Barister PC Aptitude Test
This test is to ensure that you are knowledgeable before allowing you to accept service calls from Barrister Global Services.
- 1.The contents of these chips are lost when the computer is switched off?
- A.
ROM chip
- B.
RAM chip
- C.
DRAM chip
- 2.Which bus carries information between processors and peripherals?
- A.
Data Bus
- B.
Auto Bus
- C.
Address Bus
- 3.When describing a CPU, what does "45 nm" refer to?
- A.
The energy wavelength that powers it
- B.
The manufacturing process used to produce it
- C.
The thickness of the silicon that the processor came from
- D.
The factory in New Mexico where the processor was made
- 4.What is the bus clock speed of PC8500 DDR2 SDRAM?
- A.
8500 Mhz
- B.
300 Mhz
- C.
533 Mhz
- D.
1000 Hz
- E.
1066 Mhz
- 5.What type of cable, at a minimum, must be used for Gigabit ethernet?
- A.
Cat 3
- B.
Cat 4e
- C.
Cat 5
- D.
Cat 6.5a
- 6.How many pins does a PCIe power connector have?
- A.
4
- B.
12
- C.
20
- D.
245
- E.
6
- 7.What is the advantage of using LCD monitors instead of CRT monitors?
- A.
Takes up less space
- B.
Lighter
- C.
Less power consumption
- D.
All of the above
- 8.Which of the following is most likely to interfere with a home wireless netowrk (WLAN)?
- A.
TV Remote
- B.
Cordless Phone
- C.
Walkie Talkies
- D.
Microwave
- 9.What do the data send/receive lights on a cable or dsl modem indicate?
- A.
The reception and distribution to and from your ISP
- B.
The reception and distribution to the nearest tower
- C.
How much data is being transmitted to your computer
- 10.Terms like SLI and CrossFire refer to which computer component?
- A.
Monitor
- B.
Video Card
- C.
Memory
- D.
CPU
- E.
Keyboard
- 11.What does ACPI stand for?
- A.
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
- B.
Alternate Control Processing Interface
- C.
Anti Control Power Interface
- 12.What is bareboning a system?
- A.
Removing all components and cabling to the minimum of which a computer can be tested for functionality
- B.
Opening the computer case and removing components that may cause damage to the other components
- C.
Removing the CD drive and the hard Drive so the unit errors out
- 13.What does RAM stand for?
- A.
Random Access Memory
- B.
Ramdom Accelerator Module
- C.
Random Access Module
- D.
None of the above
- 14.The power supply supplies power to the drives, certain expansion cards and _________?
- A.
CPU
- B.
Memory
- C.
Motherboard
- D.
BIOS
- 15.Most motherboards have how many IDE connectors?
- A.
1
- B.
2
- C.
3
- D.
4
- E.
None
- 16.The BIOS is used to do what?
- A.
Transfer data between the motherboard and the drives
- B.
Allow the PC's components to communicate
- C.
Set the time of your PC
- D.
Set up the computers hardware
- E.
All of the above
- 17.The AGP expansion slot connects AGP video cards to what?
- A.
Modem
- B.
Motherboard
- C.
Memory
- D.
GPU
- 18.Both sides of the DIMM are connected together at each contact point on both sides of the module.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 19.Motherboards with integrated audio, or sound, do not need a sound card.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 20.You are installing a second hard disk in the computer, what should you set the jumper to?
- A.
ID 0
- B.
ID 7
- C.
Master
- D.
Slave
- 21.Which users on a Windows XP computer have the right to load device drivers?
- A.
All Users
- B.
Administrators
- C.
Guest
- D.
Power Users
- 22.Device settings, such as IRQ's, can be modified through which tools? (Choose all that apply)
- A.
Device manager
- B.
Resource manager
- C.
Device Control Panel (such as the network control panel)
- D.
Desktop
- 23.What does ESD stand for?
- A.
Electronic Static Discharge
- B.
Electro Static Disruptance
- C.
Electric Synthetic Distribution
- D.
None of the above
- 24.The computer constantly prompts for the date and time. What does this indicate?
- A.
The date and time are wrong
- B.
The time has fallen back by one hour
- C.
The battery on the motherboard has lost its charge
- D.
The time has jumped ahead by one hour
- 25.What components can be tested by BIOS self tests? (select all that apply)
- A.
Memory
- B.
Graphic Card
- C.
Hard Drive
- D.
CD Drive
- E.
CPU
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