On the CD The following A+ Certification Review Questions are related to the general topics introduced in Part I, Chapters 1 through 4, of this book. The answers and supporting references are provided after the review questions. You will notice that all of the answer references specify chapters that are located in Part II of this book: The A+ Certification Exams. It is likely you will need to refer to these chapters in Part II to correctly answer the questions. The real A+ exams are not easy to pass unless you prepare yourself well. Likewise, these questions are not easy to answer unless you prepare yourself well by researching the material. When you finish this book, successfully complete the A+ practice exams located on the CD-ROM, and finally take the real exams, you will be glad you followed this proven format.
1. | Which of the following will work with Slot 1 architecture? (Choose Two)
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2. | What advantages does the ATX form factor have over AT? (Choose Two)
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3. | You are plugging the connectors from an AT power supply into the motherboard. What wire colors must match up?
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4. | Where are the system settings stored when the computer is off?
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5. | You are planning to upgrade the CPU on your motherboard. What else must you consider?
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6. | Intel’s Single Edge Connector technology design incorporates a processor and?
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7. | A major difference between the original Pentium (I) and the Pentium II is?
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8. | The Pentium III is designed for what type of technology?
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9. | IRQ 4 is reserved for?
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10. | What is used to fill the area between a CPU and a heat sink in order to transfer heat from the CPU to the heat sink?
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11. | You connect to the Internet with a 56Kbps modem. At times, your access speed is faster than others. What can you do to maximize your potential access speed? (Choose Two)
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12. | By default, which IRQ is reserved for the Real Time Clock?
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13. | How many USB devices will one system resource (IRQ) support?
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14. | Which is considered the newest battery type that produces hydrogen converted from methanol or alcohol?
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15. | What type of technology do all of the processors in the AMD Athalon XP line use?
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16. | Which of the following is a motherboard installable module that regulates the electrical voltage that is fed to the system’s microprocessor?
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17. | Which of the following represent possible printer connections?
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18. | What IRQs by default are available for additional devices in a computer system? (Choose Three)
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19. | Which of the following is used to translate drive information such as sectors, cylinders, and heads into BIOS understandable format?
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20. | What is the default IRQ for COM2?
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21. | Which is a specification for motherboard architecture that allows analog I/O functions to be separate from the motherboard by placing them on a riser?
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22. | How does AGP differ from PCI?
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23. | In Windows 9x, what files can you edit by using the text editor SYSEDIT? (Choose Two)
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24. | SCANDISK is a utility that scans and fixes problems with which? (Choose Two)
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25. | You want to make changes to the AUTOEXEC.BAT and WIN.INI files. What Windows text editors can be used? (Choose Two)
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26. | How can you start the Disk Defragmenter utility in Windows 9x? (Choose Three)
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27. | What is the overall system starting order?
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28. | In Device Manager, your NIC card has a yellow circle with a black exclamation point on it. Why?
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29. | Which of the following versions of Windows was the first to feature System Restore?
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30. | Your USB printer has been detected but Windows XP will not install the printer driver. What should you do?
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31. | Driver signing and testing in Windows XP is also known as?
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32. | What will you often see when a Windows operating system suddenly halts or terminates?
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33. | Where in Windows Me, Windows 2000, and Windows XP would you go to easily add or configure a digital camera or scanner?
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34. | How much memory can a PCI 32-bus access?
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35. | Which operating systems have Device Manager? (Choose Four)
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36. | Which of the following Windows XP utilities would you first use in troubleshooting hardware related issues?
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37. | Recently, manufacturers such as Intel have developed technology that brings an additional 1MB (512K) on to the CPU chip. This addition has dramatically increased the speed at which a processor can access stored information. What is the new addition being described as?
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38. | An EEPROM chip on a network interface card is capable of storing certain settings. Name three of these settings. (Choose Three)
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39. | In Windows 9x how can you terminate a stuck or “hung” program without powering down or restarting the system?
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40. | When you press the F5 key, just before the Windows 9x splash screen, and enter Safe Mode, which of the following are not loaded? (Choose Four)
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Answers
1. | C and D—Chapter 15, “Slots and Sockets” |
2. | B and D—Chapter 15, “Motherboards and Form Factors” |
3. | D—Chapter 15, “Electricity and the Power Supply” |
4. | A—Chapter 15, “Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS)” |
5. | B—Chapter 15, “Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS)” |
6. | B—Chapter 16, “SEC and SEP” |
7. | C—Chapter 16, “Processors and Modes” |
8. | C—Chapter 16, “Processors and Modes” |
9. | D—Chapter 18, “Interrupt Requests (IRQs)” |
10. | D—Chapter 16, “Thermal Compounds” |
11. | A and E—Chapter 18, “Modems” |
12. | D—Chapter 18, “Interrupt Requests (IRQs)” |
13. | D—Chapter 21, “USB Connections” |
14. | C—Chapter 18, “Batteries and Power” |
15. | C—Chapter 16, “Processors and Modes” |
16. | A—Chapter 16, “VRM (Voltage Regulator Module)” |
17. | D—Chapter 19, “Laser Printers” |
18. | B, C, and D—Chapter 18, “Interrupt Requests (IRQs)” |
19. | D—Chapter 15, “Power-on Self-Test (POST) and Error Codes” |
20. | A—Chapter 18, “Interrupt Requests (IRQs)” |
21. | C—Chapter 15, “Expansion Bus Architecture” |
22. | A—Chapter 15, “Expansion Bus Architecture” |
23. | B and D—Chapter 23, “Windows Initialization Files” |
24. | A and D—Chapter 23, “DOS Windows Utilities” |
25. | A and D—Chapter 23, “Windows Initialization Files” |
26. | A, C, and D—Chapter 23, “DOS Windows Utilities” |
27. | A—Chapter 23, “DOS System and Configuration Files” |
28. | A—Chapter 24, “Utilities and Settings” |
29. | C—Chapter 27, “Windows Me Tools and Utilities” |
30. | A—Chapter 28, “Printers” |
31. | A—Chapter 28, “Windows XP Tools and Utilities” |
32. | C—Chapter 24, “Diagnosing and Troubleshooting Test Tips” |
33. | C—Chapter 18, “Digital Cameras” |
34. | B—Chapter 15, “Expansion Bus Architecture” |
35. | A, B, C, and E—Chapter 26, “Windows 2000 Tools and Utilities” |
36. | D—Chapter 28, “Windows XP Tools and Utilities” |
37. | B—Chapter 16, “Cache, Levels 1, 2, and 3 “ |
38. | A, B, and C—Chapter 22, “Network Interface Cards” |
39. | B—Chapter 24, “Utilities and Settings” |
40. | A, B, C, and D—Chapter 24, “The Windows 9x Start-up Process” |