Practice Test: Question Set - 02
1. What is the most likely cause of an "FDD controller Failure" error message?
- (A) You did not
set the jumper on the floppy drive to drive A
- (B) You forgot
to flash CMOS
- (C) You
installed the floppy disk drive cable backward
- (D) Your
computer's floppy drive is defective
2. In the DOS memory model, the HIGH Memory Area (HMA) is the ________ memory.
- (A) Last 64k of
conventional
- (B) Last 64k of
extended
- (C) First 64k
above conventional
- (D) First 64k of
extended
3. What can you use to ensure power is not interrupted, resulting in corrupted data?
- (A) UPS
- (B) Proper
grounding
- (C) Surge
protector
- (D) Nuclear
powered thermal protective underwear
4. Which type of system hoard is the MOST likely candidate for processor upgrading if you want maximum performance and future compatibility?
- (A) ML
- (B) PCI
- (C) ISA
- (D) EISA
5. Which device uses a DMA channel?
- (A) Modem
- (B) Network Card
- (C) Sound Card
- (D) None of the
above
6. Which common bus specification provides the fastest data transfer rate?
- (A) VL bus
- (B) ISA
- (C) PCI
- (D) None of the
above
7. In ROM BIOS, the acronym BIOS stands for:
- (A) Basic
Intuitive Output Set
- (B) Basic Input
Organizational System
- (C) Basic Input
Output System
- (D) Basic
Industry Operating System
8. How many DMA channels are there in an AT class PC?
- (A) 8
- (B) 7
- (C) 4
- (D) 3
9. You see the message "invalid media device" after installing a new hard drive. What do you do next?
- (A) Format
- (B) Fdisk
- (C) Partition
- (D) Add the OS
10. You have a 15 pin female connector with the pins in two rows. What could you connect with this?
- (A) Serial
device
- (B) Parallel
device
- (C) MIDI device
- (D) Joystick
11. IDE cables have how many pins?
- (A) 25
- (B) 40
- (C) 50
- (D) 100
12. An IRQ allow interface cards to:
- (A) Interrupt
the CPU to request service
- (B) Pass data to
the CPU to be processed
- (C) Pass data
from one card to another
- (D) Pass data to
the computer’s memory
13. What is the file extension used by WIN95 to back up registry file when windows starts?
- (A) .dat
- (B) .dao
- (C) .bak
- (D) .tmp
14. What should you replace if the brightness or contrast adjustments were malfunctioning on a laptop?
- (A) Fuse
- (B) Led
display
- (C) Adjustment
switch
- (D) Led
display cable
15. An anti static strap uses a small ________ to make sure you do not become the least path of resistance to the ground?
- (A) Capacitor
- (B) Diode
- (C) Transistor
- (D) Resistor
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