A+ Core Hardware (220-201)

1. Where does the processor typically look for the BIOS boot program?
A) FFFF0h
B) FEEE0h
C) DCD000
D) FDD005

2. Which of the following arrows is pointing at a PCI slot?

A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
F) 6

3. ___________ is the first 64K of extended memory.
A) Extended memory
B) Conventional memory
C) High Memory Area
D) Upper memory

4. ___________ is memory above 1024K.
A) Extended memory
B) Conventional memory
C) High Memory Area
D) Upper memory

5. What is the compressed compacity of a DDS3 DAT drive?
A) 2 GB
B) 4 GB
C) 8 GB
D) 12 GB
E) 24 GB

6. With regard to modems, _________ means that signals can be passed in either direction, but not in both simultaneously.
A) Full Duplex
B) Simplex
C) Half Duplex
D) Multiplexing

7. Which of the following describes current floppy drive specifications?
A) 5.25 inches with 1.2MB storage capacity
B) 3.5 inch with 1.2MB storage capacity
C) 5.25 inches with 1.44MB storage capacity
D) 3.5 inch with 1.44MB storage capacity

8. Pentium MMX processors increased the L1 cache size to:
A) 32 KB
B) 256 KB
C) 32 mb
D) 512 KB

9. How many pins do slot 1 processors have?
A) 370
B) 321
C) 320
D) 242

10. You need to create a 2 GB partition on a hard drive in order to install Windows 98. What must the BIOS support in order to create a partition of this size?
A) FAT 16
B) Volume Boot Sectors
C) Logical block addressing
D) Large Disk Tracks

11. Which of the following is not a magnetic storage device?
A) Hard Drive
B) Tape Drive
C) Floppy drive
D) CD-ROM
E) None of the above

12. How many pins does a DIMM have?
A) 168
B) 184
C) 72
D) 30

13. ____________ is a measure of the average time that it takes the drives R/W heads to access data on the drive.
A) Data transfer rate
B) Seek time
C) Access time
D) Disk speed

14. Your computer locks up while counting the RAM on boot-up. What is the most common cause of this?
A) Bad RAM
B) Processor needs to be replaced
C) Bad video adapter
D) Hard drive controller failure
E) None of the above

15. Which of the following is true regarding keyboards?
A) They are input devices
B) They should never be attached or unplugged while the computer is on
C) Typically use 5 or 6 pin DIN connections
D) Are output devices

16. What type of memory uses capacitors instead of transistors and switches and needs constant refreshing?
A) SRAM
B) DRAM
C) VRAM
D) EDO RAM
E) WRAM

17. Which of the following are used for monitor connections?

A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5

18. Most newer monitors utilize which type of connection to the video adapter?
A) DB-9
B) DB-15
C) DB-25
D) DIN

19. What type of socket do Pentium II processors use?
A) PGA
B) SPGA
C) DIP
D) SEC

20. Which of the following are DC voltages provided by an ATX power supply?
A) +/- 12 Volts
B) +/- 15 volts
C) +/- 5 volts
D) +3.3 Volts

21. How long can a full speed USB device's cable be?
A) 1 meter
B) 2 meters
C) 3 meters
D) 4 meters
E) 5 meters

22. Which RAID level provides the fastest read/write performance?
A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D) 3
E) 4
C) 5

23. Which of the following arrows is pointing at the CMOS battery?

A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
F) 6

24. You are testing a fuse with a digital multimeter(DMM). What should the reading most likely be if the fuse is good?
A) 0 ohms
B) 1 ohm
C) 3 ohms
D) 5 ohms
E) 8 ohms
F) 10 ohms

25. The BIOS looks for boot information that is contained in file called __________ at the first sector on the disk.
A) Boot.ini
B) Autoexec.bat
C) Config.sys
D) The master boot record

26. Which of the following is a parallel port?

A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
F) None of the above

27. How many devices can a USB bus support?
A) 5
B) 72
C) 200
D) 127
E) 150
F) No limit

28. _________ is a 32 bit expansion slot standard that supports PnP, Burst Mode, Bus Mastering and uses a host bridge to communicate with other types of expansion slots.
A) PCI
B) ISA
C) VESA
D) EISA
E) MCA

29. On boot the screen displays a 301 error. What is the most likely cause of the problem?
A) Memory
B) Processor
C) Video Adapter
D) CMOS battery
E) Hard drive controller
F) Keyboard

30. Which of the following are possible causes for a system that appears dead(no power) on boot?
A) Power cable is not connected
B) Voltage switch is set to incorrect setting
C) Internal power connection from the power supply to the motherboard is not firmly connected
D) The graphics card is overloading the power supply
E) Wall outlet is bad

31. Inside a hard drive, a track location that cuts across all platters is called a ________.
A) Sector
B) Track
C) Cylinder
D) Head

32. Which Intel chipset introduced protected mode?
A) 8088
B) 80286
C) 80386
D) 80486

33. What is the standard memory address for COM1
A) 02F8
B) 03F8
C) 03F7
D) 0278

34. With reference to displays, _____________ is a measurement of the distance between dots on the screen.
A) Resolution
B) Dot Pitch
C) Color Depth
D) None of the above

35. On boot the computer outputs 1 long beep. The computer has an Award BIOS. What is the most likely cause of the problem?
A) Memory
B) Processor
C) Video Adapter
D) CMOS battery
E) Hard drive controller
F) Keyboard

36. You are building a computer that will contain 2 hard drives and a CDROM, all of which are EIDE devices. You have 2 EIDE connections on the motherboard. Which of the following configurations will work?
A) Hard drives 1 and 2 connected to ID1 and both set as master. The CDROM connected to ID2 and set as master.
B) Hard drive 1 and CDROM connected to ID1 and both set as master. Hard drive 2 connected to ID2 and set as slave.
Hard drives 1 and 2 connected to ID1 with hard drive 1 set as master and hard drive 2 set as slave. The CDROM connected to ID2 and set as cable select.
D) Hard drives 1 and 2 on ID1 both set as slave. CDROM on ID2 set as the master.

37. What is the appropriate method for cleaning a notebook LCD screen?
A) Spray water directly on the monitor screen and gently wipe clean with paper towels
B) Spray glass cleaner onto a lint free cloth and then wipe the screen
C) LCD screens should only be cleaned with a dry cloth
D) Spray a soap and water solution onto a paper towel and wipe the screen

38. Which RAID level is called "Disk Mirroring"?
A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D) 3
E) 4
F) 5

39. What is IRQ 13 used for?
A) LPT 1
B) Floppy Disk Controller
C) Math Co-processor
D) Hard Disk Controller
E) Com 1

40. Your computer's clock seems to lose about 15 minutes everyday and will not keep proper time. What is the most likely cause of this problem?
A) Failing CMOS Battery
B) Short on the system board
C) Bad IC ROM
D) Corrupted BIOS
E) Defective memory