Groth – PC Hardware Essentials
QUIZ
Chapter 06
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Multiple-Choice & True/False
15 Multiple-Choice and True/False questions. Each question is worth 4 points for a total of 60 points:
1. Buses are typically designed to be shared by two or more devices. True or false?
2. AGP’s direct channel to the Northbridge meant the bus receives higher priority than the PCI bus. True or false?
3. DMA channels are used by newer buses such as PCI, AGP, and PCIe. True or false?
4. Not all devices are assigned a memory address. True or false?
5. To remove an expansion card from its slot, you grasp it by the top edge with both hands and gently rock it front to back. True or false?
6. Which bus determines the overall speed or performance of the PC?
a. System bus
b. Backside bus
c. Address bus
d. Expansion bus
7. Which of the following distributes power from the power supply to devices on the motherboard?
a. Power bus
b. System bus
c. Expansion buses
d. Control signal lines
8. Bus mastering:
a. Enables buses to be double- or quad-pumped.
b. Enables two devices to use the same bus.
c. Has been superseded by DMA channels.
d. Allows one device to interact directly with another
9. Which of the following expansion buses were designed for increased video capabilities?
a. MCA and VESA Local Bus
b. VESA Local Bus and AGP
c. AGP and PCI-e
d. PCI-e and Extended ISA
10. Which of the following statements about PCI-Express is NOT true?
a. It is a serial bus
b. It uses multiple lanes to separate data and addresses
c. Each lane transfers one byte at a time.
d. PCI cards cannot be used in PCIe slots.
11. What was the primary reason that the PCI bus was developed?
a. To support 64-bit processing
b. To work directly with the CPU, bypassing the chipset
c. To take advantage of high-speed serial bus technologies
d. To support new point-to-point architectures
12. What configuration standard allows for automatic configuration of expansion boards and device adapters?
a. Bus mastering
b. I/O addressing
c. Point-to-point architecture
d. Plug and Play
13. In addition to IRQ conflicts, what other types of assigned system resources may conflict between devices?
a. DMA channels
b. DMA channels and I/O addresses
c. DMA channels, I/O addresses, and memory addresses
d. I/O addresses and memory addresses
14. Which Windows utility do you use to review system resources?
a. System Tools
b. Device Manager
c. System Resources
d. Performance Options
15. Mounting screws:
a. Hold the metal tab on the expansion card to the motherboard
b. Hold the metal tab on the expansion card to the PC’s case
c. Hold the metal tab on the expansion card to the expansion slot
d. Are not used to secure expansion cards
Fill-in
5 Fill-in questions. Each question is worth 4 points for a total of 20 points:
1. A system bus that is designed to transfer data twice during the clock cycle is described as ______
2. The system bus is often discussed as two distinct buses: The address bus and the ______.
3. The ______bus uses packet-based data transfer along bidirectional lanes with speeds up to 250 MBps in one direction.
4. ______expansion cards typically include 1/8” jacks, DB-15 game ports, and MIDI ports.
5. A piece of plastic or metal that covers the hole in the PC’s case where the card’s ports extend through is called a(n) ______.
Essays/Problems
2 Essays/Problems. Students answer both questions using complete sentences. Each essay is worth 10 points for a total of 20 points:
1. What are system resources used for? Describe the four main types of system resource.
2. What are the symptoms of an expansion card that is not working? What troubleshooting steps would you take if your PC exhibited these symptoms?
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