Deck 26: Portable Computing

Question 1

All of the following are single-function ports EXCEPT:

A) RJ-45
B) HDMI
C) Audio
D) USB

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which two types of finish are available for laptop LCD screens?

A) Type I and Type II
B) Stylus and Ni-Cd
C) SXGA+ and WSXGA+
D) Matte and high gloss

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Which laptop pointing device is most commonly used today?

A) Trackball
B) TouchStick
C) Touchpad
D) TrackPoint

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which PC card type is used for input/output devices?

A) Type II
B) Type III
C) Type I
D) Mini A

Question 5

How many pounds do Netbooks weigh?

A) Not more than 3
B) Not more than 6
C) Not more than 9
D) Not more than 12

Question 6

What is gradually replacing portable-specific expansion slots?

A) FireWire
B) PS/2
C) IEEE 1284
D) USB

Question 7

Which device invented at IBM has a pencil eraser-sized joystick at the center of the keyboard?

A) Touchpad
B) TouchStick
C) Trackball
D) TrackPoint

Question 8

What main advantage does a desktop replacement offer?

A) Accessibility
B) Ease of operation
C) Mobility
D) Reusability

Question 9

What is the primary pointing device for a tablet PC?

A) Stylus
B) Trackpoint
C) Touchpad
D) Mouse

Question 10

What key do most portables use,along with another key,to cycle through display options when using multiple monitors?

A) Function (FN)
B) Control (CTRL)
C) Alternate (ALT
D) Spacebar (SP)

Question 11

How can built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth adapters be turned on or off without shutting down a laptop?

A) Safely Remove Device dialog box
B) Hardware Removal Gadget
C) Physical switch or function key combination
D) Ctrl-Alt-Del and Ctrl-Esc key combinations

Question 12

You can synchronize most handheld devices to a PC using which port?

A) FireWire
B) PS/2
C) IEEE 1284
D) USB

Question 13

Which portable hand-held device storage technology is currently the most popular?

A) UMPC
B) CF
C) HDD
D) SD,Mini SD,and Micro SD

Question 14

How many different physical sizes do PC Cards come in?

A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Four

Question 15

Who started the tablet PC initiative in 2001?

A) Apple
B) Microsoft
C) Google
D) Acer

Question 16

What are Type III PCI cards typically used for?

A) Flash memory
B) Modem
C) NIC
D) Hard drive

Question 17

Which is the successor to APM and specifies global and sleeping power states?

A) ACPI
B) SMM
C) Energy Star
D) Li-Ion

Question 18

What type of screen does a portable device use?

A) CRT
B) LCD
C) LED
D) Plasma

Question 19

Which is the high-performance serial replacement for PC Cards?

A) ExpressCard
B) VisaCard
C) PCMCIE
D) Type IV

Question 20

Which program is used to sync a mobile device with a system running Windows Vista or Windows 7?

A) Activesync
B) Sync Center
C) Device Manager
D) IrDA

Question 21

What do many laptops support via VGA,DVI,HDMI,or DisplayPort?

A) USB and eSATA
B) HDTV
C) Printers and faxes
D) External monitors

Question 22

Batteries should be charged to at least how much when in storage?

A) 70-80 percent
B) 10-20 percent
C) 80-100 percent
D) 0-10 percent

Question 23

A laptop has a video card using shared memory.It needs to work as a 256 MB video card but only has 64 MB on board.How much memory must it borrow?

A) 128 MB
B) 192 MB
C) 256 MB
D) 320 MB

Question 24

Which of the following types of battery is the most toxic and should be disposed of carefully?

A) Li-Ion
B) Ni-Cd
C) Ni-Li
D) Ni-MH

Question 25

What can be used to connect a notebook computer to nonportable components such as a printer,a scanner,a monitor,or a full-sized keyboard?

A) Legacy device
B) Port extender
C) Port replacer
D) Port replicator

Question 26

Which port can support the keyboard and mouse in portable devices?

A) PS/2
B) RS-232
C) IEEE 1284
D) FireWire

Question 27

What's a problem with nickel-cadmium batteries?

A) Battery memory
B) Low capacity
C) Explode if overcharged
D) Can't be carried easily

Question 28

Which of the following is a typical upgrade most technicians would easily accomplish on a portable PC,with little teardown?

A) Motherboard
B) CPU
C) RAM
D) DC jack

Question 29

What technology is used in laptop video cards to reduce cost?

A) USB memory
B) Dual video cards
C) Shared memory
D) Dual processors

Question 30

A laptop has 1 GB of RAM installed,but only 924 MB is being reported by Windows.Why?

A) Some memory is being used for cache.
B) Shared memory is being used by video.
C) Windows counts bytes differently.
D) Windows is always off by about 10%.

Question 31

Which of the following specialized portable PC parts would likely have to be purchased directly from the manufacturer?

A) Internal wireless card
B) SSD
C) HDD
D) RAM

Question 32

One of the features of power management enables the CPU to slow down or stop its clock without erasing register information.What is this called?

A) Energy Management Mode
B) Power Management Mode
C) Resource Management Mode
D) System Management Mode

Question 33

Which of the following is NOT a portable PC part that is easily replaced?

A) Battery
B) SSD
C) Optical Drive
D) LCD

Question 34

Which devices provide common PC ports along with extra features for DVD drives or PC Card slots?

A) Docking stations
B) Legacy devices
C) Port extenders
D) Port replicators

Question 35

Which batteries cannot be used as replacement batteries in other systems?

A) Li-Ion
B) Ni-Cd
C) Ni-MH
D) Ni-Ion

Question 36

What batteries are a popular replacement for Ni-Cd batteries?

A) Li-Ion
B) Ni-Ion
C) Ni-Li
D) Ni-MH

Question 37

APM and ACPI can be configured in Windows settings.Where else can it be configured?

A) BIOS
B) CMOS
C) PCI
D) LAN/Ring

Question 38

Which strategy can reduce power consumption in portable devices?

A) Offline files
B) Viewing files on remote servers
C) Working with files on a USB drive
D) Working with files through remote desktop

Question 39

Which of the following is NOT a step in disassembling a portable device?

A) Document and label pieces
B) Organize parts
C) Refer to manufacturer's documentation
D) Use normal-sized PC tools

Question 40

Port replicators can be used to connect parallel printers.In this scenario,what is the parallel printer?

A) Docking station
B) Legacy device
C) Port extender
D) Port repeater

Question 41

Many portable computers have ____________________,meaning they can detect outlet voltage and adjust it accordingly.

Question 42

When there is no power management,the system is said to be running at a(n)____________________ level as defined by APM.

Question 43

The most common PC Cards are Type ____________________ cards.

Question 44

Most portable devices use a special ____________________ key,which adds a third option to certain keys on the keyboard when pressed.

Question 45

The technology that allows video cards to borrow memory from Windows is called ____________________.

Question 46

To conserve battery life,select the ____________________ power plan in Windows Control Panel Power Options.

Question 47

The two flavors of parallel PC cards are 16-bit and ____________________.

Question 48

To take full advantage of SMM,Intel put forward the ____________________ specification in 1992 and the ____________________ standard in 1996.

Question 49

PC Cards come in two flavors: ____________________ and CardBus.

Question 50

Usually,the first laptop upgrade is to add more ____________________.

Question 51

One technology used in PC LCD displays is also used in portable LCD displays-the __________ panels,which provide for the greater viewing angle and better color quality.

Question 52

Express Cards connect either to the ____________________ bus or a(n)____________________ bus.

Question 53

Card Bus cards support up to ____________________ different functions.

Question 54

When working with APM and ACPI settings,it's important to realize that ____________________ settings will override ____________________ settings.

Question 55

ACPI S3 is known as ____________________ or standby mode.

Question 56

PC batteries should always be kept charged to __________ when in storage.

Question 57

Shared memory technologies include ____________________ and ____________________.

Question 58

__________ batteries are a variation of Li-Ion that that places the heart of the battery-the electrolyte-into a solid polymer shape rather than an organic solvent.

Question 59

Type I PC cards are most commonly used for ____________________.

Question 60

The ____________________ mode takes everything in active memory and stores it on the hard drive.

Question 61

____________________ is the comparison of the screen width to the screen height.

Question 62

The power button can be configured to turn the system off,enter standby,or even hibernate.This comes from the ____________________ standard.

Question 63

Most laptops have a (n)__________ wired Ethernet connection.

Question 64

Portable PCs have a standard __________ audio out port.

Question 65

Two technologies NOT used on portables are __________ and organic light-emitting diode (OLED).

Question 66

In the ACPI ____________________ level,the CPU stops,although the RAM still stores all programs.

Question 67

When a PC comes out of hibernation,Windows reloads all the files and applications into ____________________.

Question 68

Windows provides a feature that takes everything in active memory and stores it on the hard drive just before the system powers down.This mode is known as ____________________.

Question 69

In the ACPI Soft power off mode,devices used to wake a system such as ____________________,____________________,and ____________________ remain on.

Question 70

Most laptops support a second __________ via an analog VGA port or a digital port of some kind.

Question 71

Tablets come in two form factors: __________ (with a fold-out keyboard)and __________ (no keyboard).

Question 72

__________ offer a solution with a low-cost,robust computing platform and longer battery life.

Question 73

In the LCD resolutions WXGA,WSXGA,and so forth,the W in front of the letters indicates __________.

Question 74

__________ allows applications to accept pen strokes as input without first converting the pen strokes into text or mouse-clicks.

Question 75

With power management enabled,an unused device may or may not be shut down in the APM ____________________ level.

Question 76

Windows allows the user to configure power settings using the ____________________ applet.

Question 77

The applet used in Windows to configure power settings is the ____________________ applet.

Question 78

An Energy Star peripheral device must have the ability to ____________________ down without actually turning off.

Question 79

__________ are thin,light,and powerful.

Question 80

Configuring the system to go into Standby or to turn off the monitor or hard drive after a set period of time is called adjusting the ____________________.