Computer Quiz

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Well thank you. I now feel remarkably stupid. We Mac folk don't study these things very much .

Actually, your questions kinda confused me a bit. Your TCP question has me torn between the OSI and modem signals. Anyway, here's my input.

2. A "50X" cd-rom drive (which one can assume is CAV) reads at what speed on the innermost portion of the disk? What does the "X" moniker mean? What company coined the term?

I can't tell you the exact speed, but I know that the disk speed remains the same, but the read speed slows down as the laser gets closer to the center.

X = multiplication of 150KBps transfer rate. For example, 50X means it has a transfer rate of up to 7500KBps (50 X 150KBps)

3. What does PCI stand for? AGP? ISA? AMR? CRT? (abbreviations are fun!)

PCI = Peripheral Component Interconnect
AGP = Accelerated Graphics Port
ISA = Industry Standard Architecture
AMR = ???
CRT = Cathode Ray Tube

5. What socket did the Pentium Pro processor use? The normal Pentium?

Pro = Socket 8
Norm = A ZIF Socket 7

6. Which way should the power supply fan blow (in or out) according to the original ATX specifications?

Blows the hot air out.

8. How many pins are in an ATA-33 IDE cable? How many conductors (wires)? What about ATA-66/100?

40

Take care,
-Chris


P.S. believe it or not, i passed my A+ with killer scores last February. How about some OS questions.