Name _________________________ Review Questions
SCC CIS 29 Chapter 14 - Purchasing a PC or Building Your Own
Instructor Paul Bryant Due April 22, 2000 - Turned in ______________, 2000
| # | Question | Answer | Reference |
| 1 | What are the advantages of buying a well-known, brand-name computer? | ___________________________________________ | ______________ |
| 2 | What are the advantages of buying a less-expensive PC clone? | . | . |
| 3 | List three reasons why it may be wise to build your own PC. List three reasons, other than fear, why you may not want to build your own PC. | . | . |
| 4 | When building a new computer, you may have to change jumper settings on the system board. List two reasons for this. | . | . |
| 5 | What rule must be followed when connecting the power supply cables to the system board? | . | . |
| 6 | What is the maximum number of IDE devices that can be installed oil a system? | . | . |
| 7 | What should you do before switching on the power of a freshly assembled system? | . | . |
| 8 | List several LED connectors that are typically attached to a system board. | . | . |
| 9 | What rule must be followed when attaching drive cables? | . | . |
| 10 | List five port connectors that are commonly built into most system boards today. | . | . |
| 11 | Is floppy drive A attached to the middle cable connector or the end cable connector of the floppy drive cable? | . | . |
| 12 | In a system that uses a CD-ROM drive instead of a DVD drive, the audio wire connects the _____________________ to the ____________________. | . | . |
| 13 | What will be the SCSI ID of a host adapter on the SCSI chain? | . | . |
| 14 | Where and when are SCSI terminating resistors attached? | . | . |
| 15 | Assume that you are shopping for a new personal computer. Answer the following questions to help in making the best buying decision. | . | |
| 15a | What is the intended purpose or purposes of the computer? | . | . |
| 15b | What functions must the computer have to satisfy each intended purpose? | . | . |
| 15c | What hardware and software components are needed to perform each function? | . | . |
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For each hardware and software component, what is one question that you want answered about the component before you make your decision? | . | . |
| 16 | What is the maximum number of PCI cards that can be installed in the PC system assembled in this chapter? | . | . |
| 17 | What is the purpose of performing the memory test before installing the system board in the computer case? | . | . |
| 18 | If the memory test failed, list three possible causes of the failure. | . | . |
| 19 | What would be the jumper settings for the SCSI card if configured to use IRQ 11? | . | . |
| 20 | If the floppy drive cable were installed with the edge color opposite pin 1 instead of next to it, what would be the result? | . | . |
