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Computer Hardware Quiz Set 3

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1. Which common bus specification provides the fastest data transfer rate?




2. Modems use transmission.




3. A 6xx indicates a problem with the:




4. A sound card typically uses which IRQ?




5. During preventative maintenance on a dot matrix printer, do NOT lubricate:




6. You see the message "invalid media device" after installing a new hard drive. What do you do next?




7. What is the modem hang up command?




8. What expansion types do most pll/plll motherboards support?




9. When installing an internal modem, all of the following IRQ's can be used except?




10. An IRQ allow interface cards to:




11. A workstation has just been installed on an Ethernet LAN, but cannot communicate with the network. What should you check first?




12. One of the major components of a PC is the Central Processing Unit (CPU) which can be best described as:




13. What is the i/o address for com2?




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




15. The floppy drive uses which DMA (direct memory access) channel?




16. The DC voltage on most circuit boards is:




17. A customer attached an external drive to his notebook computer but the computer is not recognizing it. What should be considered?




18. What device protects against line deficiencies?




19. Which monitor would provide the highest level of performance?




20. Which of the following items would require you to comply with EPA disposal guidelines?




21. A hard disk is divided into tracks which are further subdivided into




22. What is the paper feeding technology most commonly associated with dot-matrix printers?




23. COM1 is typically represented by which of the following?




24. Which step should you perform first before discharging a CRT?




25. A capacitor is measured in which of the following units?




26. UART is a type of serial chip. Its letters stand for:




27. 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?




28. What would you ask to determine if the display is working?




29. Your CD-ROM audio cable connects to the:




30. 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?




31. 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?




32. You are testing the resistance in Ohms of a fuse on a 15K amp system. If the fuse is good, the meter should read?




33. Type one PC cards:




34. 14.4 modem should transmit _____ bits per second




35. In laser technology, what happens during the transfer stage?




36. _____ is the term used to refer to the process of two modems establishing communications with each other




37. Suppose that the power lamp in on, but the printer will not print. What can you do to correct the problem?




38. The ATAPI compliance is stands for?




39. A dialog box with a bomb appears on a Macintosh screen. What type of problem has occurred?




40. Capacitance is measured in units of:




41. When not in use, it is very important to keep 5 1/4 diskettes in _____.




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




43. A 25-pin female connector on the back of your computer will typically be:




44. __ help prevent power surges.




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




46. The POST routine, which counts system board RAM first, is stored in: