Q.1
Suppose that the power lamp in on, but the printer will not print. What can you do to correct the problem?
Q.2
The ATAPI compliance is stands for?
Q.3
A dialog box with a bomb appears on a Macintosh screen. What type of problem has occurred?
Q.4
What is the paper feeding technology most commonly associated with dot-matrix printers?
Q.5
COM1 is typically represented by which of the following?
Q.6
Which step should you perform first before discharging a CRT?
Q.7
After installing a sound card, the system locks up when a parallel port tape backup unit is also used. What is most likely the problem?
Q.8
You are testing the resistance in Ohms of a fuse on a 15K amp system. If the fuse is good, the meter should read?
Q.9
UART is a type of serial chip. Its letters stand for:
Q.10
A capacitor is measured in which of the following units?
Q.11
Type one PC cards:
Q.12
14.4 modem should transmit _____ bits per second
Q.13
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?
Q.14
What would you ask to determine if the display is working?
Q.15
In laser technology, what happens during the transfer stage?
Q.16
Your CD-ROM audio cable connects to the:
Q.17
In the Binary numbering system, a (1) represents a jumper being shorted and a (0) represents a jumper being open. On a three-bit jumper block on a SCSI drive, how would an ID of logical 3 be set?
Q.18
A customer attached an external drive to his notebook computer but the computer is not recognizing it. What should be considered?
Q.19
"Parity" errors usually indicate bad memory.
Q.20
What device protects against line deficiencies?
Q.21
Which monitor would provide the highest level of performance?
Q.22
Which of the following items would require you to comply with EPA disposal guidelines?
Q.23
What is the i/o address for com2?
Q.24
The ESD wrist strap is designed to protect PC Components or Service Technicians ?
Q.25
You can have EISA and MCA devices in the same PC.
Q.26
The floppy drive uses which DMA (direct memory access) channel?
Q.27
The DC voltage on most circuit boards is:
Q.28
A 6xx indicates a problem with the:
Q.29
What expansion types do most pll/plll motherboards support?
Q.30
A sound card typically uses which IRQ?
Q.31
When installing an internal modem, all of the following IRQ's can be used except?
Q.32
During preventative maintenance on a dot matrix printer, do NOT lubricate:
Q.33
An IRQ allow interface cards to:
Q.34
When connecting a ribbon cable to a connector, how do you know which direction to plug it in?
Q.35
You see the message "invalid media device" after installing a new hard drive. What do you do next?
Q.36
What is the modem hang up command?
Q.37
A workstation has just been installed on an Ethernet LAN, but cannot communicate with the network. What should you check first?
Q.38
What is the first step in diagnosing a completely dead computer at the client site that was working the day before.
Q.39
What specification covers PC hard cards?
Q.40
One of the major components of a PC is the Central Processing Unit (CPU) which can be best described as:
Q.41
A COM port is a _____ port.
Q.42
Which device is on IRQ 6?
Q.43
Which common bus specification provides the fastest data transfer rate?
Q.44
Modems use transmission.
Q.45
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?
Q.46
What is the most significant difference between the USB and IEEE1394 standards?
Q.47
On the 16-bit ISA bus, IRQ2 is elevated to which higher level interrupt?
Q.48
When measuring AC (Alternating Current) with a multimeter, it is important to maintain the proper polarity.
Q.49
When connecting two internal SCSI hard disks to a computer, where do you connect the second hard drive?
Q.50
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?
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