True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true
or false.
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1.
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The purpose of
the motherboard is to provide a circuit board for other components to plug into to make a working
computer.
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2.
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The only purpose
of a powersupply is to provide power to the hard drive.
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3.
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Intel is a brand
name of cpu.
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4.
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The hard drive in
a computer system acts as secondary storage because it is the second place chosen to store
files.
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5.
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RAM (Random
Access Memory) is permanent memory storage for data on your computer system.
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6.
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A cpu will work
if two of the 562 wires is missing. It isn’t necessary to have all 562 for the cpu to
work.
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7.
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A
motherboard’s front panel connectors are also known as front case connectors.
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8.
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You only need one
stick of RAM for any computer to work.
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9.
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The floppy drive
and the hard drive do not have the same kind of molex connector.
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10.
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The hard drive is
the computer’s secondary storage.
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11.
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A wire with no
voltage is represented by a 0.
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12.
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The headphone
port is green on the back of a computer case.
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13.
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You can connect a
printer to a parrallel port.
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14.
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A mechanical
pencil is a very valuable tool to use when fixing a bent pin on a cpu.
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15.
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You must always
wear a static guard wrist band when working around high voltage.
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16.
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Opening a monitor
system touching the capacitors can and will most likely result in death.
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17.
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The cpu talks to
the northbridge and requests amounts of memory needed to process.
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18.
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A serial port is
a new type of port.. It was just been approved for mouse and keyboard use this
year.
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19.
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Firewire allows
for faster data transfer than USB.
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20.
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The following is
a picture of a power supply.
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21.
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The following is
a picture of a heat sink
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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____ ports are
9-pin connectors.  a. | Serial | c. | Audio | b. | Parallel
| d. | USB
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23.
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A ____ is used to
connect a computer to a monitor. a. | serial
port | c. | vga
port | b. | printer
port
| d. | PS/2
port
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24.
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A __________ is
used to connect a printer to a computer. a. | unpopulated
port
| c. | parallel
port | b. | populated
port
| d. | PS/2
port | | | | |
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25.
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A microphone port
on the computer is  a. | Pink
? | c. | Blue
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| b. | Green
? | d. | None of the
above
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26.
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A line in port on
the computer is  a. | Blue
? | c. | Green? | b. | Pink ?
| d. | none of the above
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27.
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A
headphone/speaker port on the computer is  a. | Blue? | c. | Green? | b. | Pink?
| d. | none of the above
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28.
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Another name for
PCI Express or PCI slots on the motherboard is a. | Expansion Slots | b. | VGA Slots | | | | |
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29.
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Special ____
screws are designed to be attached to the inside walls of the case and fit through the holes in the
motherboard. a. | mounting
| c. | coarse-threaded | b. | fine-threaded
| d. | spacer | | | | |
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A ___________
allows heat to dissipate away from the computer’s components. a. | heatsink | c. | cooling
system
| b. | fan
| d. | processor | | | | |
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31.
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The floppy’s
data cable stands out from the hard drive and cd rom’s by a. | the color of the
data cable
| c. | the slit in the data
cable | b. | the length of the data cable | d. | the texture of the data
cable.
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32.
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For game
controllers, the serial port is always colored ____. a. | yellow | c. | black | b. | blue
| d. | purple
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33.
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When working on a
power supply you need the following tools a. | Phillips head
screwdriver
| c. | Anti-static wrist
bracelet
| b. | You don’t ever work on a power
supply | d. | Anti-static
mat | | | | |
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