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  • Question
  • 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. RTS stands for:

    • Options
    • A. ready to start
    • B. ready to switch
    • C. request to send
    • D. request to scan
    • E. ready to set
    • Discuss
    • 2. In which mode can two or more applications be stored in memory at the same time?

    • Options
    • A. Segmented Mode
    • B. Unprotected Mode
    • C. Real Mode
    • D. Protected Mode
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 3. Current is measured in units of:

    • Options
    • A. volts
    • B. amps
    • C. ohms
    • D. farads
    • E. diodes
    • Discuss
    • 4. You should never put floppy drives, hard drives, or even VCR tapes or cassette tapes on top of speakers (or near any other source of magnetism) because of:

    • Options
    • A. RFI
    • B. EMI
    • C. EXE
    • D. FYI
    • E. IOU
    • Discuss
    • 5. What would you ask to determine if the display is working?

    • Options
    • A. Is there a video cursor or action on the screen?
    • B. Did the computer beep or chime?
    • C. Is there high voltage static on the screen
    • D. Is the brightness or contrast turned up or down?
    • E. All of the above
    • Discuss
    • 6. In which phase of the laser printing process is a positive charge placed on the paper to pull the toner from the print drum?

    • Options
    • A. Writing
    • B. Transferring
    • C. Conditioning
    • D. All of the above
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 7. To install a second IDE drive into a computer, you must:

    • Options
    • A. Set the master-slave jumper to slave on the second drive
    • B. Use the IDE configuration software to set the new drive as slave
    • C. Verify that you define the new drive as D: in the CMOS setup
    • D. Verity that you attach the drive to the connector at the end of the ribbon cable
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 8. How many pins on a VGA?

    • Options
    • A. 15.
    • B. 9
    • C. 25
    • D. 32
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 9. After trying to unload a TSR, you get an error message saying that other TSRs were loaded after the one you tried to remove. Which of the following commands could you use to see the current load order?

    • Options
    • A. MEM /P
    • B. MEMMAKER
    • C. MEM /C (A SYS:
    • D. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 10. In which mode can 2 or more applications be stored in memory at the same time?

    • Options
    • A. Segmented Mode
    • B. Unprotected Mode
    • C. Real Mode
    • D. Protected Mode
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss


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