COMPUTER HARDWARE QUIZ

ESD would cause the most damage to which component?

Monitor

Expansion board

Power supply

Keyboard

None of these

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The POST routine, which counts system board RAM first, is stored in:

ROM BIOS

microprocessor

8259 POST controller

RAM

CMOS

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Which monitor would provide the highest level of performance?

CGA

XGA

VGA

SVGA

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You have a PC with no video* Which of the following is LEAST likely to be causing the problem?

defective RAM (bank zero)

low AC outlet power

crashed hard drive

defective microprocessor

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Why does a successfully mapped network drive disappear every time you boot the computer?

You didn't click reconnect on log on

The last drive was not set correctly

The map statement is not in the autoexec.bat file

The computer you are connected to has moved

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What is the size of the reserved memory area?

1024 kb

None of these

640 kb

64 kb

384 kb

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

driver is not installed properly

ball is dirty

is not connected

None of these

has an incorrect IRQ setting

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In laser printer technology, what happens during the conditioning stage?

None of these

The corona wire places a uniform positive charge on the paper

A uniform negative charge is placed on the photosensitive drum

All of these

A uniform negative charge is placed on the toner

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

OHMS

None of these

DC

AC

AMPS

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Which hardware component controls serial port communications?

UART 16550

None of these

DMA823

CPU

ROM BIOS

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