COMPUTER HARDWARE QUIZ

How much video RAM is needed to display 1024x768 at 24-bit color?

512KB

8MB

1MB

None of these

4MB

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Which provides the fastest access to large video files?

Optical drives

EIDE hard drives

None of these

SCSI hard drives

IDE hard drives

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What device protects against line deficiencies?

Capacitor

Logic probe

UPS

Surge protector

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You have a system that periodically locks up. You have ruled out software, and now suspect that it is hardware. What should you do first that could help you narrow it down to the component at fault?

replace the CPU

replace the level 2 cache SIMM

replace the RAM

rotate the RAM

disable the CPU cache in CMOS

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COM 4 uses which I/O port?

2E8H

2F8H

None of these

3F8H

3E8H

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You are testing the resistance in Ohms of a fuse on a 5 amp system. If the fuse is good, the meter should read?

All of these

5

0.5

None of these

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Current is measured in units of:

amps

volts

diodes

ohms

farads

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

1

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Resistance is measured in ohm.

FALSE

None of the listed here

True

Replace the ribbon

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The terms "red book", "yellow book", and "orange book" refer to:

floppy drive technology

SCSI

All of these

ide

CD-ROM standards

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