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| Question | Category |
| Select the devices below that would use DMA | Computer Basics |
| This is a technique for transferring data from main memory to
a device without passing it through the CPU. | Computer Basics |
| Most manufacturers setup their BIOS to load into what area of
memory during the boot process. | Computer Basics |
| Device drivers that are loaded in Windows 3.x are loaded into
the following file: | Computer Basics |
| Device drivers loaded in the config.sys file is loaded into
the following memory area: | Computer Basics |
| How many 30-bit SIMMS are required to populate a bank on a
486 system that has a 32-bit data bus?
| Computer Basics |
| Memory integrated into the processor is: | Computer Basics |
| Primary and Secondary cache uses which type of memory? | Computer Basics |
| This type of memory uses a clock to synchronize a memory
chip's input and output signal. | Computer Basics |
| Which of the following memory speeds is the fastest? | Computer Basics |
| If a bank of memory, on the motherboard, is full of SIMM/DIMM
memory it is called | Computer Basics |
| What type of RAM "sockets" can be seen on motherboards? | Computer Basics |
| What type of software often uses the ROM BIOS? | Computer Basics |
| What type of DMA transfer will operate when a CPU is
operating? | Computer Basics |
| In a DMA transfer, which component is responsible for
controlling data transfer? | Computer Basics |
| A series 1700 POST error code indicates a problem with: | Computer Basics |
| A series 400, 500, or 2400 POST error code indicates a
problem with: | Computer Basics |
| A series 200 POST error code indicates a problem with: | Computer Basics |
| A series 100 POST error code indicates a problem with the: | Computer Basics |
| If you enable ROM BIOS Shadowing in CMOS, what happens? | Computer Basics |
| Basic system configuration information is stored in | Computer Basics |
| In CMOS setup, if you enable Shadowing, what happens? | Computer Basics |
| You have an old PC that you decide to upgrade with a 1 gig
IDE hard drive. You find that you can't configure CMOS to see the
entire hard drive. The best you can do is 540 Meg. What is the fix? | Computer Basics |
| What may you need to upgrade after installing a brand new IDE
drive on your old PC? | Computer Basics |
| java | Computer Basics |
| When SHADOWING is enabled in a computers BIOS: | Computer Basics |
| During the normal PC boot process, which of the following is
active first? | Computer Basics |
| The following process determines the amount of memory
present, the date/time, and which communications ports and display adapters are installed in a microcomputer? | Computer Basics |
| During the boot process, a system first counts memory from
where? | Computer Basics |
| During boot-up, the memory test: | Computer Basics |
| A series 300 error is a problem with the ______. | Computer Basics |
| ----- error code identifies a floppy drive problem | Computer Basics |
| The POST is performed by | Computer Basics |
| POST stands for: | Computer Basics |
| If you get frequent general protection faults, this could
indicate | Computer Basics |
| "Parity" errors usually indicate bad memory. | Computer Basics |
| Soft memory errors are caused by | Computer Basics |
| What's the size of the conventional memory? | Computer Basics |
| A parity error usually indicates a problem with: | Computer Basics |
| Virtual memory refers to what process? | Computer Basics |
| You are looking at a memory module thought to be a DIMM
module. How many pins would be on a DIMM module? | Computer Basics |
| Checking the hard disk while running Windows 3.1, you
discover a very large file called 386SPART.PAR. what is this file? | Computer Basics |
| The system BIOS and ROM chips are called: | Computer Basics |
| Which type of memory would not be considered to be volatile
memory? | Computer Basics |
| What types of RAM needs to be refreshed at a regular rate? | Computer Basics |
| Which DOS driver is used to emulate expanded memory? | Computer Basics |
| Which DOS driver is used to manage extended memory? | Computer Basics |
| What type of ROM chip is erasable using software? | Computer Basics |
| What type of ROM chip has a window that allows the chip to be
erased with an ultraviolet light? | Computer Basics |
| What memory is addressed in pages of 16k? | Computer Basics |
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