CS400 test

1.

1 point

What is the BIOS and what does it stand for?

It's ROM. It stands for 'Basic input/output System'.

It's virtual memory. It stands for 'Beat internal/outter Services."

It's RAM. It stands for 'Bypass in/out System.'

It's physical memory. It stands for 'Board internal/outside

2.

1 point

What is Hyperthreading?

Splits processor in three.

Splits processor in two.

3.

1 point

How do you change virtual memory on a PC?

Go to Disk Utility and click on the virtual memory tab.

Go to Disk Manager and select memory tab.

Go to Task Manager and choose change memory tab.

In system properties right click on my computer or in the control panel, go to properties and go to the advanced tab.

4.

1 point

What does HWInstall.exe do?

Allows you to update but NOT view firmware (Nitrus Classic and DX)

Allows you to view and update firmware (Nitrus Classic and DX)

Allows you to view but NOT update firmware (Nitrus Classic and DX)

5.

1 point

Where are Windows drivers located?

Windows/System64/Drivers.

Windows/System128/Drivers.

Windows/System32/Drivers.

Windows/System256/Drivers.

6.

1 point

What is Pre-emptive Multitasking?

One CPU; multiple apps.

One app; multiple CPUs.

7.

1 point

What does Firewire do and how many rs drives does AVID support?

Firewire guarantees data transport; AVID supports 4 rs Drives.

8.

1 point

When must you turn on Nitris DX?

After the computer.

Before the computer.

Anytime.

With computer with a board connector.

9.

1 point

What is the start up sequence for a Service?

1. automatic; 2. manual; 3. disabled.

1. start up with boot; 2. automatic; 3. system

1. start up with boot; 2. system; 3. automatic

1. system; 2. start up with boot; 3. automatic

10.

1 point

Where can you find system information in Windows?

Command I.

Control Panel.

Disk Utility.

Task Window.

11.

1 point

How do you plug in Adrenaline?

2-pin on deck and cameras and 4-pin to Adrenaline.

1-pin on deck and cameras and 3-pin to Adrenaline.

4-pin on deck and cameras and 6-pin to Adrenaline.

6-pin on deck and cameras and 4-pin to Adrenaline.

12.

1 point

How can you troubleshoot a driver?

Boot up through safe mode or last known configuration.

13.

1 point

What is the definition of a "service"?

A service is a driver plus hardware.

A service is a driver minus hardware.

A service is a software routine.

A service is a hard ware routine.

14.

1 point

What are the features of RAID 0?

striping, maximum performance, no protection

mirroring, maximum protection, normal performance

parity, maximum protection, maximum performance; lose capacity of one drive

15.

1 point

True or False. Diagnostic Tool allows view of firmware but not update.

T

F

16.

1 point

What is the start up sequence for Devices?

1. system; 2. start up with boot; 3. automatic.

1. automatic.; 2. system; 3. start up with boot.

1. start up with boot; 2. system; 3. automatic 4. manual 5. disabled

1. automatic; 2. manual; 3. disabled.

17.

1 point

Codecs are measured in ____ . Storage is measured in _____.

mega bytes, mega bytes

mega bytes, mega bites

mega bits, mega bytes

mega bits, mega bits

18.

1 point

What systems support MC 6.0?

Only Windows 6.

Must be Windows 7 or 10.7 and above on Mac.

Only Windows 5 and below.

Must be Windows 6.

19.

1 point

If the Flash PROMs don't load, what must you do?

cycle power

not cycle power

20.

1 point

What is Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP)?

One app; multiple CPUs.

One CPU; multiple apps.

21.

1 point

What is Windows load sequence?

BOOT.INI (list of OSs); NTLDR (sets up memory and boot.ini); NTDETECT.COM (searches for installed hardware).

NTDETECT.COM (searches for installed hardware); NTLDR (sets up memory and boot.ini); BOOT.INI (list of OSs).

NTLDR (sets up memory and boot.ini); BOOT.INI (list of OSs); NTDETECT.COM (searches for installed hardware).

NTDETECT.COM (searches for installed hardware); BOOT.INI (list of OSs); NTLDR (sets up memory and boot.ini).

22.

1 point

What must you do to move disks from one system to another?

Right click in disk management utilities. Import Foreign Disk.

23.

1 point

Which HP has no on board disk controller?

xw8400

xw9000

xw9600

xw8600

24.

1 point

How many gigabytes do AVID 3-5.5 use?

2gB in SD; 3gB in HD.

6gB in SD; 8gB in HD.

3gB in SD; 2gB in HD.

25.

1 point

What does virtual memory do?

It extends physical memory by using the hard drive.

It makes physical memory shorter by using the hard drive.

It shuts down physical memory.

It destroys physical memory.

26.

1 point

How do Adrenaline, Nitris Classic and Nitris DX power on/off?

Adrenaline - can be turned on anytime.

Nitris Classic - must be turned on after computer.

Nitris DX - turns on with computer (board is on computer).

All of the above.

27.

1 point

What is the name of the Nitrus codec board and what does it do?

Clemit; it does 20-bit packing and unpacking.

Aristotle; it processes one stream of SD or HD video.

Clio; it does 10-bit packing and unpacking. (If there is an error there will be a number nine in the input channel).

Arcadia; it processes multiple streams of SD/HD video. It goes in the 133 mHz slow but must be dropped to 100 mHz.

28.

1 point

Which of the flash PROMs that loads into memory on the Nitris Classic isn't used?

PCI Image

PCIx

PCIe

29.

1 point

How to you change the quality of the 2D resize?

Go to consule and enter "setresize type 7".

Go to consule and enter "setresize type 8".

Go to consule and enter "setresize type 6".

Go to consule and enter "setresize type 9".

30.

1 point

You must have the Adrenaline Board to do what?

Must have board to capture.

Must have board to capture and export.

Must have board to export.

Board is not necessary to capture or export.

31.

1 point

Where can you change virtual memory?

Under System Properties>Properties>Advanced Tab.

Under System Properties>Properties>Unadvanced Tab.

Under Disk Management.

Under Device Manager.

32.

1 point

Which HP has four DIMM slots?

z400, Generation 1.

z400, Generation 3.

z400, Generation 2.

33.

1 point

In Lion, how do you switch to 32-bit mode?

Hold the 3 and 2 keys on start up and use the Kernal toggle in Avid Utilities.

Hold the 6 and 4 keys on start up and use the Kernal toggle in Avid Utilities.

Go to Disk Utility and look for the 32-bit switch.

Go to Disk Utility and look for the 64-bit switch.

34.

1 point

What is found under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT?

File extensions and associations that are recognized by Windows.

Current user profile.

Current hardware profile.

Roots to Windows OS.

35.

1 point

Where can you find computer management?

Control Panel > Administrative Tools

36.

1 point

How do you determine the AVC-1 Module?

Remove the cover to view installed module.

Use console command Avid device info.

Run diagnostics.

Look for sticker on power supply.

All of the above.

37.

1 point

How much RAM do 32-bit systems have?

8gB; must use virtual memory to allocate more.

4gB; must use virtual memory to allocate more.

6gB; must use virtual memory to allocate more.

38.

1 point

What can you do in Task Manager?

Only view and start any application.

Only start and stop any application.

View, start, stop any application.

Only stop any application.

39.

1 point

What bus segmentation is the xw8600?

7

4

5

6

40.

1 point

What is AVID Storage Manager?

Disk exercise program; tests physical drive. Can be any format.

A legacy service that optimizes AVID Drives for optimal performance

41.

1 point

What are the differences between z400 generation one, generation two and generation three?

Generation one has 4 RAM slots.

Generation two has 6 RAM slots.

Generation three is a Westmere 6-core processor.

All of the above.

42.

1 point

When can you turn on Adrenaline?

Anytime, firewire 400

With the computer.

Before the computer.

After the computer.

43.

1 point

Which HP system has no on board disk controller and cannot support MC6?

xw8600

xw9000

xw8400

xw9600

44.

1 point

How long can a Mojo DX cable be?

No more than six meters

No more than three meters

No more than four meters

No more than five meters

45.

1 point

What is the definition of a "device"?

A device is a driver plus hardware.

A device does not include a driver.

A device is a piece of hardware.

A device is a driver.

46.

1 point

What is DMA?

Direct Memory Access. It is a short cut from Device to RAM (bypasses the CPU); increases data transfer speed. Allows hardware to put stuff in RAM without talking to CPU.

Divide Manager Allowance. Allows divisions in one CPU.

47.

1 point

Where do ALL AVID devices show up?

All AVID devices show up under Device Manager: Sound, Video and Game controller.

All AVID devices show up under System Properties.

All AVID devices show up under Disk Manager.

48.

1 point

What are the fail posts for the Adrenaline?

Two lights out, third lit; SD video failed.

Three lights out, fourth lit; HD video failed.

Four lights out. Audio board failed.

All of the above.

49.

1 point

What is true of HIB (Mojo)?

Four lane card PCIe

Mac 3.5.4 and later (active card required)

PC only UNTIL 3.5.4 (passive card supported)

All of the above

50.

1 point

How many gB are required for MC7 (with DMF)?

4 or 8 gB

8 or 16 gB

2 or 4 gB