Computer Hardware problems
- 1. You see the message "invalid media device" after installing a new hard drive. What do you do next?
Options- A. Format
- B. Fdisk
- C. Partition
- D. Add the OS
- E. None of the above Discuss
Correct Answer: Format
- 2. What is the modem hang up command?
Options- A. ATHU
- B. ATH
- C. ATZ
- D. ATX
- E. None of the above Discuss
Correct Answer: ATH
- 3. COM1 is typically represented by which of the following?
Options- A. 15 pin port
- B. 9 pin male port
- C. 9 pin female port
- D. 25 pin male port
- E. None of the above Discuss
Correct Answer: 9 pin male port
- 4. One of the major components of a PC is the Central Processing Unit (CPU) which can be best described as:
Options- A. The device that sends the monitor signals telling it what to display
- B. The area that regulates all of the system power usage
- C. The area where ail the of the Basic input/output routines are stored
- D. The area where all of the processing takes place
- E. None of the above Discuss
Correct Answer: The area where all of the processing takes place
- 5. A dialog box with a bomb appears on a Macintosh screen. What type of problem has occurred?
Options- A. A RAM problem
- B. A software problem
- C. A ROM problem
- D. An ADB problem
- E. None of the above Discuss
Correct Answer: A software problem
- 6. In the Binary numbering system, a (1) represents a jumper being shorted and a (0) represents a jumper being open. On a three-bit jumper block on a SCSI drive, how would an ID of logical 3 be set?
Options- A. 100
- B. 010
- C. 011
- D. . 101
- E. None of the above Discuss
Correct Answer: 011
- 7. During preventative maintenance on a dot matrix printer, do NOT lubricate:
Options- A. Platen assembly
- B. Print head pulley
- C. Print head pins
- D. Paper advance gear bushings
- E. None of the above Discuss
Correct Answer: Print head pins
- 8. What is the i/o address for com2?
Options- A. 2vb
- B. 2f8
- C. 8f8
- D. 330 Discuss
Correct Answer: 2f8
- 9. In laser technology, what happens during the transfer stage?
Options- A. Residual toner is transferred to the waste receptacle
- B. The laser transfers the image from the drum to the paper.
- C. The image is transferred from the drum to the paper
- D. A negative charge is transferred to the surface of the drum
- E. None of the above Discuss
Correct Answer: The image is transferred from the drum to the paper
- 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
Correct Answer: +5 volts
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