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How does the browser know to go to a certain IP address when you enter a domain like google.com? »

It searches through local DNS cache, if nothing is there, it queries the ISP’s DNS server.

What are * and ? when using them for wildcards in Windows?* any characters, arbitrary amoung,? »

single character

How many logical drives is it possible to fit onto a physical disk? »

Maximum of 24 logical drives. The extended partition can only have 23 logical drives.

What’s the maximum hard drive size for FAT16-based Windows system? »

2 GB

Where’s MBR located on the disk? »

Main Boot Record is located in sector 0, track 0, head 0, cylinder 0 of the primary active partition.

What’s the speed and device maximum specs for Firewire? »

IEEE 1394 (Firewire) supports the maximum of 63 connected devices with speeds up to 400 Mbps.

What’s the difference between L1 and L2 cache? »

Level 1 cache is internal to the chip, L2 is external.

Name the processor lines of two major manufacturers? »

High-end: Intel - Pentium (II, III, 4), AMD - Athlon. Low-end: Intel - Celeron, AMD - Duron. 64-bit: Intel - Itanium 2, AMD - Opteron.