What action will correct patchy, faint, uneven or intermittent print on a dot matrix printer?
A. Replacing the ribbon
B. Replacing the timing belt
C. Adjusting the paper feed tension
D. Adjusting the tractor feed tension
E. None of the above
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If the voltage on pin 1 of the power supply is not in the range of _____ volts, the PC will not boot.
A. Oct-20
B. 01-May
C. 50 - 110
D. 15 - 25
E. 2.5 - 5
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What are the most likely conditions for ESD?
A. Hot and dry
B. Hot and wet
C. Cold and dry
D. Cold and wet
E. None of the above
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What is the i/o address for com3?
A. 3e8
B. 345
C. ff8
D. 5.00E+08
E. be8
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The following process determines the amount of memory present, the date/ time, and which communications ports and display adapters are installed in a microcomputer?
A. Start-up utility test
B. Power on Self Test
C. Power up boot process
D. Power on start up process
E. None of the above
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In the DOS memory model, the HIGH Memory Area (HMA). is the _____ memory.
A. Last 64k of conventional
B. Last 64k of extended
C. First 64k above conventional
D. First 64k of extended
E. None of the above
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In addition to I/O port addresses, SCSI adapters also use a range of ROM addresses for their onboard BIOS.
A. True
B. FALSE
C. 9 pin female port
D. 25 pin male port
E. None of the above
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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
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A PC with a 486DX2 processor runs internally at 50Mhz. What speed would its external logic be running?
A. l0Mhz
B. 25Mhz
C. 50Mhz
D. 100 Mhz
E. None of the above
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A capacitor is measured in which of the following units?
A. Volts
B. Ohms
C. Farads
D. Resistance
E. None of the above
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Which device uses a DMA channel?
A. Modem
B. Network Card
C. Sound Card
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
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Which REQUIRES an anti-static bag for transport?
A. Monitor
B. Floppy disks
C. Power supply
D. I/O controller
E. None of the above
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Static electricity thrives is which type of environment?
A. cold and humid
B. warm and humid
C. warm and dry
D. cold and warm
E. cold and dry
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ESD potential decreases with the use of:
A. De-ionizing fans
B. A wrist strap
C. Rubber gloves with matching cap
D. A static meter
E. None of the above
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With a dot matrix printer, light then dark print is most commonly caused by:
A. Erratic paper advancement
B. Erratic ribbon advancement
C. Misalligned print head
D. Overheating print head
E. None of the above
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How many DMA channels are there in an AT class PC?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 7
D. 8
E. None of the above
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A wrist grounding strap contains which of the following:
A. Surge protector
B. Capacitor
C. Voltmeter
D. Resistor
E. None of the above
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Every video card must have?
A. CMOS
B. RAM
C. CPU
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
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What is the jumper setting on a SCSI device to configure it to use the fourth SCSI id? Remember, SCSI ids start with zero.
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What tool is used to test serial and parallel ports?
A. high volt probe
B. cable scanner
C. loop backs (wrap plugs)
D. sniffer
E. None of the above
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