Computer Hardware Questions

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11.

Most PCs give a single beep on bootup to indicate they are ok hardware wise. You boot your PC and don't get a beep. What should you check first?

A

system board

B

RAM

C

microprocessor

D

power supply

E

speaker

Correct Answer: E

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12.

Which peripheral port provides the FASTEST throughput to laser printers?

A

RS-232

B

SCSI

C

Parallel

D

Serial

E

None of the above

Correct Answer: C

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13.

The mouse pointer moves erratically, what is the possible cause? The mouse

A

ball is dirty

B

is not connected

C

driver is not installed properly

D

has an incorrect IRQ setting

E

None of the above

Correct Answer: A

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14.

Voltage4s measured:

A

in parallel

B

in series

C

after breaking the circuit

D

after checking resistance

E

after checking current

Correct Answer: A

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15.

The 34-pin connection on an I/O card is for?

A

Floppy drive

B

SCSI drive

C

IDE drive

D

Zip drive

E

None of the above

Correct Answer: A

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16.

The terms "red book", "yellow book", and "orange book" refer to:

A

SCSI

B

ide

C

floppy drive technology

D

CD-ROM standards

E

All of the above

Correct Answer: D

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17.

On the 16-bit ISA bus, IRQ2 is elevated to which higher level Interrupt?

A

9

B

11

C

13

D

15

E

None of the above

Correct Answer: A

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18.

What beep codes could indicate a system board or power supply failure?

A

steady short beep

B

no beep

C

one long continuous beep tone

D

steady long beeps

E

All of the above

Correct Answer: E

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19.

To view any currently running Terminate Stay Resident (TSR's) programs you could type:

A

Memory

B

MEM

C

SYS /M

D

Memmaker

E

None of the above

Correct Answer: B

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20.

After doing a low-level format, what would be the next step in configuring the hard drive in a system?

A

Format DOS partition

B

Install operating system

C

Configure DMA channel and back-up interrupt

D

Partition had disk

E

None of the above

Correct Answer: A

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