Question 1

What is the number of bits (0s and 1s) that can be processed by the CPU at any one time?

Accepted Answer

A)   Clock speed
B)   Word length
C)   Bus width
D)   Chip line widthE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 2

What is TCP/IP's own messaging system for email?

Accepted Answer

A)   File transfer protocol (FTP) 
B)   Simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP) 
C)   Hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) 
D)   Simple network management protocol (SNMP) E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 3

What is a protocol?

Accepted Answer

A)   An intelligent connecting device that examines each packet of data it receives and then decides which way to send it onwards towards its destination.
B)   Refers to the geometric arrangement of the actual physical organisation of the computers and other network devices in a network.
C)   A standard that specifies the format of data as well as the rules to be followed during transmission.
D)   The capability of two or more computer systems to share data and resources,even though they are made by different manufacturers.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 4

What is the size of the internal electrical pathway along which signals are sent from one part of the computer to another?

Accepted Answer

A)   Clock speed
B)   Word length
C)   Bus width
D)   Chip line widthE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 5

What is similar to a desktop but has more powerful mathematical and graphics processing capabilities and can perform more complicated tasks in less time?

Accepted Answer

A)   Tablet
B)   PDA
C)   Workstation
D)   MinicomputerE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

Complex instruction set computer chips limits the number of instructions the CPU can execute to increase processing speed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following represents the TCP/IP four-layer reference model?

Accepted Answer

A)   Application,internet,transport,network interfaces
B)   Application,internet,network interfaces,transport
C)   Application,transport,internet,network interfaces
D)   Application,network interfaces,internet,transportE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 8

What is interoperability?

Accepted Answer

A)   An intelligent connecting device that examines each packet of data it receives and then decides which way to send it onwards towards its destination.
B)   Refers to the geometric arrangement of the actual physical organisation of the computers and other network devices in a network.
C)   A standard that specifies the format of data as well as the rules to be followed during transmission.
D)   The capability of two or more computer systems to share data and resources,even though they are made by different manufacturers.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 9

Which of the following represents the bus topology?

Accepted Answer

A)   All devices are connected to a central cable or backbone.
B)   All devices are connected to a central device,called a hub.
C)   All devices are connected to one another in the shape of a closed loop,so that each device is connected directly to two other devices,one on either side of it.
D)   Groups of star-configured workstations are connected to a linear bus backbone cable.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

What detects the presence or absence of a mark in a predetermined place (popular for multiple-choice exams) ?

Accepted Answer

A)   Magnetic ink character reader
B)   Optical-character recognition
C)   Optical-mark recognition
D)   Point-of-saleE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 11

What organises information on a hard disk in the most efficient way?

Accepted Answer

A)   Text protect
B)   Disk optimisation
C)   File recovery
D)   Cash proofE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

Transmission Control Protocol/__________ Protocol provides the technical foundation for the public internet as well as for large numbers of private networks.

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Question 13

___________ is the number of billions of CPU cycles per second.

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The answer of ___________ is the number of billions of...

Question 14

How many layers does the OSI model contain?

Accepted Answer

A)   Four
B)   Seven
C)   Ten
D)   ElevenE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 15

Describe the six major categories of hardware and provide an example of each.

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The answer of Describe the six major categories of hardware...

Question 16

Compare the two types of network architectures.

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The answer of Compare the two types of network architectures....

Question 17

What refers to a type of cable composed of four (or more) copper wires twisted around each other within a plastic sheath?

Accepted Answer

A)   Twisted-pair cable
B)   Coaxial cable
C)   Fibre-optic cable
D)   Transmission control protocol/internet protocolE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

What is a complex instruction set computer chip?

Accepted Answer

A)   The actual hardware that interprets and executes the program (software) instructions and coordinates how all the other hardware devices work together
B)   Interprets software instructions and literally tells the other hardware devices what to do,based on the software instructions
C)   A type of CPU that can recognise as many as 100 or more instructions,enough to carry out most computations directly
D)   Performs all arithmetic operations (for example,addition and subtraction) and all logic operations (such as sorting and comparing numbers) This is the definition of CISC.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 19

Which of the following is not a commonly used type of guided media?

Accepted Answer

A)   Twisted-pair cable
B)   Coaxial cable
C)   Fibre-optic cable
D)   Transmission control protocol/internet protocolE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

What occurs when the sending computer divides a message into a number of efficiently sized units called packets,each of which contains the address of the destination computer?

Accepted Answer

A)   Client
B)   Packet-switching
C)   Peer-to-peer network
D)   Network operating systemE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Exam 5: Technical Fundamentals

What organises information on a hard disk in the most efficient way?

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What is similar to a desktop but has more powerful mathematical and graphics processing capabilities and can perform more complicated tasks in less time?

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Which of the following represents the TCP/IP four-layer reference model?

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What refers to a type of cable composed of four (or more) copper wires twisted around each other within a plastic sheath?

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What is the size of the internal electrical pathway along which signals are sent from one part of the computer to another?

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What is interoperability?

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Describe the six major categories of hardware and provide an example of each.

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What detects the presence or absence of a mark in a predetermined place (popular for multiple-choice exams) ?

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Which of the following is not a commonly used type of guided media?

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What is TCP/IP's own messaging system for email?

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Complex instruction set computer chips limits the number of instructions the CPU can execute to increase processing speed.

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How many layers does the OSI model contain?

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What is a protocol?

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Which of the following represents the bus topology?

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___________ is the number of billions of CPU cycles per second.

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Compare the two types of network architectures.

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What is a complex instruction set computer chip?

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What occurs when the sending computer divides a message into a number of efficiently sized units called packets,each of which contains the address of the destination computer?

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Transmission Control Protocol/__________ Protocol provides the technical foundation for the public internet as well as for large numbers of private networks.

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