What does the BIOS do when a plug and play card is installed?

1.   ?    Looks for the manufacturer of the card
2.   ?    Checks the processor ID for compliance
3.   ?    Disables the other cards until the new card is installed
4.   ?    Consults the ESCD to determine which system resources are available and needed for the card

The RS-232 interface on a printer is also known as what?

1.   ?    The Centronics
2.   ?    The Parallel
3.   ?    The SCSI
4.   ?    The Serial

Which printer type would MOST likely produce the most noise?

1.   ?    Dot Matrix
2.   ?    Ink Dispersion
3.   ?    Laser
4.   ?    Thermal

What is the total number of devices that can connect to a IEEE 1394 (FireWire) port?

1.   ?    10
2.   ?    50
3.   ?    63
4.   ?    126

What would be the MOST effective way to make a personal computer boot from a CD-ROM?

1.   ?    Disable the primary Master Hard drive.
2.   ?    Configure the CD-ROM to primary Master
3.   ?    Change the boot order in the CMOS settings
4.   ?    Set the CD-ROM to bootable in the cpu settings.
   

While working in a system, a computer technician notices that the CD ROM does not appear to be working correctly. The Device Manager displays a yellow sign with an exclamation point next to the secondary IDE controller. What does the exclamation point mean?

1.   ?    That the device has been disabled
2.   ?    Automatic settings for that particular device have been overridden
3.   ?    The system has no idea what this particular device is
4.   ?    A device is in a problem state or not functioning properly

After installing a new PCI card into an older PC the PC will not boot, however, the PCI card will work in a newer PC. What is the likely cause?

1.   ?    The PCI card is using another card's interrupt
2.   ?    The PCI drivers are incompatible with the older PC.
3.   ?    The older PC's power supply is not powerful enough for the new PCI card
4.   ?    The PCI card is PC1 2.1 based and the older PC only supports PC1 2.0

A user reports that the system is shutting down after running for about 10 minutes. The technician examines the PC and finds that the BIOS is reporting the CPU fan RPM of 0. What seams to be the problem?

1.   ?    The CPU fan needs to be replaced
2.   ?    The CPU needs to be replaced
3.   ?    The CMOS battery needs to be replaced
4.   ?    The power card needs to be replaced

10Base2 uses which of the following connectors?

1.   ?    AUI
2.   ?    BNC
3.   ?    RJ-45
4.   ?    ST

Which of the following protocols answers a request to an Internet site?

1.   ?    HTTP
2.   ?    SNMP
3.   ?    SMTP
4.   ?    TELNET

The system timer is at IRQ:

1.   ?    0
2.   ?    1
3.   ?    2
4.   ?    3

Which of the following cable types is the MOST expensive to implement?

1.   ?    UTP
2.   ?    Coax
3.   ?    IR (Infrared)
4.   ?    Fiber

Cache memory located on the processor chip is typically referred to as which of the following?

1.   ?    RAM Cache
2.   ?    System Cache
3.   ?    Level 1 Cache
4.   ?    Dynamic Cache

After you take a page out of the LaserJet printer, the printer looks good but smears when you pickup the paper. What is the problem?

1.   ?    Damp paper
2.   ?    Fuser assembly
3.   ?    Wrong type of toner
4.   ?    Output roller assembly

What is the standard parallel cable used with most ink jet printers?

1.   ?    USB
2.   ?    SCSI 3
3.   ?    IEEE 1284
4.   ?    SERIAL DB 15