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When connecting a ribbon cable to a connector, how do you know which direction to plug it in?
Options
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
E. None of the above
Correct Answer
The colored line in the cable goes to pin #1
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1. What is the highest binary number that can be referred to on a three position jumper block?
Options
A. 4
B. 6
C. F
D. 1
E. None of the above
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Correct Answer: 1
2. ESD potential decreases with the use of:
Options
A. De-ionizing fans
B. A wrist strap
C. Rubber gloves with matching cap
D. A static meter
E. None of the above
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Correct Answer: A wrist strap
3. When measuring AC (Alternating Current) with a multimeter, it is important to maintain the proper polarity.
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A. True
B. False
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Correct Answer: False
4. IRQ6 is typically reserved for:
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A. The floppy
B. The keyboard controller
C. LPT2
D. The modem
E. None of the above
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Correct Answer: The floppy
5. When measuring AC (Alternating Current) with a multimeter, it is important to maintain the proper polarity.
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A. True
B. False
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Correct Answer: False
6. What do you need to check serial and parallel port?
Options
A. Port adapter
B. Logic probe
C. Loopback plug
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
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Correct Answer: Loopback plug
7. Which device uses a DMA channel?
Options
A. Modem
B. Network Card
C. Sound Card
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
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Correct Answer: Sound Card
8. You get a CMOS checksum error during bootup. What is most likely the cause?
Options
A. power supply is bad
B. BIOS needs updating
C. CMOS battery is nearing end of life
D. hard drive types are incorrectly defined
E. None of the above
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Correct Answer: CMOS battery is nearing end of life
9. During boot-up, the memory test:
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A. Is a superfluous step that should be ignored
B. Checks and verifies that contiguous memory is installed
C. Is an operational error
D. Displays what memory is installed, but nothing else
E. None of the above
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Correct Answer: Checks and verifies that contiguous memory is installed
10. What's the best way to protect your hard drive data?
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A. regular backups
B. periodically defrag it
C. run chkdsk at least once a week
D. run scandisk at least once a week
E. run a regular diagnostic
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Correct Answer: regular backups
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