What has the highest throughput?

1.   ?    SPP
2.   ?    ECP
3.   ?    EPP
4.   ?    UPP

What should be used to extinguish a computer fire?

1.   ?    Fire hose
2.   ?    Class A extinguisher
3.   ?    Class C extinguisher
4.   ?    A silver foam water extinguisher

If a computer is not protected with a UPS what problem can occur when power is restored after a power failure?

1.   ?    ROM needs to be programmed
2.   ?    There is danger from a power surge
3.   ?    The CMOS RAM has a battery failure
4.   ?    The motherboard switch needs to be reset

What would definitely cause an IDE hard drive to be damaged?

1.   ?    Forcing the IDE cable to the floppy drive connector.
2.   ?    Connecting one end of the IDE cable the wrong way
3.   ?    Using the Y splitter where the 5- and 12- volt connectors are switched on one end.
4.   ?    Connecting to a defective power supply that only gives five volts on the 12volt line.

An A+ candidate just built a clone PC from scratch. The floppy drive's LED is lit up (and stays that way) from the time the machine is powered on. What is the most likely cause?

1.   ?    A disk left in the floppy drive
2.   ?    Floppy drive cable connection
3.   ?    Hard drive failure
4.   ?    CMOS configuration error
   

After replacing a keyboard with a known good one, it still is not recognized by the system. What could be the problem?

1.   ?    SETUP was not run
2.   ?    The processor is overheating
3.   ?    The BIOS needs to be flashed
4.   ?    The keyboard controller is not working

Your customer calls and reports that her computer shuts down and reboots on its own. What is one possible cause?

1.   ?    The BIOS is set to reboot automatically every day
2.   ?    Her external SCSI CD-RW is using too much power
3.   ?    The CMOS is configured to cycle power at a certain time
4.   ?    The power supply is not providing enough power to the system

What is the most significant difference between EDO RAM and Fast Page Mode DRAM? EDO RAM is______

1.   ?    faster
2.   ?    slower
3.   ?    smaller
4.   ?     cheaper

What is the Data Bus width for an ISA slot?

1.   ?    12
2.   ?    16
3.   ?    32
4.   ?    64

Which device is used to extend the 10Base2 network beyond the maximum distance?

1.   ?    Extender
2.   ?    Repeater
3.   ?    Converter
4.   ?    Expander

Which equipment of the following means that the NIC and network equipment are set up so that they cannot send and receive at the same time?

1.   ?    Half Duplex
2.   ?    Single Duplex
3.   ?    Paused Duplex
4.   ?    Switched Duplex

10BaseT Ethernet uses which type of physical topology?

1.   ?    bus
2.   ?    star
3.   ?    ring
4.   ?    tree

The maximum distance for a 10BaseT segment in meters is?

1.   ?    100
2.   ?    185
3.   ?    330
4.   ?    1000

What is unique about each device on a SCSI chain?

1.   ?    I/O
2.   ?    LUN
3.   ?    Identification
4.   ?    Master or Slave

To which connector on an IDE cable, should you connect the bootable drive?

1.   ?    The first connector from primary IDE controller.
2.   ?    The second connector from the primary IDE controller
3.   ?    The third connector from the primary IDE controller
4.   ?    Either the first or the second connector from the primary IDE controller