Q.1
What is the i/o address for com1?
Q.2
Which of the following statements is true?
Q.3
One of the major components of a PC is the Central Processing Unit (CPU) which can be best described as:
Q.4
Resistance is measured in units of:
Q.5
Which provides the fastest data access time?
Q.6
The monitor power LED is 'on' but the monitor screen is completely dark. The least likely cause of the problem is:
Q.7
You are about to install a second IDE hard drive in a PC that has only one IDE adapter. Your first hard drive will still be the boot drive. How should the second drive be configured?
Q.8
What is the recommended way to fix the registry description for the printer driver
Q.9
An important first step in troubleshooting which component in a laser printer is causing a jam is to:
Q.10
On a leased line installation a known good external modem shows no carrier detect light. Where is the problem most likely to be?
Q.11
_____ help prevent power surges.
Q.12
Which of the following items would require you t.o comply with EPA disposal guidelines?
Q.13
What should you replace if the brightness or contrast adjustments were malfunctioning on a laptop?
Q.14
What IRQ is used for COM 2?
Q.15
What is the size of the reserved memory area?
Q.16
What can you use to ensure power is not interrupted, resulting in corrupted data?
Q.17
Capacitance is measured in units of:
Q.18
Which would you have to upgrade to install an EIDE drive?
Q.19
When you boot a PC and don't hear any beep, this could suggest which of the following?
Q.20
The POST routine, which counts system board RAM first, is stored in:
Q.21
When not in use, it is very important to keep 5 1/4 diskettes in _____.
Q.22
What can you use to ensure power is not interrupted, resulting in corrupted data?
Q.23
What is the file extension used by WIN95 to back up registry file when windows starts?
Q.24
What command is used to reset a MODEM when using the
Q.25
The digital multimeter is set for DC, Ohm and 20k. You will read _____ while measuring a good 2 amp fuse.
Q.26
IDE cables have how many pins?
Q.27
You run a super wing-ding diagnostic program on your PC, and it reports that your hard drive, microprocessor, RAM, and video card have seen better days. To resolve this problem you should:
Q.28
Why does a successfully mapped network drive disappear every time you boot the computer?
Q.29
A 25-pin female connector on the back of your computer will typically be:
Q.30
A 2xx POST error code indicates a problem with:
Q.31
What are the IRQ's for sound card?
Q.32
Your IDE hard drive is not spinning up when you turn on the PC. What is the most likely problem.
Q.33
Modems use _____ transmission.
Q.34
What should he used to extinguish a computer fire?
Q.35
In ROM BIOS, the acronym BIOS stands for:
Q.36
During the fusing process, toner is:
Q.37
Before sending data, a modem sends a request to send signal, or RTS.
Q.38
On a leased line installation a known good external modem shows no carrier detect light. Where is the problem most likely to be?
Q.39
Which of the following is a type of preventative maintenance used on a hard drive?
Q.40
ESD damage can be caused by:
Q.41
Which hardware component controls serial port communications?
Q.42
A Type 1 PCMCIA card is:
Q.43
Whenever you have a hardware resource conflict, it will more likely be an IRQ conflict rather than an i/o conflict because:
Q.44
You have just installed a new internal PCI modem on you desktop. It will not dial out. what is the problem?
Q.45
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.46
What command is used to hand up a MODEM when using the "AT Answer Command set"?
Q.47
When a bearing in the power supply fan goes out, what should you replace?
Q.48
A PCMCIA measuring 10.5mm is what type?
Q.49
What component would most likely cause a "parity error"?
Q.50
How can you totally protect a PC from damage during an electrical storm?
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