R4RIN – MCQs, Mock Tests | Computer Hardware and Networking Computer Hardware Quiz Set 5

What is the jumper setting on a SCSI device to configure it to use the fourth SCSI id? Remember, SCSI ids start with zero.

1. 101
2. 10
3. 110
4. 11

✅ Correct Answer: 4

What tool is used to test serial and parallel ports?

1. high volt probe
2. cable scanner
3. loop backs (wrap plugs)
4. sniffer

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which best describes a fragmented hard drive:

1. The platters are bad
2. Data files are corrupted
3. Clusters of data are damaged
4. Files are not stored in consecutive clusters

✅ Correct Answer: 4

What device prevents power interruptions, resulting in corrupted data?

1. Battery back-up unit
2. Surge protector
3. Multiple SIMMs strips
4. Data guard system

✅ Correct Answer: 1

ISDN stands for:

1. internal select data nulls
2. integrated services digital network
3. interval set down next
4. interior sector direct none

✅ Correct Answer: 2

ISDN uses _____ technology.

1. only digital
2. digital and analog
3. only analog
4. neither digital nor analog

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which is LEAST likely to interfere with upgrading to a newer DOS version?

1. ROM BIOS
2. Video controller
3. Compressed drives
4. Existing backup files

✅ Correct Answer: 2

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

1. malfunctioning imaging laser
2. low level in the toner cartridge
3. no power to transfer corona
4. no power to the primary corona

✅ Correct Answer: 4

You must service the laser printer in your office. Which part of the printer shoud you avoid touching because it is hot?

1. fuser
2. printer head
3. primary corona
4. high-voltage power supply

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The acronym HDI stands for:

1. Half duplex interface
2. Hard disk interface
3. Head to disk interference
4. Help desk interference

✅ Correct Answer: 4

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

1. 5
2. 0.5
3. 0
4. All of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 3

During the normal PC boot process, which of the following is active first?

1. RAM BIOS
2. CMOS
3. ROM BIOS
4. Hard disk information

✅ Correct Answer: 3

When configuring a new network interface card for installation, which of the following would be a valid I/O address?

1. 378
2. 2F8
3. 3F8
4. 360

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which device should not be plugged into a standard ups?

1. monitor
2. laser printer
3. ink-jet printer
4. an external modem

✅ Correct Answer: 2

What is the main communication method from one PDA to another PDA?

1. IR
2. USB
3. RS-232
4. IEEE 1394

✅ Correct Answer: 1

What allows you to print on both sides of the printer?

1. fuser
2. duplexer
3. toner cartridge
4. paper-swapping unit

✅ Correct Answer: 2

What Does EISA stand for?

1. Extended Industry Standard Architecture
2. Expanded Industry Standard Architecture
3. Enhanced Industry Standard Architecture
4. Electronics Industry Standard Architecture

✅ Correct Answer: 1

A static jolt of as little of _____ volts can fry most any PC integrated circuit.

1. 200
2. 30
3. 1000
4. 200

✅ Correct Answer: 2

COM 4 uses which I/O port?

1. 2F8H
2. 3F8H
3. 3E8H
4. 2E8H

✅ Correct Answer: 4

What type of FRU is a SCSI host adapter?

1. CPU
2. I/O card
3. video card
4. hard drive

✅ Correct Answer: 2

How many DMA channels are in an AT-machine?

1. 3
2. 4
3. 7
4. 8

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which provides the fastest data access time?

1. RAM
2. ROM
3. CD-ROM
4. Hard disk

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which is NOT typically a Field Replaceable Unit?

1. System ROM
2. Power supply
3. System chasis
4. Video controller

✅ Correct Answer: 3

A human cannot feel a static discharge as high as _____ volts.

1. 200
2. 2000
3. 10000
4. 50000

✅ Correct Answer: 1

What can you use to ensure power is not interrupted, resulting in corrupted data?

1. UPS
2. Proper grounding
3. Surge protector
4. Sag protector

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which step should you perform first before discharging a CRT?

1. Remove the CRT from its housing
2. Disconnect the CRT from the computer
3. Remove the video assembly
4. Turn power off before removing power source

✅ Correct Answer: 4

What does the acronym RTS represent?

1. Required to save
2. Ready to start
3. Request to send
4. Right to separate

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which is the easiest component to environmentally recycle?

1. Motherboards
2. CMOS batteries
3. Toner cartridges
4. Cathode ray tubes

✅ Correct Answer: 3

What problem can occur if a printer cable is to close to a power cable?

1. ESD Electrostatic Discharge
2. EMI Electromagnetic Interference
3. parity error
4. no affect

✅ Correct Answer: 2

ESD damage can be caused by:

1. Placing an IC in a non-conductive plastic bag
2. Placing an IC on a grounded mat
3. Repeated sags in current supplied from outlets
4. Touching metal on the chasis

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The standard VGA display has _____ pixels in its native graphics mode?

1. 648 x 320
2. 640 x 480
3. 680 x 440
4. 1024 x 786

✅ Correct Answer: 2

What problem can occur if a printer cable is to close to a power cable?

1. ESD Electrostatic Discharge
2. EMI Electromagnetic Interference
3. parity error
4. no affect

✅ Correct Answer: 2

How can you totally protect a PC from damage during an electrical storm?

1. Disconnect the AC power cable
2. Disconnect all external cables and power cords
3. Use a surge protector
4. Turn off the AC power

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The ESD wrist strap is designed to protect PC Components or Service Technicians ?

1. PC Components
2. Service Technicians
3. All of the above
4. None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 3

To test for AC ripple on a PC power supply, you would set the volt/ohm meter for:

1. DC voltage scale
2. AC voltage
3. OHM scale
4. Farad scale

✅ Correct Answer: 2

The ATAPI compliance is stands for?

1. CDROM
2. Bus mastering
3. Mass storage device
4. All of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which of the following FRUs would be considered both an input/output device?

1. Video board
2. SCSI host adapter
3. System board CPU
4. All of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 2

When not in use, it is very important to keep 5 VA diskettes in _____.

1. Their protective sleeves
2. In a plastic bag
3. On a shelf in an upright position
4. In the floppy drive

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which I/O port belongs to LPT2?

1. 378H
2. 278H
3. 3f8h
4. 2e8h

✅ Correct Answer: 2

What resistence in ohms should be displayed ehen testing a speaker in a computer?

1. 0 Ohms
2. 16 Ohms
3. 200 Ohms
4. Unlimited Ohms

✅ Correct Answer: 2

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

1. 1MB
2. 4MB
3. 8MB
4. 512KB

✅ Correct Answer: 2

All Operating Systems get their total memory initialized from?

1. CPU
2. BIOS
3. ROM
4. RAM

✅ Correct Answer: 2

IBM's Micro Channel Architecture (MCA) specifies which type of the following bit access widths?

1. 8 bit & 16 bit
2. 16 bit & 24 bit
3. 16 bit & 32 bit
4. 32 bit & 64 bit

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which type of pc card (PCMCIA) slot will allow the insertion of a hard drive?

1. type I
2. type II
3. type III
4. type IV

✅ Correct Answer: 3

During the fusing process, toner is:

1. dry pressed into the paper
2. electrically bonded to the paper
3. melted into the paper
4. high pressure sprayed onto the paper

✅ Correct Answer: 4

When a bearing in the power supply fan goes out, what should you replace?

1. fan
2. case
3. bearing
4. power supply

✅ Correct Answer: 4