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- Question
Which type of system hoard is the MOST likely candidate for processor upgrading if you want maximum performance and future compatibility?
Options- A. ML
- B. PCI
- C. ISA
- D. EISA
- E. None of the above
- Correct Answer
- PCI
- 1. A Type 1 PCMCIA card is:
Options- A. The same physical size as other PCMCIA cards but configured differently
- B. The thinnest PCMCIA card, measuring 3.5mm in thickness
- C. The thickest PCMCIA card, measuring 10.5mm in thickness
- D. An old standard that is not compatible with the newest laptops
- E. None of the above Discuss
- 2. Which is the most difficult environmentally to dispose of?
Options- A. floppy drives
- B. hard drives
- C. power supplies
- D. CRTs
- E. system boards Discuss
- 3. A 2xx POST error code indicates a problem with:
Options- A. RAM or ROM
- B. hard drive
- C. system board
- D. second adapter card
- E. CMOS battery Discuss
- 4. What are the IRQ's for sound card?
Options- A. IRQ8
- B. IRQ4
- C. IRQ5
- D. IRQ7
- E. None of the above Discuss
- 5. Which best describes a fragmented hard drive:
Options- A. The platters are bad
- B. Data files are corrupted
- C. Clusters of data are damaged
- D. Files are not stored in consecutive clusters
- E. None of the above Discuss
- 6. You can place an ISA device in an EISA slot.
Options- A. True
- B. False Discuss
- 7. ESD damage can be caused by:
Options- A. Placing an IC in a non-conductive plastic bag
- B. Placing an IC on a grounded mat
- C. Repeated sags in current supplied from outlets
- D. Touching metal on the chassis
- E. None of the above Discuss
- 8. What component would most likely cause a "parity error"?
Options- A. bad hard disk
- B. bad controller
- C. bad RAM
- D. bad software
- E. None of the above Discuss
- 9. Which provides the fastest access to large video files?
Options- A. Optical drives
- B. IDE hard drives
- C. SCSI hard drives
- D. EIDE hard drives
- E. None of the above Discuss
- 10. Which is LEAST likely to interfere with upgrading to a newer DOS Version?
Options- A. ROM BIOS
- B. Video controller
- C. Compressed drives
- D. Existing backup files
- E. None of the above Discuss
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Correct Answer: The thinnest PCMCIA card, measuring 3.5mm in thickness
Correct Answer: CRTs
Correct Answer: RAM or ROM
Correct Answer: IRQ5
Correct Answer: Files are not stored in consecutive clusters
Correct Answer: True
Correct Answer: Placing an IC in a non-conductive plastic bag
Correct Answer: bad RAM
Correct Answer: SCSI hard drives
Correct Answer: Video controller
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