COMPUTER HARDWARE QUIZ

A laser printer generates a totally black page, what is the cause?

no power to transfer corona

no power to the primary corona

None of these

malfunctioning imaging laser

low level in the toner cartridge

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To prevent the computer from overheating you should?

Remove the slot cover from the back

All of these

Keep the computer cover closed

Remove the CPU fan

None of these

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A 25-pin female connector on the back of your computer will typically be:

COM2 port

Docking

None of these

Serial port 1

A parallel port

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During preventative maintenance on a dot matrix printer, do NOT lubricate:

Print head pulley

Print head pins

Paper advance gear bushings

Platen assembly

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IRQ6 is typically reserved for:

The modem

The keyboard controller

The floppy

LPT2

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A parity error usually indicates a problem with:

I/O controller

memory

hard drive controller

hard drive

power supply

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ESD damage can be caused by:

Placing an IC on a grounded mat

None of these

Repeated sags in current supplied from outlets

Touching metal on the chasis

Placing an IC in a non-conductive plastic bag

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What specification covers PC hard cards?

MFM

SCSI

PCMCIA

ISA

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Whenever you have a hardware resource conflict, it will more likely be an IRQ conflict rather than an i/o conflict because:

software tends to correct I/O conflicts

the BIOS sometimes has more of a problem controlling IRQs

there are a lot more I/O addresses than IRQs.

I/O addresses cannot conflict

software tends to mess up IRQs

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Which provides the fastest access to large video files?

Optical drives

IDE hard drives

EIDE hard drives

SCSI hard drives

None of these

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