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Computerized Trivia Quiz

Questions from the A+ Certification Test.(these are some questions I remembered)

A multiple-choice quiz by CINDYNLACE. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
CINDYNLACE

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
37,841

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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4851

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Question 1 of 10

1. You can find DIN 5 connectors where? Hint

On serial ports

SCSI ports

On parallel ports

AT keyboards

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the largest partition size supported by native DOS running FAT16? Hint

4GB

500MB

2GB

2TB

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the device installed in a users workstation that allows them to connect to the Network? Hint

Media access card

Network interface card(nic)

Network access card

Hub

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Question 4 of 10

4. What cleaning products will clean a mouse,pick two from the list? Hint

Ammonia and water

Denatured alcohol and water

Windex and soapy water

Soapy water and Isopropyl alcohol

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Question 5 of 10

5. How do you disable the floppy disk drive in the bios setup program? Hint

Set the floppy disk drive to something other than the actual type of drive installed

Set the primary floppy disk drive to disabled

Set the floppy disk drive to none

You cannot disable the floppy disk drive in bios setup;you must use OS to do this

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the physical difference between a SIMM and DIMM? Hint

A SIMM has 45 pins, whereas a DIMM has 72 pins

A SIMM has one slot on the bottom, whereas a DIMM has two slots on the bottom

A SIMM has two rows of 45 pins, whereas a DIMM has one row of 168 pins

A SIMM has 72 pins, whereas a DIMM has 168 pins

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Question 7 of 10

7. The upper memory area (UMA) ranges from? Hint

0 to 1024KB

640KB to 792KB

640KB to 1024KB

0 to 640KB

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which is not a type of parallel printer port? Hint

PPL

ECP

EPP

Bi directional

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the standard interrupt and memory address for COM2? Hint

3 and 03F8

4 and 03F8

2 and 02F8

3 and 02F8

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which method will cause a POST? Hint

A warm boot

A cold boot

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. You can find DIN 5 connectors where?

Answer: AT keyboards

There are two types of connectors: The DIN 5, MINI DIN 6 for the IBM's PS2

2. What is the largest partition size supported by native DOS running FAT16?

Answer: 2GB

Due to the mathematical limitations of FAT16, without an overlay file or special driver is 2GB.

3. What is the device installed in a users workstation that allows them to connect to the Network?

Answer: Network interface card(nic)

(NIC) is the internal device installed in a user's workstation.That allows them to connect to a Network.

4. What cleaning products will clean a mouse,pick two from the list?

Answer: Soapy water and Isopropyl alcohol

Soapy water will clean the ball,and a cleaning swab with isopropyl alcohol will clean the rollers.

5. How do you disable the floppy disk drive in the bios setup program?

Answer: Set the floppy disk drive to none

When installing a floppy drive you do have the option to disable it. To do this you must set drive A to none.

6. What is the physical difference between a SIMM and DIMM?

Answer: A SIMM has 72 pins, whereas a DIMM has 168 pins

A SIMM has a single row of 72 connecting fingers (pins, each making contact on both sides). The DIMM has two rows of connecting fingers, (one row on each side for a total of 168 connections).

7. The upper memory area (UMA) ranges from?

Answer: 640KB to 1024KB

The (UMA)ranges from 640KB to 1024KB.The 384KB of reserved space became known as upper memory.

8. Which is not a type of parallel printer port?

Answer: PPL

Parallel printer ports come in EPP, ECP, Bi directional, Unidirectional.

9. What is the standard interrupt and memory address for COM2?

Answer: 3 and 02F8

The standard COM1 interrupt address is 4 and the memory address is 03F8.

10. Which method will cause a POST?

Answer: A cold boot

The power on self test happens everytime you first turn on your Computer.

Source: Author CINDYNLACE

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