What does PGA stand for?
Peripheral Gilded Array 
Pin Generic Array 
Pin Grid Array 
PC Technicians Guild Association 
c
What are the tiny wires on motherboards used to link together the computer components called?
Lines 
Branches 
Traces 
Veins 
c
When should you never wear an anti-static wrist strap?
When replacing a hard drive 
When formatting a hard drive 
When working on a monitor or CRT 
When replacing the RAM 
c
What is the other name for a CPU (Central Processing Unit)?
Miniprocessor 
Microprocessor 
Monoprocessor 
Internal Data Unit (IDU) 
b
What is the first thing you should do before opening your computer to make repairs?
Turn off the power 
Unplug the cables 
There is nothing you need to do first  just grab your screw drive an open it up 
Magnetize any screwdrivers you plan to be using 
a
What does RAM stand for?
Radiation Array Monitor 
Random Access Memory 
Remodeled And Mended 
Rapid Access Memory 
a
Which of the following are acceptable amounts of RAM to have in your PC?
32 MB 
64 MB 
128 MB 
All of the above 
d
What does SEC stand for?
Serial Edge Connector 
System Electrical Conductor 
System Emulation Conductor 
Single Edge Cartridge 
d
What does BNC stand for?
Bayonet connector 
Basic Networking connector 
Baby Network Coax 
Binary National Commission 
a
What function does the CPU perform?
Memory Management 
Disk Management 
All calculations that take place inside the PC 
All of the above 
c
What is the most common printer connector?
25 pin DB connector 
36 pin DB connector 
36 pin centronics connector 
RJ45 connector 
c
Where would you most likely find a SO DIMM?
A Desktop Computer 
A Server 
A Mainframe 
A laptop 
d
How many pins are on the ribbon cable that connects a floppy drive to a computer?
73 
50 
34 
40 
c
What type of connectors are used for modems?
RJ45 
RJ11 
AUI 
BNC 
b
hat does ESD stand for?
Electrostatic Discharge 
Electrical Static Discharge 
Emulating Static Discharge 
Engineering Statistical Data 
b
The speed of the CPU is measured in:
MHz 
Milliseconds 
Hertz 
Seconds 
a
Which of the following is not a CPU manufacturer?
Intel 
AMD 
Cyrix 
Quantum 
d
How many Megabytes are in a Gigabyte?
1000 
504 
1024 
1.44 
c
Which of the following statements are true regarding USB devices?
You must turn off your computer to add a USB device 
You do not need to restart your computer to add a USB device 
USB is an older technology and has all but disappeared 
You can only connect USB devices in very large networks 
b
What chip contains the MAC address?
CPU
BIOS on video adapter
EEPROM on Nic
BIOS on motherboard
c



