A+ Essentials Test Prep Quiz
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- 1._____________ is the set of instructions processed by the central processing chip in the computer.
- A.
Software
- B.
Firmware
- C.
RAM
- D.
ROM
- 2.What does SCSI stand for?
- A.
Small Computer Systems Interface
- B.
Small Computing System Interface
- C.
Small Computing Serial Interface
- D.
Silly Computers Sucker Idiots
- 3.What are two ways that devices gain the attention of the CPU in order to do their work?
- A.
Voting
- B.
Spooling
- C.
Polling
- D.
Interrupt
- 4.Synchronous memory is ________________________________, but asynchronous memory is not.
- A.
Calibrated at startup
- B.
Held in virtual memory
- C.
Refreshed hundreds of times per second
- D.
Tied to the system clock
- 5.Regarding USB devices, how many can you connect to the bus?
- A.
1
- B.
127
- C.
256
- D.
11
- 6.What drive interface is sometimes called the AT Attachment, or ATA interface?
- A.
PCI
- B.
IDE
- C.
SCSI
- D.
Ultra SCSI
- 7.Why don't devices use IRQ 2?
- A.
It is always used as a primary COMM port
- B.
Higher IRQs are cascaded there
- C.
Acts as a default placeholder for new hardware found by the system
- D.
Reserved for system clock
- 8.True/False. SIMM must be installed in pairs.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.Volatile memory _______________ its contents when it loses its power.
- 10.Parity is a scheme that enables ____________________.
- A.
Error detection
- B.
For memory transfer operations
- C.
L2 cache
- D.
Msconfig
- 11.WiMAX has a range of up to ____________.
- A.
100 yards
- B.
100 meters
- C.
21 miles
- D.
31 miles
- E.
None of the above
- 12.True/False An IP address is made up of 4 bits separated by periods.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 13.True/False. CMOS memory is non-volatile.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 14.True/False. Emergency Repair Disks are not bootable.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.Can you delete files in MS-DOS?
- A.
Always
- B.
Never
- C.
Yes, but only if you have not changed files on the hard disk.
- D.
Yes, but only if you have not created new files on the hard disk.
- E.
C & d
- 16.Registry files are what type of files?
- A.
Text
- B.
ASCII
- C.
Binary
- 17.In addition to MS-DOS, what is another way to delete temporary files?
- A.
Internet tools
- B.
Device manager
- C.
Windows Explorer
- D.
Both b & c
- E.
None of the above
- 18.True/False. Standard VGA drivers are loaded in Safe Mode.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 19.129.64.85.1 is an example of a Class ____ IP address.
- A.
A
- B.
B
- C.
C
- D.
D
- 20.True/False. The page-separator processor receives the print job from the print processor and always add a separator page.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 21.True/False. MAC addresses function at the lowest (Data Link) networking level.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 22.Where can you view, disable and enable services that run at startup?
- A.
Device manager
- B.
Windows Explorer
- C.
Msconfig
- D.
Regedit32
- E.
A & c
- 23.True/False. The Windows print process can be broken down into four major processes.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 24.What is the purpose of del drive:path\*.tmp?
- A.
Sends files to the temp folder
- B.
Deletes all .tmp files in path
- C.
Undeletes .tmp files
- D.
None of the above
- 25.Repeating horizontal or vertical black marks on the page are probably caused by
- A.
Dirty rollers
- B.
Scratched drum
- C.
Low toner
- D.
B & c
- E.
A & b
- 26.Event viewer is available in
- A.
Windows 98
- B.
Windows Me
- C.
Windows 2000 Professional
- D.
Windows XP Home
- E.
Windows XP Professional
- 27.How many pins are there in a floppy disk cable?
- A.
34
- B.
40
- C.
68
- D.
80
- 28.Which file system format should you have on a drive if the computer boots to both Windows XP and Windows 98?
- A.
FAT
- B.
FAT16
- C.
FAT32
- D.
NTFS
- 29.Which of the following are connectors for fiber optic cables?
- A.
RJ 11
- B.
MT-RJ
- C.
ST
- D.
BNC
- E.
SC
- 30.The first step in hard drive preparation is to _______________ the drive.
- A.
Partition
- B.
Scan
- C.
Format
- D.
Defragment
- 31.Which of the following is not a valid Windows startup mode?
- A.
Last known good configuration
- B.
DOS safe mode
- C.
Safe mode
- D.
Start Windows normally
- E.
All are valid startup modes
- 32.True/False. USB 2.0 is a peer-to-peer bus in which every device is an intelligent component--devices work together to negotiate access to th e bus and handle data transfers.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 33.What is the loopback test that verifies that TCP/IP is working on a computer?
- A.
255.255.0.0
- B.
192.0.0.1
- C.
127.0.0.1
- D.
None of the above
- 34.To trace the route to Google's Web server type ___________________ at the command prompt.
- A.
Trace\www.google.com
- B.
Trace route\www.google.com
- C.
Tracer www.google.com
- D.
Tracert www.google.com
- E.
B & d
- 35.What are safety concerns with regard to working on a laser printer?
- A.
Heat from the fuser assembly
- B.
Toner
- C.
High voltage
- D.
None of the above
- E.
A, b, & c
- 36.After Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA) became a standard, what is the maximum number of heads supported by a hard disk drive?
- A.
128
- B.
256
- C.
512
- 37.How many hosts can you have on a Class A network?
- A.
254
- B.
256
- C.
16,577,214
- D.
16,777,214
- 38.True/False. POP (Post Office Protocol) is used to send e-mail to an e-mail server and SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is used to receive e-mail from an e-mail server.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 39.The computer's system state includes:
- A.
Registry
- B.
Boot files
- C.
COM+ class registration database
- D.
IIS metadirectory
- E.
Windows File Protection system files
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