track services
20
What can be used to cycle through different monitor choices on a portable PC?
A)CTRL key combination
B)F1 key
C)Function key combination
D)CTRL ALT DEL key combination
21
Which port can support the keyboard and mouse in portable devices?
A)PS/2
B)RS-232
C)IEEE 1284
D)FireWire
22
USB connections let you insert a device into a system while the PC is running. What other connection allows this?
A)IEEE 1284
B)FireWire
C)RS-232
D)USB 2.0
23
What technology is used in laptop video cards to reduce cost?
A)USB memory
B)dual video cards
C)shared memory
D)dual processors
24
APM can be configured in Windows settings. Where else can it be configured?
A)BIOS
B)CMOS
C)PCI
D)LAN/Ring
25
A laptop has a video card using shared memory. It needs to work as a 256-MB video card but only has 64 MB on board. How much memory must it borrow?
A)128 MB
B)192 MB
C)256 MB
D)320 MB
26
What can be used to connect a notebook computer to nonportable components such as a printer, scanner, monitor, or a full-sized keyboard?
A)legacy device
B)port extender
C)port replacer
D)port replicator
27
Port replicators can be used to connect parallel printers. In this scenario, what is the parallel printer?
A)docking station
B)legacy device
C)port extender
D)port repeater
28
Which devices provide common PC ports along with extra features for DVD and CD-ROM drives?
A)docking stations
B)legacy devices
C)port extenders
D)port replicators
29
A laptop has 1 GB of RAM installed, but only 924 MB is being reported by Windows. Why?
A)Some memory is being used for cache
B)Shared memory is being used by video
C)Windows counts bytes differently
D)Windows is always off by about 10%
30
One of the new features of power management enables the CPU to slow down or stop its clock without erasing register information. What is this called?
A)Energy Management Mode
B)Power Management Mode
C)Resource Management Mode
D)System Management Mode
31
What kind of cells produce electrical power as a by-product of a chemical reaction?
A)fuel cells
B)hydro cells
C)solar cells
D)thermal cells
32
What’s a problem with Nickel-Cadmium batteries?
A)battery memory
B)low capacity
C)explode if overcharged
D)can’t be carried easily
33
Which of the following types of battery is the most toxic and should be disposed of carefully?
A)Li-Ion
B)Ni-Cd
C)Ni-Li
D)Ni-MH
34
What batteries are a popular replacement for Ni-Cd batteries?
A)Li-Ion
B)Ni-Ion
C)Ni-Li
D)Ni-MH
35
Which batteries CANNOT be used as replacement batteries in other systems?
A)Li-Ion
B)Ni-Cd
C)Ni-MH
D)Ni-Ion





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