Computer Hardware and Architecture Practice Questions

Question 1

Which type of memory is primarily used as cache memory?

Answer: SRAM

Question 2

Which two considerations would be of the greatest importance when building a workstation that will run multiple virtual machines? (Choose two.)

• Number of CPU cores
• Amount of RAM

Question 3

A user playing a game on a gaming PC with a standard EIDE 5400 RPM hard drive finds the performance unsatisfactory. Which hard drive upgrade would improve performance while providing more reliability and using less power?

Answer: An SSD

Question 4

Which hardware upgrade would allow the processor in a gaming PC to provide the optimal gaming performance?

Answer: Large amounts of fast RAM

Question 5

Which two storage devices use a magnetic medium for storing data? (Choose two.)

• Tape drive
• Hard disk drive

Question 6

Refer to the exhibit. Which type of adapter is shown?

Answer: Network interface

Question 7

Which component controls the communications and interactions between the CPU and other components on the motherboard?

Answer: Chipset

Question 8

Which two pieces of information are needed before selecting a power supply?

• The total wattage of all components
• The form factor of the case

Question 9

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RAID 0

• 1. Data striping without redundancy
• 2. Highest performance

RAID 1

• 3. Disk mirroring
• 4. High performance and high protection because all data is duplicated

RAID 5

• 5. Combination of data striping and parity
• 6. Ability of data to be rebuilt with information from the other drives

Question 10

Which unit of measurement is used to indicate the hard drive speed?

Answer: Revolutions per minute

Question 11

Refer to the exhibit. Which type of video card expansion slot is depicted?

Answer: AGP

Question 12

What type of connector can be used to connect an eSATA interface to an external SATA drive?

Answer: 7-pin connector

Question 13

Where can the input voltage selection be changed from 110 volts to 220 volts on a computer system?

Answer: On the back of the power supply

Question 14

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• 1-5
• 2-1
• 3-2
• 4-4
• 5-3

Question 15

Refer to the exhibit. Which type of cable is shown in the graphic?

Answer: Serial

Question 16

Which two activities are normally controlled by the Northbridge part of the chipset? (Choose two.)

Answer: Access to the RAM

Question 17

A technician looks at a motherboard and sees a 24-pin connector. What component would connect to the motherboard through the use of this 24-pin connector?

Answer: Power supply