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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
The most chosen answer was [ B ] :: [ Vibrations from the cd-rom drive ]
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.
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.
Of the following DMA Channels, which is most commonly used by the Sound Card?
| ( | A | ) | | DMA0 |
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| ( | B | ) | | DMA1 |
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| ( | C | ) | | DMA2 |
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| ( | D | ) | | DMA3 |
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| ( | E | ) | | DMA4 |
The Correct Answer is: B
Explanation:
DMA1 is most commonly used for sound cards. This is the channel that has the most conflicts and should be checked first if conflicts arise. Typical conflicts with this channel arise with network cards, SCSI host adapters, and voice modems.
There are many different connector types that are used on network cables. Which of the following is a common Network Cable Connector?
| ( | A | ) | | BNC |
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| ( | B | ) | | RJ-45 |
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| ( | C | ) | | AUI |
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| ( | D | ) | | ST / SC |
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| ( | E | ) | | All of the above are connectors |
The Correct Answer is: E
Explanation:
They are all common network cable connectors.
BNC: used with coaxial cables
RJ-45: used with 8-wire network cables, most commonly found with Ethernets.
AUI: used with coaxial cables
ST / SC: used with fiber optic cables
The first physical sector in any bootable hard disk contains which of the following?
(this question provided by simulationexams.com)
| ( | A | ) | | File structure |
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| ( | B | ) | | Data structure |
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| ( | C | ) | | MBR |
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| ( | D | ) | | LBR |
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| ( | E | ) | | None of the above |
The Correct Answer is: C
Explanation:
The first physical
sector on any bootable hard disk contains Master Boot Record, MBR.
This quiz was generated by user lsolstad in nov2002.
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