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What type of Protocol is used to contact a WWW Server?

HTTP
FTP
Gopher
SLIP

What device converts AC to DC, provides cooling and provides DC power to peripheral devices and motherboard?

CPU
Power Supply
Fan
Modem

What capacities are associated with 3.5" floppy drives? (Select two answers)

360KB
720KB
1.2MB
1.44MB
2.44MB

Printers normally connect to a ___________ port.

Serial
SCSI
Parallel
IDE

A Microprocessor's speed is rated in _________.

Gigabytes
Megahertz
Milliseconds
Nanoseconds

What is another name for microprocessor?

Math co-processor
Chassis
CPU
Synchronous multiprocessor

Which of the following is not a common type of hard drive? (Select all that apply)

IDE
SCSI
ECP
TCP/IP

What command is used to partition the hard drive?

FDisk
Format
Part
Divide

What are directories called in Windows 95?

Folders
Files
Executable
Sectors

Which is not a filing system used by a Windows Operating System?

FAT16
FAT32
NTFS
WindowsFAT

What does ISP stand for?

Internet Standard Protocol
Internet Service Protocol
Internet Service Provider
Improved System Performance

The term associated with transferring messages across the Internet is known as ________________. (Select the best answer)

FTP
E-mail
HTTP
HTML

To prevent overheating, a heat sink and a cooling fan are mounted on the CPU?

True False

In order for Plug and Play to work, both the computer and device must support it.

True False

Zipped files can be opened by any program on your computer?

True False

When a program does not respond, you need to press Ctrl(+)Alt(+) Del one for the computer to reboot?

True False

Files you delete from a floppy drive or a network drive go into the Recycle Bin until you permanently delete them?

True False

When you create a new folder, you can change the defaults folder's name?

True False

DVD uses a compact disk to store audio, video and computer data, but is faster and has much greater capacity that CD-ROM?

True False

Which best explains Virtual Memory?

Uses hard disk space in place of physical RAM
Stores information when the computer's power is turned off
Provides a lot of low cost memory
The type of memory used in most video games


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