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- Question
You are about to install a second IDE hard drive in a PC that has only one IDE adapter. Your first hard drive will still be the boot drive. How should the second drive be configured?
Options- A. as a master
- B. as a secondary
- C. as a slave
- D. as a primary
- E. as auto-select
- Correct Answer
- as a slave
- 1. The following process determines the amount of memory present, the date/ time, and which communications ports and display adapters are installed in a microcomputer?
Options- A. Start-up utility test
- B. Power on Self Test
- C. Power up boot process
- D. Power on start up process
- E. None of the above Discuss
- 2. What is the i/o address for com3?
Options- A. 3e8
- B. 345
- C. ff8
- D. 5e8
- E. be8 Discuss
- 3. On a leased line installation a known good external modem shows no carrier detect light. Where is the problem most likely to be?
Options- A. In the modem
- B. In the phone line
- C. In the computer
- D. In the DTC equipment
- E. None of the above Discuss
- 4. 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 Discuss
- 5. The monitor power LED is 'on' but the monitor screen is completely dark. The least likely cause of the problem is:
Options- A. Defect in the computers video circuitry
- B. Disconnected video cable
- C. Defective monitor
- D. System RAM problem
- E. None of the above Discuss
- 6. In inkjet printers, what is the most common problem with the paper tray?
Options- A. inconsistent printing
- B. malfunctioning pick-up rollers
- C. misalignment of the sheet feeder
- D. paper jamming on the ink cartridge
- E. None of the above Discuss
- 7. Which REQUIRES an anti-static bag for transport?
Options- A. Monitor
- B. Floppy disks
- C. Power supply
- D. I/O controller
- E. None of the above Discuss
- 8. On a dot-matrix printer, regular lube maintenance should be followed, but this component should never be lubed:
Options- A. Platten bearings
- B. Carriage rails
- C. Printhead
- D. Paper advance bearings
- E. None of the above Discuss
- 9. In addition to I/O port addresses, SCSI adapters also use a range of ROM addresses for their onboard BIOS.
Options- A. True
- B. False Discuss
- 10. A wrist grounding strap contains which of the following:
Options- A. Surge protector
- B. Capacitor
- C. Voltmeter
- D. Resistor
- E. None of the above Discuss
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Correct Answer: Power on Self Test
Correct Answer: 3e8
Correct Answer: In the phone line
Correct Answer: Sound Card
Correct Answer: System RAM problem
Correct Answer: malfunctioning pick-up rollers
Correct Answer: I/O controller
Correct Answer: Printhead
Correct Answer: True
Correct Answer: Resistor
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