QUIZ QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1)How many pins does a SIMM have?
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a) 50
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b) 64
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c) 30 or 72
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d) 168
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2) The various cards in a PC requires _______ voltage to function.
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a) AC
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b) DC
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3) What type of hard disk formatting creates FAT (File Allocation Table) ?
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a) High Level
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b) Low Level
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4) What is the name of the printed circuit board?
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a) Ram
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b) Mother Board
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5) Which Component of pc maintains data and time
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a) CMOS RAM
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b) vRAM
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6) IRQ 1 is commonly assigned to:
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a) it's usually open
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b) system timer
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c) real time clock
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d) keyboard
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7) LCD monitor is also known as___________
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a) TFT
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b) CRT
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8) How can you tell that a particular ribbon cable should only be used to connect a floppy drive?
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a) it
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b) it has a red line along one edge
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c) it
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d) it has a twist in it
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9) Data stored in a ROM cannot be changed by user of a computer?
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a) TRUE
b) FALSE
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10) Is the data in a RAM stored on a permanent or temporary basis
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a) Temporary
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b) Permanent
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11) Winchester drive is also called:
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a) Hard Disk Drive
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b) Floppy Disk Drive
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12) TO write, erase, rewrite data on a CD RAM what type of CD ROM you should use?
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a) CD-RW
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b) CD R
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13) A byte is equivalent to...?
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a) 8 bits
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b) 10 bits
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14) SMPS stands for:
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a) Switch Mode Power Supply
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b) Simple Mode Power Supply
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15) Which of the following is NOT a type of motherboard expansion slot?
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a) ISA
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b) PCI
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c) AGP
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d) ATX
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16) Which IRQ does LPT1 commonly use?
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a) 1
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b) 4
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c) 5
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d) 7
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17) How much data will a high density (HD) floppy disk hold?
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a) 124 KB
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b) 640 KB
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c) 1.44 MB
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d) 2.88MB
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18) What is the name of the spec for the holes in a monitor's aperture grill?
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a) dot pitch
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b) space holes
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19) Which is the best hard disk seek time?
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a) 3ms
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b) 5ms
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20) Fragmentation of data on computer hard disk causes it to work faster than before?
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a) FALSE
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b) TRUE
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21) What is the name of the card that controls read,write head and motor in the hard disk
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a) Network Card
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b) Disc Controller Card
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22) Which of the following retains the information it's storing when the power to the system is turned off?
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a) CPU
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b) ROM
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c) DRAM
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d) DIMM
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23) Acronym of HDD?
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a) Hard Disk Drive
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b) Hard Drive Disk
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24)A program written using binary codes is called:
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a) Software language
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b) Machine language
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25) How many bytes a sector of hard disk holds?
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a) 512 Bytes
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b) 1024 Bytes
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26) To be bootable a DOS partition must be:
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a) active
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b) copied
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27) What does FDISK do?
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a) performs low-level formatting of the hard drive
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b) fixes bad sectors on the hard drive
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c) recovers lost clusters on the hard drive
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d) creates partitions on the hard drive
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28) hat kind of connectors are used to connect a PC power supply to a hard drive?
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a) AT
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b) molex
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c) mini-molex
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d) P9
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29) Acronym of FDD?
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a) Floppy Drive Disk
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b) Floppy Disk Drive
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30) Which of the following is NOT a type of computer hard drive?
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a) IDE
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b) FDD
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c) SCSI
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d) EIDE
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31) What type of memory is a PEN drive...?
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a) FLASH Memory
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b) Catch Memory
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32) What type of connector is used to plug a telephone line into a modem?
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a) COM1
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b) RJ-11
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c) RJ-45
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d) RJ-10
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33) What is BIOS an acronym for?
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a) bootstrap initial operating system
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b) basic input output startup
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c) boot initial operating startup
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d) basic input output system
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34) What does the acronym bits stand for?
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a) Binart Digit
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b) 1 bits
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35) What is the data transfer rate for USB 2.0?
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a) 480Mbs
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b) 512Mbs
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36) Which IRQ does the system timer commonly use?
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a) 0
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b) 1
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c) 2
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d) 5
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37) What piece of hardware do EIDE cables connect to?
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a) hard disk
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b) cpu
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38) How many pins does a DIMM have?
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a) 72
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b) 32
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c) 32 to 72
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d) 71
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39) Which IRQ does COM1 commonly use?
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a) 3
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b) 4
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c) 6
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d) 7
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40) Which frequency is a SDRAM clock speed?
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a) 122Mhz
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b) 133Mhz
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41) Which component in a pc maintains color depth and screen resolution of a monitor?
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a) VRAM
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b) CMOS RAM
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42) Today's PC use what type of RAM..?
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a) DDR SDRAM
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b) DDR2
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43) When plugging the P8 and P9 power connectors into the system board, which of the following is true?
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a) the black wires of both connectors should NOT be next to each other
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b) P8 and P9 don't plug into the system board
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c) the black wires of both connectors should be next to each other
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44) Which IRQ does the hard disk controller commonly use?
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a) 14
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b) 1
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c) 2
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d) 11
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45) IRQ 6 is commonly assigned to:
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a) sound card
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b) Com1
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c) floppy drive controller
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d) LPT1
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46) Which of the following is NOT a type of RAM?
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a) SIMM
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b) DIMM
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c) ROM
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d) SLIPP
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47) Which do you use to comment out a line in the autoexec.bat file?
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a) rem
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b) ram
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48) Which device you should use to prevent the effect of power fluctuation in the power supply on your computer and works for a specific period of time even there is no power?
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a) SMPS
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b) UPS
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49) Portable Pen Drive connects to the________port of computer
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a) USP2,0
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b) USP
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50) What does the term "wave table synthesis" relate to?
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a) video
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b) sound
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51) What is different between AT and ATX power supplies?
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a) They are identical except for their shape.
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b) AT supplies use a single P1 power connector while ATX uses P8 and P9.
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c) AT supplies use P8 and P9 power connectors while ATX uses a single P1 connector.
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d) AT power supplies run on 120V AC current while ATX uses 220V AC
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52) Which has more storage capacity CD or DVD
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a) DVD
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b) CD
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53) With reference to a CPU, What MIPS means?
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a) Million Instructions Per Second
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b) Million Per Sccond Instruction
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54) Hard Disk, DVD, CD-ROM are the examples What type of Memory?
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a) Primary
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b) Secondary
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55) Which of the following conditions most increases the likelihood that ESD will occur?
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a) hot, dry conditions
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b) cool, damp conditions
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c) cool, dry conditions
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d) hot, damp conditions
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56) Parity is:
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a) a byte stored in the FAT to indicated remaining slots
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b) the optimal transmission speed of data over a CAT 5 cable
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c) an extra bit stored with data in RAM that is used to check for errors when the data is read back
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d) the optimal transmission speed of data over a CAT 5 cable
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57) What are the four key functions of a computer system?
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a) input, processing, output, and storage
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b) keyboard, display, memory, and disk drive
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c) word processing, spreadsheets, database
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d) bits, bytes, words, and OSI
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58) UPS stands for:
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a) Universal Power Supply
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b) Uninterrupted Power Supply
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59) Which is a PCI bus speed?
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a) 22Mhz
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b) 33Mhz
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60) Which is the best choice for a specification for a video card?
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a) AGP
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b) SCSI
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