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  • After installing a sound card, the system locks up when a parallel port tape backup unit is also used. What is most likely the problem?


  • Options
  • A. IRQ
  • B. DMA
  • C. defective LPT port
  • D. defective tape driver
  • E. defective sound card.

  • Correct Answer
  • IRQ 


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    • 1. You are testing the resistance in Ohms of a fuse on a 15K amp system. If the fuse is good, the meter should read?

    • Options
    • A. 0.0
    • B. 0.2
    • C. 5.0
    • D. 2.0
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 2. What expansion types do most pll/plll motherboards support?

    • Options
    • A. MCA, PCI
    • B. ISA, EISA
    • C. ISA, PCI, AGP
    • D. ISA, VESA, PCI
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 3. A capacitor is measured in which of the following units?

    • Options
    • A. Volts
    • B. Ohms
    • C. Farads
    • D. Resistance
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 4. Capacitance is measured in units of:

    • Options
    • A. volts
    • B. amps
    • C. farads
    • D. neutrinos
    • E. anti-neutrinos
    • Discuss
    • 5. _____ is the term used to refer to the process of two modems establishing communications with each other.

    • Options
    • A. interacting
    • B. handshaking
    • C. connecting
    • D. linking
    • E. pinging
    • Discuss
    • 6. Modems use transmission.

    • Options
    • A. synchronous
    • B. asynchronous
    • C. timed interval
    • D. ata
    • E. bank
    • Discuss
    • 7. A 25-pin female connector on the back of your computer will typically be:

    • Options
    • A. Serial port 1
    • B. A parallel port
    • C. Docking
    • D. COM2 port
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 8. When installing an internal modem, all of the following IRQ's can be used except?

    • Options
    • A. 5
    • B. 10
    • C. 14
    • D. All of the above
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 9. A hard disk is divided into tracks which are further subdivided into:

    • Options
    • A. clusters
    • B. sectors
    • C. vectors
    • D. heads
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 10. The DC voltage on most circuit boards is:

    • Options
    • A. -12 volts
    • B. 0 volts
    • C. +5 volts
    • D. +12 volts
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss


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