By SAJJAD SARWAR Saturday, 29 October 2011 0 comments

Test yourself online choosing the following MCQs for Hardware IT essential Questions....

1. You are working on a computer. Which of the following are considered essential?
(Choose all correct answers.)

a. Motherboard
b. CPU
c. Memory
d. Video card
e. A scanner


2. Which of the following devices might be found on the front or back of a computer?
(Choose all correct answers.)
a. Activity lights
b. Power switch
c. USB ports
d. None of these options are correct


3. Which of the following can cause a desktop computer to fail? (Choose all
that apply.)

a. Overheating
b. Loose add-on cards
c. Drive failures
d. Adding more memory


4. Which of the following are the most commonly used Windows operating systems?
(Choose the three best answers.)

a. Windows XP
b. Windows 2000
c. Windows Vista
d. Windows 98


5. Which of the following can be used in your day-to-day work on a standard
Windows computer? (Choose the two best answers.)

a. CHKDSK
b. toopath
c. Disk Defragmenter
d. ifconfig


6. Which of the following is the first thing you should do when replacing a PCI card?
a. Shut down the system and unplug the power
b. Open the case
c. Open the package and sit it beside the computer
d. Purchase the device


7. Which of the following steps is important to perform when opening the case to
access the internal parts of a computer?

a. Check your system manual
b. Get out the screwdriver
c. Check for ESD
d. None of these options are correct


8. Which of the following can help in preventing ESD? (Choose two.)
a. Touch the unpainted metal of the chassis
b. Wear sneakers
c. Remove the power supply
d. Wear an antistatic wrist strap


9. How do you identify the cable that connects to the floppy drive?

a. It is flat.
b. It is the longest cable.
c. There is a twist at one end.
d. None of these options are correct.


10. How do you attach the VGA cable to the video card to prevent it from losing
connection?

a. By snapping it into the video port with both thumbs
b. By using the locking arm mechanism
c. By using a torx screwdriver
d. By turning the thumbscrews


11. Which of the following types of hardware resources do both onboard and addon
card devices use? (Choose all that apply.)

a. IRQ
b. DMA
c. Memory
d. I/O port


12. What is the process of bypassing the CPU called?

a. Direct Memory Access
b. Memory Leak
c. Task Manager
d. Device Manager

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