11
During the normal PC boot process, which of the following is active first?
A)
RAM BIOS
B)
CMOS
C)
ROM BIOS
D)
Hard disk information
E)
None of the above
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option
C
12
Pick the correct choice for the 8088 CPU.
A)
16 bit word size, 8 bit data path
B)
8 bit word size, 8 bit data path
C)
16 bit word size, 16 bit data path
D)
4 bit word size, 8 bit data path
E)
8 bit word size, 16 bit data path
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option
A
13
In which mode can 2 or more applications be stored in memory at the same time?
A)
Segmented Mode
B)
Unprotected Mode
C)
Real Mode
D)
Protected Mode
E)
None of the above
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option
D
14
A brownout is defined as:
A)
a slightly elevated voltage lasting from seconds to minutes or more
B)
a slightly decreased voltage lasting from seconds to minutes or more
C)
complete power out lasting a few minutes
D)
alternating power out, power on lasting a few minutes
E)
has nothing to do with electricity
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option
B
15
In which phase of the laser printing process is a positive charge placed on the paper to pull the toner from the print drum?
A)
Writing
B)
Transferring
C)
Conditioning
D)
All of the above
E)
None of the above
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option
B
16
Which component stores an electrical charge?
A)
diode
B)
rectifier
C)
capacitor
D)
resistor
E)
transistor
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option
C
17
You are installing an IDE hard drive that will be your boot drive. Which is the correct order of steps that need to be followed?
A)
jumper properly, auto-detect(or configure manually) in CMOS, low level format, high level format, partition
B)
jumper properly, auto-detect(or configure manually) in CMOS, partition, high level format with / s switch
C)
jumper properly, partition, auto-detect(or configure manually in CMOS, high level format with /s switch
D)
jumper properly, auto-detect in CMOS, regular format
E)
jumper properly, partition, low level format, high level format
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option
B
18
Which type of cable is most likely in use with rj-45 connectors?
A)
10base2
B)
10base5
C)
10baseT
D)
10baseFL
E)
None of the above
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option
C
19
To prevent toner from sticking to a laser printer's heat rollers, apply which of the following:
A)
Alcohol
B)
Oil
C)
Ammonia
D)
Beer or Jack Daniels
E)
None of the above
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option
B
20
Which controller would support an external CD-ROM drive?
A)
ESDI
B)
ARLL
C)
MFM
D)
SCSI
E)
None of the above
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option
D
