A+ Essentials Exam - Hardware Domains

1. A discolored area on a motherboard is most likely caused by _____.

Spilled liquid

Improper manufacture

Heat

Overclocking

2. The process of writing data to a CD is called _______ .

Accenting

Burning

Coding

Denting

3. ________ is likely the first utility you will use after replacing a motherboard.

Acceleration Test

Baseline Test

CMOS Setup

Defrag

4. RFI stands for _______ .

Radio Frequency Interference

Read Format Indicator

Real-time Frequency Impact

Resonating From Input

5. After replacing the toner cartridge in a printer, the old cartridge may be ________.

Placed in trash

Used as a toy

Burned

Recycled per instructions

6. When shoud you start to think about upgrading your computer?

When a new service pack becomes available

When purchasing new application software

When a new operating system is announced

When system performance begins to degrade

7. After removing the power cord, how does an anti-static wrist strap protect you and your PC?

No protection without power cord

Equalizes the electrical charge between you and the PC.

Grounds your body

Grounds the PC

8. A printer pool is a printer which may print to _ printing device(s).

Logical, a single

Logical, multiple

Physical, multiple

Physical, a single

9. A passive heat sink _____________ .

Is controlled by another device

Is mounted externally

Does not include a fan

Has a dedicated fan

10. For a printer to send warning messages to the computer, the parallel port must be ______.

Unidirectional

Bidirectional

Directional

Executive

11. A DIMM is secured to the socket by _____ retaining clips.

Plastic

Metal

Silicon

None of the above

12. When should you think about upgrading the BIOS?

When manufacturer releases a new version

When attached hardware devices are no longer supported

When the warranty on the old one expires

None of the above

13. How is a resource conflict indicated in Device Manager?

Blue question mark

Red stop sign

Yellow exclamation point

Black arrow

14. What is the logical first step for enhancing the performance of a computer?

Update BIOS

Install faster hard drive

Add RAM

Increase CPU clock speed

15. What hazards are associated with disassembling a CRT monitor?

Dangerous high voltage stored in the CRT

The glass CRT may implode if subjected to mechanical stress

Phosphors escaping from a broken CRT are a health hazard

All of the above

16. Electrical energy from the power supply is delivered to IDE hard and CD-ROM drives with which connector type?

Molex

Berg

BNC

RJ11

17. After installing a new video card, you discover that the recommended resolution setting will not work. What is the likely problem?

Bad monitor

Need more video memory

Higher resolution not supported by the monitor

Need to download video driver from manufacturer

18. An IEEE 1284 cable is used to connect the computer to a ________.

Printer

UPS

Network

Digital camera

19. The red stripe on a ribbon cable helps you identify _____ .

Pin 16

Pin 1

The manufacturer’s trademark

Parity

20. What is required for UltraDMA/66 to operate at rated speed?

Cable Select

80-wire cable

Configured as master

Connected to primary controller

21. What type of cable does UltraATA/100 require?

80-wire ribbon cable with 40 pin connector

40-wire ribbon cable with 40 pin connector

80-wire ribbon cable with 80 pin connector

40-wire ribbon cable with 20 pin connector

22. What is the purpose of the MSDS ?

Proper handling and disposal instructions for hazardous materials

Electrical safety instructions

Microsoft Driver Service instructions

List of computer device manufacturers

23. Using a wrist strap while working on computer components will protect them from ______ .

ESD

EMI

RFI

EPP

24. Which of the following solvents is safe to use on a print head?

Isopropyl alcohol

MEK

Caster oil

Diesel oil

25. Which utility will help you to identify resource conflict?

Task Manager

Device Manager

Performance

Services

26. Select the correct order of the laser printing process.

Charging, cleaning, writing, transferring, developing, fusing

Cleaning, charging, writing, developing, transferring, fusing

Developing, writing, transferring, fusing, charging, cleaning

Transferring, writing, developing, charging, cleaning, fusing

27. Which printer uses technology very similar to that used in a copy machine?

Impact printing

Thermal printing

Ink jet printing

Laser printing

28. A printer typically connects to the computer using which connector type?

Parallel

USB

Ethernet

Any of the above

29. While examining a ribbon cable you discover that the connector is keyed. This means that the connector ________ .

Can only be removed with a key

Can only be inserted one way

Has been stamped with a special identity number/code

Is ready to perform the task that it has been assigned

30. Dynamic RAM is an example of _______ memory.

Flash

Nonvolatile

Volatile

Permanent

31. Which fire extinguisher type is rated for electrical fires?

A

B

C

D

32. Which RAM module type is used in a notebook computer?

DIMM

RIMM

SIMM

SoDIMM

33. Which meter function should be used to check a fuse?

Ammeter

Ohmmeter

Power Meter

Voltmeter

34. At what voltage is the drum in a laser printer charged?

+600VDC

+100VDC

-100VDC

-600VDC

35. Computer hardware devices need the services of the North Bridge which is connected to the CPU by means of the ______ Bus.

Backside

Data

Expansion

Frontside

36. What is the I/O address range of the COM1 port?

03F8–03FF

03E8–03EF

0278–027F

01F0–01F7

37. The IDE interface on a motherboard may be connected to all except ______.

ATA-2

ATAPI

EIDE

SCSI

38. Windows XP requires a minimum RAM of _____.

512MB

256MB

128MB

64MB

39. ____ SCSI may not be mixed with other types.

SE

HVD

LVD

None of the above

40. The keyboard on an ATX PC uses a PS/2 connector which is mounted and is in color.

Between mouse connector and motherboard, green

Between mouse connector and motherboard, lavender

Above the mouse connector, green

Above the mouse connector, lavender

41. _______ defines a bi-directional mode of operation of the printer port (connection).

ARP

BIT

CRC

EPP

42. What is the I/O address range of the primary IDE drive?

02F8–02FF

02E8–02EF

0378–037F

01F0–01FF

43. What is the speed of a PCI bus?

133MHz

66MHz

33MHz

8MHz

44. A hard drive is limited to only one _______ partition.

Boot

Logical

Primary

System

45. A serial port transmits ____ simultaneous bits at a time.

1

8

32

64

A+ Essentials Exam - Hardware Domains

1. A discolored area on a motherboard is most likely caused by _____.

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. The process of writing data to a CD is called _______ .

3. ________ is likely the first utility you will use after replacing a motherboard.

4. RFI stands for _______ .

5. After replacing the toner cartridge in a printer, the old cartridge may be ________.

6. When shoud you start to think about upgrading your computer?

7. After removing the power cord, how does an anti-static wrist strap protect you and your PC?

8. A printer pool is a ____ printer which may print to _____ printing device(s).

9. A passive heat sink _____________ .

10. For a printer to send warning messages to the computer, the parallel port must be ______.

11. A DIMM is secured to the socket by _____ retaining clips.

12. When should you think about upgrading the BIOS?

13. How is a resource conflict indicated in Device Manager?

14. What is the logical first step for enhancing the performance of a computer?

15. What hazards are associated with disassembling a CRT monitor?

16. Electrical energy from the power supply is delivered to IDE hard and CD-ROM drives with which connector type?

17. After installing a new video card, you discover that the recommended resolution setting will not work. What is the likely problem?

18. An IEEE 1284 cable is used to connect the computer to a ________.

19. The red stripe on a ribbon cable helps you identify _____ .

20. What is required for UltraDMA/66 to operate at rated speed?

21. What type of cable does UltraATA/100 require?

22. What is the purpose of the MSDS ?

23. Using a wrist strap while working on computer components will protect them from ______ .

24. Which of the following solvents is safe to use on a print head?

25. Which utility will help you to identify resource conflict?

26. Select the correct order of the laser printing process.

27. Which printer uses technology very similar to that used in a copy machine?

28. A printer typically connects to the computer using which connector type?

29. While examining a ribbon cable you discover that the connector is keyed. This means that the connector ________ .

30. Dynamic RAM is an example of _______ memory.

31. Which fire extinguisher type is rated for electrical fires?

32. Which RAM module type is used in a notebook computer?

33. Which meter function should be used to check a fuse?

34. At what voltage is the drum in a laser printer charged?

35. Computer hardware devices need the services of the North Bridge which is connected to the CPU by means of the ______ Bus.

36. What is the I/O address range of the COM1 port?

37. The IDE interface on a motherboard may be connected to all except ______.

38. Windows XP requires a minimum RAM of _____.

39. ____ SCSI may not be mixed with other types.

40. The keyboard on an ATX PC uses a PS/2 connector which is mounted ____ and is ____ in color.

41. _______ defines a bi-directional mode of operation of the printer port (connection).

42. What is the I/O address range of the primary IDE drive?

43. What is the speed of a PCI bus?

44. A hard drive is limited to only one _______ partition.

45. A serial port transmits ____ simultaneous bits at a time.

8. A printer pool is a printer which may print to _ printing device(s).

40. The keyboard on an ATX PC uses a PS/2 connector which is mounted and is in color.