Friday, December 19, 2008

Merry Christmas

MERRY CHRISTMAS !!!


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Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Chaper 7 Quiz

Starting in Chapter 7, p303, answer the following in a comment to this Blog:

  1. What are the 4 main steps for installing external storage devices?
  2. What 2 command line utilities are used [by Windows] to optimize the organization of an HDD?
  3. What are the 3 critical HDD specifications associated with disk drive performance?
  4. Of PATA, SATA, & SCSI, what 2 HDD types are considered “high-performance”?
  5. Are all PATA cables are the same?
  6. After you’ve connected a new HDD’s power and signal cables, what system recognizes the HDD before startup?
  7. If you’re installing a PCI video adapter card onto a system with onboard video, what must be done before the card can be used by the system?
  8. What type of expansion slot is used by most newer PC’s?
  9. Higher refresh rates are generally more desirable, T/F?
  10. List 3 ports that a scanner could connect to.
  11. What type of image file (image format type) is generally saved by digital cameras?
  12. What are the 5 main steps to upgrading a PC’s adapter?
  13. What “Wizard” is opened under Windows 2000 and Windows XP when a new USB or Firewire device is installed?
  14. What are the 6 main steps to upgrading peripheral devices?

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