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Computer Hardware problems


  • 1. The mouse pointer moves erratically, what is the possible cause? The mouse

  • Options
  • A. ball is dirty
  • B. is not connected
  • C. driver is not installed properly
  • D. has an incorrect IRQ setting
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss
  • 2. You were installing an application in Windows 95, and the computer crashes, what do you do?

  • Options
  • A. press alt + Ctrl + delete, twice
  • B. press alt + Ctrl + delete, and end task
  • C. press the reset button on the computer
  • D. turn off computer and boot from a floppy disk
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss
  • 3. From what location are the 1st computer instructions available on boot up?

  • Options
  • A. ROM BIOS
  • B. CPU
  • C. boot.ini
  • D. CONFIG.SYS
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss
  • 4. Pick the correct choice for the 80386SXCPU.

  • Options
  • A. 16 bit word size, 16 bit data path
  • B. 32 bit word size, 16 bit data path
  • C. 8 bit word size, 32 bit data path
  • D. 32 bit word size, 8 bit data path
  • E. 32 bit word size, 32 bit data path
  • Discuss
  • 5. Which part of the laser printer should NOT be exposed to sunlight?

  • Options
  • A. Transfer corona assembly
  • B. PC drum
  • C. Primary corona wire
  • D. Toner cartridge
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss
  • 6. Which peripheral port provides the FASTEST throughput to laser printers?

  • Options
  • A. RS-232
  • B. SCSI
  • C. Parallel
  • D. Serial
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss
  • 7. When installing PCI NICS you can check the IRQ availability by looking at

  • Options
  • A. dip switches
  • B. CONFIG.SYS
  • C. jumper settings
  • D. motherboard BIOS
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss
  • 8. Your customer tells you the print quality of their dot matrix printer is light then dark. Which of the following could cause the problem.

  • Options
  • A. Paper slippage
  • B. Improper ribbon advancement
  • C. Paper thickness
  • D. Head position
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss
  • 9. In laser printer technology, what happens during the conditioning stage?

  • Options
  • A. The corona wire places a uniform positive charge on the paper
  • B. A uniform negative charge is placed on the photosensitive drum
  • C. A uniform negative charge is placed on the toner
  • D. All of the above
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss
  • 10. What command is used to reset a MODEM when using the "AT Command Set"?

  • Options
  • A. ATR
  • B. ATZ
  • C. DTR
  • D. DCE
  • E. None of the above
  • Discuss

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