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- Question
Which hardware component controls serial port communications?
Options- A. ROM BIOS
- B. CPU
- C. DMA823
- D. UART 16550
- E. None of the above
- Correct Answer
- UART 16550
- 1. You're on your PC at midnight and an electric storm pops up. What's the best way to protect your PC.
Options- A. you don't worry; you have a lightning rod on your house
- B. you don't worry; you've got a surge protector on your PC
- C. you don't worry; you've got a surge protector on your PC and phone line to your modem
- D. unplug the PC and remove phone line from the modem
- E. stop standing on it Discuss
- 2. What is the file extension used by WIN95 to back up registry file when windows starts?
Options- A. .dat
- B. .dao
- C. .bak
- D. .tmp
- E. None of the above Discuss
- 3. Which is the easiest component to environmentally recycle?
Options- A. Motherboards
- B. CMOS batteries
- C. Toner cartridges
- D. Cathode ray tubes
- E. None of the above Discuss
- 4. How much video RAM is needed to display 1024x768 at 24-bit color?
Options- A. 1MB
- B. 4MB
- C. 8MB
- D. 512KB
- E. None of the above Discuss
- 5. When configuring a new network interface card for installation, which of the following would be a valid I/O address?
Options- A. 378
- B. 2F8
- C. 3F8
- D. 360
- E. None of the above Discuss
- 6. Which of the following is a type of preventative maintenance used on a hard drive?
Options- A. Disk check diagnostics
- B. Head alignment diagnostics
- C. Initializing
- D. Uninstalling programs
- E. None of the above Discuss
- 7. A customer has just installed a new cd-rw. the system was working fine before the installation, but now the cdrom does not work, what should you suggest that the customer do?
Options- A. flash or upgrade the BIOS
- B. check the CONFIG.SYS
- C. add cdrw in the device manager
- D. check the jumper setting on the cd-rw
- E. None of the above Discuss
- 8. What is the best ground for a conductive work bench?
Options- A. AC outlet
- B. Ground to bench
- C. To the motherboard
- D. To the PC's Chassis
- E. None of the above Discuss
- 9. Whenever you have a hardware resource conflict, it will more likely be an IRQ conflict rather than an i/o conflict because:
Options- A. there are a lot more I/O addresses than IRQs.
- B. the BIOS sometimes has more of a problem controlling IRQs
- C. I/O addresses cannot conflict
- D. software tends to correct I/O conflicts
- E. software tends to mess up IRQs Discuss
- 10. In ROM BIOS, the acronym BIOS stands for:
Options- A. Basic Intuitive Output Set
- B. Basic Input Organizational System
- C. Basic Input Output System
- D. Basic Industry Operating System
- E. None of the above Discuss
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Correct Answer: unplug the PC and remove phone line from the modem
Correct Answer: .dao
Correct Answer: Toner cartridges
Correct Answer: 4MB
Correct Answer: 360
Correct Answer: Disk check diagnostics
Correct Answer: check the jumper setting on the cd-rw
Correct Answer: AC outlet
Correct Answer: there are a lot more I/O addresses than IRQs.
Correct Answer: Basic Input Output System
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