1. After the POST is completed, the hardware settings it finds will be compared with those stored in __ . Any differences will be displayed as POST error codes on the display and/or beeps.
SYSTEM.INI
CMOS
CONFIG.SYS

2. The first 32-bit bus (designed by IBM)?
ISA
MCA
EISA

3. The round prong on a standard AC receptacle is used for the __?
hot side
ground
phase side

4. Old monitors that also had problems flickering used to draw one-half of the screen in each of two passes to create the entire display. This is a(n) _____ monitor. Flickering in newer monitors is usually caused by the refresh rate set below 70 Hz?
interleaved
interlaced
noninterlaced

5. depicts a ___ port?
VGA
Joystick
IDE

6. IRQ __ is for the real time clock (one of the IRQs that is NOT available to the user)?
7
8
9

7. The NTFS file system used in Win 2000 and XP is identical and supports encryption, compression, and has better security features than FAT32. However the user is allowed the option of choosing between keeping FAT32 or changing to NTFS during an upgrade of Win 98 to Win 2000 or XP?
True
False

8. All information on a hard drive is managed in groups called __ which have to be periodically organized with Defrag in win95. Defrag makes sure groups of similar information are stored next to each other so they can all be grabbed in one chunk quickly?
cylinders
packets
clusters

9. 10Base2 thinnet coaxial cable uses a __ connector?
DB9
BNC
AUI

10. Which I/O address is second in terms of priority after the system timer and is associated with the keyboard (hint: sometimes your not expected to know the right answer to the question but know all the other choices so you can choose the right answer by default)?
060
3F8
2E8

11. What is the fastest way to send a file to a floppy disk in Win98?
use XCopy
use cut and paste
alternate click the file and choose Send To

12. A customer calls and says he woke up today, turned the computer on, and the display has a reddish tint to it. He says he has made no changes since it last looked right. Hmmm. What would be the best thing to tell him to do first that might fix this problem?
lower the refresh rate
its time to buy a new monitor
disconnect and reconnect the video cable

13. Sockets 423 and 478 were designed for the ___ processor?
Celeron
Pentium Pro
Pentium IV

14. You are asked to install another workstation to an existing Ethernet network that has 8 computers. You install the network card, initialize it and check Device Manager which does not indicate an IRQ conflict but you still cannot connect to the network. The problem most likely is ___ ?
an incorrect transceiver
a bad adapter
an incorrect I/O address

15. Which file gets executed in Windows 9x when the operating system is shut down and restarted in MS-DOS mode?
COMMAND.COM
DOSSTART.BAT
CONFIG.SYS

16. What is the maximum number of entries allowed in the root directory in Windows 9x?
512
1024
2048

17. The Windows 9x core component that is the heart of the windows operating system and handles memory management, file I/O operation, and task management?
User.exe
GDI.exe
Kernel32.exe

18. AT power connectors are labeled __ and installed so the two black wires are in the middle together (or you might fry your board). This has been replaced by a 20 pin keyed power connector in the newer ATX motherboards so it can't be put in wrong?
L1/L2
C3/C4
P8/P9

19. A procedure that copies the Bios code from ROM into RAM when the computer boots is called __. This is done because the CPU can access RAM much quicker than sending the request over the bus to access the information in ROM?
mirroring
shadowing
switching