Thursday, March 19, 2015

Basic Compuetr Hardware Question With Answer



1. When upgrading components in a computer with a 200 Watt Power supply, what consideration should be made for the power requirements of the additional system components?
A. Determine the Power needed for the devices and replace the battery backup.
B. Determine the power needed for the devices and upgrade to power supply in
necessary.
C. Determine the power needed for the devices and replace the system cooling fans with
larger fans in needed.
D. Determine the power needed for the additional components and upgrade the processor if necessary.

2. When connecting to an 802.11 Wireless access point, which mode should be used?
A. WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
B. Infrastructure
C. Ad-hoc
D. Remote 

3.what the maximum length for a cable connection of a full speed USB device to a PC is. What will your reply be?
A: 3 Meters.
B: 4 Meters.
C: 5 Meters.
D: 6 Meters.

4. What is the maximum cable length, in meters, using 20-gauge twisted-pair shielded cable between two full speed USB devices?
A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8

5. A customer complains that they receive malicious e-mails from the same user several times a day. What should you ask the customer?
A. When was the last time the anti virus signatures were updated?
B. Have there been any strange e-mails received in the last few weeks?
C. When was the last time the Harddrive was defragmenter?
D. Ask if the user knows the company policy for sending out viruses?

6. A customer complains that a DVD+R burner that you installed three weeks ago has stopped working. Three weeks ago you successfully tested the drive after installing it. The customer states that the drive will read CDs and DVDs, but will not burn DVDs. What is the first action you should take?
A. Check for a fault IDE Cable.
B. Be sure that the DVD+R is formatted before using it.
C. Check for incompatible media.
D. Re-install the DVD burning software.

7. You install a new CD-RW in the CEO's PC.The PC has an existing Harddrive and CD-ROM that both on the primary channel.The new CD-RW is not recognized. Which is the BEST course of action?
A. Assume the CD-RW is faulty.
B. Reconfigure the CD-RW as primary master.
C. Check for an IRQ conflict.
D. Check is the secondary channel is set for autodetect.

8.Which interrupt does the real-time clock use?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 8
D. 13

9. What is the default IRQ for COM1?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5

10. You have installed a new modem with jumpers set to COM2 and IRQ3, but
Windows cannot detect the modem. What is the problem?
A. No dial tone.
B. IRQ conflict.
C. DMA overrun
D. COM port speed not set to 256Kbps.

11. You are installing a modem on COM3. Which I/O address should you normally use?
A. 2E8H
B. 2F8H
C. 3E8H
D. 3F8H

12. Which statement is true concerning the installation of USB mouse?
A. You can plug it in while the computer is running.
B. You must first set up a specific IRQ for the device.
C. You must first set a DMA channel for the new device.
D. You must shut the computer down, plug in the mouse, and restart.

13. Which interrupt is reserved for the system timer?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 8
D. 13

14. What is the default IRQ for the floppy drive controller?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 6
D. 9

15. Which setting must a device have in order to interrupt the CPU?
A. IRQ
B. I/O address
C. DMA channel
D. Memory address

16. What is the default IRQ for LPT1?
A. 2
B. 5
C. 7
D. 13

17. When configuring ISA network interface cards without jumpers or plug and play. What is used to set IRQs?
A. DMA.
B. COMS.
C. The operating system.
D. Configuration software.

18. After installing a sound card the system locks up when a parallel port tape backup is also used. What is the most likely problem? (Choose Two)
A. IRQ conflict
B. DMA conflict.
C. Defective LPT port
D. Defective Tape Driver
E. Defective Sound Card

19. USB can supply power for all of the following execpt ____________.
A. 4 port hub
B. Keyboard
C. Mouse
D. External hard drive

20. What is the most probable cause of a sound card and a printer working
intermittently?
A. Conflicting IRQs.
B. The wrong APM setting.
C. A changed printer cable.
D. An improperly seated card.

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