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What is the term BIOS an acronym for?
| ( | A | ) | | Basic Industry/Output Standards |
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| ( | B | ) | | Begin Integration/Operating System |
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| ( | C | ) | | Boot Input/Output Signon |
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| ( | D | ) | | Basic Input/Output Settings |
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| ( | E | ) | | Basic Input/Output System |
The Correct Answer is: E
The most chosen answer was [ C ] :: [ Boot Input/Output Signon ]
Explanation:
The BIOS, which stands for Basic Input/Output System is built-in software stored on a ROM chip that determines what the computer can do before accessing programs from a disk, such as the keyboard, display screen and disk drive.
Power problems coming from the wall outlet can cause which of the following problems?
| ( | A | ) | | Monitor doesn't turn on |
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| ( | B | ) | | Computer intermittently locks up |
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| ( | C | ) | | Hard disk starts to generate errors |
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| ( | D | ) | | Components don't function properly |
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| ( | E | ) | | All of the above |
The Correct Answer is: E
Explanation:
All of the choices can be causes of power problems from the wall outlet which could be caused by bad wiring or issues at the electric company.
What is the data transfer rate of a single-speed CD-ROM drive?
| ( | A | ) | | 150KB / sec |
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| ( | B | ) | | 450KB / sec |
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| ( | C | ) | | 800KB /sec |
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| ( | D | ) | | 1.2MB / sec |
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| ( | E | ) | | 1.44MB / sec |
The Correct Answer is: A
Explanation:
Single-speed CD-ROM drive transfer data at 150KB / sec. It is rare to find a single-speed drive nowadays but newer driver base their speed on a multiple of 150KB / sec.
What key combination can be used to trigger the Start button to open. Sometimes necessary when the taskbar is hidden or can't be located and their is no Start button on the keyboard.
| ( | A | ) | | Alt - Esc |
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| ( | B | ) | | Ctrl - Esc |
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| ( | C | ) | | Ctrl - Alt - Delete |
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| ( | D | ) | | F10 |
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| ( | E | ) | | Shift - Esc |
The Correct Answer is: B
Explanation:
By having the Ctrl & Esc keys pressed at the same time the Start menu will open.
Most keyboards now have a Windows logo / Start button between the Ctrl & Alt keys, which would also work.
When you are able to narrow down a grinding sound from inside the PC as coming from the hard drive, what is the most likely cause of that noise?
| ( | A | ) | | Speaker to close to hard drive |
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| ( | B | ) | | Vibrations from the cd-rom drive |
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| ( | C | ) | | Loose ribbon cable |
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| ( | D | ) | | Excessive dust surrounding the drive |
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| ( | E | ) | | HDI (Head-to-Disk Interface) |
The Correct Answer is: E
Explanation:
A grinding noise coming from the hard drive is most likely caused by an HDI situation. This occurs when a head becomes misaligned and eventually this will scratch / burn the disk making it inoperable.
This quiz was generated by user klauskhandi in march2002.
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