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This section includes 4320 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 3251. |
_____ is the term used to refer to the process of two modems establishing communications with each other. |
| A. | interacting |
| B. | handshaking |
| C. | connecting |
| D. | linking |
| E. | pinging |
| Answer» C. connecting | |
| 3252. |
Resistance is measured in ohm. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 3253. |
Your CD-ROM audio cable connects to the: |
| A. | speaker |
| B. | sound card (or motherboard if sound is integrated with it) |
| C. | power supply |
| D. | hard drive |
| E. | BIOS |
| Answer» C. power supply | |
| 3254. |
In the Binary numbering system, a (1) represents a jumper being shorted and a (0) represents a jumper being open. On a three-bit jumper block on a SCSI drive, how would an ID of logical 3 be set? |
| A. | 100 |
| B. | 010 |
| C. | 011 |
| D. | . 101 |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. . 101 | |
| 3255. |
You see the message "invalid media device" after installing a new hard drive. What do you do next? |
| A. | Format |
| B. | Fdisk |
| C. | Partition |
| D. | Add the OS |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Fdisk | |
| 3256. |
Which monitor would provide the highest level of performance? |
| A. | VGA |
| B. | XGA |
| C. | CGA |
| D. | SVGA |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. None of the above | |
| 3257. |
The DC voltage on most circuit boards is: |
| A. | -12 volts |
| B. | 0 volts |
| C. | +5 volts |
| D. | +12 volts |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. +12 volts | |
| 3258. |
After installing a sound card, the system locks up when a parallel port tape backup unit is also used. What is most likely the problem? |
| A. | IRQ |
| B. | DMA |
| C. | defective LPT port |
| D. | defective tape driver |
| E. | defective sound card. |
| Answer» B. DMA | |
| 3259. |
Which of the following items would require you to comply with EPA disposal guidelines? |
| A. | Keyboard |
| B. | System board |
| C. | Power supply |
| D. | Battery |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. None of the above | |
| 3260. |
A workstation has just been installed on an Ethernet LAN, but cannot communicate with the network. What should you check first? |
| A. | reinstall the network protocols |
| B. | reinstall the network interface card driver |
| C. | verify the ip configuration on the workstation |
| D. | verify the link status on the computer's network card |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. None of the above | |
| 3261. |
A hard disk is divided into tracks which are further subdivided into: |
| A. | clusters |
| B. | sectors |
| C. | vectors |
| D. | heads |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. vectors | |
| 3262. |
The floppy drive uses which DMA (direct memory access) channel? |
| A. | 5 |
| B. | 4 |
| C. | 1 |
| D. | 9 |
| E. | 2 |
| Answer» F. | |
| 3263. |
Capacitance is measured in units of: |
| A. | volts |
| B. | amps |
| C. | farads |
| D. | neutrinos |
| E. | anti-neutrinos |
| Answer» D. neutrinos | |
| 3264. |
One of the major components of a PC is the Central Processing Unit (CPU) which can be best described as: |
| A. | The device that sends the monitor signals telling it what to display |
| B. | The area that regulates all of the system power usage |
| C. | The area where ail the of the Basic input/output routines are stored |
| D. | The area where all of the processing takes place |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. None of the above | |
| 3265. |
What is the i/o address for com2? |
| A. | 2vb |
| B. | 2f8 |
| C. | 8f8 |
| D. | 330 |
| Answer» C. 8f8 | |
| 3266. |
When not in use, it is very important to keep 5 1/4 diskettes in _____. |
| A. | Their protective sleeves |
| B. | In a plastic bag |
| C. | On a shelf in an upright position |
| D. | In the floppy drive |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. In a plastic bag | |
| 3267. |
Suppose that the power lamp in on, but the printer will not print. What can you do to correct the problem? |
| A. | Make sure the printer is on line |
| B. | Replace the AC line fuse |
| C. | Turn the printer on and off |
| D. | Replace the ribbon |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Replace the AC line fuse | |
| 3268. |
You are testing the resistance in Ohms of a fuse on a 15K amp system. If the fuse is good, the meter should read? |
| A. | 0.0 |
| B. | 0.2 |
| C. | 5.0 |
| D. | 2.0 |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. 0.2 | |
| 3269. |
Type one PC cards: |
| A. | are used only in desktops |
| B. | are no longer being produced |
| C. | are the thinnest of the PC cards |
| D. | don't exist |
| E. | have their own power source |
| Answer» D. don't exist | |
| 3270. |
UART is a type of serial chip. Its letters stand for: |
| A. | unidirectional access regarding transmission |
| B. | universal asynchronous receiver/ transmitter |
| C. | upper advanced real transfer |
| D. | unable all restore t-bits |
| E. | use all ROM types |
| Answer» C. upper advanced real transfer | |
| 3271. |
A system has two IDE hard drives that are each divided into primary and extended partitions, which drive letter is assigned to the primary partition of the second drive? |
| A. | C |
| B. | D |
| C. | E |
| D. | F |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. E | |
| 3272. |
What would you ask to determine if the display is working? |
| A. | Is there a video cursor or action on the screen? |
| B. | Did the computer beep or chime? |
| C. | Is there high voltage static on the screen |
| D. | All of the above |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. None of the above | |
| 3273. |
What is the modem hang up command? |
| A. | ATHU |
| B. | ATH |
| C. | ATZ |
| D. | ATX |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. ATZ | |
| 3274. |
What expansion types do most pll/plll motherboards support? |
| A. | MCA, PCI |
| B. | ISA, EISA |
| C. | ISA, PCI, AGP |
| D. | ISA, VESA, PCI |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. ISA, VESA, PCI | |
| 3275. |
A capacitor is measured in which of the following units? |
| A. | Volts |
| B. | Ohms |
| C. | Farads |
| D. | Resistance |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. Resistance | |
| 3276. |
When installing an internal modem, all of the following IRQ's can be used except? |
| A. | 5 |
| B. | 10 |
| C. | 14 |
| D. | All of the above |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 3277. |
An IRQ allow interface cards to: |
| A. | Interrupt the CPU to request service |
| B. | Pass data to the CPU to be processed |
| C. | Pass data from one card to another |
| D. | Pass data to the computers memory |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Pass data to the CPU to be processed | |
| 3278. |
What is the paper feeding technology most commonly associated with dot-matrix printers? |
| A. | sheet feed |
| B. | tractor feed |
| C. | friction feed |
| D. | manual feed |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. friction feed | |
| 3279. |
COM1 is typically represented by which of the following? |
| A. | 15 pin port |
| B. | 9 pin male port |
| C. | 9 pin female port |
| D. | 25 pin male port |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. 9 pin female port | |
| 3280. |
A customer attached an external drive to his notebook computer but the computer is not recognizing it. What should be considered? |
| A. | The cables are attached firmly |
| B. | The external drive has been pre loaded with the appropriate software |
| C. | The external drive was attached before the computer was on |
| D. | The external drive is turned on |
| E. | All of the above |
| Answer» F. | |
| 3281. |
"Parity" errors usually indicate bad memory. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 3282. |
What device protects against line deficiencies? |
| A. | Surge protector |
| B. | UPS |
| C. | Logic probe |
| D. | Capacitor |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Logic probe | |
| 3283. |
You can have EISA and MCA devices in the same PC. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 3284. |
An anti static strap uses a small _____ to make sure you do not become the least path of resistance to the ground? |
| A. | capacitor |
| B. | diode |
| C. | transistor |
| D. | resistor |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. None of the above | |
| 3285. |
Why does a successfully mapped network drive disappear every time you boot the computer? |
| A. | The computer you are connected to has moved |
| B. | You didn't click reconnect on log on |
| C. | The map statement is not in the autoexec.bat file |
| D. | The last drive was not set correctly |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. The last drive was not set correctly | |
| 3286. |
What's the best way to prevent damaging your PC with static electricity? |
| A. | place your PC on a rubber mat |
| B. | wear leather soled shoes |
| C. | periodically touch a safe ground point on the PC to discharge yourself |
| D. | static electricity doesn't really hurt a PC |
| E. | wear an ESD wrist strap |
| Answer» F. | |
| 3287. |
What is the highest binary number that can be referred to on a three position jumper block? |
| A. | 4 |
| B. | 6 |
| C. | F |
| D. | 1 |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. None of the above | |
| 3288. |
Which of the following would be a logical first step in troubleshooting a PC? |
| A. | Check the computer CMOS |
| B. | Define the circumstances of the problem |
| C. | Call the vendor |
| D. | Define what applications are being used |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Call the vendor | |
| 3289. |
The digital multimeter is set for DC, Ohm and 20k. You will read _____ while measuring a good 2 amp fuse. |
| A. | 0.00 |
| B. | 0.02 |
| C. | 0.20 |
| D. | 2.00 |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. 0.02 | |
| 3290. |
A 25-pin female connector on the back of your computer will typically be: |
| A. | Serial port 1 |
| B. | A parallel port |
| C. | Docking |
| D. | COM2 port |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Docking | |
| 3291. |
Changes made periodically to a system, after its implementation, is known as system |
| A. | analysis |
| B. | design |
| C. | development |
| D. | maintenance |
| E. | none of the above |
| Answer» E. none of the above | |
| 3292. |
Modems use transmission. |
| A. | synchronous |
| B. | asynchronous |
| C. | timed interval |
| D. | ata |
| E. | bank |
| Answer» C. timed interval | |
| 3293. |
A 6xx indicates a problem with the: |
| A. | floppy drive |
| B. | hard drive |
| C. | keyboard |
| D. | CD ROM |
| E. | All of the above |
| Answer» B. hard drive | |
| 3294. |
Which of the following is not an advantage of the structured approach to system development? |
| A. | it focuses on the physical aspects of the system |
| B. | the system specification is very graphic |
| C. | the user area is studied thoroughly |
| D. | the documentation is Cumulative |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. the system specification is very graphic | |
| 3295. |
The instruction "If it's raining outside, then take an umbrella to work" is an example of the _____ structure, |
| A. | Control |
| B. | Repetition |
| C. | Selection |
| D. | Sequence |
| E. | Switching |
| Answer» D. Sequence | |
| 3296. |
Programmers use _____ to organize and summarize the results of their problem analysis. |
| A. | Flowcharts |
| B. | Input charts |
| C. | IPO charts |
| D. | Output charts |
| E. | Processing charts |
| Answer» D. Output charts | |
| 3297. |
Which of the following affects the extent to which you are involved with the system development life cycle in your company? |
| A. | your job description |
| B. | size of the organization |
| C. | your relevant experience |
| D. | All of the above |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» F. | |
| 3298. |
The reservation system of Indian railways is an example of |
| A. | transaction processing system |
| B. | Interactive decision support system |
| C. | management controls system |
| D. | expert system |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Interactive decision support system | |
| 3299. |
A sound card typically uses which IRQ? |
| A. | 6 |
| B. | 5 |
| C. | 15 |
| D. | 1 |
| E. | it doesn't use an IRQ |
| Answer» C. 15 | |
| 3300. |
During preventative maintenance on a dot matrix printer, do NOT lubricate: |
| A. | Platen assembly |
| B. | Print head pulley |
| C. | Print head pins |
| D. | Paper advance gear bushings |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. Paper advance gear bushings | |