1.

RAM' stands for

a. Random Access Memory

b. Read Access Memory d .

c.Random Arithmetic Memory

d .Random Arithmetic Memory

Answer: a

2. Devices that accepts data from outside computer and transfer into CPU are called

a. input devices

b. digital devices

c. analogue devices

d. truth table peripherals

Answer: a

3.Devices such as mercury thermometer and kitchen scales are classified as

a. digital devices

b. analogue devices

c. programmed devices

d. signal led devices

Answer: b

4. ESD would cause the most damage to which component?

a.Power supply

b. Expansion board

c. Monitor

d. Keyboard

Answer: b

5.Which peripheral port provides the FASTEST throughput to laser printers?

b. SCSI

c. Parallel

d. Serial

Answer: c

6. The 34-pin connection on an I/O card is for?

a. Floppy drive

b. SCSI drive

c. IDE drive

d. Zip drive

Answer: a

7.What beep codes could indicate a system board or power supply failure?

a. steady short beep

b. one long continuous beep tone

c. steady long beeps

d. All of the above

Answer: d

8.What command is used to reset a MODEM when using the "AT Command Set"?

a. ATR

b.ATZ

c.DTR

d.None of the above

Answer: b

9.Devices that are under control of computer and are directly connected to computer peripherals are
termed as

a. off-line devices
b. on-line devices

c.IN gate device

d. IF gate device

Answer: b

10.What product is used to clean smudged keys on a keyboard?

a. TMC solvent

b. Silicone spray

c. Denatured alcohol

d. All-purpose cleaner

Answer: d

11. If any instruction consist of any arithmetic operation, data is transferred to

a. quantitative unit

b. qualitative unit

c. arithmetic and logical unit

D . central processing unit

Answer: c

12. Which type of system board is the MOST likely candidate for processor upgrading if you want
maximum performance and future compatibility?

a.ML

b. PCI

c. ISA

d. None of the above

Answer: b

13.The mouse pointer moves erratically, what is the possible cause? The mouse

a. ball is dirty

b. is not connected
c. driver is not installed properly

d. None of the above

Answer: a

14.The terms "red book", "yellow book", and "orange book" refer to:

a. SCSI

b. ide

c. floppy drive technology

d. CD-ROM standards

Answer: d

15. To view any currently running Terminate Stay Resident (TSR's) programs you could type:

a. Memory

b. MEM

c. SYS /M

d. None of the above

Answer: b

16. When installing a SCSI CD-ROM drive, you must set the CD-ROM SCSI adapter to:

a. B0007

b. An unused SCSI address

c. The same address as the SCSI device before the CD-ROM

d. SCSI ID=1

Answer: b

17. 'main store' of CPU is also called

a. main memory

b. temporary memory

c. immediate access store

Answer: d

18. Central Processing Unit (CPU) consists of

a. control unit

b. arithmetic and logic unit

c. main store

d. all of above

Answer: d

19.To view any currently running Terminate Stay Resident (TSR's) programs you could type:

a. Memory

b. MEM c. SYS /M

d. Memmaker

Answer: b

20.Voltage is measured:

a. in parallel

b. in series

c. after breaking the circuit

d. after checking current

Answer: a

21. Devices which are used to receive data from central processing unit are classified as

a. output/input devices

b. digital devices

c. signaled devices

d. output devices

Answer: d
22. Which part of the laser printer should NOT be exposed to sunlight?

a. Transfer corona assembly

b. Primary corona wire

c. PC drum

d. Toner cartridge

Answer: c

23. After doing a low-level format, what would be the next step in configuring the hard drive in a
system?

a. Format DOS partition

b. Install operating system

c. Configure DMA channel and back-up interrupt

d. None of the above

Answer: d

24.Resistance is measured in ?

a. Volts

b. Amps

c. Watts

d. Ohms

Answer: d

25. Most PCs give a single beep on boot up to indicate they are ok hardware wise. You boot your PC and
don't get a beep. What should you check first?

a. system board

b. RAM

c. microprocessor

d. speaker

Answer: d
26. Place where large amounts of data are stored outside central processing unit is called

a. backing store

b. peripherals

c. control unit

d. AL unit

Answer: a

27. Teletypewriter terminal is an example of

a. input devices

b. output devices

c. input/output devices

d. storage devices

Answer: c

28. Your customer tells you the print quality of their dot matrix printer is light then dark. Which of the
following could cause the problem.

a. Paper slippage

b. Improper ribbon advancement

c. Head positionb. All of these

Answer: b

29. What is the most popular category of portable PCs?

A. Notebook

B. Laptop

C. Palmtop

D. Suitcase computer

Answer: b

30. Which battery type is the best for a portable computer?

A. Alkaline
B. NiCad

C. Li-Ion

D. NiMH

Answer: b

31. Which of the following system modules makes a PC really portable?

A. Battery

B. AC adapter

C. DC controller

D. PC Card

Answer: a

32. OCP, OVP, and UVLO are the characteristics of:

A. AC adapter

B. DC controller

C. Video Board

D. LCD Panel

Answer: b

33. Which of the following system modules supports hot-swapping?

A. Keyboard

B. Memory

C. PC Cards

D. None of the above

Answer: c

34. Which PCMCIA card type is used to connect a CD-ROM drive?

A. Type I

B. Type II
C. Type III

D. Type I and Type III collectively

Answer: c

35. Which of the following statements are true for card services? (Select all that apply)

A. It provides an interface between the card and the slot when the card is inserted.

B. It provides an interface between the card and the device driver when the card is inserted.

C. It assigns I/O address and IRQ to the card.

D. Both A and C.

Answer: Both b and C.

36. Which of the following video adapters would you use for a Netware Server?

A. MDA

B. CGA

C. EGA

D. SVGA

Answer: a

37. What is a graphics accelerator?

A. A type of video memory

B. A function of video cards

C. A video card with a video coprocessor

D. A characteristic of video boards

Answer: c

38. Interlacing is the characteristic of which system module?

A. Hard drive

B. Keyboard

C. Processor board
D. Video board

Answer: d

39. Why do you need to reboot your computer after changing its display settings?

A. To activate the video card

B. To initialize the video memory

C. To load the new device driver

D. All of the above

Answer: c

40. LCD stands for:

A. Liquid Crystalline Display

B. Liquid Crystal Display

C. Logical Crystal Display

D. Liquid Crystal Device

Answer: b

41. Which statements are true for a passive matrix LCD display? (Select all that apply)

A. It is slow.

B. It displays crisp images.

C. Each pixel is supported by its own transistor.

D. It displays low-quality pictures.

Answer: A & D

42. Which keyboard normally is used with portable PCs?

A. Ergonomic

B. AT

C. XT

D. Enhanced
Answer: D

43. Which of the following is NOT a disk performance characteristic?

A. Interleaving

B. Interlacing

C. Data Transfer Rate

D. Access Time

Answer: B

44. Which of the following are true for a hard drive? (Select all that apply)

A. It is a primary storage device. B. It stores the data permanently.

C. It is made of many platters.

D. It is usually designated as A: and B:

Answer: B & C

45. Access time is:

A. Seek time plus latency period

B. Seek time minus latency period

C. Latency period minus seek time

D. Seek time times latency period

Answer: A

46. Hard drives of a portable PC have an interleave factor of:

A. 1:3

B. 3:1

C. 1:1

D. None of the above

Answer: c

47. Which of the following statements are NOT true regarding the memory of portable computers?
(Select all that apply)
A. It is the primary storage device.

B. It is a permanent storage device.

C. Intermediate results, data, and commands are stored in the memory until they’re stored to hard disk.

D. Portable PCs use SIMM but not DIMM.

Answer: B & D

48. What does the term closed architecture mean?

A. The CPU is covered and protected.

B. The processor board has all the functions hard-coded to compensate for the lack of expansion slots.

C. The system board has expansion slots to provide connectivity to peripheral device.

D. The hard disk platters are sealed in an air-tight box.

Answer: B

49. Which of the following processor board components is NOT field replaceable?

A. CPU

B. System Bus

C. ROM BIOS

D. CMOS Battery

Answer: B

50. CMOS stands for:

A. Completely Metal-Oxide Semiconductor

B. Complementary Metal-Oxide Socket

C. Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor

D. None of the above

Answer: c

51. Why should you perform maintenance activities? (Select all that apply)

A. To prevent system failure

C. To reduce repair cost

D. None of the above

Answer: A, B, C

52. Why do devices, such as the mouse and keyboard, need regular maintenance?

A. They wear quickly

B. They are breakable

C. They gather dust easily

D. None of the above

Answer: c

53. Tools that you use to perform maintenance activities are: (Select all that apply)

A. Liquid cleaning compounds

B. Suppressor

C. PSU

D. CRT

Answer: A & B

54. What is not true about the Disk Defragmenter? (Select all that apply)

A. It is a system tool

B. It should be run daily

C. It marks bad sectors

D. It unites separated chunks of data into contiguous blocks

Answer: B & C

54 . You can clean the mouse by: (Select all that apply)

A. Soaking it in soapy water

B. Removing dirt from the mouse ball

D. Using a vacuum cleaner

Answer: B & C