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Best of luck!!  CompTIA A+ Core Hardware Practice Test I Facts  Average Score for this quiz: 41.5%  No of times this quiz has been taken: 227  No of people passing this quiz: 86  No of people failing this quiz: 141  Maximum score for this quiz: 100% Coverage : Memory Ergonomics, Tools, and Preventative Maintenance IO Connectors Expansion Bus Architecture Printers and Scanners Computer Safety and Work Habits The Hard Drive The CD-ROM Drive 1.  Which form of software is also called firmware? a. System BIOS b. RAM c. SYSTEM FILES d. ROM   2.  what is the Software or firmware that is embedded into chips on the circuit board which determines compatibility, known as? a. RAM b. HDD c. BIOS d. ROM   3.  How big is the conventional memory in a PC? a. 640k b. 760k c. 560k d. 567k   4.  Using a portion of the hard disk space to serve as RAM is known as:   a. Partial Memory b. Conventinal Memory c. RAM Memory d. Virtual Memory   5.  Which of the following allows faster access- RAM, ROM, or virtual memory? a. ROM b. Virtual Memory c. RAM d. ALL of the above   6.  When you boot up your computer, you get a "Fixed disk" error. Identify the cause. a. Incorrect CMOS settings   b. DISK is Missing c. DISK is not properly attached d. None of the above   7.  If your hard drive light is constantly blinking while you are using one of your applications, what could it be indicative of? a. You need to add the Hard Disk b. You need to add ROM c. You need to add RAM d. None Of the above   8.  Improper installation of the floppy drive ribbon cable can cause permanent damage to your PC. a. True b. False   9.  Which of the following components could cause a blank screen? a. Power supply b. Video card c. CPU d. RAM   10.  A keyboard locks up intermittently even when it replaced with a new keyboard. What is the least likely cause of the problem? a. Keyboard is not properly attached b. A second bad keyboard c. Keys are not working d. None of the above   11.  Which of the following would be a logical first step in trouble shooting a PC? a. Define the circumstances of the problem b. Checkout Attach Peripheral devices c. Checkout RAM d. None of the above   12.  When HIMEM.SYS gives you errors during startup, it usually means: a. Bad RAM b. Bad ROM c. Operating System d. Firmware   13.  How many pinouts would a serial data port on your PC have?   a. 7 b. 9 c. 6 d. 5   14.  Which type of port communicates information to a peripheral device, one bit at a time? a. Parallel Port b. Serial port c. Both a and b d. None of the above   15.  The correct AT command to instruct a modem to hang up is: a. ATH b. ATP c. ATC d. ATD   16.  When configuring a new network interface card for installation, which would be a valid I/O address? a. 460 b. 360 c. 560 d. 260   17.  What is the maximum number of floppy drives that you can have on any one PC? a. 2 b. 4 c. 5 d. any number   18.  Which COM port does the mouse usually use? a. COM1 b. COM2 c. LPT1 d. LPT2   19.  Which of the following devices can send and receive information from other devices? a. Serial Port b. Parallel port c. LPT1 d. LPT2   20.  Which of the following I/O address handles the Primary Hard Drive Controller? a. 1F0h b. 170h c. 3F0h d. 60h   21.  Which bus type was introduced by IBM but was not accepted by the industry? a. MCA b. MCA2 c. MC1 d. MC4   22.  Which type of bus is used in laptops? a. PCMCIB b. PCMCIC c. PCMCIA d. PCMCID   23.  What should you do to avoid ESD while working on a PC? a. Assure that you and the PC are at the same electrical charge level b. Use anti-static spray liberally c. Both a and b d. None of the above   24.  Which component would ESD cause the most damage to? a. I/O controller b. PCI c. Expansion board d. None of the above   25.  In a laser printer, what does the primary corona do? a. It places a uniform positive charge on the photosensitive drum b. It places a uniform charge on the photosensitive drum c. It places a uniform negative charge on the photosensitive drum d. None of the above   26.  Which of the following I/O adresses does LPT2 use?   a. 678 b. 278 c. 456 d. 786   27.  What must never be connected to the same UPS the PC is using? a. Laser Printer b. Dotmatrix Printer c. Inkjet Printer d. None of the above   28.  During preventive maintenance on a dot matrix printer, which part of the printer should never be lubricated? a. Print head pins b. Drum c. Toner d. Rollar   29.  If you notice your dot matrix printer is starting to print faint, patchy and intermittent characters, how would you fix the problem? a. Change Drum b. Change the ribbon c. Change Toner   d. Change Rollar   30.  Which will cause more damage to your computer system components, EMI or ESD? a. EMI b. ESD   31.  Which of the following causes "Soft" memory errors? a. Bad Programs b. Random program events c. Virus d. Bad System   32.  You have an old PC with a MFM hard drive which boots occasionally for no reason. How would you fix this? a. By Scandisk b. By CHKDSK c. Back it up and then perform a low-level format d. By Formating   33.  Which is the first step to be performed, after installing a new blank hard drive? a. Partition the hard drive b. Formating c. Fragmentation d. None of the above   34.  How much data can a 5" CD store? a. 650MB b. 780MB c. 560Mb d. 450Mb   Think you know more about this quiz!   Please enter your Name and what you would like to tell everyone about CompTIA A+ Core Hardware Practice Test I  Name: Think you know more about CompTIA A+ Core Hardware Practice Test I and would like others to know too? Whether its a great fact, a joke, a personal experience or an interesting anecdote, please share it with all the human beings on planet earth. Your contribution will help keep QuizMoz a free site for all.    (Optional)  (average submission size - 5 to 10 lines) What others think about CompTIA A+ Core Hardware Practice Test I By: anil on Dec 7, 2008    comptia a+ is a good organisation that tries to help people in their educational productivity, in order to enhanced their talent in the information technology world of today. and i thank God for creating this type of organisation for people to be able to survive in thier various counties By: pratik sharma on Nov 27, 2008    it provides best type of free exams online By: Neeraj on Nov 13, 2008    The questions was really interesting , Every one should attemp for this. By: aravind on Nov 12, 2008    IT IS REALLY USEFUL FOR ALL PROFESSIONALS AND EQUIP THEM WITH CORE HARDWARE SKILLS AND I WOULD LIKE YOU TO PUT FORTH INQUISITIVE QUESTIONS ON ONE PARTICULAR TOPIC OR AREA TO GET AN INNER IDEA AND DEEP KNOWLEDGE .THIS IS FOR ALL TOPICS CONCERNING THE TOTAL HARDWARE AND NETWORKING By: babarinde on Nov 11, 2008    comptia a+ is a good organisation that tries to help people in their educational productivity, in order to enhanced their talent in the information technology world of today. and i thank God for creating this type of organisation for people to be able to survive in thier various counties. By: n00b on Oct 23, 2008    Damn those I/O addresses! By: ANTHONY on Oct 20, 2008    THISI IS A GREAT TEST FOR TECHIES!! By: TWIZ on Oct 20, 2008    IT WAS A NICE SHOT IM PRETTY RUSTY IN MANY ISSUES JUST BACK INTO COMPUTER INDUSTRY By: waseem on Oct 11, 2008    this test is quite interesting and you should be attempt this for enhance your skills By: khan on Oct 5, 2008    very nice quize. By: on Sep 13, 2008    The questions are good and nicely cover many CompTIA A+ Domains Objectives. Some questions are not clear and their multiple choices are MULTIPLE? Questions and answers need to be in more simple and straight forward language. Practical questions and hence valuable certification.   Home     About Us      Advertise     Terms of Service     Privacy Policy     Contact QuizMoz    FAQ     SiteMap Copyright © 2007.www.quizmoz.com. All rights are reserved.