1. What does POST stand for?

a) Printer Online Standard Test b) Power On Self Test c) Power Off Standard Test d) Preferred Operating System Timing 2. A problem with parity error indicates a problem with: a) hard drive b) I/O Controller c) power supply d) memory e) display 3. WA stands for: a) Wide rea !etwor" b) World rea !etwor" c) Wide rtificial !etwor" d) World rtificial !etwor" e) Wide ccess !etwor" !. "ard dri#es can $se the followin% interfaces &chec' all that apply(: a# I$% b# Serial c# SCSI d# %$I e# $&'() )#* ). *o$r system boots $p b$t yo$ don+t hear a beep, which part sho$ld yo$ chec' first? a) + , b) System &oard c) CPd) Spea"er e) !one. that/s normal operation -. What are the two confi%$ration modes of a sin%le ./0 to connect harddri#e or optical dri#e? a) master b) beta c) slave d) secondary 1. 0S/ is: a) %lectronic Surge $evice b) %rgonomic System $evice c) %lectronic System $isplay 0for laptops) d) %lectrostatic $ischarge 2.Which of the followin% is both inp$t and o$tp$t de#ices? a) serial b) video c) parallel d) ,ouse port e) 1eyboard port 13. There is a li%htnin% storm o$tside. What is the best way to protect yo$r P4? & 4hoose the best option( a) Turn on your surge protector b) &ac"up your hard drive c) Install a lightning rod d) -nplug the computer from the C Outlet and the modem from the phone line 11. 0./0 will s$pport a ma5im$m of how many ./0 dri#es? a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) ( e) !one of the above. %I$% only supports I$% drives 12. 6S7232 is a standard that is for: a) + , chec"sum b) serial ports c) &IOS error chec"ing d) parallel ports 13. What is the term for two modems establishin% comm$nications with each other: a) Interconnecting b) 5andsha"ing c) Connecting d) Pinging e) 6in"ing 1!. What is 08.? a) %lectro',agnetic Interference b) %lectric ,agnometer Interface c) %lectronic ,ultimeter Interface d) %lectro',ultiface Interaction 19. On yo$r 4omp$ter, the parallel port is a: a)() pin male connector b) 7 pin male connector c) 7 pin female connector d) 3) pin female connector e) 3) pin male connector 1). 4/76O8S are read by: a) ,agentic Servos b) 6aser $iodes c) 6%$s d) !one of the bove 1-. On a flat data cable, a red or bl$e stripe means: a) it/s a SCSI cable b) ground c) pin ( d) !one of the bove 11. A hard dis' is di#ided into trac's which are f$rther s$bdi#ided into: a) clusters b) sectors c) vectors d) heads 23. .n 6O8 :.OS, the acronym :.OS stands for: a) &asic Intuitive Output Set b) &asic Input Organi8ational System c) &asic Input Output System d) &asic Industry Operating System 21. The standard ;<A display has ==== pi5els in its nati#e %raphics mode? a) 94*:23* b) 94*:4;* c) 9;*:44* d) (*34:<;9 22. 4O81 is typically represented by which of the followin%? a) () pin port b) 7 pin male port c) 7 pin female port d) 3) pin male port 23. What de#ice pre#ents power interr$ptions, res$ltin% in corr$pted data? a) &attery bac"'up unit b)Surge protector c),ultiple SI,,s strips d)$ata guard system e)Turn off the C power 2!. When yo$ are %oin% to meas$re an $n'nown #olta%e yo$ sho$ld always start with the meter on the ======= #olta%e settin% to pre#ent dama%e to the meter. a) 5ighest b) 6owest c) (**ma d) * ohms 29. An .6> allow interface cards to: a) Interrupt the CP- to re=uest service b) Pass data to the CP- to be processed c) Pass data from one card to another c) Pass data to the computers memory 2). A system has two ./0 hard dri#es that are each di#ided into primary and e5tended partitions, which dri#e letter is assi%ned to the primary partition of the second dri#e in a Windows 25 system? a) C b) $ c) % d) >

21. 6esistance is meas$red in ? a) ?olts b) mps c) Watts d) Ohms 33. To %o into Windows Safe mode, which 'ey is $sed while the system boots? a) >; b) >) c) >4 d) >( 31. S$ppose yo$ had an inc$rable comp$ter #ir$s and decided to wipe o$t all the data and partitions on yo$r hard dri#e and reformat $sin% ?/.S@ $tility. What is the order in which yo$ m$st delete the partitions? a) %:tended. 6ogical. Primary b) Primary. %:tended. 6ogical c) 6ogical. %:tended. Primary d) 6ogical. Primary. %:tended 33. Which /OS command will format a floppy dis' and transfer the system files a) S@S CA A b) S@S A c) >O+, T A /S d) >O+, T A /T 3!. "ow do yo$ differentiate an ATAA33 cable from an ATAA)) cable? a) Cable color b) Cable pin out c) Twists in the cable d) !umber of wires 39. Which TWO of the followin% cable types can be $sed to networ' two comp$ters? a) I$% b) Serial c) SCSI d) Parallel 3-. A c$stomer calls. She has no #ideo si%nal at all on one of three identical comp$ters. What component sho$ld she swap from a wor'in% system to eliminate the #ideo card as the ca$se of her problem? a) The monitor# b) The motherboard# c) The video driver chip# d) C,OS# 31. A bent pin on a 37row db719 male connector pl$% co$ld ca$se problems with which de#ice or component? a) ,onitor b) ,ouse c) Printer d) %:ternal ,odem 32. What wo$ld a failed processor fan most li'ely ca$se? &Pic' 2( a) CP- damage# b) System loc"ups# c) 5ard drive failure# d) >loppy drive failure# e) C$'+O, drive failure !3. Which of the followin% is the newest type of printer interface? a) -S& b) Serial c) SCSI d) Parallel !1. Which of the followin% e5pose P4Bs to #ir$ses? &Pic' 2( a) floppy dis" received from a friend# b) downloaded file from the Internet# c) >$IS1/,&+ file on the hard drive# d) $$6 file that was loaded with a new machine# e) C & file that was loaded with the new machine# !2. What is the ad#anta%e of 044 &0rror 4hec'in% and 4orrection( memory? a) Cost savings# b) Cache error correction# c) ,emory error correction# d) -niversal compatibility# !!. A c$stomer calls and says his comp$ter will not boot. The memory co$nt is s$ccessf$l, b$t e#erythin% freeCes immediately after that. What sho$ld yo$ ta'e to the site to fi5 the problem? a) CPb) + , c) ?ideo card d) Power supply !). "ow many bits wide is the A<P b$s? a) ; b) (9 c) 23 d) 94 !-. *o$r modem will not detect a dial tone. What are the two most li'ely reasons? a) Cable is not plugged in# b) The phone line is defective# c) The modem is set for tone dial# d) Internet service provider is down# e) The modem is set to disable call waiting# !1. What sho$ld be done first when Windows reports bad sectors? a) +un a normal Scandis"# b) Sys the drive# c) +un $riveSpace# d) +un a Scandis" with the thorough option# !2. A :.OS password has been enabled on a critical comp$ter, and the password has been for%otten. "ow do yo$ reco#er? &4"OOS0 TWO( a) >dis" the primary hard drive# b) Temporarily remove the C,OS battery# c) Bo into &IOS setup and delete the password# d) Clear the C,OS by shortening the C,OS Cumper# e) &oot the computer while holding down the "ey# 12. What is the primary performance restraint for mass stora%e de#ices : a) Storage ability b) $river acceleration c) $is" ccess Time d) +oute mobility e) +ate of transfer 9. What is the f$nction of 8S4/0D.0D0? a) $OS C$'+O, driver b) ,emory ,anagement Program c) SCSI driver d) 6oads Windows 2#(( into -pper ,emory !3. What is the ma5im$m distance of a 13:aseT se%ment of cable? a) (** ,eters b) (;) ,eters c) 3)* ,eters d) ;** ,eters 93. What is a crosso#er cable $sed for on an 0thernet networ'? a) Test faulty networ" interface cards# b) Connect to networ" devices without a hub# c) Strengthen signal between distance devices on the networ"# d) Convert (* ,bps throughput to (** ,bps

!9. What is the set of r$les $sed to transmit data from one comp$ter to another called? a) Service b) dapter c) Protocol d) !etwor" operating system 91. What eE$ipment type limits networ' eE$ipment so that it cannot send and recei#e at the same time? a) 5alf $uple: b) Single $uple: c) ,uted d) I%%% 92. What sho$ld be chec'ed first when Windows 25 fails to a$tomatically detect new de#ices? a) $evice ,anager plug'and'play settings# b) +un ,S$#%D%# c) C,OS settings in the &IOS for plug and play# d) &IOS settings in the C,OS for plug and play 93. What happens to files deleted from the 6ecycle :in? a) Clusters are flushed# b) The files are moved to CAWindowsTemp# c) Sectors of hard drive are blan"ed/erased# d) ssociated entries in the > T are removed# 9!. .n the Windows 21 /e#ice 8ana%er, what does a blac' e5clamation point on a yellow field ne5t to a so$nd card indicate? a) Sound card is installed but disabled# b) Sound card is not functioning properly# c) Sound card is present physically but Windows is not detecting it# d) $river for the sound card is installed but the sound card is not present physically# 99. *o$ want to access .SP.4O8, which is a sec$re site, how do yo$ do that? a) 5TTPSA//ISP#CO, b) 5TTPSA/EISP#CO, c) 5TPSAISP#CO, 9). *o$ want to share a /ial7$p internet connection with a Windows 21se comp$ter, what is it called? a) Internet Connection Sharing b) I+S c) Internet $ialup d) Pro:y Internet Sharing 9-. What is a static .P address? a) computer component that must be grounded before implementation# b) networ" address generated for a single session only# c) permanently assigned address# d) computer component that was generated by a capacitor 91. Which two of the followin% will s$ccessf$lly create a new folder in Windows 05plorer? a) >older. Create. !ew >older# b) >ile. !ew. >older# c) %dit. Create. !ew. >older# d) Triple Clic" in $isplay Window# e) +ight Clic" in $isplay Window. !ew. >older# 92. What are three ways a bootable floppy dis' can be created in Windows 25? a) In Windows %:plorer. right clic" on the A drive. choose >ormat. Copy System >iles Only# b) >ormat aA/s from a command prompt# c) Control Panel. dd/+emove Programs. Startup $is" tab# d) >ormat aA from a command prompt# e) >$IS1 A from a command prompt# )3. *o$ are ha#in% problems with a partic$lar system and want to replace the c$rrent copy of the re%istry with an older copy. At a /OS prompt which command sho$ld yo$ type? a) SC !+%B#%D% /+%STO+% b) SC !+%B#%D% /+%?IS% c) SC !+%B#%D% /+%P6 C% d) SC !+%B#%D% /+%?%+S% )1. To find o$t how m$ch memory is a#ailable, yo$ co$ld type ===== a) %,, b) ,%, c) C51$S1 d) ,%,, 1%+ )2. When e5ec$ted from a bootable hard dri#e, which command will ma'e a formatted floppy dis' bootable? a) COP@ CAE$OSECO,, !$#CO, AE b) TT+I& CAEF#S@S AE c) DCOP@ CAE$OSEF#F AE d) S@S CA A 32. After searchin% the c$rrent directory where does 4ommand.4om search ne5t ? a) CAE$OSE-TI6ITI%S b) Config#sys c) utoe:ec#bat d) the Path Statement )3. Which de#ice is $sed to e5tend a 13:ase2 networ' beyond its ma5im$m distance?

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