I-Series Computing Concepts

Stephen Haag, University of Denver
Maeve Cummings, Pittsburg State University
Alan I Rea, Jr., Western Michigan University

Nuts And Bolts Of Networks And Computers

Mixed Quiz

Click on the correct response for each question below.


1	An expansion slot is

		A)	a place to plug in a printer or scanner
		B)	a long skinny socket on the motherboard into which you insert an expansion board
		C)	where the CPU clock resides
		D)	none of the above

2	A peer-to-peer network

		A)	has a server and clients
		B)	does not require network cards in its computers
		C)	is only appropriate for a wireless network
		D)	is none of the above

3	Bluetooth

		A)	is a type of wireless technology
		B)	was named for a Viking king
		C)	could be used to connect kitchen appliances to the Web
		D)	is all of the above

4	A cable modem

		A)	allows you to get Internet access from your phone cable, but does not tie up the phone line
		B)	is slower than a telephone modem
		C)	brings you the Internet on the same cable that brings cable TV
		D)	is available from the phone company

5	A Palm personal digital assistant (PDA) uses _____as its operating system

		A)	Palm OS
		B)	Pocket PC OS
		C)	Windows CE
		D)	Windows XP

6	ASCII is the coding system that provides

		A)	65,000 different patterns for characters
		B)	256 different patterns for characters
		C)	1,000,000 different patterns for characters
		D)	none of the above

7	___ The arithmetic logic unit is a component of the CPU that performs arithmetic operations

		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE

8	___ An AGP slot is where you would put an AGP video card

		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE

9	___ The system bus moves information around inside the CPU

		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE

10	___ An Ethernet card is the most popular type of network interface card.

		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE

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