Post by Latios XT on Apr 10, 2006 17:18:03 GMT -5
Think you're an expert PC geek? Take this quiz and find out!
DIRECTIONS: All questions will be multiple choice with only one answer for each. Answers will be provided at the bottom. There are no trick questions, all refer to modern times.
This is not open internet, book, notes, etc.
DO NOT CHEAT!
The easy stuff
1) Which of these companies offers dual-GPU videocard technology?
2) Which of these acronyms does not represent a data-encryption standard?
3)Monitors sold today might be unusable in the near future because they lack support for:
4) Head-related transfer functions (HRTFs) are used in:
5) Biometric security systems have been spoofed by:
6) SATA 150 drives will always be slower than SATA 3G:
7) Burn-in is to a CRT as ___ is to an LCD:
8) Which of the following programs tests a monitor's image quality?
9) U3 is:
10) The most commonly used image sensor in digital cameras is the CCD, which stands for:
11) What does Microsoft plan to name its OS following Vista?
12) Which audio device supports hardware audio accelerration?
13) Currently, ultra high LCD resolutions require:
14) Which technology development threatens the BTX formfactor?
15)The more technical term for "jaggies" - the visible "steps" of diagonal lines in a digital image - is:
16) Identify this CPU
17) The high-end, 3D interface in Windows Vista is called:
18) Perpendicular recording technology is used in what type of storage?
Think you can handle this?
19) What's the percentage of American parents who play computer games, according to a recent study published by the entertainment Software Association?
20) SATA II refers to:
21) What type of memory is this?
23) RD580 is the code-name for ATI's:
24) PCI-X is:
25) What game used to allow the activity "dolphin diving"?
26) Creative Labs did not purchase...
27) The native file format for video on an iPod is:
28) What chipset does not support encoding to Dolby Digital in real time?
29) Which of the following is not a real socket?
30) Which of the following is responsible for motion artificats on an LCD monitor?
That was child's play! Let's see if you can handle this!
31) Which of the following materials is not used in semicondcutor manufacturing?
32) The acronym used to describe the material that transfer heat from a CPU into a cooling mechanism is:
33) The ltterboxed image with an aspect ratio of 16:9 displayed on a 1280x1024 screen would measure:
34) Which processor code-name does not belong in this list?
35) Which processor has the highest transistor count?
36) SLI is an acronym for:
37) Some water-cooling kits use a procces called jet impingement. Which part of the kit uses it?
38) What card interface is this?
39) What processor does not contain 64-bit OS support?
40) Which processor does not feature an on-die memory controller?
41) A 3088x2056 digital picture would have a megapixel rating of:
42) Native Command Queuing, as implemented in the SATA specification, has a queue depth of how many requests?
43) Bob has two computers connected using a slow, long range Wi-Fi link that gives him 40Kb/s of bandwidth between his work and home computers. Bob also has a 40GB pocket hard drive, and carries large files between the two machines on it, forming an old fashioned SneakerNet. Bob's walking speed is 5mph, his office is 2.5 miles away. How big must a file be before it's faster for Bob to carry the bits himself, rather than send them over the Wi-Fi link? (Hint, which of these is the maximum size before Bob's walking is faster?)
44) What is the upstream bandwidth of an AGP 8x graphics card?
45) In 1994, _____ sold the first consumer digital cameras.
ANSWERS: NO PEAKING!
1-D, 2-B, 3-C, 4-A, 5-D, 6-B, 7-C, 8-D, 9-A, 10-D, 11-C, 12-B, 13-B, 14-B, 15-C, 16-C, 17-C, 18-A, 19-C, 20-B, 21-B, 22-C, 23-B, 24-C, 25-C, 26-B, 27-C, 28-D, 29-A, 30-C, 32-A, 33-C, 34-B, 35-B, 36-B, 37-A, 38-A, 39-C, 40-C, 41-C, 42-B, 43-B, 44-C, 45-A
DIRECTIONS: All questions will be multiple choice with only one answer for each. Answers will be provided at the bottom. There are no trick questions, all refer to modern times.
This is not open internet, book, notes, etc.
DO NOT CHEAT!
The easy stuff
1) Which of these companies offers dual-GPU videocard technology?
- nVidia
- ATI
- S3
- All of the above
2) Which of these acronyms does not represent a data-encryption standard?
- PGP
- LGP
- DES
- WEP
3)Monitors sold today might be unusable in the near future because they lack support for:
- HD resolutions
- Dual Link DVI
- HDCP
- All of the above
4) Head-related transfer functions (HRTFs) are used in:
- Virtual surround-sound systems
- Psychotherapy sessions
- The Yamaha YSP-800
- World Cup Soccer
5) Biometric security systems have been spoofed by:
- Amputated fingers
- Fake fingers made of Play-Doh
- Glass eyes
- All of the above
6) SATA 150 drives will always be slower than SATA 3G:
- True
- False
7) Burn-in is to a CRT as ___ is to an LCD:
- Ghosting
- Stuck Pixel
- Image persistance
- Static electricity
8) Which of the following programs tests a monitor's image quality?
- PureVideo
- 3DMark06
- Avivo
- DisplayMate
9) U3 is:
- The name of a common framework for software applications that launch from a USB memory device instead of from the host PC.
- The name of the fan club for the Irish rock band U2.
- The code-name for ATI's triple-GPU R&D effort, abandoned soon after nVidia announced Quad-SLI
- The succesor to the U2 spy plane
10) The most commonly used image sensor in digital cameras is the CCD, which stands for:
- Circuit Charge Device
- Coupled Charge Device
- Charge Circuit Device
- Charged Coupled Device
11) What does Microsoft plan to name its OS following Vista?
- Everest
- Vesuvius
- Vienna
- Bratwurst
12) Which audio device supports hardware audio accelerration?
- nForce 4 Ultra MCP
- Creative Labs Audigy 2 ZS
- Phillips Ultimate Edge
- M-Audio Revolution 7.1
13) Currently, ultra high LCD resolutions require:
- EDID 2.0 support
- Dual Link DVI
- DFP Support
- SLI/Crossfire
14) Which technology development threatens the BTX formfactor?
- Dual-vdeocard implementaitons
- Low-wattage CPUs
- Dual-core CPUs
- The small formfactor craze
15)The more technical term for "jaggies" - the visible "steps" of diagonal lines in a digital image - is:
- Alignment
- Jiggies
- Aliasing
- Edge-contrast
16) Identify this CPU
- Athlon 64 FX-55
- Pentium M
- Pentium 4 Extreme Edition 955
- Athlon XP 3200+
17) The high-end, 3D interface in Windows Vista is called:
- Aurora 3D
- Aurora Glass
- Aero Glass
- Aero Ice
18) Perpendicular recording technology is used in what type of storage?
- Hard drive
- Opitical drive storage
- RAM
- Flash memory
Think you can handle this?
19) What's the percentage of American parents who play computer games, according to a recent study published by the entertainment Software Association?
- 12%
- 23%
- 34%
- 43%
20) SATA II refers to:
- A set of features included in the SATA specification
- The group charged with authoring SATA specifications
- It's the equivalent of SATA 3G
- The second iteration of the SATA spec
21) What type of memory is this?
- DDR
- DDR2
- GDDR3
- RAMBUS
23) RD580 is the code-name for ATI's:
- All in Wonder videocard
- X1900 XT
- CrossFire Xpress 3200
- FireGL
24) PCI-X is:
- The nickname for PCI Express
- A higher-bandwidth version of PCI Express
- An extension to PCI that's used mostly in workstations
- The name of the X-Men's stealth plane
25) What game used to allow the activity "dolphin diving"?
- Far Cry
- Silent Hunter III
- Battlefield 2
- World of Warcraft
26) Creative Labs did not purchase...
- Aureal
- QSound Labs
- Sensaura
- 3DLabs
27) The native file format for video on an iPod is:
- MP3
- Divx
- MPEG-4
- AVI
28) What chipset does not support encoding to Dolby Digital in real time?
- Intel 910
- nVidia nForce 2
- Intel 975X
- nVidia nForce4 Ultra
29) Which of the following is not a real socket?
- Socket M3
- Socket 940
- Socket A
- Socket 604
30) Which of the following is responsible for motion artificats on an LCD monitor?
- Analog interface
- Non-native resolution
- Pixel response time
- Magnetic interference
That was child's play! Let's see if you can handle this!
31) Which of the following materials is not used in semicondcutor manufacturing?
- Xylene
- Aqua Regia
- Silicon Trioxide
- Hydrofluoric Acid
32) The acronym used to describe the material that transfer heat from a CPU into a cooling mechanism is:
- TIM
- AS5
- OMG
- WTF
33) The ltterboxed image with an aspect ratio of 16:9 displayed on a 1280x1024 screen would measure:
- 920x720
- 1280x960
- 120x720
- 1440x900
34) Which processor code-name does not belong in this list?
- Presler
- Mustang
- Timna
- Yonah
35) Which processor has the highest transistor count?
- 3.4Ghz Pentium 4 Extreme Edition
- 3.45Ghz Pentium Extreme Edition 955
- 900Mhz Intel Itanium 2
- 2Ghz Athlon 64 FX-60
36) SLI is an acronym for:
- Scan-line interweave, a dual-GPU technology from 3dfx
- SAP Labs India, a subsidiary of SAP, the world's fourth largest software company
- Scalable Link Interlock, a dual-GPU technology from nVidia
- Sequentially Locking Isotopes, a set of atoms whose nuclei have the same number of protons, but different number of neutrons.
37) Some water-cooling kits use a procces called jet impingement. Which part of the kit uses it?
- CPU water block
- Radiator
- Water pump
- Resevoir
38) What card interface is this?
- PCI Express
- PCI-X
- AGP
- PCI
39) What processor does not contain 64-bit OS support?
- Socket 754 Sempron
- Operton
- Athlon 4
- Pentium D
40) Which processor does not feature an on-die memory controller?
- Timna
- Conroe
- Barton
- Toledo
41) A 3088x2056 digital picture would have a megapixel rating of:
- 3.3
- 4.1
- 6.3
- 7.0
42) Native Command Queuing, as implemented in the SATA specification, has a queue depth of how many requests?
- 16
- 32
- 48
- 64
43) Bob has two computers connected using a slow, long range Wi-Fi link that gives him 40Kb/s of bandwidth between his work and home computers. Bob also has a 40GB pocket hard drive, and carries large files between the two machines on it, forming an old fashioned SneakerNet. Bob's walking speed is 5mph, his office is 2.5 miles away. How big must a file be before it's faster for Bob to carry the bits himself, rather than send them over the Wi-Fi link? (Hint, which of these is the maximum size before Bob's walking is faster?)
- 90MB
- 9MB
- 2MB
- 50MB
44) What is the upstream bandwidth of an AGP 8x graphics card?
- 2GB/s
- 1.06GB/s
- 266MB/s
- 533MB/s
45) In 1994, _____ sold the first consumer digital cameras.
- Apple
- Ricoh
- Kodak
- Canon
ANSWERS: NO PEAKING!
1-D, 2-B, 3-C, 4-A, 5-D, 6-B, 7-C, 8-D, 9-A, 10-D, 11-C, 12-B, 13-B, 14-B, 15-C, 16-C, 17-C, 18-A, 19-C, 20-B, 21-B, 22-C, 23-B, 24-C, 25-C, 26-B, 27-C, 28-D, 29-A, 30-C, 32-A, 33-C, 34-B, 35-B, 36-B, 37-A, 38-A, 39-C, 40-C, 41-C, 42-B, 43-B, 44-C, 45-A