COMPUTER HARDWARE QUIZ

Which I/O port belongs to LPT2?

278H

2e8h

378H

3f8h

None of these

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What specification covers PC hard cards?

MFM

ISA

PCMCIA

SCSI

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You see the message "invalid media device" after installing a new hard drive. What do you do next?

Add the OS

Format

Partition

Fdisk

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What is modified when changing the system start-up boot sequence?

COMMAND.COM

None of these

autoexec.bat

CONFIG.SYS

BIOS/CMOS

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COM1 is typically represented by which of the following?

25 pin male port

9 pin male port

15 pin port

9 pin female port

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What tool is used to test serial and parallel ports?

None of these

high volt probe

sniffer

cable scanner

loop backs (wrap plugs)

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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.

drivers that need to be loaded

hard drive manufacturer web site information

jumpers on the hard drive

None of these

cable sequence

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What component would most likely cause a "parity error"?

bad hard disk

None of these

bad RAM

bad software

bad controller

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You suspect a virus has entered your computer. What will not be affected by the virus?

Program files

Floppy disks

CMOS

None of these

Boot sector

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What is the result of adding an IP address to the DNS server search order

It restricts browsing to that DNS server

It tells the local system where the DNS Server is located

It tells the DNS Server where the local system is located

None of these

It overrides the local systems IP address

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