General Knowledge Tech Quiz 6

 

1. To conserve conventional memory space, DOS=HIGH loads a part of DOS into high memory (1st 64K above 1MB) and DEVICEHIGH= loads device drivers into __?
A. upper memory
B. high memory
C. extended memory

2. If an electrical fire breaks out, you should use a(an) __ labeled fire extinguisher?
A. A
B. B
C. C

3. The loadsuccess= line can be found in which diagnostic text file in win 9x?
A. detlog.txt
B. setuplog.txt
C. bootlog.txt

4. The network protocol used for the internet?
A. IPX/SPX
B. NetBEUI
C. TCP/IP

5. Registry key that keeps track of extensions that tells Win9x which program to use to open the file?
A. HKEY_USERS
B. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
C. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

6. The best way you can protect your computer after a power blackout is__?
A. UPS
B. surge suppressor
C. unplug the AC power and modem cables

7. Floppy drives have __ pin ribbon cables?
A. 34
B. 40
C. 50

8. Memory which does NOT need to take the time to be refreshed hence is the fastest memory but is also the largest per MB and the most expensive?
A. SDRAM
B. SRAM
C. DRAM

9. A modem, MO (modulates) and DEM (demodulates) signals for use over your phone lines. When the signal is modulated its output is __?
A. analog
B. digital
C. AC

10. The winnt /ox and winnt32 /ox commands that you can use to create setup boot disks with Win NT4 do NOT work with Win2000. To make the four (4) boot disks for Win 2000 start by inserting the Win 2000 installation CD in the drive. Click Start > Run and type D:\bootdisk\___ where D:\ is the letter of your CDROM drive?
A. erd.exe a:
B. makeboot a:
C. setup.exe a:

11. To perform a remote install in Win 2000 using the RIS (Remote Installation Service) you need?
A. DNS
B. DHCP
C. all of the above

12. You can make a Emergency Repair Disk (ERD) in Win 2000 by ___?
A. alternate click Ctl Panel > Device Manager
B. in DOS with Format c:/s
C. Programs > Access > System Tools > Backup

13. Joysticks, MIDI, and VGA all use 15-pin female connectors on the back of the PC. The way you can tell which is for your VGA is it has __ rows of pins?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 7

14. The binary (base 2) number 1001 is equivalent to a decimal (base 10) value of __?
A. 7
B. 3
C. 9

15. Unless you have been trained to service CRTs you should never open them because of its capacitors that can store charges as high as __ that can kill you even when unplugged?
A. 3,000 v
B. 30,000 v
C. 120 v

16. The minimum number of 30-pin SIMMs required to operate a 386DX computer (hint: the 386DX processor was the first with a 32 bit external data bus. The minimum required to run Win 95.)?
A. 2
B. 4
C. 8

17. The oldest WAN (wide area network) protocol listed that uses packet switching over analog phone line with extensive error checking schemes?
A. X.25
B. ATM
C. SONET

18. Very few devices require a DMA channel. Floppies and sound cards usually do. The DMA channel set for floppies is __?
A. DMA 2
B. DMA 5
C. DMA 7

19. The term use to indicate devices that can be installed or removed with the power on (most PCMCIA and USB devices have this quality)?
A. red lining
B. handshaking
C. hot-swappable

20. The fastest and easiest to configure of these three major protocols but is NOT routable?
A. NetBEUI
B. TCP/IP
C. IPX/SPX