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  1. Which of the following FRUs would be considered both an input/output device?

  2. A.
    Video board
    B.
    SCSI host adapter
    C.
    System board CPU
    D.
    All of the above
    E.
    None of the above

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  3. A COM port is a _____ port.

  4. A.
    parallel
    B.
    serial
    C.
    static
    D.
    multi
    E.
    SCSI

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  5. Which device is on IRQ 6?

  6. A.
    Keyboard
    B.
    IDE
    C.
    Floppy drive
    D.
    Video card
    E.
    None of the above

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  7. A system has two IDE hard drives that are each divided into primary and extended partitions, which drive letter is assigned to the primary partition of the second drive?

  8. A.
    C
    B.
    D
    C.
    E
    D.
    F
    E.
    None of the above

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  9. What is the most significant difference between the USB and IEEE1394 standards?

  10. A.
    IEEE 1394 is faster
    B.
    USB does not support USB
    C.
    USB is plug and play
    D.
    IEEE 1394 is hot swappable
    E.
    None of the above

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  11. When connecting two internal SCSI hard disks to a computer, where do you connect the second hard drive?

  12. A.
    Any open SCSI port on the computer
    B.
    A Serial port on the first host adapter
    C.
    An open parallel port on the computer
    D.
    An open SCSI port on the first hard drive
    E.
    None of the above

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  13. When connecting a ribbon cable to a connector, how do you know which direction to plug it in?

  14. A.
    The red line in the cable goes to the highest pin number
    B.
    The colored line in the cable goes to pin #1
    C.
    It does not matter
    D.
    The blue or red line in the cable goes away from the power connector
    E.
    None of the above

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  15. What is the first step in diagnosing a completely dead computer at the client site that was working the day before.

  16. A.
    Test the power supply
    B.
    replace the CMOS battery
    C.
    check the AC outlet
    D.
    reseat the hard drive controller cable
    E.
    None of the above

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  17. What specification covers PC hard cards?

  18. A.
    SCSI
    B.
    ISA
    C.
    PCMCIA
    D.
    MFM
    E.
    None of the above

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