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  1. What's the best way to protect your hard drive data?

  2. A.
    regular backups
    B.
    periodically defrag it
    C.
    run chkdsk at least once a week
    D.
    run scandisk at least once a week
    E.
    run a regular diagnostic

  3. On a dot matrix printer, you should never lubricate which part?

  4. A.
    carriage rails
    B.
    printhead pins
    C.
    paper advance bearings
    D.
    carriage bearings
    E.
    None of the above

  5. How many devices can be used on a single SCSI bus? Keep in mind that the SCSI host adapter counts as a device.

  6. A.
    1
    B.
    8
    C.
    20
    D.
    10
    E.
    All of the above

  7. Match the device driver HIMEM.SYS to its operation.

  8. A.
    Supports (ANSI) terminal emulation
    B.
    Manages the use of extended memory
    C.
    Uses expanded memory on a 80386 processor
    D.
    Supports code page switching
    E.
    None of the above

  9. _____ help prevent power surges.

  10. A.
    Surge suppressor
    B.
    Spike protector
    C.
    UPS system
    D.
    High-grade multi-meter
    E.
    None of the above

  11. The digital multimeter is set for DC, Ohm and 20k. You will read _____ while measuring a good 2 amp fuse.

  12. A.
    0.00
    B.
    0.02
    C.
    0.20
    D.
    2.00
    E.
    None of the above

  13. An anti static strap uses a small _____ to make sure you do not become the least path of resistance to the ground?

  14. A.
    capacitor
    B.
    diode
    C.
    transistor
    D.
    resistor
    E.
    None of the above

  15. If the memory slots have 30 pins then the chip is a?

  16. A.
    DIMM
    B.
    SIMM
    C.
    SDRAM
    D.
    All of the above
    E.
    None of the above

  17. Laser Jet printer speeds are measured in pages per minute (ppm) what do we use to measure dot-matrix printers?

  18. A.
    lines per inch
    B.
    lines per sheet
    C.
    characters per inch
    D.
    characters per second
    E.
    None of the above

  19. Which values are held in CMOS for the hard drive

  20. A.
    size (heads, cylinders, sectors)
    B.
    IRQ
    C.
    Free space
    D.
    Virus alert
    E.
    None of the above