Field Technician Networking And Storage Quiz Questions And Answers

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Do you want a certification for FTNS? Try out this field technician networking and storage quiz questions and answers, and check your knowledge. A certified FTNS is responsible for attending to customer complaints, installing newly purchased products, troubleshooting system problems, and configuring hardware equipment such as servers, storage, and other related networking devices. This internal assessment test is aimed at readying you for the final exam. Give it a try, and all the best!

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1.

From what location are the 1st computer instructions available on boot up?
- A.
  
  ROM BIOS
- B.
  
  CPU
- C.
  
  Boot.ini
- D.
  
  CONFIG.SYS
2.

What could cause a fixed disk error?
- A.
  
  No-CD installed
- B.
  
  Bad ram
- C.
  
  Slow processor
- D.
  
  Incorrect CMOS settings
3.

With respect to a network interface card, the term 10/100 refers to
- A.
  
  Protocol speed
- B.
  
  Afiber speed
- C.
  
  Megabits per seconds
- D.
  
  Minimum and maximum server speed
4.

Which Motherboard form factor uses one 20-pin connector
- A.
  
  ATX
- B.
  
  AT
- C.
  
  BABY AT
- D.
  
  All of the above
5.

A hard disk is divided into tracks which are further subdivided into:
- A.
  
  Clusters
- B.
  
  Sectors
- C.
  
  Vectors
- D.
  
  Heads
6.

The 34-pin connection on an I/O card for?
- A.
  
  Floppy drive
- B.
  
  SCSI drive
- C.
  
  IDE drive
- D.
  
  Zip drive
7.

Which standard governs parallel communications?
- A.
  
  RS232
- B.
  
  RS-232a
- C.
  
  CAT 5
- D.
  
  IEEE 1284
8.

Resistance is measured in?
- A.
  
  Volts
- B.
  
  Amps
- C.
  
  Watts
- D.
  
  Ohms
9.

Which provides the fastest access to large video files?
- A.
  
  Optical drives
- B.
  
  IDE hard drives
- C.
  
  SCSI hard drives
- D.
  
  EIDE hard drives
10.

RS-232 is a standard that applies to:
- A.
  
  serial ports
- B.
  
  parallel ports
- C.
  
  Game ports
- D.
  
  Digital frequencies
11.

You just installed a new IDE hard drive, but your system BIOS will not recognize the new drive. What should you check first?
- A.
  
  Cable sequence
- B.
  
  jumpers on the hard drive
- C.
  
  drivers that need to be loaded
- D.
  
  Hard drive manufacturer web site information
12.

Which of the memories below is often used in a typical computer operation?
- A.
  
  RAM
- B.
  
  ROM
- C.
  
  ROM
- D.
  
  HDD
13.

Data (information) is stored in computers as
- A.
  
  Files
- B.
  
  Directories
- C.
  
  Floppies
- D.
  
  Matter
14.

Floppy Disk Drives were originally designed by
- A.
  
  IBM
- B.
  
  Sony
- C.
  
  Panasonic
- D.
  
  Samsung
15.

Programs stored in ROM are called ___
- A.
  
  Hardware
- B.
  
  Firmware
- C.
  
  Software
- D.
  
  None of these
16.

Computer software includes ____
- A.
  
  Operating system programs
- B.
  
  Application programs
- C.
  
  Packaged programs
- D.
  
  All of these
17.

IC are classified on the basis of ___
- A.
  
  Manufacturing company
- B.
  
  Type of computer
- C.
  
  Number of transistors
- D.
  
  None of these
18.

A source program is
- A.
  
  A program written in a machine language
- B.
  
  A program to be translated into machine language
- C.
  
  A machine language translation of a program written in a
- D.
  
  None of these
19.

Nortel is a company that manufactures:
- A.
  
  Software
- B.
  
  Processors
- C.
  
  Cables
- D.
  
  Network equipment
20.

What is the name of the series of Laptop computers manufactured by IBM called?
- A.
  
  LapPad
- B.
  
  ThinkPad
- C.
  
  Aptiva
- D.
  
  Notepad
21.

Direct X is a _____
- A.
  
  Computer Part
- B.
  
  Software that drives Graphic hardware
- C.
  
  A User Interface
- D.
  
  None of these
22.

Who among the following is a Personal Computer manufacturer from Taiwan?
- A.
  
  Sony
- B.
  
  IBM
- C.
  
  Samsung
- D.
  
  Acer
23.

What are the units used to count the speed of a printer?
- A.
  
  CPM
- B.
  
  DPI
- C.
  
  PPM
- D.
  
  BIT
24.

Which of the following cables can transmit data at high speeds?
- A.
  
  Coaxial Cable
- B.
  
  Optic Fiber Cable
- C.
  
  Twisted pair Cable
- D.
  
  UTP Cable
25.

What is the name of the software that allows us to browse through web pages called?
- A.
  
  Browser
- B.
  
  Mail Client
- C.
  
  FTP Client
- D.
  
  Messenger