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1.Which device uses a DMA channel?
A. Modem
B. Network Card
C. Sound Card
D. Modem

2.When is the risk for electrostatic discharge the greatest?
A. Day time
B. High humidity
C. Low humidity
D. Day time

3.A modem could be attached to which port?
A. Parallel port
B. ASYNC port
C. Keyboard connector
D. Parallel port

4.What device prevents power interruptions, resulting in corrupted data?
A. Battery back-up unit
B. Surge protector
C. Multiple SIMMs strips
D. Battery back-up unit

5.SCSI must be terminated with?
A. Dip switch
B. Resistor
C. BNC
D. Dip switch

6.In a computer with an eide adapter, where should you connect an ATA CD-ROM drive?
A. on the floppy bus
B. on the primary IDE
C. on the secondary IDE
D. on the floppy bus

7.What is the highest binary number that can be referred to on a three position jumper block?
A. 4
B. 6
C. F
D. 4

8.During boot-up, the memory test:
A. Is a superfluous step that should be ignored
B. Checks and verifies that contiguous memory is installed
C. Is an operational error
D. Is a superfluous step that should be ignored

9.IRQ6 is typically reserved for:
A. The floppy
B. The keyboard controller
C. LPT2
D. The floppy

10.Which would you do first when troubleshooting a faulty monitor?
A. Check its connections to the computer and power source
B. Use a meter to check the CRT and internal circuitry for continuity
C. Power down the monitor, then turn it on again to see if that corrects the problem
D. Check its connections to the computer and power source

11.To install a second IDE drive into a computer, you must:
A. Set the master-slave jumper to slave on the second drive
B. Use the IDE configuration software to set the new drive as slave
C. Verify that you define the new drive as D: in the CMOS setup
D. Set the master-slave jumper to slave on the second drive

12.What do you need to check serial and parallel port?
A. Port adapter
B. Logic probe
C. Loopback plug
D. Port adapter

13.You have a PC with no video* Which of the following is LEAST likely to be causing the problem?
A. defective RAM (bank zero)
B. defective microprocessor
C. crashed hard drive
D. defective RAM (bank zero)

14.To test for AC ripple on a PC power supply, you would set the volt/ohm meter for:
A. DC voltage scale
B. AC voltage
C. OHM scale
D. DC voltage scale

15.You get a CMOS checksum error during bootup. What is most likely the cause?
A. power supply is bad
B. BIOS needs updating
C. CMOS battery is nearing end of life
D. power supply is bad

16.On the 16-bit ISA bus, IRQ2 is elevated to which higher level interrupt?
A. 9
B. 11
C. 13
D. 9

17.After trying to unload a TSR, you get an error message saying that other TSRs were loaded after the one you tried to remove. Which of the following commands could you use to see the current load order?
A. MEM /P
B. MEMMAKER
C. MEM /C
D. MEM /P

18.What is a common language that computers use to talk with one another on a network
A. client
B. adapter
C. protocol
D. client

19.Which DOS driver is used to emulate expanded memory?
A. Himem.sys
B. EMM386.exe
C. Mem386.sys
D. Himem.sys

20.Which should you use for cleaning Mylar-protected LCD screens?
A. Ammonia window cleaner
B. Non-abrasive cleanser
C. Anti-static wipes
D. Ammonia window cleaner

21.What could cause a fixed disk error?
A. No-CD installed
B. Bad RAM
C. Slow processor
D. No-CD installed

22.ESD potential decreases with the use of:
A. De-ionizing fans
B. A wrist strap
C. Rubber gloves with matching cap
D. De-ionizing fans

23.Which of the following FRUs would be considered both an input/output device?
A. Video board
B. SCSI host adapter
C. System board CPU
D. Video board

24.A COM port is a _____ port.
A. parallel
B. serial
C. static
D. parallel

25.Which device is on IRQ 6?
A. Keyboard
B. IDE
C. Floppy drive
D. Keyboard

26.A system has two IDE hard drives that are each divided into primary and extended partitions, which drive letter is assigned to the primary partition of the second drive?
A. C
B. D
C. E
D. C

27.What is the most significant difference between the USB and IEEE1394 standards?
A. IEEE 1394 is faster
B. USB does not support USB
C. USB is plug and play
D. IEEE 1394 is faster

28.When connecting two internal SCSI hard disks to a computer, where do you connect the second hard drive?
A. Any open SCSI port on the computer
B. A Serial port on the first host adapter
C. An open parallel port on the computer
D. Any open SCSI port on the computer

29.When connecting a ribbon cable to a connector, how do you know which direction to plug it in?
A. The red line in the cable goes to the highest pin number
B. The colored line in the cable goes to pin #1
C. It does not matter
D. The red line in the cable goes to the highest pin number

30.What is the first step in diagnosing a completely dead computer at the client site that was working the day before.
A. Test the power supply
B. replace the CMOS battery
C. check the AC outlet
D. Test the power supply


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