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Points to study helps you to remember facts, figures, topics and methodologies that you have covered some time ago. It will also help to increase your confidence and reduce anxiety and you will be well prepared for your examination.
1. What is the primary purpose
of the processor?
A. To convert digital signals into analog signals
B. To process signals so that they can be displayed on your monitor
C. To carry out instructions from the operating system
D. To convert 16-bit data into 8- or 32-bit data
2. What unit is used to measure
RAM speed?
A. Milliseconds
B. Giga seconds
C. Picoseconds
D. Nanoseconds
3. What standard do most
current monitors follow?
A. VGA
B. SVGA
C. CGA
D. FLAT
4. Which of the following is
part of the POST process?
A. Loading of device drivers
B. Scanning the hard drive for errors
C. Processes in config.sys
D. Locating a bootable device
5. The programs that allow the
POST to take place are stored in _____.
A. BIOS
B. CMOS
C. RAM
D. POSTOS
6. CMOS stands for
____________________.
A. Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
B. Co-Management of Operating System
C. Configuration Management and Option Semiconductor
D. Configuration Memory Option System
7. Which of the following is a
characteristic of protected mode processors?
A. Heat sink support
B. Virtual memory
C. Run only one application
D. Encased in protective shell
8. Which of the following acts
as a storage container for information that will be processed by the processor?
A. Data bus
B. Address bus
C. Registers
D. Math co-processor
9. Which of the following CPU characteristics determines how much
total memory the system can access?
A. Data bus
B. Address bus
C. Registers
D. Math co-processor
10. Which type of the system BIOS can be
upgraded?
A.
Flashable
B. Non-flashable
C. Both types
D. None
11.
Which component do you check if a parity error occurs?
A. Hard disk
B. RAM
C. Software
D. Controller
12.
Which of the following processes displays the complete system configuration?
A. Power-on startup process
B. Power-up boot process
C. Power-on self-test
D. Startup utility test
13. What type of memory is the secondary cache
made of?
A.
SRAM
B. DRAM
C. SDRAM
D. VRAM
14.
Where do you connect the CD-ROM audio cable?
A. Speaker
B. Power supply
C. Sound card
D. BIOS
15.
In which of the following ports do you insert a keyboard connector?
A. LPT
B. COM
C. DIN-5
D. Mini DIN-6
16. Which of the following types of memory is
used for cache memory?
A.
SRAM
B. DRAM
C. EDO RAM
D. SDRAM
17.
What type of memory must be constantly refreshed?
A.
DRAM
B. SRAM
C. VRAM
D. L1 cache
18.
Which of the following is a faster-speed memory?
A. 30ns
B. 10ns
C. 120ns
D. 70ns
19.
What type of memory is typically used for storing computer BIOS code?
A. DRAM
B. SRAM
C. RAM
D. ROM
20. How do you access the Advanced Boot Menu in
Windows 7 during the boot process?
A. Press spacebar
B. Press F6
C. Press F7
D. Press F8
21. Which utility is used to upgrade a FAT32
partition to NTFS?
A. UPFS
B. UPGRADE
C. Disk Manager
D. CONVERT
23. What is the term used to describe the
same track on all platters within a disk?
A. Track
B. Sector
C. Head
D. Cylinder
24. What type of transceivers do modems use?
A. RJ-11
B. RJ-12
C. UTP
D. RJ-45
25. Which file system allows security to
the file level?
A. FAT16
B. FAT32
C. NTFS
D. NTSF
To
Be Continued……