Random computer questions.

[Frak]

1. At the end of a succession of SCSI drives on a ribbon, this needs to be on the end.

2. Including the controller, how many devices can be appended to a SCSI ribbon in succession?

3. The original PowerMac G5 included what now defunct expansion slot?

4. How many programs can be loaded into the Upper Memory?

5. How much memory did Expanded Memory boards provide, how large was the physical RAM window for the driver, and finally how large were the page transfers to the board?

6. Regarding physical RAM in safe mode, how much RAM is available to the OS?

7. Extended memory increased the amount of available memory by ____ minus ___ bits.

8. This expansion slot was made as a proprietary replacement to ISA by IBM, what was the name of this slot?

9. Dot Pitch refers to the distance between ___ on a ___ monitor.

10. This new technology allowed LCD's to display over 15" in size without distortion. What is it's name?

11. While the Hard Drive uses moving parts, this widely used device has no moving parts. What is it's name?

12. What is the most common IRQ interrupt for a PS/2 device?

13. Keyboards contain a processor. T/F

14. Who is the patent holder for the Projection Keyboard?

15. Answer the problem as clear as you can:
"I have a hard drive that has 10 32kb clusters. I can store 4 50kb and only 2 6kb text files. Why?"

16. What did AMD create before it came into the full processor market?

17. This file system was created by Microsoft to accommodate longer filenames in FAT32 systems.

18. What does NTFS stand for?

19. How many versions of NTFS exist?

20. What company did Via buyout in the late 90's?

21. The BIOS is interchangeable. T/F

22. The PowerPC was created as an alliance between what manufacturers?

23. How much information could a ZIP disc hold?

24-27. List the 4 areas of RAM

28. Which Intel processor was capable to address more than 1MB of RAM?

29. Bluetooth is planning to use the ___ standard for it's next version.

30. What is my avatar?

I think that's enough for now. Have a blast.

[TheOrangePeanut]

No one is going to do your homework.

[Paqman]

Especially not me. I think I could answer ooooh, about one of those questions.

[Frak]

No one is going to do your homework.
I'm already MS Architect certified, this is just some questions from the book you study from.

[Dr Small]

Why do I need to know the answers to these questions again?

[Frak]

Why do I need to know the answers to these questions again?
Technically... You don't. I've been certified for around 2 and a half years now, and I haven't needed to use about 9/10 of the information they give, but it's great to know anyways.

[kevdog]

Frak

Nice Avatar -- what the heck is it? (You could add that to your questions).

[Frak]

frak

nice avatar -- what the heck is it? (you could add that to your questions).
ok, and it's a photoshop logo ripoff.

[Greyed]

1. At the end of a succession of SCSI drives on a ribbon, this needs to be on the end.

Arnold, of course.


4. How many programs can be loaded into the Upper Memory?

Not nearly as many as in the rest of Michigan.


6. Regarding physical RAM in safe mode, how much RAM is available to the OS?

All of it, but the latex stops transmission.


9. Dot Pitch refers to the distance between ___ on a ___ monitor.

Aren't madlibs supposed to say what kind of word is supposed to go in each space?


10. This new technology allowed LCD's to display over 15" in size without distortion. What is it's name?

LCDiagra?


11. While the Hard Drive uses moving parts, this widely used device has no moving parts. What is it's name?

A broken hard drive?


15. Answer the problem as clear as you can:
"I have a hard drive that has 10 32kb clusters. I can store 4 50kb and only 2 6kb text files. Why?"

They're fat files lying about their weight?


16. What did AMD create before it came into the full processor market?

Half processors, clearly!


18. What does NTFS stand for?

Nice Try, fo'sho!


19. How many versions of NTFS exist?

1, because there's no NTFS3.1, NTFS3.1.1, NTFS95, NTFS98, NTFS2000, NTFSXP or NTFS VISTA. Why Microsoft counts 3.1, 3.11, 95, 98, 2000... instead of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 is beyond me.


20. What company did Via buyout in the late 90's?

Com!


21. The BIOS is interchangeable. T/F

Of course they are. Everyone should update their bio at least once a year. A good practice for their resume, too!


23. How much information could a ZIP disc hold?
Not as much as a RAR disc but more than an ARC disc.


24-27. List the 4 areas of RAM
Horns, hooves, tail and, uhm... fur?


28. Which Intel processor was capable to address more than 1MB of RAM?

Certainly not the Pentium. It couldn't even count that high!


29. Bluetooth is planning to use the ___ standard for it's next version.

See, missing what kind of word is supposed to go there. Noun? Is it noun? If so, uhm... *looks around* Post-It.


I think that's enough for now. Have a blast.

As you instructed!

[Frak]

I've never laughed harder. +thanks

[Frak]

Wow, I thought I'd get like a kernel/module/filesystem developer or someone answering these. These are even from the 1st book (computer hardware and support basics).

Common... nobody? I'll give you the first 5:

1. At the end of a succession of SCSI drives on a ribbon, this needs to be on the end.

The Terminator

2. Including the controller, how many devices can be appended to a SCSI ribbon in succession?

8

3. The original PowerMac G5 included what now defunct expansion slot?

PCI-X

4. How many programs can be loaded into the Upper Memory?

1

5. How much memory did Expanded Memory boards provide, how large was the physical RAM window for the driver, and finally how large were the page transfers to the board?

64MB Extra available, 64KB Window in Physical RAM (at first, it was made flexible later), in around 200KB pages.

[pp.]

Sorry, I can't give you the answers as I do not have access to a random computer. My computers are by hp and Asus.

[Frak]

Sorry, I can't give you the answers as I do not have access to a random computer. My computers are by hp and Asus.
lol

[smoker]

Quote:

24-27. List the 4 areas of RAM
Horns, hooves, tail and, uhm... fur?
:lolflag:

[Solicitous]

Those questions look like they're from the Cisco IT Essentials course. Am I right??

[Frak]

Those questions look like they're from the Cisco IT Essentials course. Am I right??
Wow, yep.

[lisati]

They're fat files lying about their weight?

They might be vfat and self-conscious.

[Frak]

They might be vfat and self-conscious.
lol, and correct.

[LaRoza]

1. At the end of a succession of SCSI drives on a ribbon, this needs to be on the end.

The Terminator

Really? SCSI is really hard core then...

http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:vZSoqK2Dq4USOM:http://www.scificool.com/images/2008/02/sam-worthington-terminator2.jpg

[Frak]

Really? SCSI is really hard core then...

http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:vZSoqK2Dq4USOM:http://www.scificool.com/images/2008/02/sam-worthington-terminator2.jpg
It keeps signals from repeating by locking on sound-seeking lasers.

This is called Active Termination.

[LaRoza]

This is called Active Termination.

Doublespeak...

[Trail]

6. Regarding physical RAM in safe mode, how much RAM is available to the OS?

Define "safe mode".



11. While the Hard Drive uses moving parts, this widely used device has no moving parts. What is it's name?

Bogus question. I'll answer "a pencil".



13. Keyboards contain a processor. T/F

Gah. I used to know that, but now I am unsure :| And to think I had written a DOS keyboard driver...

[Frak]

Define "safe mode".

SDRAM/DDR/DDR2/DDR3 safe mode


Bogus question. I'll answer "a pencil".

Technically, yes, you would be correct. I was going after a piece of computer hardware though.

[zmjjmz]

Uh, is the answer to #11 a Solid State Drive?
NAND Flash drive?

[Frak]

Uh, is the answer to #11 a Solid State Drive?
NAND Flash drive?
Really, possibly anything that can record information without moving parts. Didn't think about flash when I wrote it.

[zmjjmz]

Well a pencil wouldn't count because the graphite is moving from the tip of the pencil on to the recording media, in addition to the movement of the pencil.
That said, any information flow has moving parts. Flash storage uses moving electrons for example.

[Frak]

Well a pencil wouldn't count because the graphite is moving from the tip of the pencil on to the recording media, in addition to the movement of the pencil.
That said, any information flow has moving parts. Flash storage uses moving electrons for example.
OK, moving hardware.

[zmjjmz]

OK, moving hardware.

Hey man.
Electrons have mass to.
Don't be hatin on mah subatomic homies.

[Frak]

Hey man.
Electrons have mass to.
Don't be hatin on mah subatomic homies.
You're a cold, hard neutron, yo'.