Which of the following is a basic function a computer performs? (Choose all that - ANSWERSProcessing
Input Output
The executes instructions provided by computer programs. - ANSWERSCPU
When a CPU has two or more processors, each one is referred to as a(n) - ANSWERSb. Core
Which of the following is considered long-term storage? (Choose all that apply.) - ANSWERSUSB or flash
drive Hard drive
Which motherboard component controls data transfers between memory, expansion slots, I/O devices,
and the CPU? - ANSWERSChipset
You want to purchase a high-performance graphics card for your computer. Which type of connector
should it have? - ANSWERSd. PCI-Express
7. The time it takes for read/write heads to move to the correct spot on the platter is the -
ANSWERSSeek time
8 Which of the following is a task usually performed by the BIOS? (Choose all that apply.) -
ANSWERSPerform a POST. Begin the boot procedure.
9. Place the following steps of the boot procedure in order. - ANSWERS1. Power is applied. 2. CPU starts.
3. The Post is executed 4.Boot devices are searched. 5. The OS is loaded into RAM 6. OS services are
started.
, You have just installed a new NIC in your PC to replace the old one that had started malfunctioning.
What additional software must be installed to allow the OS to communicate with the new NIC? -
ANSWERSb. Device driver
Which of the following requests information stored on another computer? - ANSWERSb. Network client
Choose the correct order for the process of a user attempting to access network resources: - ANSWERS2,
3, 1, 4
TCP/IP is an example of which of the following? - ANSWERSNetwork protocol
In network communication, the______address is used to deliver a frame the correct computer on the
network. (Choose all that apply.) - ANSWERSMAC Physical
A(n) ___message is used to determine whether a computer is listening on the network. - ANSWERSPing
ТСР/IP uses _____to look up a computer's IP address, given its name. - ANSWERSDNS
The unit of information containing MAC addresses and an error-checking code that's processed by the
network interface layer is called a - ANSWERSFrame
Data is processed from the time an application creates it to the time it reaches the network medium.
This process includes adding information such as addresses and is called which of the following? -
ANSWERSEncapsulation
You're the network administrator for a company that has just expanded from one floor to two floors of a
large building, and the number of workstations you need has doubled from 50 to 100. You're concerned
that network performance will suffer if you add computers to the existing LAN. In addition, new users
will be working in a separate business unit, and there are reasons to logically separate the two groups of
computers. What type of network should you configure? - ANSWERSInternetwork
Which of the following best describes a client? - ANSWERSA computer's primary role in the network is to
run user applications and access network resources,
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