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      • The new high-bandwidth replacement for DVI

      • A USB-based monitor connection spec

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      1. DisplayLink is
        1. A spec that allows monitors to communicate with each other
        2. The new high-bandwidth replacement for HDMI
        3. The new high-bandwidth replacement for DVI
        4. A USB-based monitor connection spec
      2. A knol is
        1. A proprietary "unit of knowledge"
        2. A wolf-like monster in D&D-based roleplaying games
        3. The opposite of a fjord
        4. A grassy area
      3. The largest 2.5-inch notebook drive you can currently purchase is
        1. 250GB
        2. 320GB
        3. 500GB
        4. 1TB
      4. Which of the following statements is true of IEEE 802.11n as of January 31, 2008?
        1. It is a fully-ratified IEEE standard for wireless networking
        2. It relies on MIMO (multiple input/multiple output) tech
        3. Routers based on 802.11n standard must have three antennae
        4. Adding a powered antennae will boost an N router's range
      5. GLaDOS is
        1. A DOS emulator for Windows, used for old-school gaming
        2. An OpenGL GUI blended into a command-line file structure
        3. A new file format for increasing photo compression factors
        4. A homicidal maniac
      6. Which is NOT correct?
        1. USB 3.0 = 4.8 Gb/s
        2. FireWire S3200 = 5.0 Gb/s
        3. Third-gen SATA = 6.0 Gb/s
        4. All of the above
      7. Which of these is not a battery type used in modern consumer electronics?
        1. Li-Ion
        2. NiMh
        3. Alkaline
        4. H-Fusion
      8. DisplayPort is to DisplayMate as
        1. eSATA is to HDTach
        2. DVI is to Dual-Link
        3. USB is to PCI-Express 16x
        4. PS/2 is to DisplayLink
      9. At what frequency does 802.11n operate?
        1. 2.4GHz
        2. 5.0GHz
        3. 700MHz
        4. Either 2.4GHz or 5.0GHz
      10. HDV can record to miniDV tape at up to what resolution?
        1. 1440x1080
        2. 1920x1080
        3. 1920x1200
        4. 2560x1600
      11. Windows Home Server software lacks which functionality out of the box?
        1. Automatic server backup
        2. Automatic client backup
        3. Music and video sharing
        4. Redundant data storage
      12. I am not fully functional on 64-bit Vista:
        1. Adobe Photoshop
        2. Peggle Extreme
        3. GameTap
        4. Adobe Photoshop and GameTap
      13. What is this?
        1. A spent fuel cell
        2. A collection of mouse weights
        3. Eight N-cell batteries
        4. Jefferies tubes
      14. How many capture points are on the Dustbowl TF2 map?
        1. Two
        2. Four
        3. Five
        4. Six
      15. How many platters did the first 1TB drive sport?
        1. Three
        2. Four
        3. Five
        4. Nine
      16. Which chipset is compatible with Intel's 1,600MHz FSB Core 2 Extreme QX9770
        1. nForce 680i
        2. Intel x48
        3. Intel 955X
        4. AMD 790X
      17. The name of AMD's new CPU, Phenom, refers to
        1. John Phenom, AMD's first engineer
        2. The city of Phenom, just outside Austin, Texas
        3. A tributary that flows into the Orinoco River
        4. AMD's belief that the chip is phenomenal
      18. A single-rail power supply
        1. Uses a single quick-release rail to attach the supply
        2. Follows the new Thomas Technology eXtended spec
        3. Delivers all of its 12-volt power on one rail
        4. Is an older standard; supplanted by multirail PSUs
      19. PCI Express 2.0 doubles the
        1. Data rate of PCI-E
        2. Length of the PCI Express 1.0 connector to support x32 cards
        3. Power to the slot from 50 watts to 100 watts
        4. Speed of PCI-E from 500MB/s to 1000MB/s
      20. Phenom 9900+ core 2 Duo Q6600 - Pentium Extreme Edition 995 = ___ MHz
        1. 1,000
        2. 1,267
        3. 1,333
        4. 2,666
      21. In this Intel-standard front-panel header, which jumpers plug into the reset switch?
        1. Red
        2. Blue
        3. Yellow
        4. Green
      22. the average amount paid for Radiohead's name-your-own-price In Rainbows album in the U.S.
        1. $6
        2. $10
        3. $7.25
        4. $8
      23. Which technology increases the color gamut on LCD displays?
        1. LED backlighting
        2. Wide cold-cathode fluorescent lighting
        3. Frame-rate control
        4. All of the above
      24. The most recent 700MHz auction covers spectrum previously used by
        1. Short-wave radio
        2. VHF TV frequencies
        3. UHF TV frequencies
        4. Vulcans
      25. At launch, the highest available clock speed for Phenom was
        1. 2.3GHz
        2. 2.4GHz
        3. 2.5GHz
        4. 1.2 jigawatts
      26. Which of these was NOT listed as one of Maximum PC's 100 greatest tech innovations ever?
        1. HP Laserjet II
        2. Zip drive
        3. Eudora
        4. 386 Enhanced mode
      27. As of February 1, 2008, which studio's HD releases were exclusively in the HD DVD format?
        1. Sony
        2. Miramax
        3. Pixar
        4. Paramount
      28. Which hardware spec mandates Internet connectivity?
        1. DisplayPort
        2. WiMax
        3. HD DVD
        4. 802.11n
      29. This four-drive RAID configuration offers the fastest speeds
        1. RAID 0
        2. RAID 1
        3. RAID 1+0
        4. RAID 5
      30. GSM stands for
        1. Gateway Stabilization Modifier
        2. Global Standard for Mobile devices
        3. Global System for Mobile communications
        4. Graphical System Macro
      31. NAND and NOR refer to
        1. Data-mapping methods
        2. External peripheral connectors
        3. types of video codecs
        4. CPU power-dissipation methods
      32. This is an image of
        1. Swami Bird
        2. Master Hu
        3. Woody Owl
        4. Mr. Hoot
      33. DisplayPort is unique among display interfaces because it
        1. Carries both audio and video signals
        2. Supports HDCP
        3. Serves as both an external and internal interface
        4. Supports 10-bit color
      34. BD+ is
        1. A next-gen optical disc format
        2. A programming language
        3. The predecessor of BD++
        4. A form of copy protection
      35. Lightweight Profiling refers to
        1. The use of carbon-fiber materials
        2. An AMD hardware extension spec
        3. Prejudice against newbs
        4. A feature of the UMPC spec
      36. Apt-get is
        1. A *nix administration certification
        2. A package-handling function for GNU/Linux
        3. A Web 2.0 apartment-finding service
        4. A DOS command
      37. HD DVD movies are cheaper than Blu-ray movies to manufacture because
        1. They involve standard DVD production processes
        2. The spec has fewer features
        3. They carry just one encryption license
        4. All of the above
      38. Memory maker OCZ recently purchased
        1. Maingear
        2. Overdrive
        3. CyberPower
        4. Hypersonic
      39. Which GPU vendors support stereoscopic imaging in their consumer device drivers?
        1. Nvidia
        2. AMD/ATI
        3. Via/S3
        4. Nvidia and AMD/ATI
      40. Intel's follow-up to Penryn is code-named
        1. Bulldozer
        2. Ninevah
        3. Nehalem
        4. Bethlehem
      41. The acronym OLED stands for
        1. Orthogonal Lithographic Emission Display
        2. Organic Localized Electronic Device
        3. Organic Light-Emitting Diode
        4. Organically Loud Electronic Demagoguer
      42. This motherboard conforms to which formfactor?
        1. BTX
        2. DTX
        3. ITX
        4. Micro ATX
      43. A GPS device relies on which of the following to perform real-time location tracking?
        1. Gnomes living beneath the surface of the earth
        2. A system of satellites orbiting the earth
        3. An antenna
        4. A system of satellites orbiting the earth AND an antenna
      44. The Nvidia product code-name G92 refers to the technology in which of these products?
        1. GeForce 8800 GTS (512MB frame buffer)
        2. GeForce 8800 GTS (640MB frame buffer)
        3. GeForce 8800 GTS (320MB frame buffer)
        4. GeForce 8800 Ultra (768MB frame buffer)
      45. What soundcard supports EAX Advanced HD 5.0?
        1. Auzentech X-Fi Prelude 7.1
        2. Creative Labs X-Fi Xtreme Audio
        3. Razer Barracuda AC-1
        4. Asus Xonar D2
      46. Which of the following materials is NOT commonly used to build speaker enclosures?
        1. Steel
        2. Medium-density fiberboard (MDF)
        3. Ceramics
        4. Plastic
      47. Ubuntu, which boasts the highest consumer install rate of any Linux distro, is based on
        1. Fedora
        2. Debian
        3. Slackware
        4. Mandriva
      48. In the PC world, ESA now stands for
        1. Electronic Status Aggregator
        2. Error-Stabilizing Architecture
        3. Enhanced Storage Archive
        4. Enthusiast System Architecture
      49. What type of product did Ray Dolby (of Dolby Laboratories) first invent?
        1. A noise-reduction filter for audio applications
        2. A noise-reduction filter for video applications
        3. A backlight technology for liquid-crystal displays
        4. A multi-channel audio algorithm for surround sound
      50. Which of the following multi-GPU configurations is NOT viable?
        1. 1GB Radeon 3870 X2 & 512MB Radeon 3870 in a CrossFire mobo
        2. Three 8800 GT cards in an nForce 680i SLI motherboard
        3. Three 8800 Ultra cards in an nForce 780i SLI motherboard
        4. A GeForce 8500GT & the onboard GPU on a GeForce 730a mobo

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