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Computer Hardware problems


  • 1. During the boot process, a system first counts memory from where?

  • Options
  • A. Expansion memory board
  • B. Video adapter
  • C. System board
  • D. Cache
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss
  • 2. "Parity" errors usually indicate bad memory

  • Options
  • A. True
  • B. False
  • Discuss
  • 3. You have just installed a new internal PCI modem on you desktop. It will not dial out. what is the problem?

  • Options
  • A. The port speed is set too high
  • B. the modem has not been set up in control panel properties
  • C. the phone line is plugged into the line-in port on the modem card
  • D. the phone line out of the wall is plugged into the phone port on the modem card
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss
  • 4. After displaying the directory of a floppy disk, a different floppy is inserted into the drive. The contents of the original floppy continue to display regardless of the director requests on the other floppies placed in the drive. You remove the drive in question and install it into your test system, and it does not exhibit the problem. You should next replace the:

  • Options
  • A. System's floppy drive device driver
  • B. Original IDE controller
  • C. Floppy drive ribbon cable
  • D. System's power supply
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss
  • 5. IRQ6 is typically reserved for:

  • Options
  • A. The floppy
  • B. The keyboard controller
  • C. LPT2
  • D. The modem
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss
  • 6. How may standard levels of interrupts are provided on the 8-bit ISA bus (XT-class computer)?

  • Options
  • A. 4
  • B. 8
  • C. 12
  • D. 16
  • E. None of the above
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  • 7. What should he used to extinguish a computer fire?

  • Options
  • A. fire hose
  • B. class a extinguisher
  • C. class c extinguisher
  • D. silver foam water
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss
  • 8. A PCMCIA measuring 10.5mm is what type?

  • Options
  • A. type 1
  • B. type 2
  • C. type 1 and 3
  • D. type 3
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss
  • 9. Your IDE hard drive is not spinning up when you turn on the PC. What is the most likely problem.

  • Options
  • A. bad data cable
  • B. incorrect jumper setting on drive
  • C. loose molex connector
  • D. virus
  • E. tfad system board
  • Discuss
  • 10. After you service a laser printer, you notice dirty print. Which of the following would correct the problem?

  • Options
  • A. Clean the developer tank
  • B. Reset the printer
  • C. Run several blank pages
  • D. Clean the laser diode
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss

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