Exercise: Computer Hardware

Questions for: Computer Hardware

When you boot a PC and don't hear any beep, this could suggest which of the following?
A:
The monitor is turned off
B:
Keyboard not plugged in
C:
Normal PC boot
D:
Bad or disconnected speaker
Answer: D
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Which of the following is a type of preventative maintenance used on a hard drive?
A:
Disk check diagnostics
B:
Head alignment diagnostics
C:
Initializing
D:
Uninstalling programs
Answer: A
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You run a super wing-ding diagnostic program on your PC, and it reports that your hard drive, microprocessor, RAM, and video card have seen better days. To resolve this problem you should:
A:
replace each part one at a time, rerunning the diagnostic before replacing the next part.
B:
check to see if you have a software problem
C:
replace everything at once and rerun the diagnostic
D:
get another copy of the diagnostic program
Answer: B
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You have a 15 pin female connector with the pins in two rows. What could you connect with this?
A:
Serial device
B:
Parallel device
C:
MIDI device
D:
Video device
Answer: E
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A Type 1 PCMCIA card is:
A:
The same physical size as other PCMCIA cards but configured differently
B:
The thinnest PCMCIA card, measuring 3.5mm in thickness
C:
The thickest PCMCIA card, measuring 10.5mm in thickness
D:
An old standard that is not compatible with the newest laptops
Answer: B
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