Chapter 12 Exam Flashcards

1
Q

Which of the following are valid CPU types for Intel-based platforms?
(choose two)

64-bit
32-bit
48-bit
24-bit

A

64-bit

32-bit

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2
Q

64 bit platforms can access more memory than 32 bit platforms.
True or False?
True
False

A

True

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3
Q

Choose all of the following statements that are true in regard to virtual RAM:
(choose three)

Virtual RAM is stored on a hard drive

Virtual RAM is stored in the CPU

Virtual RAM is used when available physical RAM is low.

Virtual RAM is also called swap space

A

Virtual RAM is stored on a hard drive

Virtual RAM is used when available physical RAM is low.

Virtual RAM is also called swap space

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4
Q

Which of the following are common busing systems?
(choose two)

CPU
BIOS
USB
RAM
PCI
A

USB

PCI

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5
Q

A division of a hard drive may be referred to as a _______ .

block
partition
portion
label

A

partition

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6
Q

Which of the following are valid partitioning types?
(choose two)

GPT
PC
MBR
BIOS

A

GPT

BIOS

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7
Q

The fdisk command is a tool used for working with the MBR partitioned disks.
True or False?

True
False

A

True

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8
Q

Which of the following is the valid device file name for the first IDE hard drive on the system?

/dev/ide
/dev/hda
/dev/sda
/dev/hd1

A

/dev/hda

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9
Q

Which of the following are valid video cable connector types?
(choose two)

HDA
VGA
AMD
DVI

A

VGA

DVI

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10
Q

Which of the following commands will display CPU information?
(choose two)

lscpu
cpuinfo
lspic
arch
showcpu
A

lscpu

arch

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11
Q

What are the advantages of solid state disks when compared to traditional spinning platter hard disks?
(choose two)

Less heat
Faster system boot times
Higher capacity
Low cost
Low power consumption
A

Faster system boot times

Low power consumption

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12
Q

Software that allows hardware devices to communicate with the installed operating system is called?

Instructions
Drivers
Packages
Programs

A

Drivers

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13
Q

Which of the following commands will check hard disk MBR partitions?
(choose three)

fdisk
gfdisk
gdisk
cfdisk
sfdisk
A

fdisk
cfdisk
sfdisk

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14
Q

Which of the following commands will check hard disk GPT partitions?
(choose three)

gdisk
sgdisk
sfdisk
gfdisk
cgdisk
A

gdisk
sgdisk
cgdisk

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