1. Device A has been configured for IRQ 3. Which of the following devices will Device A potentially conflict with? A. COM1 B. LPT1 C. COM2 D. LPT2 2. What is the default IO address assigned to COM1? A. 02F8 B. 0378 C. 03F8 D. 0278 3. Which of the following best describes DMA? A. […]
1. Which of the following components is not usually found on a motherboard? A. Hard drive controller B. DVD drive controller C. Memory D. Video adapter 2. What type of memory is not usually found on a motherboard? A. CMOS memory B. L1 Cache C. L2 Cache D. DIMM 3. The power supply converts 110 […]
1. What was the original system board speed of the ATX board? A. 33 MHz B. 60 MHz C. 66 MHz D. 100 MHz 2. Which bus architecture supports 32-bit / 64-bit cards and transfers information at 33 MHz? A. ISA B. EISA C. AGP D. PCI 3. Which motherboard component is responsible for charging […]
1. Which of the following types of memory is used for cache memory? A. SRAM B. DRAM C. EDO RAM D. SDRAM 2. How many bits make up the data path of a 30-pin SIMM? A. 12 B. 8 C. 32 D. 64 3. What type of cache memory resides on the system board? A. […]
1. You have a USB camera in which you are trying to copy some of the pictures to the computer’s hard disk. The computer does not seem to recognize the device. What should you do? A. Check to see that the boot order is correct. B. Make sure that the USB ports are enabled. C. […]
1. What are the two types of paper feeder mechanisms? A. Continuous tractor feed B. Continuous form feed C. Friction feed D. Injected 2. What type of printer is most likely to use a continuous form feeder? A. Laser printer B. Inkjet C. Dot-matrix D. USB 3. Which of the following devices are most likely […]
1. What is the size of a sector on a hard disk? A. 512K B. 1K C. 512 bytes D. 4K 2. How many devices can exist in an IDE chain? A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 3. What physical component of the disk is responsible for reading and writing data on the […]
1. Which type of memory cannot be upgraded without replacing a CPU? A. RAM B. L1 cache C. L2 cache D. None of the above 2. Which type of the system BIOS can be upgraded? A. Flashable B. Non-flashable C. Both types D. None 3. Which of the following utilities cannot be used to identify […]
1. What is the most popular category of portable PCs? A. Notebook B. Laptop C. Palmtop D. Suitcase computer 2. Which battery type is the best for a portable computer? A. Alkaline B. NiCad C. Li-Ion D. NiMH 3. Which of the following system modules makes a PC really portable? A. Battery B. AC adapter […]
1. The correct voltages in the PSU are: A. +5 VDC, –5 VDC, +10 VDC, –10 VDC B. +5 VDC, –5 VDC, +11 VDC, –11 VDC C. +5 VDC, –5 VDC, +12 VDC, –12 VDC D. +5 VDC, –5 VDC, +13 VDC, –13 VDC 2. You encounter a 601 Error during the POST. This indicates […]