A PCMCIA measuring 10.5mm is what type?
Answer: D
Correct answer: type 3
PC Card thicknesses are 3.3 mm for Type I, 5 mm for Type II and 10.5 mm for Type III.
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In the DOS memory model, the HIGH Memory Area (HMA). is the _____ memory.
Answer: D
Correct answer: First 64k of extended
The High Memory Area is the first 64 KB above the first megabyte - that is, the first 64 KB of extended memory - and it is reachable in real mode through an artefact of address wrapping, which is why DOS could be loaded into it.
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In laser technology, what happens during the transfer stage?
Answer: C
Correct answer: The image is transferred from the drum to the paper
At the transfer stage the transfer corona puts a strong positive charge on the paper, which pulls the negatively charged toner off the drum and onto the page. The laser has already done its work at the writing stage; fusing comes next.
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The DC voltage on most circuit boards is:
Answer: C
Correct answer: +5 volts
Logic circuits on expansion boards are supplied at +5 V; the ±12 V rails are for serial line drivers and motors.
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Which of the following FRUs would be considered both an input/output device?
Answer: B
Correct answer: SCSI host adapter
A SCSI host adapter both sends commands and data to its devices and receives data back, so it works in both directions. A video board only outputs, and the CPU is not a peripheral device at all.
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To view any currently running Terminate Stay Resident (TSR's) programs you could type:
Answer: B
Correct answer: MEM
MEM reports memory usage, and with the /C or /D switch it lists the resident programs occupying it. Memmaker optimises memory rather than reporting on it.
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Which step should you perform first before discharging a CRT?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Turn power off before removing power source
Nothing is touched until the monitor is switched off and unplugged. Even then the CRT holds a charge of tens of kilovolts and must be discharged deliberately before anything is removed.
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For a Macintosh to print successfully, the System Folder must contain:
Answer: D
Correct answer: A printer driver
The driver translates the application's output into the printer's own language, so nothing can print without it. Fonts and file sharing are unrelated to whether printing works at all.
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The terms "red book", "yellow book", and "orange book" refer to:
Answer: D
Correct answer: CD-ROM standards
The coloured books define the CD formats: Red Book audio, Yellow Book CD-ROM, Orange Book recordable, Green Book CD-i.
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You just installed a new IDE hard drive, but your system BIOS will not recognize the new drive, what should you check first.
Answer: B
Correct answer: jumpers on the hard drive
Two IDE drives on one cable must be set as master and slave, and a new drive left on the wrong setting is invisible to the BIOS. That is the commonest cause and the quickest to check.
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