With respect to a network interface card, the term 10/100 refers to
Answer: C
Correct answer: megabits per seconds
A 10/100 card runs at either 10 or 100 megabits per second, negotiating the higher rate when the switch at the other end supports it.
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Which Motherboard form factor uses one 20 pin connector
Answer: A
Correct answer: ATX
The ATX board takes a single 20-pin power connector, replacing the two 6-pin P8 and P9 connectors of AT boards that could be fitted the wrong way round.
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A hard disk is divided into tracks which are further subdivided into:
Answer: B
Correct answer: sectors
A disk surface is divided into concentric tracks, each divided into sectors, which are the smallest units the drive reads or writes. Clusters are groups of sectors allocated by the file system, one level above.
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A wrist grounding strap contains which of the following:
Answer: D
Correct answer: Resistor
The strap includes a resistor of about one megohm, high enough to bleed static charge away slowly and low enough to stop the wearer becoming a low-resistance path to earth if a live conductor is touched.
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Which standard govern parallel communications?
Answer: D
Correct answer: IEEE 1284
IEEE 1284 defines the parallel port, including the bidirectional EPP and ECP modes. RS-232 is the serial standard and CAT 5 a cable specification.
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In laser printer technology, what happens during the conditioning stage?
Answer: B
Correct answer: A uniform negative charge is placed on the photosensitive drum
Conditioning is the first stage of the laser printing process: the primary corona lays an even negative charge over the whole drum, which the laser then selectively discharges to write the image.
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What product is used to clean smudged keys on a keyboard?
Answer: D
Correct answer: All-purpose cleaner
Keys are cleaned with an ordinary all-purpose cleaner on a cloth. Solvents and denatured alcohol attack the plastic and the printed legends, and silicone spray leaves a residue that attracts dirt.
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ESD would cause the most damage to which component?
Answer: B
Correct answer: Expansion board
Static discharge damages semiconductors, and an expansion board is dense with them and handled directly. A power supply, monitor and keyboard are all far more robust.
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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 type of system board is the MOST likely candidate for processor upgrading if you want maximum performance and future compatibility?
Answer: B
Correct answer: PCI
Of the buses listed, PCI is the modern one, and a PCI board is the one likely to accept a faster processor and remain compatible with future parts. ISA and EISA are legacy buses.
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