COMPUTER HARDWARE QUIZ

Which standard govern parallel communications?

IEEE 1284

RS232

CAT 5

None of these

RS-232a

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What is the first step in diagnosing a completely dead computer at the client site that was working the day before.

None of the listed here

reseat the hard drive controller cable

check the AC outlet

Test the power supply

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To prevent toner from sticking to a laser printer's heat rollers, apply which of the following:

Ammonia

Alcohol

Beer or Jack Daniels

None of these

Oil

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If a computer's BIOS allows it, you can boot from a CD-ROM.

1

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What is the size of the reserved memory area?

None of these

1024 kb

384 kb

640 kb

64 kb

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You just installed a new IDE hard drive, but your system BIOS will not recognize the new drive, what should you check first.

hard drive manufacturer web site information

drivers that need to be loaded

cable sequence

None of these

jumpers on the hard drive

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How many pins on a VGA?

9

15

32

25

None of these

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When you are testing a fuse, you should set the Volt-OHM meter to what scale?

AC

None of these

AMPS

OHMS

DC

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In ROM BIOS, the acronym BIOS stands for:

Basic Industry Operating System

Basic Input Output System

None of these

Basic Intuitive Output Set

Basic Input Organizational System

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Which is LEAST likely to interfere with upgrading to a newer DOS Version?

Compressed drives

None of these

Video controller

Existing backup files

ROM BIOS

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