CompTIA A+® Certification All-In-One For Dummies®, 2nd Edition

1.9. Prep Test

1. Which of the following ports offers the fastest throughput or transfer speed?

   1. ^ Serial

   2. ^ Parallel

   3. ^ USB

   4. ^ IEEE 1284

2. What type of connector on the back of your computer accepts a parallel cable?

   1. ^ DIN-8 female

   2. ^ DB-25 female

   3. ^ DB-9 female

   4. ^ DB-25 male

3. What type of port uses a three-row DB-15 connector?

   1. ^ Serial

   2. ^ SVGA

   3. ^ Parallel

   4. ^ Game

4. RS-232 is a term associated with which type of port?

   1. ^ Serial

   2. ^ Parallel

   3. ^ SCSI

   4. ^ Game

5. Ethernet network cards typically use what type of connector?

   1. ^ RJ-32

   2. ^ DB-9

   3. ^ DB-25

   4. ^ RJ-45

6. BNC connectors are usually used on your computer to provide which of the following?

   1. ^ Serial connections

   2. ^ Parallel connections

   3. ^ Networking

   4. ^ Never used

7. How is serial data moved?

   1. ^ Across multiple cables at the same time

   2. ^ As a sequential stream of data

   3. ^ Using a bidirectional information algorithm

   4. ^ Using multi-clock sequencing

8. Data transfer speed for the IEEE 1394 standard is

   1. ^ 10 Mbps

   2. ^ 100 Mbps

   3. ^ 400 Mbps

   4. ^ 12 Gbps

9. Most keyboards connect to computers by using which type of connector?

   1. ^ DB-9

   2. ^ DIN 6

   3. ^ mini-DIN 6

   4. ^ RJ-45

10. Monitors usually connect to a computer through what type of connector?

    1. ^ DB-15

    2. ^ DB-25

    3. ^ USB

    4. ^ RS-232

11. CAT5 cables are defined by which of the following?

    1. ^ Number of pairs of wires

    2. ^ Length of the cable segment

    3. ^ Type of shielding that is used

    4. ^ Number of twists per foot in each pair of wires

12. Thin coaxial cable usually implements which type of connectors?

    1. ^ BNC

    2. ^ RJ-45

    3. ^ RS-232

    4. ^ IEEE 488

13. Pin 1 on a ribbon cable is usually identified by what?

    1. ^ The number 1 inscribed on the connector

    2. ^ A colored line ...