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Q21
The 34-pin connection on an I/O card is for?
  • A Floppy drive
  • B SCSI drive
  • C IDE drive
  • D Zip drive
Answer: Option A
Q22
The terms "red book", "yellow book", and "orange book" refer to:
  • A SCSI
  • B ide
  • C floppy drive technology
  • D CD-ROM standards
Answer: Option D
Q23
On the 16-bit ISA bus, IRQ2 is elevated to which higher level Interrupt?
  • A 9
  • B 11
  • C 13
  • D 15
Answer: Option A
Q24
What beep codes could indicate a system board or power supply failure?
  • A steady short beep
  • B no beep
  • C one long continuous beep tone
  • D steady long beeps
Answer: Option
Q25
To view any currently running Terminate Stay Resident (TSR's) programs you could type:
  • A Memory
  • B MEM
  • C SYS /M
  • D Memmaker
Answer: Option B
Q26
Which part of the laser printer should NOT be exposed to sunlight?
  • A Transfer corona assembly
  • B PC drum
  • C Primary corona wire
  • D Toner cartridge
Answer: Option B
Q27
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 Partition had disk
Answer: Option A
Q28
Resistance is measured in ?
  • A Volts
  • B Amps
  • C Watts
  • D Ohms
Answer: Option D
Q29
What command is used to reset a MODEM when using the "AT Command Set"?
  • A ATR
  • B ATZ
  • C DTR
  • D DCE
Answer: Option B
Q30
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: Option B
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