COMPUTER HARDWARE QUIZ

On a dot-matrix printer, regular lube maintenance should be followed, but this component should never be lubed:

None of these

Printhead

Paper advance bearings

Carriage rails

Platten bearings

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During boot-up, the memory test

Is a superfluous step that should be ignored

Is an operational error

Checks and verifies that contiguous memory is installed

Displays what memory is installed, but nothing else

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When not in use, it is very important to keep 5 VA diskettes in _____.

On a shelf in an upright position

In a plastic bag

In the floppy drive

None of these

Their protective sleeves

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Which peripheral port provides the FASTEST throughput to laser printers?

Parallel

Serial

SCSI

None of these

RS-232

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RS-232 is a standard that applies to?

None of these

Serial port

All of these

Parallel port

Game port

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What specification covers PC hard cards?

SCSI

MFM

PCMCIA

ISA

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You see the message "invalid media device" after installing a new hard drive. What do you do next?

Format

Partition

Add the OS

Fdisk

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

TMC solvent

Silicone spray

None of these

All-purpose cleaner

Denatured alcohol

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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?

reverse vacuum

non-static compressed air

any small vacuum device

blow real hard on the system board

use a lint-free cloth and wipe gently

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ISDN stands for:

integrated services digital network

inferior sector data net

internal select data nulls

interval set down next

interior sector direct none

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