Computer Hardware - Practice Test

[#101] Your IDE hard drive is not spinning up when you turn on the PC. What is the most likely problem.

(A) bad data cable

(B) incorrect jumper setting on drive

(C) loose molex connector

(D) virus

Correct Answer

(C) loose molex connector

[#102] You can place an ISA device in an EISA slot.

(A) True

(B) FALSE

(C) SCSI hard drives

(D) EIDE hard drives

Correct Answer

(A) True

[#103] Which provides the fastest access to large video files?

(A) Optical drives

(B) IDE hard drives

(C) SCSI hard drives

(D) EIDE hard drives

(E) Optical drives

(F) IDE hard drives

(G) SCSI hard drives

(H) EIDE hard drives

Correct Answer

(C) SCSI hard drives
(G) SCSI hard drives

[#104] An anti static strap uses a small _____ to make sure you do not become the least path of resistance to the ground?

(A) capacitor

(B) diode

(C) transistor

(D) resistor

(E) capacitor

(F) diode

(G) transistor

(H) resistor

Correct Answer

(D) resistor
(H) resistor

[#105] Which best describes a fragmented hard drive:

(A) The platters are bad

(B) Data files are corrupted

(C) Clusters of data are damaged

(D) Files are not stored in consecutive clusters

(E) The platters are bad

(F) Data files are corrupted

(G) Clusters of data are damaged

(H) Files are not stored in consecutive clusters

Correct Answer

(D) Files are not stored in consecutive clusters
(H) Files are not stored in consecutive clusters

Computer Hardware - Study Mode

[#101] Your IDE hard drive is not spinning up when you turn on the PC. What is the most likely problem.

Correct Answer

[#102] You can place an ISA device in an EISA slot.

Correct Answer

[#103] Which provides the fastest access to large video files?

Correct Answer

[#104] An anti static strap uses a small _____ to make sure you do not become the least path of resistance to the ground?

Correct Answer

[#105] Which best describes a fragmented hard drive:

Correct Answer