TIA COMP FINAL EXAM NEWEST ACCURATE JUNE-
SEPTEMBER EXAM GRADED A+ (CITED AMD
REFERENCED)
You have a motherboard that is designed for Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) memory
that works at a bus speed of 533 MHz. You have some DDR3 memory modules that
also work at a bus speed of 533 MHz. Are the modules compatible with the
motherboard? - ANSWER: DDR3 modules cannot be used in DDR2 slots.
Why can't you use memory modules designed for a desktop computer in a laptop? -
ANSWER: Laptops use a smaller form factor called SO-DIMM while desktops use
DIMMs.
A hard drive is rated at 10,000 rpm. What is the significance of this statistic? -
ANSWER: A measurement of the speed of the drive
What type of connector would you NOT use for an external hard drive to connect to
a Windows PC? - ANSWER: RGB
Your computer has 4 SATA ports. How many hard drives can be installed? - ANSWER:
Four drives
What type of disk has the greatest capacity? - ANSWER: Blu-ray that is a single layer
What sort of device would you need to transfer data from a "Memory Stick"? -
ANSWER: Memory card reader / multi-card reader.
What sort of device could you use to expand the storage capacity of a smartphone? -
ANSWER: A flash memory card
In Windows, do letter-labeled "drives" correspond exactly to physical disks? -
ANSWER: Not in the case of hard disks, which can be configured with multiple
partitions, each of which can be assigned a drive letter.
What type of file system must be used for the partition where Windows 10 is
installed? - ANSWER: The NTFS file system
What default installation folders contain system and application files that should not
normally be deleted or modified manually? - ANSWER: The Windows and Program
Files folders.
What is the file path to the Documents folder for a user named "David", assuming
Windows is installed to a hard disk with a single partition using the default settings? -
ANSWER: c:\Users\David\Documents
, How is a Windows library different from a folder? - ANSWER: A library acts as a
virtual folder by displaying the contents of multiple folders, which could be located
on different drives.
If you have made changes to a file and want to keep both the original file and the
modified version, what command should you use? - ANSWER: Save As.
Why should you be more careful about deleting files from a USB flash drive than
from the main hard drive? - ANSWER: The files from a flash drive will not be
recycled, so retrieving them if you change your mind will be very difficult.
What view options could you use to show files of a particular type sorted by date? -
ANSWER: Group the files by file type, then sort by date.
What kind of data would you expect to find in a file with a TIFF extension? -
ANSWER: This is an image file format.
What is a zip file? - ANSWER: A file archive containing other files in a compressed
format.
What type of software is an ODF file associated with? - ANSWER: Word processing
software
What is a Wide Area Network (WAN)? - ANSWER: A network that connects sites in
different geographic locations
What is a packet made up of? - ANSWER: A packet consists of a number of fields
contained within a header section plus a payload.
What are the key features of a packet switching network? - ANSWER: Nodes within
the network can perform a forwarding function, allowing a packet to utilize any
available path through the network.
What protocol is usually used to provide logical addressing on networks? - ANSWER:
Internet Protocol (IP)
What type of address identifies a network interface in the context of the local
network segment only? - ANSWER: A Media Access Control (MAC) address
What type of device is used to transfer packets between different networks? -
ANSWER: A router
Which protocol allows people to use names/labels, rather than numeric addresses,
to address network resources? - ANSWER: Domain Name System (DNS)
Which of the following parts of a friendly URL is dependent on a name resolution
service? - ANSWER: Top level domain
SEPTEMBER EXAM GRADED A+ (CITED AMD
REFERENCED)
You have a motherboard that is designed for Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) memory
that works at a bus speed of 533 MHz. You have some DDR3 memory modules that
also work at a bus speed of 533 MHz. Are the modules compatible with the
motherboard? - ANSWER: DDR3 modules cannot be used in DDR2 slots.
Why can't you use memory modules designed for a desktop computer in a laptop? -
ANSWER: Laptops use a smaller form factor called SO-DIMM while desktops use
DIMMs.
A hard drive is rated at 10,000 rpm. What is the significance of this statistic? -
ANSWER: A measurement of the speed of the drive
What type of connector would you NOT use for an external hard drive to connect to
a Windows PC? - ANSWER: RGB
Your computer has 4 SATA ports. How many hard drives can be installed? - ANSWER:
Four drives
What type of disk has the greatest capacity? - ANSWER: Blu-ray that is a single layer
What sort of device would you need to transfer data from a "Memory Stick"? -
ANSWER: Memory card reader / multi-card reader.
What sort of device could you use to expand the storage capacity of a smartphone? -
ANSWER: A flash memory card
In Windows, do letter-labeled "drives" correspond exactly to physical disks? -
ANSWER: Not in the case of hard disks, which can be configured with multiple
partitions, each of which can be assigned a drive letter.
What type of file system must be used for the partition where Windows 10 is
installed? - ANSWER: The NTFS file system
What default installation folders contain system and application files that should not
normally be deleted or modified manually? - ANSWER: The Windows and Program
Files folders.
What is the file path to the Documents folder for a user named "David", assuming
Windows is installed to a hard disk with a single partition using the default settings? -
ANSWER: c:\Users\David\Documents
, How is a Windows library different from a folder? - ANSWER: A library acts as a
virtual folder by displaying the contents of multiple folders, which could be located
on different drives.
If you have made changes to a file and want to keep both the original file and the
modified version, what command should you use? - ANSWER: Save As.
Why should you be more careful about deleting files from a USB flash drive than
from the main hard drive? - ANSWER: The files from a flash drive will not be
recycled, so retrieving them if you change your mind will be very difficult.
What view options could you use to show files of a particular type sorted by date? -
ANSWER: Group the files by file type, then sort by date.
What kind of data would you expect to find in a file with a TIFF extension? -
ANSWER: This is an image file format.
What is a zip file? - ANSWER: A file archive containing other files in a compressed
format.
What type of software is an ODF file associated with? - ANSWER: Word processing
software
What is a Wide Area Network (WAN)? - ANSWER: A network that connects sites in
different geographic locations
What is a packet made up of? - ANSWER: A packet consists of a number of fields
contained within a header section plus a payload.
What are the key features of a packet switching network? - ANSWER: Nodes within
the network can perform a forwarding function, allowing a packet to utilize any
available path through the network.
What protocol is usually used to provide logical addressing on networks? - ANSWER:
Internet Protocol (IP)
What type of address identifies a network interface in the context of the local
network segment only? - ANSWER: A Media Access Control (MAC) address
What type of device is used to transfer packets between different networks? -
ANSWER: A router
Which protocol allows people to use names/labels, rather than numeric addresses,
to address network resources? - ANSWER: Domain Name System (DNS)
Which of the following parts of a friendly URL is dependent on a name resolution
service? - ANSWER: Top level domain
