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Multiple Choice [QUESTION] 1. The minimum recommended CPU requirements for a Windows 64-bit thick client are _______________. A. 1 gigahertz (GHz) processor B. 2 GHz processor C. 4 cores D. an Intel or AMD processor Ans: A Page: 396 Difficulty: Easy [QUESTION] 2. Which type of system is designed to handle only very basic applications that require a minimum amount of hardware? A. Video workstation B. Virtualization workstation C. Thick client D. Thin client Ans: D Page: 396 Difficulty: Medium [QUESTION] 3. A single-purpose system, such a point-of-sale machine (cash register), is an example of what type of computer? A. Thick client B. Thin client C. Workstation D. Server Ans: B Page: 396 Difficulty: Easy [QUESTION] 4. What technology enables you to run more than one operating system at the same time on a single computer? A. Boot integration B. Simulation C. Emulation D. Virtualization Ans: D Page: 397 Difficulty: Easy [QUESTION] 5. What is the most important hardware component in virtualization? A. RAM B. Disk storage C. Video D. Sound
Ans: A Page: 397 Difficulty: Medium
6. Which group would make the most use of the features in graphics workstations? A. Gamers B. Professional photographers C. Video editors D. Sound technicians Ans: B Page: 397 Difficulty: Medium [QUESTION] 7. In addition to a fast CPU and a lot of RAM and storage, a graphics workstation requires a _______________. A. large, high-quality monitor B. sound card C. fast network D. video editing software Ans: A Page: 397-398 Difficulty: Easy [QUESTION] 8. Which type of PC is more likely to require a very high-end sound interface? A. Graphics workstation B. Virtualization workstation C. Audio editing workstation D. Thin client Ans: C
Page: 398 Difficulty: Easy [QUESTION] 9. Which type of PC utilizes specialized input devices, referred to as control surfaces, that mimic the look and feel of older, analog mixing consoles? A. Virtualization workstation B. Audio editing workstation C. Graphics workstation D. Home-theater PC Ans: B Page: 398 Difficulty: Medium [QUESTION] 10. Which type of PC combines the requirements of a graphics workstation and an audio workstation? A. Home-theater PC B. Virtualization workstation C. Video editing workstation D. Gaming PC Ans: C Page: 398 Difficulty: Easy [QUESTION] 11. Which component of a video workstation is important due to the large size of video files? A. Storage B. GPU
C. Power supply fan D. Video card Ans: A Page: 398-399 Difficulty: Medium [QUESTION] 12. In addition to file sharing and print sharing, a home server PC’s basic roles include _______________. A. media streaming B. virtualization C. video editing D. audio editing Ans: A Page: 399 Difficulty: Easy [QUESTION] 13. What is the primary performance consideration for a home server PC that streams media? A. High-end graphics B. Theater-quality sound C. Security settings D. Fast network connection Ans: D Page: 400 Difficulty: Medium [QUESTION] 14. Which type of system enables you to play music and watch movies and television? A. Home-theater PC B. Video workstation C. Graphics workstation D. Digital audio workstation Ans: A Page: 402 Difficulty: Easy [QUESTION] 15. What connection type provides support for large monitors at high resolution for a home-theater PC? A. VGA B. HDMI
C. RCA D. USB 3.0 Ans: B Page: 402 Difficulty: Medium [QUESTION] 16. As a minimum, what technology can be an inexpensive redundant storage option for thick clients? A. RAID 6 B. RAID 5 C. RAID 1 D. RAID 0 Ans: C Page: 402 Difficulty: Medium [QUESTION] 17. What type of connection carries both the video signal and the surround-sound audio signal and can be plugged into the television directly from the PC? A. RCA B. VGA
C. DVI D. HDMI
Ans: D Page: 402 Difficulty: Medium
18. For playback of streaming media, some editions of Windows include tools in _______________. A. Windows Media Center B. Kodi (XMBC) C. Plex D. Software that loads tools according to the media Ans: A Page: 405 Difficulty: Easy
19. The essential CPU requirement for a gaming PC is a(n) _______________. A. fast, multicore processor B. 1 GHz processor C. 2GHz processor D. Intel or AMD processor Ans: A Page: 406 Difficulty: Easy [QUESTION] 20. What compatibility tool in Windows ensures that existing hardware can handle an upgrade? A. Winnt /checkupgradeonly B. Upgrade Advisor C. HCL /checkupgradeonly D. HCL32 /checkupgradeonly Ans: B Page: 408 Difficulty: Hard [QUESTION] 21. Installing an operating system onto a hard drive with no previous OS installed is known as a(n) _______________. A. clean install B. upgrade Install C. multiboot install D. new install Ans: A Page: 408 Difficulty: Easy [QUESTION] 22. Refresh/Restore is a Windows installation method that _______________. A. reinstalls an OS B. attempts to fix errors in an OS C. refreshes the screen during installation D. restores an OS to original factory status Ans: B Page: 408 Difficulty: Hard [QUESTION] 23. What is the Windows installation option that inherits all previous settings, hardware, and applications? A. automated B. clean
C. multiboot D. upgrade Ans: D Page: 408 Difficulty: Hard [QUESTION] 24. Boot Camp is an installation tool that permits a choice between _______________.
Ans: A Page: 409 Difficulty: Medium
25. During a(n) _______________ installation, the new operating system can be installed into a different subdirectory on a different drive, leaving the old operating system intact and usable. A. automated B. clean
C. multiboot D. upgrade Ans: C Page: 409 Difficulty: Hard [QUESTION] 26. Which configuration is possible in an upgrade of Windows? A. 32-bit to 64-bit with partitions B. 64-bit to 32-bit C. 32-bit to 64-bit with dual booting D. 32-bit to 32-bit Ans: D Page: 410 Difficulty: Medium [QUESTION] 27. What must you normally accept when installing a Windows operating system? A. Default settings B. Slow response time C. A plethora of GUIs D. An End User License Agreement (EULA) Ans: D Page: 410 Difficulty: Easy [QUESTION] 28. To boot from a network installation, if there is no Preboot Execution Environment (PXE), _______________. A. create boot media that forces booting from network location B. use a different installation disk C. enter BIOS System SetUp and enable PXE D. find a server with a PXE Ans: A Page: 420 Difficulty: Medium [QUESTION] 29. NetBoot is a tool that allows one to _______________. A. boot any computer over a network B. boot a Mac OS X machine remotely. C. dual-boot Windows and Mac OS X D. disable network access during booting Ans: B Page: 421 Difficulty: Medium [QUESTION] 30. The installation error message “RAID Array Not Detected” could indicate _______________. A. that the RAID array needs configuring B. that the drives are not properly formatted C. the lack of the proper driver for the hard drive D. the lack of support for RAID by the operating system Ans: C Page: 421 Difficulty: Hard [QUESTION] 31. During installation, one may decide to go with the default drivers because they _______________. A. will always work B. can be upgraded later C. must be used initially Ans: B Page: 423 Difficulty: Medium [QUESTION] 32. A(n) _______________ is a fix for a single problem within an operating system. A. driver B. patch
C. service pack D. update Ans: B Page: 423 Difficulty: Medium [QUESTION] 33. When combined together, accumulated patches are called _______________. A. a Windows update B. hotfixes C. a service packs D. updates Ans: C Page: 423 Difficulty: Hard Fill in the Blank [QUESTION] 1. A 1 GHz _______________-bit or _______________-bit CPU is the minimum requirement for a Windows computer. Ans: 32, 64 Page: 396 Difficulty: Easy
2. The minimum recommended RAM for a Windows 64-bit thick client is _______________ GB. Ans: 2 two
Page: 396 Difficulty: Easy [QUESTION] 3. A(n) _______________ is a system designed to handle only very basic applications with an absolute minimum amount of hardware required by the operating system. Ans: thin client Page: 396 Difficulty: Easy
4. _______________ servers can help consolidate multiple machines into one box, saving floor space and electricity. Ans: Virtualized Page: 397 Difficulty: Medium
5. _______________ allows the running of more than one OS at the same time on a single machine. Ans: Virtualization Page: 397 Difficulty: Easy
6. _______________ is the most important hardware component in virtualization. Ans: RAM Random access memory Memory Page: 397 Difficulty: Medium [QUESTION] 7. A powerful 64-bit CPU that has many _______________ will also help your virtual machines run smoothly. Ans: cores Page: 397 Difficulty: Hard
8. The primary need for a(n) _______________ workstation is a large, high-quality monitor. Ans: graphics Page: 398 Difficulty: Easy
9. A(n) _______________ workstation needs a high-quality audio interface with inputs that enable you to connect professional microphones and instruments. Ans: audio editing Page: 398 Difficulty: Medium
10. Audio editing workstations frequently make use of specialized input devices, referred to as_______________, that mimic the look and feel of older, analog mixing consoles. Ans: control surfaces Page: 398 Difficulty: Hard
11. _______________ workstations combine the requirements of a graphics workstation and an audio workstation. Ans: Video editing Page: 398 Difficulty: Medium
12. A(n) home server PC may stream media and be a(n) _______________ or _______________ server. Ans: file, print print, file Page: 399 Difficulty: Easy [QUESTION] 13. Both Windows _______________ and iTunes have a feature to share media files on a local network. Ans: Media Player Page: 400 Difficulty: Medium
14. Hardware needs on a home server apply primarily to the _______________ speed and _______________ redundancy. Ans: network, hard drive Page: 400 Difficulty: Hard
15. The home server should connect via _______________ to minimize any lag or dropped frames during streaming. Ans: Ethernet Page: 402 Difficulty: Medium
16. For the best output with a home theater system, the sound card connects to the stereo receiver via a(n) _______________, through either the optical connector or coaxial connector. Ans: S/PDIF Page: 402 Difficulty: Hard
17. With a home theater PC, _______________ carries both the video signal and the surround-sound audio signal into the television directly from the PC. Ans: HDMI Page: 402 Difficulty: Medium
18. A free utility, usually called Windows _______________, can be run on a system to see if the hardware and software will work with a newer version of Windows. Ans: Upgrade Advisor Page: 408 Difficulty: Medium
19. OEM computer manufacturers such as Dell or HP sometimes include a special _______________ on their hard drives to help you restore a system to its factory settings. Ans: recovery partition Page:427
Difficulty: Easy [QUESTION] 20. Microsoft and many tech writers also use the term _______________ installation to define an upgrade. Ans: in-place in place
Page: 408 Difficulty: Easy [QUESTION] 21. A(n) _______________ installation of an OS usually begins with an empty hard disk or one on which you are completely replacing an existing installation. Ans: clean Page: 408 Difficulty: Easy
22. A(n) _______________ installation allows a system to choose between two or more operating systems each time the computer boots. Ans: multiboot dual-boot dual boot Page: 408-409 Difficulty: Medium
23. During a multiboot installation, the _______________ tool can be used to shrink the C: partition and create another partition. Ans: Disk Management Page: 409 Difficulty: Easy
24. A(n) _______________ installation is performed when scripts are used to automatically select options and components, i.e., to configure the installation, without any user intervention. Ans: unattended Page: 409 Difficulty: Easy
25. A(n) _______________ is a complete copy of a hard drive volume on which the operating system and application software have been preinstalled. Ans: image Page: 409 Difficulty: Medium
26. During installation, the _______________ entry verifies the legitimacy of the Windows OS purchase and also tells the installer which edition was purchased. Ans: product key Page: 412 Difficulty: Easy
27. Microsoft eliminated the 30-day grace period in the retail copies of Windows 8, mandating that users provide a(n) _______________ during setup. Ans: product key Page: 414 Difficulty: Easy
28. _______________ installation is the best installation method for a large organization with hundreds of computers that require new software at the same time. Ans: Network Page: 420 Difficulty: Easy
29. _______________ is a useful tool for the installation of multiple versions of Mac OS X on many remote systems. Ans: NetBoot Page: 421 Difficulty: Medium
30. Windows generates a number of special text files called _______________ files to track the progress of certain processes. Ans: log Page: 422 Difficulty: Easy
31. A(n) _______________ file tracks any errors during a phase of an installation. Ans: setuperr Page: 422 Difficulty: Medium
32. The _______________ is a layer of software that allows Windows to run on different hardware platforms. Ans: hardware abstraction layer (HAL) hardware abstraction layer HAL Page: 422 Difficulty: Medium [QUESTION] 33. _______________ is a Windows tool that enables one to quickly move a small number of user data and personalizations. Ans: Windows Easy Transfer Page: 424 Difficulty: Easy
34. The process of moving data and users to a new system or a new hard drive is known as _______________. Ans: migration Page: 424 Difficulty: Easy
1. What are the minimum CPU, memory, and hard disk requirements for a modern Windows computer system? Ans: A Windows system requires a 1GHz CPU, 1GB (32-bit) or 2GB (64-bit) of RAM, and 16GB (32-bit) or 32 GB (64-bit) of hard disk. Page: 396 Difficulty: Hard
2. What are the realistic recommended hardware specs for a thick client? Ans: Recommended hardware specs for a thick client include: 1GHz or faster CPU, at least 1GB (32-bit) or 2GB (64-bit) of RAM, and at least 16GB (32-bit) or 32 GB (64-bit) of GB hard disk. Page: 396 Difficulty: Medium
3. What should be the motherboard considerations for a thick client? Ans: The motherboard for a thick client should include: memory slots, mass storage support, video, sound, networking, and USB ports. Page: 396 Difficulty: Hard
4. Briefly describe a thin client. Ans: A thin client is a system designed to handle only the operating system and some very basic applications, with an absolute minimum amount of hardware required by the operating system. Much of a thin client’s work is outsourced. Examples of thin clients include single-purpose systems, like point-of-sale machines (cash registers). Page: 396 Difficulty: Hard
5. How is virtualization most often used on workstations? Ans: With workstations, virtualization is most often used to run a second OS on top of the OS installed on the computer’s hard drive. Page: 397 Difficulty: Medium
6. What are hardware considerations on a virtualization workstation? Ans: RAM is the most important thing in virtualization. A powerful 64-bit CPU that has many cores will also help your virtual machines run smoothly. Page: 397 Difficulty: Medium
7. Briefly describe the users and their primary need for a graphics workstation. Ans: Professional photographers and graphic designers use graphics workstations. Graphics designers need to have the clearest view possible of their images and image editing software. Therefore, the primary need for a graphics workstation is a large, high-quality monitor. Page: 397 Difficulty: Medium
8. What are the primary hardware considerations of a graphics workstation? Ans: The graphics workstation should have a fast CPU, lots of RAM, a large, high-quality monitor, and high-end video components. Page: 397-398 Difficulty: Easy
9. What specialized input devices do audio editing workstations use? Ans: Audio editing workstations frequently make use of specialized input devices, referred to as control surfaces, which mimic the look and feel of older, analog mixing consoles. They have a large number of programmable inputs that make controlling the software much faster and more accurate than with just a mouse and keyboard. Page: 398 Difficulty: Medium
10. How would you share a printer on a home server PC? Ans: Open the Devices and Printers applet in the Control Panel, right-click on an installed printer, choose Printer properties, and then check the Share this printer checkbox on the Sharing tab. Page: 399-400 Difficulty: Medium
11. What type of RAID should you use on a home server PC? Ans: Use a RAID 1 configuration at a minimum (need two identical drives). If you can afford it and your motherboard supports it, get four identical drives and run in RAID 10. Page: 402 Difficulty: Medium
12. What five components comprise an optimal home theater? Ans: An optimal home theater has five components:
Page: 402 Difficulty: Easy [QUESTION] 13. What kind of hardware support for sound is needed in a home-theater PC? Ans: The home-theater PC needs a sound card or built-in sound processor that supports 5.1 or 7.1 stereo. Page: 402 Difficulty: Medium
14. What is the preferred connector between a television and a home-theater PC? Ans: HDMI carries both the video signal and the surround sound audio signal, so if you plug it into the television directly from the PC, the rig will use the television’s speakers by default. Page: 402-403 Difficulty: Medium
15. For the best output, what type of connection should exist between the sound card and the stereo receiver? Ans: For the best output, the sound card connects to the stereo receiver via S/PDIF, through either the optical connector or coaxial connector. Page: 402 Difficulty: Hard
16. What are the types of signal HDMI carries? Ans: HDMI carries both the video signal and the surround-sound audio signal. Page: 402 Difficulty: Medium
17. What kind of connections are needed to stream media? Ans: A home-theater PC needs access to content, usually through Gigabit Ethernet, to get streaming media. It could use Wi-Fi (802.11n or better), though wired is best, especially for HD content. For a television signal, the PC needs a television tuner. Page: 404-405 Difficulty: Medium
18. What is the advantage of performing a clean installation? Ans: The advantage of performing a clean installation is that any problems with an old OS are not carried over to the new one. Page: 408 Difficulty: Easy
19. What is the disadvantage of performing a clean installation? Ans: The disadvantage of performing a clean installation is that all applications must be reinstalled, and each application must be reconfigured according to the user’s preferences. Page: 408 Difficulty: Medium
20. What is an upgrade installation? Ans: An upgrade installation is an installation of Windows on top of a previously installed version. Page: 408 Difficulty: Easy
21. When multibooting Windows and Linux, which of the two should be installed first, or does it matter? Ans: The Linux installers add this multiboot capability by default, but Windows does not. Therefore, you need to install Windows first, then install Linux. Page: 409 Difficulty: Medium
22. In multibooting, why would you use Boot Camp? Ans: You might use Boot Camp if you have a Windows program that must be run, but your only computer is an Apple machine. Boot Camp enables you to install Windows on an Apple machine. Page: 409 Difficulty: Hard
23. When configuring a system for multibooting, what basic actions must be carried out? Ans: When configuring a computer for multibooting, there are two basic rules: first, you must format the system partition in a file system that is common to all installed operating systems; and second, you must install the operating systems in order from oldest to newest (or from Windows to other). Page: 409 Difficulty: Hard
24. What is the Preboot Execution Environment (PXE)? Ans: PXE is an interface that uses multiple protocols such as IP, DHCP, and DNS to enable your computer to boot from a network location. It is enabled in the BIOS System Setup, and the boot order must specify PXE or Network as the first boot option. Not every NIC supports PXE. To boot from a network location without PXE, you can create boot media that forces your PC to boot from a network location. Page: 420 Difficulty: Hard
25. What is NetBoot, and how is it useful? Ans: NetBoot is an installation tool for Mac OS X. It can be used to identically boot several remote Mac OS X machines or to simultaneously load the same applications on such machines. Page: 421 Difficulty: Hard
26. What is the problem with a system if it displays a “No Boot Device present when booting off the startup disk” error during installation? Ans: If the system displays “No Boot Device present when booting off the startup disk” error, then either the startup disc is bad or the CMOS is not set to look at the disk drive first for boot-up. Page: 421 Difficulty: Hard
27. What can cause lockups during installation? Ans: A lockup during installation may be caused by bad optical discs, optical drives, or hard drives. Faults on a USB-based drive can stop an installation. Problems with a downloaded ISO image can also cause lockups. Page: 422 Difficulty: Easy
28. What are some common post-installation tasks? Ans: Some common post-installation tasks include updating the OS with patches and service packs; upgrading drivers; restoring user data files; and migrating and retiring systems. Page: 423 Difficulty: Medium
29. Distinguish between a patch and a service pack. Ans: A patch is a fix for a piece of a program found to be defective. A service pack is a set of patches bundled together. Page: 423 Difficulty: Medium
30. What is the User State Migration Tool (USTM) in Windows? Ans: USTM is a tool used in large-scale deployments of Windows to facilitate the migration of many users. The USMT’s primary use is in businesses because it has to be run in a Windows Server Active Directory domain. Page: 424 Difficulty: Medium
31. Why process need to happen before a user can get rid of an old system? Ans: When a user decides to retire an old system, he or she must move the data and users to a new system, or at least a hard drive. This process is called migration. Page: 425 Difficulty: Easy
32. What are three basic principles when migrating or retiring a computer? Ans: Follow three principles when migrating or retiring a computer:
Page: 425 Difficulty: Hard. [QUESTION] 33. What is a zero-fill (or overwrite) operation on a disk? Ans: A zero-fill (or overwrite) operation on a disk is a process that returns the disk to a state that is close to its original state by writing zeroes to every location on the disk. Page: 426 Difficulty: Medium
34. What is drive wiping and how is it done? Ans: Drive wiping is the process of erasing old, deleted data that has not been overwritten yet. It is done by overwriting free space on a disk with junk so that the original data will be more difficult to recover. Page: 426 Difficulty: Medium Copyright © 2016 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. Directory: wsimmons -> Classes -> COMP B84 -> ChapterTests ChapterTests -> File: Chapter 04 Microprocessors Multiple Choice ChapterTests -> File: Chapter 03 The Visible Computer Multiple Choice Download 65.38 Kb. Share with your friends:
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