Computer Hardware(Computer Aptitude ) Questions and answers for exam Preparation

Computer Aptitude

COMPUTER HARDWARE MCQs

Total Questions : 350 | Page 35 of 35 pages

Question 341. Which device should not be plugged into a standard ups?

monitor
laser printer
ink-jet printer
an external modem
None of the above

Discuss Question

Answer: Option B. -> laser printer

Question 342. What is the main communication method from one PDA to another PDA?

IR
USB
RS-232
IEEE 1394
None of the above

Discuss Question

Answer: Option A. -> IR

Question 343. What allows you to print on both sides of the printer?

fuser
duplexer
toner cartridge
paper-swapping unit
None of the above

Discuss Question

Answer: Option B. -> duplexer

Question 344. After displaying the directory of a floppy disk, a different floppy is inserted into the drive. The contents of the original floppy continue to display regardless of the director requests on the other floppies placed in the drive. You remove the drive in question and install it into your test system, and it does not exhibit the problem. You should next replace the:

System's floppy drive device driver
Original IDE controller
Floppy drive ribbon cable
System's power supply
None of the above

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Answer: Option C. -> Floppy drive ribbon cable

Question 345. When you are testing a fuse, you should set the Volt-OHM meter to what scale?

AC
DC
AMPS
OHMS
None of the above

Discuss Question

Answer: Option D. -> OHMS

Question 346. What is the best ground for a conductive work bench?

AC outlet
Ground to bench
To the motherboard
To the PC's Chassis
None of the above

Discuss Question

Answer: Option A. -> AC outlet

Question 347. A customer has just installed a new cd-rw. the system was working fine before the installation, but now the cdrom does not work, what should you suggest that the customer do?

flash or upgrade the BIOS
check the CONFIG.SYS
add cdrw in the device manager
check the jumper setting on the cd-rw
None of the above

Discuss Question

Answer: Option D. -> check the jumper setting on the cd-rw

Question 348. Which would you do first when troubleshooting a faulty monitor?

Check its connections to the computer and power source
Use a meter to check the CRT and internal circuitry for continuity
Power down the monitor, then turn it on again to see if that corrects the problem
Power down the computer, then turn it on again to see if that corrects the problem
None of the above

Discuss Question

Answer: Option A. -> Check its connections to the computer and power source

Question 349. To install a second IDE drive into a computer, you must:

Set the master-slave jumper to slave on the second drive
Use the IDE configuration software to set the new drive as slave
Verify that you define the new drive as D: in the CMOS setup
Verify that you attach the drive to the connector at the end of the ribbon cable
None of the above

Discuss Question

Answer: Option A. -> Set the master-slave jumper to slave on the second drive

Question 350. In the Binary numbering system, a (1) represents a jumper being shorted and a (0) represents a jumper being open. On a three-bit jumper block on a SCSI drive, how would an ID of logical 3 be set?