FBLA Computer Problem Solving
How many bits make up a byte? - answer8
A megabyte is how many bytes? - answer1000
A gigabyte is how many bytes? - answer1000000
A terabyte is how many bytes? - answer1000000000
A petabyte is how many bytes? - answer1000000000000
What is the smallest "full feature" PC today? - answer Smartphone/ PDA
How should you configure a removable storage device so that it can be safely removed
at a moment's notice? - answer Optimize for quick removal
What is write caching? - answer The act of the computer writing data to a small memory
bank so that it can be written to the hard drive in a short amount of time without
hindering performance
What does the primary corona/ discharge lamp do? - answerUniformly charges the
drum to reset it between printouts.
What is the drum of a laser printer? - answerA photosensitive component that holds an
electrostatic charge that can be erased by a laser. It attracts the toner.
What is toner? - answerFine plastic-like particles that are form the image on a laser
printer. It comes in cartridges.
What does the transfer corona/roller do? - answerAttract the toner from the drum to the
paper.
What do the fusing rollers do? - answerHeats up and melts the toner unto the surface of
the paper.
What is one thing that software companies use to prevent unlicensed use? -
answerProduct Activation
What does FDDI stand for? - answerFiber Distributed Data Interface
What is WEP? - answerWired Equivalent Privacy, the original security algorithm for Wi-
Fi.
, What is WPA? - answerWi-Fi Protected Access, a newer security algorithm for Wi-Fi.
What is WPS? - answerWi-Fi Protected Setup, a one-touch Wi-Fi security protocol
What is an SSID? - answerService Set Identifier, the name of a Wi-Fi network
What is the most common form of identification and authentication? - answerUser ID
with a reusable password
What is WSUS? - answerWindows Server Update Services, enables sysadmins to
deploy software updates
What was SUS? - answerSoftware Update Services, enabled XP users to update
security patches
Why should you never attempt to repair a monitor yourself? - answerThere is an
electrical source inside which can hold a lethal charge.
What is L1 memory? - answerThe first cache the CPU uses, usually part of the
microprocessor
What is L2 memory? - answerThe second cache the CPU uses, sometimes as an
expansion
What do CPU caches do? - answerStore small amounts of information for the CPU to
digest faster than RAM
How many devices can be daisy-chained to a single USB port? - answer127
What is the "brain" of a computer? - answerMicroprocessor
What is firmware? - answerRead-only software that provides basic instructions for the
computer
What is one example of firmware on a common PC? - answerBIOS
What is SRAM? - answerStatic RAM, a lower-power and faster but more expensive type
of memory, used for CPU caches
What is DRAM? - answerDynamic RAM, the most common form of memory that must
be refreshed with capacitors occationally
What is SDRAM? - answerSynchronous Dynamic RAM, uses clock to coordinate
storage
How many bits make up a byte? - answer8
A megabyte is how many bytes? - answer1000
A gigabyte is how many bytes? - answer1000000
A terabyte is how many bytes? - answer1000000000
A petabyte is how many bytes? - answer1000000000000
What is the smallest "full feature" PC today? - answer Smartphone/ PDA
How should you configure a removable storage device so that it can be safely removed
at a moment's notice? - answer Optimize for quick removal
What is write caching? - answer The act of the computer writing data to a small memory
bank so that it can be written to the hard drive in a short amount of time without
hindering performance
What does the primary corona/ discharge lamp do? - answerUniformly charges the
drum to reset it between printouts.
What is the drum of a laser printer? - answerA photosensitive component that holds an
electrostatic charge that can be erased by a laser. It attracts the toner.
What is toner? - answerFine plastic-like particles that are form the image on a laser
printer. It comes in cartridges.
What does the transfer corona/roller do? - answerAttract the toner from the drum to the
paper.
What do the fusing rollers do? - answerHeats up and melts the toner unto the surface of
the paper.
What is one thing that software companies use to prevent unlicensed use? -
answerProduct Activation
What does FDDI stand for? - answerFiber Distributed Data Interface
What is WEP? - answerWired Equivalent Privacy, the original security algorithm for Wi-
Fi.
, What is WPA? - answerWi-Fi Protected Access, a newer security algorithm for Wi-Fi.
What is WPS? - answerWi-Fi Protected Setup, a one-touch Wi-Fi security protocol
What is an SSID? - answerService Set Identifier, the name of a Wi-Fi network
What is the most common form of identification and authentication? - answerUser ID
with a reusable password
What is WSUS? - answerWindows Server Update Services, enables sysadmins to
deploy software updates
What was SUS? - answerSoftware Update Services, enabled XP users to update
security patches
Why should you never attempt to repair a monitor yourself? - answerThere is an
electrical source inside which can hold a lethal charge.
What is L1 memory? - answerThe first cache the CPU uses, usually part of the
microprocessor
What is L2 memory? - answerThe second cache the CPU uses, sometimes as an
expansion
What do CPU caches do? - answerStore small amounts of information for the CPU to
digest faster than RAM
How many devices can be daisy-chained to a single USB port? - answer127
What is the "brain" of a computer? - answerMicroprocessor
What is firmware? - answerRead-only software that provides basic instructions for the
computer
What is one example of firmware on a common PC? - answerBIOS
What is SRAM? - answerStatic RAM, a lower-power and faster but more expensive type
of memory, used for CPU caches
What is DRAM? - answerDynamic RAM, the most common form of memory that must
be refreshed with capacitors occationally
What is SDRAM? - answerSynchronous Dynamic RAM, uses clock to coordinate
storage
