A level Computer Hardware quiz 2

16 Questions

Quiz Description

In A level Computer hardware quiz 2, we will be looking at components and examples of Computer hardware. This quiz will make you familiar with the computer components and their names.

Computer hardware deals with the physical parts or components of a computer, these components include the physical parts of a computer, such as a case, central processing unit (CPU), monitor, mouse, keyboard, computer data storage, graphics card, sound card, speakers and motherboard.These parts generally communicate with the software part of the system together in order for a task to be executed. For example, it is necessary for there to be a keyboard so that commands in the form of letters can be sent to the machine for execution by the system. 

Most hardware components are input devices like mouse and keyboard, but a few are input/output devices like a printer. These devices are necessary and very important for the proper functioning of the system and for these devices to communicate well with the system, installation of drivers is necessary. These quizzes will keep helping you understand more about hardware and the functioning of hardware as well as software.
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1:

Which peripheral port provides the FASTEST throughput to laser printers?


Correct
  • 1:
    RS-232
  • 2:
    SCSI
  • 3:
    Parallel
  • 4:
    Serial
2:

The mouse pointer moves erratically, what is the possible cause? The mouse


Correct
  • 1:
    ball is dirty
  • 2:
    is not connected
  • 3:
    driver is not installed properly
  • 4:
    has an incorrect IRQ setting
3:

Voltage4s measured:


Correct
  • 1:
    in parallel
  • 2:
    in series
  • 3:
    after breaking the circuit
  • 4:
    after checking resistance
4:

Your customer tells you the print quality of their dot matrix printer is light then dark. Which of the following could cause the problem.


Correct
  • 1:
    Paper slippage
  • 2:
    Improper ribbon advancement
  • 3:
    Paper thickness
  • 4:
    Head position
5:

The 34-pin connection on an I/O card is for?


Correct
  • 1:
    Floppy drive
  • 2:
    SCSI drive
  • 3:
    IDE drive
  • 4:
    Zip drive
6:

The terms "red book", "yellow book", and "orange book" refer to:


Correct
  • 1:
    SCSI
  • 2:
    ide
  • 3:
    floppy drive technology
  • 4:
    CD-ROM standards
7:

On the 16-bit ISA bus, IRQ2 is elevated to which higher level Interrupt?


Correct
  • 1:
    9
  • 2:
    11
  • 3:
    13
  • 4:
    15
8:

What beep codes could indicate a system board or power supply failure?


Correct
  • 1:
    steady short beep
  • 2:
    no beep
  • 3:
    one long continuous beep tone
  • 4:
    All of the above
9:

To view any currently running Terminate Stay Resident (TSR's) programs you could type:


Correct
  • 1:
    Memory
  • 2:
    MEM
  • 3:
    SYS /M
  • 4:
    Memmaker
10:

Which part of the laser printer should NOT be exposed to sunlight?


Correct
  • 1:
    Transfer corona assembly
  • 2:
    PC drum
  • 3:
    Primary corona wire
  • 4:
    Toner cartridge
11:

After doing a low-level format, what would be the next step in configuring the hard drive in a system?


Correct
  • 1:
    Format DOS partition
  • 2:
    Install operating system
  • 3:
    Configure DMA channel and back-up interrupt
  • 4:
    Partition had disk
12:

Resistance is measured in ?


Correct
  • 1:
    Volts
  • 2:
    Amps
  • 3:
    Watts
  • 4:
    Ohms
13:

What command is used to reset a MODEM when using the "AT Command Set"?


Correct
  • 1:
    ATR
  • 2:
    ATZ
  • 3:
    DTR
  • 4:
    DCE
14:

When installing a SCSI CD-ROM drive, you must set the CD-ROM SCSI adapter to:


Correct
  • 1:
    B0007
  • 2:
    An unused SCSI address
  • 3:
    The same address as the SCSI device before the CD-ROM
  • 4:
    SCSI ID=1
15:

Pick the correct choice for the 80386SXCPU.


Correct
  • 1:
    16 bit word size, 16 bit data path
  • 2:
    32 bit word size, 16 bit data path
  • 3:
    8 bit word size, 32 bit data path
  • 4:
    32 bit word size, 8 bit data path
16:

In Inkjet technology the droplets of ink are deflected by?


Correct
  • 1:
    multi directional nozzles
  • 2:
    electronically charged plates
  • 3:
    high pressure plates
  • 4:
    electro static absorbtion

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A level Computer Hardware quiz 2