Possible Exam Qs

TEJ 3M

Answer the following questions related to computer safety below. a) What type of clothing must be avoided when working on a computer? b) What characteristics should a tool not have when working on a computer? c) Explain how to create a back-up file. Why is this important? d) Describe how electronic devices and computer circuit boards should be handled.

What do the following acronyms stand for in computer hardware terms?

Know the hardware issues from Unit #1 (ie. No RAM, no CPU)

What types of hardware connects to the PCI and AGP slots on a motherboard?

What is the purpose of busses on a motherboard?

What is the socket on a motherboard designed for?

Why would someone want to have a multi core processor?

What is the difference between RAM and ROM?

What is the purpose of the platters on a hard drive?

An example of a type of hardware that would hook up to a computer’s Parallel Port?

Label the following parts on the motherboard below.

RAM Slots , CPU Socket , HD / CD Controller Connector , Power Connector AGP Expansion Slot , PCI Expansion Slots , CMOS Battery , FD Controller Connector

Label the following parts on the hard-drive below.

Platter , Read / Write Head , Read / Write Head Arm

List three advantages of networking computers.

Assuming your laptop’s IP address is 10.22.142.09 and your subnet mask is 255.255.0.0, answer the following questions? a) if you took your laptop to a friend’s house, would your IP address stay the same or change? b) what part of the IP address represents the school’s network? c) what would an example be of an IP address that would cause a packet to be sent to the gateway? Possible Exam Qs

d) what would an example be of an IP address that would cause a packet NOT to be sent to the gateway? e) how many computers would be able to be hooked up to this network?

What is the difference between half-duplex and full-duplex communication? Give an example of each

What does LAN stand for?

What is a LAN?

How does it differ from a WAN?

What is a network protocol?

When there is a collision on the network, what happens?

What does a router do?

What are the 6 fundamental gates and their symbols?

What is the difference between a gate and a chip?

Convert the following Base 10 numbers to binary. Show ALL work.

Convert the following Base 2 numbers to decimal. Show ALL work.

Develop a truth table and Boolean Equation for the following circuit.

Using the circuit diagram below, answer the following questions. a) Develop the truth table. b) Develop the Boolean Equation. c) Using Boolean Algebra, simplify the above equation. d) Draw the simplified circuit found in part c).