Computer Technology Quiz
There are 26 questions in this quiz. Good luck!
Passing grade is 70% = C.
Passing grade is 70% = C.
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1) What does POST stand for?
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a)
 Printer Online Standard Test |
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b)
Power On Self Test |
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c)
Power Off Standard Test |
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d)
Preferred Operating System Timing
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2) A problem with parity error indicates a
problem with:
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a)
hard drive |
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b)
I/O Controller |
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c)
power supply |
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d)
memory |
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3) WAN stands for:
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a)
Wide Area Network |
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b)
World Area Network |
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c)
Wide Artificial Network |
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d)
Wide Access Network |
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4) Which processor has a 32-bit Data Bus
and a 24-bit Address Bus?
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a)
80286 |
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b)
80386DX |
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c)
80486SX |
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d)
80386SX |
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5) The ISA bus has what size Bus Width?
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a)
16-bit |
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b)
8-bit |
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c)
8 MHz |
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d)
4.77 MHz |
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e)
24-bit |
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6) True/False: CD-ROMs typically hold 1000
megabytes.
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a)
True |
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b)
False |
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7) Hard drives can use the following
interfaces (check all that apply):
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a)
IDE |
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b)
Serial |
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c)
SCSI |
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d)
DB-15 |
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8) What is the function of MSCDEX.EXE?
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a)
A DOS CD-ROM driver |
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b)
Memory Management Program |
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c)
Loads Windows 3.11 into Upper
Memory |
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d)
SCSI driver |
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9) True/False: Older BIOSs may need to be
upgraded to support newer hard drives.
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a)
True |
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b)
False |
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10) How many devices can you connect to a
typical SCSI adapter?
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a)
2 |
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b)
7 |
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c)
8 |
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d)
2 Internal, 7 External |
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11) Which of the following would NOT be
considered an FRU? (Choose all that apply)
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a)
NFU Controller |
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b)
Hard Drive |
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c)
System Board |
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d)
RAM Chips |
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12) Your system boots up but you don't hear
a beep, which part should you check first?
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a)
RAM |
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b)
System Board |
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c)
CPU |
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d)
Speaker |
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13) The laser printer has 6 steps it follows
to print.
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a)
True |
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b)
False |
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14) What type of interface has the fastest
data transfer?
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a)
Parallel |
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b)
Serial |
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c)
DirectCPU Bus |
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d)
SCSI |
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e)
IDE |
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15) You have an existing hard drive on your
IDE adapter. You are installing a second hard drive and want the first hard
drive to still be the bootable hard drive. How should you configure the
second hard drive?
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a)
master |
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b)
beta |
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c)
slave |
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d)
secondary |
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16) Your system continuously reboots itself.
Which of the following could be the problem? (Check all that apply)
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a)
Bad system board |
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b)
Bad Power Supply |
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c)
Faulty Adapter Card |
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d)
AC Power Faulty |
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e)
All of the above |
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17) ESD is:
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a)
Electronic Surge Device |
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b)
Ergonomic System Device |
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c)
Electronic System Display (for
laptops |
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d)
Electrostatic Discharge |
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18) A 3xx (xx are numbers) POST error code
indicates a problem with:
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a)
hard drive |
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b)
keyboard |
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c)
monitor |
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d)
system board |
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e)
RAM |
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19) A missing pin in a dot matrix printer is
the most likely cause of light and uneven printing.
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a)
True |
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b)
False |
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20) The transfer corona uses this type of
charge to attract toner to the paper.
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a)
positive |
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b)
negative |
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c)
electromagnetic |
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d)
ESD |
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21) The maximum number of colors CGA will
support is:
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a)
2 |
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b)
4 |
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c)
16 |
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d)
256 |
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22) Which would provide the fastest access
to video files?
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a)
IDE |
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b)
EIDE |
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c)
SCSI |
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d)
Optical Drives |
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23) DIP stands for:
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a)
Developer Induction Printer |
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b)
Dual Inline Package |
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c)
Durable Iclonic Plastic |
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d)
Dual Independent Processors |
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24) Socket 0 CPUs are not upgradeable.
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a)
True |
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b)
False |
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25) MCA has a maximum speed of:
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a)
4.77 MHz |
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b)
8 MHz |
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c)
10 MHz |
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d)
12 MHz |
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26) The best grounding for a conductive work
bench is a:
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a)
Computer Chassis |
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b)
12 V Battery |
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c)
Desk Leg |
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d)
AC Outlet |
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