Practice Test: Question Set - 13
1. From what location are the 1st computer instructions available on boot up?
- (A) ROM BIOS
- (B) CPU
- (C) Boot.ini
- (D) CONFIG.SYS
2. A dialog box with a bomb appears on a Macintosh screen. What type of problem has occurred?
- (A) A
RAM problem
- (B) A
software problem
- (C) A
ROM problem
- (D) An
ADB problem
3. What device prevents power interruptions, resulting in corrupted data?
- (A) Battery
back-up unit
- (B) Surge
protector
- (C) Multiple
SIMMs strips
- (D) Data
guard system
4. The digital multimeter is set for DC, Ohm and 20k. You will read _________ while measuring a good 2 amp fuse.
- (A) 0.00
- (B) 0.02
- (C) 0.20
- (D) 2.00
5. Which Motherboard form factor uses one 20 pin connector?
- (A) ATX
- (B) AT
- (C) BABY AT
- (D) All of the
above
6. What would you ask to determine if the display is working?
- (A) Is there a
video cursor or action on the screen?
- (B) Did the
computer beep or chime?
- (C) Is there
high voltage static on the screen?
- (D) All of the
above
7. The acronym HDI stands for:
- (A) Half duplex
interface
- (B) Hard disk
interface
- (C) Head to disk
interference
- (D) Help desk
interference
8. Which of the following would be a logical first step in troubleshooting a PC?
- (A) Check the
computer CMOS
- (B) Define the
circumstances of the problem
- (C) Call the
vendor
- (D) Define what
applications are being used
9. ESD would cause the most damage to which component?
- (A) Power supply
- (B) Expansion
board
- (C) Monitor
- (D) Keyboard
10. When connecting a ribbon cable to a connector, how do you know which direction to plug it in?
- (A) The
red line in the cable goes to the highest pin number
- (B) The colored
line in the cable goes to pin #1
- (C) It does not
matter
- (D) The
blue or red line in the cable goes away from the power connector
11. What allows you to print on both sides of the printer?
- (A) Fuser
- (B) Duplexer
- (C) Toner
cartridge
- (D) Paper-swapping
unit
12. SCSI must be terminated with?
- (A) Dip switch
- (B) Resistor
- (C) BNC
- (D) None of the
above
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
14. When configuring is a network interface cards without jumpers or plug and play, what is used to set the IRQs?
- (A) DMA
- (B) CMOS
- (C) The OS
- (D) Configuration
software
15. How many DMA channels are in an AT-machine?
- (A) 3
- (B) 4
- (C) 7
- (D) 8
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