COMPUTER HARDWARE QUIZ

Pick the correct choice for the 8088 CPU.

8 bit word size, 8 bit data path

4 bit word size, 8 bit data path

16 bit word size, 8 bit data path

16 bit word size, 16 bit data path

8 bit word size, 16 bit data path

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You're on your PC at midnight and an electric storm pops up. What's the best way to protect your PC.

you don't worry; you've got a surge protector on your PC

stop standing on it

you don't worry; you've got a surge protector on your PC and phone line to your modem

you don't worry; you have a lightning rod on your house

unplug the PC and remove phone line from the modem

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Suppose that the power lamp in on, but the printer will not print. What can you do to correct the problem?

Turn the printer on and off

Replace the AC line fuse

Make sure the printer is on line

Replace the ribbon

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You must service the laser printer in your office. Which part of the printer shoud you avoid touching because it is hot?

primary corona

fuser

high-voltage power supply

printer head

None of these

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To find out how much memory is available, you could type _____

MEM

None of these

CHKDSK

MEMMAKER

EMM

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A customer calls and says her computer won't boot, she can hear noises and can see lights on the box, but nothing comes up on the screen, what should you take to the site to fix the problem?

hard drive

power supply

video card

None of these

power cable

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How many IRQs does a chain of USB devices require?

3

1

4

None of these

2

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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?

100

101

11

10

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You get a CMOS checksum error during bootup. What is most likely the cause?

CMOS battery is nearing end of life

hard drive types are incorrectly defined

BIOS needs updating

power supply is bad

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When not in use, it is very important to keep 5 1/4 diskettes in _____.

In the floppy drive

On a shelf in an upright position

None of these

Their protective sleeves

In a plastic bag

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