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- 1.On the media types listed below, which would be considered the most difficult to implement...
- A.
Wireless
- B.
Fiber Optic
- C.
Coaxial
- D.
UTP
- 2.The 10Base T system operates at 10Mbps uses baseband transmission methods.
- A.
5 Mbps
- B.
10 Mbps
- C.
10 Gbps
- D.
100 Mbps
- 3.Which of the following are SOHO - class access points configuration options also found on wireless residential gateways?(Choose three)
- A.
SSID
- B.
MAC filters
- C.
WEP
- D.
Protocol filters
- 4.What infrared wireless standard works best within about 10 feet of range?
- A.
Bluetooth
- B.
802.11n
- C.
WiFi
- D.
WEP
- 5.What are most laptop monitors made of?
- A.
Electrons
- B.
Liquid crystals
- C.
Photons
- D.
Silica gel
- 6.How are isolated ground outlets identified?
- A.
By shape
- B.
By color
- C.
By markings
- D.
None of the above
- 7.When using compressed air cans to clean a system, how far should they be held from that system?
- A.
2–3 inches
- B.
1–2 inches
- C.
0–1 inches
- D.
More than 3 inches
- 8.While inspecting a motherboard, you notice a discolored area. What is usually a cause of this?
- A.
Spilled liquid
- B.
Improper manufacture
- C.
Power surge (heat)
- D.
Overclocking
- 9.What does the red stripe on a ribbon cable indicate?
- A.
Pin 16
- B.
Pin 1
- C.
The manufacturer’s trademark
- D.
Parity
- 10.What type of connectors do IDE drives use to connect to the power supply?
- A.
Molex
- B.
Snapon
- C.
8Wire
- D.
RJ11
- 11.The mouse and keyboard on the system you are working on both have PS/2 connectors. Which one connects where?
- A.
The mouse attaches to the port closest to the outside of the machine.
- B.
The keyboard usually attaches to the port closest to the outside of the machine.
- C.
The order varies by manufacturer.
- D.
The order varies by motherboard
- 12.What is the minimum amount of RAM required by Windows 2000 Professional?
- A.
256MB
- B.
128MB
- C.
96MB
- D.
64MB
- 13.Which of these hard drives types would have the greatest performance?
- A.
ATA-1
- B.
ATA-3
- C.
ATA-4
- D.
ATA-6
- 14.What type of cable does UltraATA/100 require?
- A.
80-wire ribbon cable
- B.
40-wire ribbon cable
- C.
20-wire ribbon cable
- D.
10-wire ribbon cable
- 15.When does the BIOS need to be upgraded?
- A.
When a new version is released
- B.
When it no longer supports all the devices
- C.
When the warranty on the old one expires
- D.
None of the above
- 16.What is the speed of a PCI bus?
- A.
133MHz
- B.
66MHz
- C.
33MHz
- D.
8MHz
- 17.What is the I/O address associated with the primary IDE drive?
- A.
02F8–02FF
- B.
0378–037F
- C.
0378–037F
- D.
01F0–01F7
- 18.In Device Manager, how do resource conflicts appear?
- A.
Accompanied by a blue question mark
- B.
Accompanied by a red stop sign
- C.
Accompanied by a yellow exclamation point
- D.
Accompanied by a black arrow
- 19.Running WINMSD at the Run command starts which utility?
- A.
Device Manager
- B.
System Information
- C.
MSCONFIG
- D.
Task Manager
- 20.What will the command COPY *.* A:\ do?
- A.
Copy all files in the current directory to the A: drive
- B.
Copy all files in the A: drive to the current directory
- C.
Copy all files with the archive bit on to the current directory
- D.
None of the above
- 21.What will the command DIR ????.* do?
- A.
List all files whose names are exactly four letters long and do not have an extension
- B.
List all files whose names are exactly four letters long, with any extension
- C.
List all hidden files whose names are exactly four letters long
- D.
List all files
- 22.Which switch can be used with the EDIT utility to display the maximum number of lines possible for your hardware?
- A.
/F
- B.
/S
- C.
/A
- D.
/H
- 23.Most problems are overlooked because of what?
- A.
The Problem was so simple that they are overlooked
- B.
It is inside the case
- C.
The User has given incorrect information
- D.
The Problem was to complex
- 24.With Windows 2000, what is the range of printer priorities that can be assigned?
- A.
0–100
- B.
1–100
- C.
0–99
- D.
1–99
- 25.Which EAL level is the benchmark for commercial systems?
- A.
EAL 4
- B.
EAL 3
- C.
EAL 2
- D.
EAL 1
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