1.
A Type 1 PCMCIA card is:
Answer: Option 'B'
The thinnest PCMCIA card, measuring 3.5mm in thickness
2.
What does the acronym RTS represent?
Answer: Option 'C'
Request to send
3.
Resistance is measured in?
Answer: Option 'B'
Amps
4.
You are testing the resistance in Ohms of a fuse on a 5 amp system. If the fuse is good, the meter should read?
Answer: Option 'A'
0.0
5.
Your modem does not respond when you try to dial out. You try another modem on another computer and get the same result. What is the most likely problem?
Answer: Option 'B'
bad phone line
6.
During the normal PC boot process, which of the following is active first?
Answer: Option 'C'
ROM BIOS
7.
What is the modem hang up command?
Answer: Option 'A'
ATH
8.
During preventative maintenance on a dot matrix printer, do NOT lubricate :
Answer: Option 'A'
Print head pins
9.
When not in use, it is very important to keep 5 VA diskettes in _______.
Answer: Option 'B'
Their protective sleeves
10.
What is the result of adding an IP address to the DNS server search order
Answer: Option 'C'
It tells the local system where the DNS Server is located
11.
A keyboard locks up intermittently even when replaced with a new keyboard. What is the LEAST likely cause of the problem?
Answer: Option 'C'
A second bad keyboard
12.
Voltage is measured:
Answer: Option 'A'
in parallel
13.
What problem can occur if a printer cable is to close to a power cable?
Answer: Option 'D'
EMI Electromagnetic Interference
14.
To install a second IDE drive into a computer, you must:
Answer: Option 'A'
Set the master-slave jumper to slave on the second drive
15.
A static jolt of as little of _____ volts can fry most any PC integrated circuit.
Answer: Option 'C'
30
16.
A human cannot feel a static discharge as high as _____ volts.
Answer: Option 'B'
200
17.
On the PC side, the printer port is a:
Answer: Option 'D'
25 pin female parallel connector
18.
How many DMA channels are there in an AT class PC?
Answer: Option 'D'
8
19.
On a leased line installation a known good external modem shows no carrier detect light. Where is the problem most likely to be?
Answer: Option 'C'
In the phone line
20.
After you service a laser printer, you notice dirty print. Which of the following would correct the problem?
Answer: Option 'B'
Run several blank pages
21.
What is the size of the reserved memory area?
Answer: Option 'B'
384 kb
22.
To view any currently running Terminate Stay Resident (TSR's) programs you could type:
Answer: Option 'B'
MEM
23.
Which values are held in CMOS for the hard drive
Answer: Option 'B'
size (heads, cylinders, sectors)
24.
Dust in a computer actually increases the size of the magnetic fields inside it. This is not good, so you must occasionaiy dust, I trust. What's the best way to do this?
Answer: Option 'B'
non-static compressed air
25.
Which device should not be plugged into a standard ups?
Answer: Option 'B'
laser printer