2) What radio
frequency do 802.11g
wireless networks use?
A 802.11MHz
B 900MHz
C 1.9MHz
D 2.54GHz3) Who makes the
graphics accelerator
in the Xbox?
A ATI
B Trident
C Intel
D nVidia4) What is the data
rate of a 2x DVD?
A 300 KB/s
B 1.32 MB/s
C 2.46 MB/s
D 5.28 MB/s5) Match the acronym
with the resolution it
represents:
A XGA 1 640x480
B UXGA 2 800x600
C SVGA 3 1024x768
D VGA 4 1600x12006) A soundcard with
a 24-bit DSP and 16-bit
codecs can only:
A Output at 16-bit
B Give you 40-bit audio when
both channels are combined
C Give you 24-bit audio, but
only through the optical port
D Internally sample audio at
32-bit resolution7) Intel announced
in 2003 that it had
shipped more than _____
CPUs.
A 500 million
B 1 billion
C 3 billion
D 5 billion8) HDMI is a:
A Cable type for connecting
high-definition video
components
B Shader language for game
development
C Digital rights management
proposal
D Term we just made up that
has nothing to do with PCs9) Which connection
type has the most
bandwidth?
A PCI
B AGP 4x
C Serial ATA
D High-Speed USB10) Which is not
a type of battery
formulation?
A Lithium-polymer
B Nickel metal-hydride
C Ferric calcium-oxide
D Lithium-ion11) The one part of a
hard drive which must
never, ever be covered
up is the:
A Power connector
B Data connector
C Breath hole
D Platter zone12) A passive cooling
rig won’t have:
A Heat pipes
B Moving parts
C Heatsinks
D A videocard13) What is
steganography?
A Using quantum mechanics
to transmit encrypted mes-
sages with photons
B Using “recursive” encryp-
tion, or multiple layers of
encryption on a single
message
C Hiding a secret message
within another message
or file
D The fancy term for a “rebus”14) BTX is an
acronym for:
A Breakthrough technology
extension
B Bullet time extreme
C Balanced technology
extended
D Balanced technical
extensions15) Commercial DVD
Video discs are usually:
A Dual layer
B Double sided
C Dual format
D Double density1) Match the connectors with their photos:
A Serial ATA B IEEE 1394a C IEEE 1394b D Mini-USBSTAGE 2: If you can answer 18 of the following 20 questions correctly, reward
yourself with a new videocard for your graduation from the family of Geekus PrimitivusANSWERS 1= A2 B3 C1 D4, 2=D, 3=D, 4=C, 5=A3 B4 C2 D1, 6=A, 7=B, 8=A, 9=B, 10=C, 11=C, 12=B, 13=C, 14=C, 15=A, 16=B, 17=A, 18=A, 19=B, 20=B1 2 3 4MAXIMUMPC JUNE 2004